Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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| Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 10 km walk | women | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
| Wheelchair races | ||||
These are the official results of the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were a total number of 55 competitors.
Medalists
| Gold | Derrick Adkins United States |
| Silver | Samuel Matete Zambia |
| Bronze | Calvin Davis United States |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 46.78 | Kevin Young |
Barcelona (ESP) | August 6, 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 46.78 | Kevin Young |
Barcelona (ESP) | August 6, 1992 |
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME | LANE |
|---|---|---|---|
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 Derrick Adkins (USA) |
47.54 | 6 |
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 Samuel Matete (ZAM) |
47.78 | 1 |
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Calvin Davis (USA) |
47.96 | 5 |
| 4. |  Sven Nylander (SWE) |
47.98 | 4 |
| 5. |  Rohan Robinson (AUS) |
48.30 | 8 |
| 6. |  Fabrizio Mori (ITA) |
48.41 | 7 |
| 7. |  Everson Teixeira (BRA) |
48.57 | 3 |
| 8. | Eronilde de Araujo (BRA) |
48.78 | 2 |
Semi finals
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME | LANE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Derrick Adkins (USA) |
47.76 | 3 |
| 2. | Sven Nylander (SWE) |
48.21 | 1 |
| 3. | Fabrizio Mori (ITA) |
48.43 | 2 |
| 4. | Eronilde de Araujo (BRA) |
48.45 | 6 |
| 5. |  Dusan Kovacs (HUN) |
48.57 | 8 |
| 6. |  Ken Harnden (ZIM) |
48.61 | 7 |
| 7. |  Jon Ridgeon (GBR) |
49.43 | 4 |
| 8. | Bryan Bronson (USA) |
50.32 | 5 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME | LANE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Calvin Davis (USA) |
47.91 | 3 |
| 2. | Everson Teixeira (BRA) |
48.28 | 4 |
| 3. | Samuel Matete (ZAM) |
48.28 | 6 |
| 4. | Rohan Robinson (AUS) |
48.28 | 7 |
| 5. |  Neil Gardner (JAM) |
48.30 | 1 |
| 6. | Laurent Ottoz (ITA) |
48.52 | 2 |
| 7. |  Ibou Faye (SEN) |
48.84 | 5 |
| 8. |  Marc Dollendorf (BEL) |
48.91 | 8 |
Non-Qualifiers
See also
- 1992 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Barcelona)
- 1993 Men's World Championships 400m Hurdles (Stuttgart)
- 1994 Men's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Helsinki)
- 1995 Men's World Championships 400m Hurdles (Gothenburg)
- 1997 Men's World Championships 400m Hurdles (Athens)
- 1998 Men's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Budapest)
- 1999 Men's World Championships 400m Hurdles (Seville)
- 2000 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Sydney)
