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Шаблон:Infobox Olympic event Шаблон:AthleticsAt2008SummerOlympics The men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1] Fifty-five athletes from 40 nations competed.[2]

The event was won by LaShawn Merritt of the United States, in what would ultimately be the final of seven consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008; it was the 19th overall title in the event by the United States. Jeremy Wariner took silver to become the fourth man to win two medals in the event, though Merritt kept him from matching Michael Johnson's pair of golds. David Neville's bronze completed the American podium sweep, the second consecutive sweep in the event and the fifth overall (1904, 1968, 1988, 2004). Шаблон:TOC limit

Summary

The defending champion was Jeremy Wariner, who also won World Championship titles in 2005 and 2007 preceding the 2008 Olympics. Wariner made headlines earlier in the season when he dropped long time coach Clyde Hart, in favor of Hart's assistant Michael Ford. All season, Wariner did not show the dominance of the previous three seasons.[3] At the Olympic Trials he was runner up to LaShawn Merritt, the World Championship silver medalist. The semi-finals showed the same two in the same position, Merritt .03 faster than Wariner.[4]

Wariner started fast in the final: running in lane 7, he caught up with Martyn Rooney to his outside making up the stagger before the 200 mark. Further outside but more difficult to calculate, David Neville was also out fast, while Merritt was even relative to the stagger against Chris Brown in lanes 4 and 5. Around the final turn Merritt separated from the others and the three Americans were ahead, with Neville in first as the turn was ending. Once they hit the straightaway, it was Merritt who had the speed, sprinting away with a high knee action that increased his gap over Wariner and Neville. Wariner had no answer, Neville looked depleted, while Brown was steadily gaining. Merritt sped away to a personal best 43.75, Wariner gave up the chase and jogged across the finish line in second, barely ahead of Brown, who looked like he had passed Neville. In the last two steps, Neville leant forward and fell right at the finish line, his hands technically crossing the line ahead of Wariner. But it is the torso that counts and Neville's body crossed the line in third, .04 ahead of Brown and .06 behind Wariner. Merritt had gained just shy of a full second on Wariner over the last 90 metres for the win. Neville completed an American sweep of the event.[5]

Background

This was the 26th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Four of the finalists from 2004 returned: gold medalist Jeremy Wariner of the United States, fourth-place finisher Alleyne Francique of Grenada, seventh-place finisher Leslie Djhone of France, and eight-place finisher Michael Blackwood of Jamaica. Wariner also won the 2005 and 2007 world championships, but teammate LaShawn Merritt (runner-up at the 2007 worlds) had beaten Wariner twice in 2008 (including the U.S. Olympic trials). The two were heavy favorites over a field without other significant challengers.[2]

The People's Republic of China, the Czech Republic, São Tomé and Príncipe, and San Marino appeared in this event for the first time. The United States made its 25th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A qualifying standard (45.55) in the qualifying period (1 January 2007 to 23 July 2008). NOCs were also permitted to enter one athlete providing he had met the B standard (45.95) in the same qualifying period.[6]

Competition format

The competition used the three-round format introduced in 2004. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was used for the first round and semifinals. There were 7 first-round heats, each with 8 runners (before a withdrawal reduced one heat to 7). The top three runners in each heat advanced, along with the next three fastest overall. The 24 semifinalists were divided into 3 heats of 8 runners each. The top two runners in each semifinal heat and the next two fastest overall advanced, making an eight-man final.[7][2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

Шаблон:World Olympic Record

No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.

The following national records were established during the competition:

Nation Athlete Round Time
Шаблон:FlagIOC Tabarie Henry Heat 7 45.36
Шаблон:FlagIOC Kévin Borlée Semifinal 1 44.88
Шаблон:FlagIOC Nery Brenes Semifinal 1 44.94
Шаблон:FlagIOC Tabarie Henry Semifinal 1 45.19

Schedule

Since 1984, all rounds have been held on separate days.

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Monday, 18 August 2008 09:00 Round 1
Tuesday, 19 August 2008 21:45 Semifinals
Thursday, 21 August 2008 21:20 Final

Results

Round 1

The first round was held on 18 August. The first three runners of each heat (Q) plus the next three overall fastest runners (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Heat 1

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 4 Leslie Djhone Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.190 45.12 Шаблон:Abbr
2 5 David Neville Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.189 45.22 Шаблон:Abbr
3 6 William Collazo Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.180 45.37 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
4 8 Kévin Borlée Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.149 45.43 Шаблон:Abbr
5 9 Denis Alekseyev Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.299 45.52 DSQ[8]
6 3 Young Talkmore Nyongani Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.249 45.89
7 7 Eric Milazar Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.209 46.06
8 2 Gakologelwang Masheto Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.183 46.29 Шаблон:Abbr

Heat 2

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Chris Brown Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.205 44.79 Шаблон:Abbr
2 7 Joel Milburn Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.155 44.80 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
3 4 Johan Wissman Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.229 44.81 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
4 5 Gary Kikaya Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.184 44.89 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
5 8 Sanjay Ayre Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.177 45.66
6 9 Arismendy Peguero Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.236 46.28
7 3 Ivano Bucci Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.209 48.54 Шаблон:Abbr
8 2 Liu Xiaosheng Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.245 53.11

Heat 3

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 8 Nery Brenes Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.196 45.36 Шаблон:Abbr
2 3 James Godday Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.200 45.49 Шаблон:Abbr
3 9 Andretti Bain Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.225 45.96 Шаблон:Abbr
4 7 Niko Verekauta Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.161 46.32 Шаблон:Abbr
5 6 Fernando de Almeida Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.158 46.60
6 2 Lewis Banda Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.244 46.76
7 4 Vincent Mumo Kiilu Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.212 46.79
8 5 Nagmeldin Ali Abubakr Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.247 47.12

Heat 4

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Martyn Rooney Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.207 45.00 Шаблон:Abbr
2 8 Sean Wroe Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.182 45.17 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
3 5 Ricardo Chambers Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.211 45.22 Шаблон:Abbr
4 3 Erison Hurtault Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.246 46.10
5 9 Andrés Silva Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.265 46.34
6 2 Rudolf Götz Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.157 46.38
7 6 Yuzo Kanemaru Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.225 46.39
4 California Molefe Шаблон:FlagIOC Шаблон:Abbr

Heat 5

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 2 LaShawn Merritt Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.214 44.96 Шаблон:Abbr
2 7 Saul Weigopwa Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.172 45.19 Шаблон:Abbr
3 8 Claudio Licciardello Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.186 45.25 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
4 3 Jonathan Borlée Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.225 45.25 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
5 6 Ato Modibo Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.195 45.63
6 9 Alleyne Francique Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.215 46.15
7 5 Geiner Mosquera Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.268 46.59
8 4 Siraj Williams Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.288 47.89

Heat 6

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 Andrew Steele Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.248 44.94 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
2 5 Renny Quow Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.266 45.13 Шаблон:Abbr
3 6 Michael Mathieu Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.193 45.17 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
4 8 Michael Blackwood Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.204 45.56
5 2 Tyler Christopher Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.172 45.67
6 3 Joel Phillip Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.198 46.30
7 9 Félix Martínez Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.347 46.46
8 4 Daniel Dąbrowski Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.260 47.83

Heat 7

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 9 Jeremy Wariner Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.253 45.23 Шаблон:Abbr
2 6 Tabarie Henry Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.165 45.36 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
3 2 Cedric van Branteghem Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.203 45.54 Шаблон:Abbr
4 4 David Gillick Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.275 45.83
5 5 Maksim Dyldin Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.194 46.03
6 3 Myhaylo Knysh Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.260 46.28
7 7 Mathieu Gnanligo Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.207 47.10
8 8 Naiel Santiago d'Almeida Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.178 49.08

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on 19 August 2008.

Semifinal 1

The first semifinal was held at 21:45.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Jeremy Wariner Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.224 44.15 Шаблон:Abbr
2 5 Chris Brown Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.244 44.59 Шаблон:Abbr
3 6 Kévin Borlée Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.162 44.88 Шаблон:Abbr
4 7 Nery Brenes Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.169 44.94 Шаблон:Abbr
5 4 Saul Weigopwa Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.168 45.02 Шаблон:Abbr
6 2 William Collazo Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.191 45.06 Шаблон:Abbr
7 8 Tabarie Henry Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.165 45.19 Шаблон:Abbr
8 2 Claudio Licciardello Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.259 45.64

Semifinal 2

The second semifinal was held at 21:52.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 6 Leslie Djhone Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.159 44.79 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
2 4 David Neville Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.190 44.91 Шаблон:Abbr
3 5 Joel Milburn Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.187 45.06
4 9 Ricardo Chambers Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.220 45.09
5 3 Jonathan Borlée Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.191 45.11 Шаблон:Abbr
6 8 James Godday Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.185 45.24
7 2 Andretti Bain Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.196 45.52
8 7 Andrew Steele Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.216 45.59

Semifinal 3

The third semifinal was held at 21:59.

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
1 7 LaShawn Merritt Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.187 44.12 Шаблон:Abbr
2 6 Martyn Rooney Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.126 44.60 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
3 8 Johan Wissman Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.211 44.64 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
4 5 Renny Quow Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.204 44.82 Шаблон:Abbr, Шаблон:Abbr
5 2 Gary Kikaya Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.187 44.94
6 9 Michael Mathieu Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.203 45.56
7 4 Sean Wroe Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.205 45.56
8 3 Cedric van Branteghem Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.199 45.81

Final

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LaShawn Merritt won by a margin of almost a second.

Wariner slowed after Merritt started pulling away from him in the final straight and it became clear that Wariner could not keep pace with Merritt. This resulted in Merritt winning by 0.99 seconds, officially the largest margin of victory in a 400 metres final since 1896 (1.0 seconds).

Rank Lane Athlete Nation Reaction Time Notes
Шаблон:Gold1 4 LaShawn Merritt Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.318 43.75 Шаблон:Abbr
Шаблон:Silver2 7 Jeremy Wariner Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.209 44.74
Шаблон:Bronze3 9 David Neville Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.293 44.80
4 5 Chris Brown Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.231 44.84
5 6 Leslie Djhone Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.164 45.11
6 8 Martyn Rooney Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.208 45.12
7 2 Renny Quow Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.201 45.22
8 3 Johan Wissman Шаблон:FlagIOC 0.218 45.39

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Olympics400metres

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