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Шаблон:AthleticsAt1968SummerOlympics The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The competition was held between 16–18 of October.[1] Times are listed as both hand timing and automatic timing. Hand timing was the official time used in the 1968 Olympics. Fifty-five athletes from 36 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Lee Evans of the United States, the fourth consecutive and 11th overall title in the event by an American. The Americans swept the podium, the second time a podium sweep occurred in the men's 400 metres (the United States had previously done it in 1904, when the nation had 10 of the 12 competitors). Шаблон:TOC limit

Background

This was the sixteenth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Andrzej Badeński of Poland, who had won bronze in 1964, was the only finalist from the Tokyo Games to compete again in 1968. The United States team was "dominant in this event in 1968"; Larry James held the world record at 44.1 seconds, Lee Evans was the AAU and NCAA champion, and even the third member of the team, Ron Freeman, ran well below Olympic record time at the U.S. trials.[2]

Barbados, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Morocco, Nicaragua, and Sudan appeared in this event for the first time. The federation of Malaysia also competed for the first time, though Malaya had previously appeared. East and West Germany competed separately for the first time. The United States made its sixteenth appearance in the event, the only nation to compete in it at every Olympic Games to that point.

Competition format

The competition retained the basic four-round format from 1920. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was available but not used in 1968 because there was no need to balance quarterfinals as there were 8 heats in the first round. Those heats each had between 6 and 8 athletes, with the top four advancing. The 4 quarterfinals each had 8 runners; the top four athletes in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals. The semifinals featured 2 heats of 8 runners each. The top four runners in each semifinal heat advanced, making an eight-man final.[2][3]

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

Шаблон:World Olympic Record

Lee Evans broke the Olympic record with a 44.8 second run in the second semifinal; both Larry James and Martin Jellinghaus matched the old record in that same semifinal. All three Americans broke the new record in the final, with Evans (43.8 seconds) and James (43.9 seconds) also coming in under the world record time. Evans' auto-timed result of 43.86 seconds was not official under the rules at that point (which used hand-timed results) but was later recognized as the initial world record upon the switch to automatic timing as official in 1977.

Schedule

The quarterfinals were held on the second day (with the semifinals) rather than the first day (with the first round heats), a change from previous years.

All times are Central Standard Time (UTC-6)

Date Time Round
Wednesday, 16 October 1968 15:40 Round 1
Thursday, 17 October 1968 15:20
18:00
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Friday, 18 October 1968 15:50 Final

Results

Round 1

The top four runners in each of the eight heats advanced to the quarterfinal round.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Lee Evans Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.3 45.40 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Claver Kamanya Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.7 45.74 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Christian Nicolau Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.7 45.77 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Sam Bugri Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.8 45.88 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Manfred Kinder Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.9 46.95
6 Ezra Burnham Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.9 47.94

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Andrzej Badeński Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.5 45.52 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Clifton Forbes Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.7 45.75 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Larry James Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.8 45.83 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Daniel Rudisha Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.9 46.96 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Angelo Hussein Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.7 47.80
6 Victor Asirvatham Шаблон:FlagIOC 48.0 48.02

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Amadou Gakou Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.3 45.39 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Tegegne Bezabeh Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.5 45.60 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Ron Freeman Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.6 45.67 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Rodobaldo Díaz Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.4 46.48 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Ramon Magariños Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.9 46.92
6 Anthony Egwunyenga Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.3 47.37
7 Francisco Menocal Шаблон:FlagIOC 49.1 49.14

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Martin Jellinghaus Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.4 46.50 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Pedro Grajales Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.7 46.73 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Michael Zerbes Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.8 46.84 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Ross MacKenzie Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.0 47.05 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Howard Davies Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.2 47.30
6 Jacques Pennewaert Шаблон:FlagIOC 48.5 48.55
7 José Astacio Шаблон:FlagIOC 52.9 52.92

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Amos Omolo Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.8 45.85 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Munyoro Nyamau Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.9 45.91 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Jean-Claude Nallet Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.9 45.93 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Helmar Müller Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.9 45.98 Шаблон:Abbr
5 José Jacinto Hidalgo Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.3 46.32
6 Carlos Martínez Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.2 47.28
7 Tony Harper Шаблон:FlagIOC 49.1 49.18

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Jan Werner Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.9 45.97 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Martin Winbolt-Lewis Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.2 46.27 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Mamman Makama Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.4 46.49 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Sergio Bello Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.5 46.54 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Eddy Téllez Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.7 46.80
6 Noel Carroll Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.8 46.83
7 José L'Oficial Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.9 47.93

Heat 7

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Naftali Bon Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.2 46.21 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Jan Balachowski Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.2 46.23 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Musa Dogon Yaro Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.2 46.24 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Gilles Bertould Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.3 46.31 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Don Domansky Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.4 46.46
6 Melesio Piña Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.8 46.81
7 Leslie Miller Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.9 46.99
8 Yoyaga Dit Coulibaly Шаблон:FlagIOC 50.0 50.11

Heat 8

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Wolfgang Müller Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.6 46.66 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Colin Campbell Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.6 46.66 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Sergio Ottolina Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.7 46.78 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Juan Carlos Dyrzka Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.0 47.02 Шаблон:Abbr
5 George Simon Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.9 47.95
6 Omar Ghizlat Шаблон:FlagIOC 48.2 48.23
7 Kun Min-Mu Шаблон:FlagIOC 49.0 49.07

Quarterfinals

The top four runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Amadou Gakou Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.5 45.56 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Larry James Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.7 45.77 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Claver Kamanya Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.0 46.03 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Ross MacKenzie Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.1 46.15 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Musa Dogon Yaro Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.1 46.19
6 Colin Campbell Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.3 46.35
7 Naftali Bon Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.3 46.39
8 Sergio Bello Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.8 46.84

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Amos Omolo Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.3 45.33 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Lee Evans Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.5 45.54 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Munyoro Nyamau Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.1 46.12 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Wolfgang Müller Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.2 46.32 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Jan Balachowski Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.3 46.33
6 Rodobaldo Díaz Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.3 46.38
7 Juan Carlos Dyrzka Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.8 46.85
Christian Nicolau Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:N/a

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Jan Werner Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.6 45.63 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Martin Jellinghaus Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.9 46.00 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Tegegne Bezabeh Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.0 46.02 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Sam Bugri Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.0 46.08 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Clifton Forbes Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.2 46.29
6 Daniel Rudisha Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.6 47.68
7 Gilles Bertould Шаблон:FlagIOC 48.9 48.91
Sergio Ottolina Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr Шаблон:N/a

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Ron Freeman Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.3 45.31 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Andrzej Badeński Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.6 45.60 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Helmar Müller Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.7 45.78 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Jean-Claude Nallet Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.7 45.80 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Martin Winbolt-Lewis Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.9 45.91
6 Michael Zerbes Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.1 46.19
7 Mamman Makama Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.4 46.41
8 Pedro Grajales Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.5 46.53

Semifinals

Top four in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Amadou Gakou Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.1 45.17 Шаблон:Abbr
2 Ron Freeman Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.4 45.47 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Andrzej Badeński Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.4 45.50 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Tegegne Bezabeh Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.5 45.60 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Sam Burgi Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.9 45.92
6 Helmar Müller Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.2 46.22
7 Claver Kamanya Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.2 46.22
8 Wolfgang Müller Шаблон:FlagIOC 48.3 48.37

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
1 Lee Evans Шаблон:FlagIOC 44.8 44.83 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:OlyR
2 Larry James Шаблон:FlagIOC 44.9 44.88 Шаблон:Abbr
3 Martin Jellinghaus Шаблон:FlagIOC 44.9 45.06 Шаблон:Abbr
4 Amos Omolo Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.4 45.52 Шаблон:Abbr
5 Jan Werner Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.7 45.75
6 Munyoro Nyamau Шаблон:FlagIOC 46.3 46.37
7 Jean-Claude Nallet Шаблон:FlagIOC 49.0 49.01
8 Ross MacKenzie Шаблон:FlagIOC 49.2 49.28

Final

Evans nearly withdrew from the final in protest of the expulsion of his college teammates Tommie Smith and John Carlos from the Games after their Black Power salute. Smith and Carlos, however, convinced him to compete. Evans and James were the first runners to achieve times below 44 seconds in the 400 metres.[2]

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time (hand) Time (auto) Notes
Шаблон:Gold1 6 Lee Evans Шаблон:FlagIOC 43.8 43.86 Шаблон:WR
Шаблон:Silver2 2 Larry James Шаблон:FlagIOC 43.9 43.97
Шаблон:Bronze3 1 Ron Freeman Шаблон:FlagIOC 44.4 44.41
4 5 Amadou Gakou Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.0 45.01
5 3 Martin Jellinghaus Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.3 45.33
6 4 Tegegne Bezabeh Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.4 45.42
7 7 Andrzej Badeński Шаблон:FlagIOC 45.4 45.42
8 8 Amos Omolo Шаблон:FlagIOC 47.6 47.61

References

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External links

Шаблон:Olympics400metres

  1. Шаблон:Cite web
  2. 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 Шаблон:Cite web
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 522.