Summer Olympics 2020 / Athletics - 400 m (men)
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sport | athletics |
discipline | 400 meter run |
gender | Men |
Attendees | ?? Athletes from ?? Countries |
Competition location | Olympic Stadium |
Competition phase | August 1, 2020 (preliminary) August 3, 2020 (semi-finals) August 6, 2020 (final) |
The men's 400-meter run at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo will be held in the Olympic Stadium from August 1st to 6th .
Current title holders
Olympic champion |
Wayde van Niekerk ( South Africa )
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43.03 s | Rio de Janeiro 2016 |
World Champion |
Steven Gardiner ( Bahamas )
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43.48 s | Doha 2019 |
European champion |
Matthew Hudson-Smith ( Great Britain )
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44.78 s | Berlin 2018 |
North / Central America / Caribbean champions |
Demish Gaye ( Jamaica )
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45.47 s | Toronto 2018 |
South America champion |
Anthony Zambrano ( Colombia )
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45.53 s | Lima 2019 |
Asian champion |
Youssef Karam ( Kuwait )
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44.84 s | Doha 2019 |
African champions | Algiers 2020 | ||
Oceania Champion |
Steven Solomon ( Australia )
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46.12 s | Townsville 2019 |
Existing records
World record |
Wayde van Niekerk ( South Africa )
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43.03 s | Final of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil | August 14, 2016 |
Olympic record |