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time</th><td class="infobox-data">49.2 <b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_records_in_athletics" title="List of Olympic records in athletics">OR</a></b></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Medalists</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox-subbox infobox-3cols-child infobox-table"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Hillman" title="Harry Hillman">Harry Hillman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span data-sort-value="02 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="2nd place, silver medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Waller_(athlete)" title="Frank Waller (athlete)">Frank Waller</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span data-sort-value="03 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="3rd place, bronze medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></th><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-a"> </td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-b"> <a href="/wiki/Herman_Groman" title="Herman Groman">Herman Groman</a></td><td class="infobox-data infobox-data-c"> <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" 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.sidebar{width:100%!important;clear:both;float:none!important;margin-left:0!important;margin-right:0!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar-games-events{background:black;color:white}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar-games-events-heading,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sidebar-games-events-title{color:black}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar-games-events{background:black;color:white}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar-games-events-heading,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sidebar-games-events-title{color:black}}</style><table class="sidebar-games-events sidebar nomobile"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-games-events-title" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics">Athletics</a> at the<br /><a href="/wiki/1904_Summer_Olympics" title="1904 Summer Olympics">1904 Summer Olympics</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-games-events-image" colspan="2"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Olympic_Athletics.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Olympic_Athletics.png/50px-Olympic_Athletics.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="45" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Olympic_Athletics.png/75px-Olympic_Athletics.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/Olympic_Athletics.png/100px-Olympic_Athletics.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="900" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th class="sidebar-games-events-heading" colspan="2">Track events</th></tr><tr><th class="event">60 m</th><td><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_60_metres" title="Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 60 metres">men</a></td></tr><tr><th class="event">100 m</th><td><a 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title="Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles">men</a></td></tr><tr><th class="event">200 m hurdles</th><td><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_200_metres_hurdles" title="Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metres hurdles">men</a></td></tr><tr><th class="event">400 m hurdles</th><td><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres_hurdles" title="Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles">men</a></td></tr><tr><th class="event">2590 m steeplechase</th><td><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_2590_metres_steeplechase" title="Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 2590 metres steeplechase">men</a></td></tr><tr><th class="event">4 mile team race</th><td><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_4_miles_team_race" title="Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 miles team 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.navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:AthleticsAt1904SummerOlympics" title="Template:AthleticsAt1904SummerOlympics"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:AthleticsAt1904SummerOlympics" title="Template talk:AthleticsAt1904SummerOlympics"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:AthleticsAt1904SummerOlympics" title="Special:EditPage/Template:AthleticsAt1904SummerOlympics"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The men's 400 metres was a <a href="/wiki/Track_and_field" title="Track and field">track and field athletics</a> event held as part of the <a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics">Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics</a> programme. It was the third time the event was held. 12 athletes from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on August 29, 1904. The event was won by <a href="/wiki/Harry_Hillman" title="Harry Hillman">Harry Hillman</a> of the United States, the third time in a row that a different American had won the event. The Americans swept the medals, the first time that feat had been achieved in the men's 400 metres. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the third time the event was held. None of the runners from 1900 returned. <a href="/wiki/Harry_Hillman" title="Harry Hillman">Harry Hillman</a> of the United States and <a href="/wiki/Percival_Molson" title="Percival Molson">Percival Molson</a> of Canada were the favorites; Molson had beaten Hillman at the 1904 Canadian championships.<sup id="cite_ref-Olympedia_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olympedia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Molson was Canada's first-ever runner in the Olympic men's 400 metres. The United States made its third appearance in the event, the only nation to compete in it at the first three Olympic Games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Competition_format">Competition format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Competition format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The competition consisted of a single race with all runners starting together. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Records">Records</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Records"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td><b>World record</b></td> <td style="padding-right:1em"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Maxie_Long" title="Maxie Long">Maxie Long</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<abbr title="United States">USA</abbr>)</span></td> <td style="text-align:center;padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;"><b>47.8<i>(*)</i> </b></td> <td style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td> <td>29 September 1900 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Olympic record</b></td> <td style="padding-right:1em"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maxie_Long" title="Maxie Long">Maxie Long</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1900 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></td> <td style="text-align:center;padding-left:1em; padding-right:1em;"><b>49.4<i>(**)</i> </b></td> <td style="padding-right:1em"><a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>, <a href="/wiki/France" title="France">France</a></td> <td>15 July 1900 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><i>(*)</i> 440 yards (= 402.34 m) </p><p><i>(**)</i> This track was 500 metres in circumference. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hillman" title="Harry Hillman">Harry Hillman</a> set a new Olympic record with 49.2 seconds. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Results">Results</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Athletics_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Results"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Groman took the lead at 70 metres; Hillman, Waller, Poage, and Prinstein formed a group behind him while the other six runners formed a second group further back. Hillman passed Groman at the halfway mark, with Fleming moving up into the first group. Poage attempted to take the lead in the last turn, but Fleming and Waller blocked him and he fell back to the train group before the final sprint. Hillman finished "about three yards" ahead of Waller, with Groman "on Waller's heels" and Fleming and Prinstein "almost together, another two yards back."<sup id="cite_ref-Olympedia_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Olympedia-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Rank</th> <th>Athlete</th> <th>Nation</th> <th>Time</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="01 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="1st place, gold medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/16px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/24px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Gold_medal_icon.svg/32px-Gold_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Hillman, Harry"><a href="/wiki/Harry_Hillman" title="Harry Hillman">Harry Hillman</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td>49.2</td> <td><b><a href="/wiki/List_of_Olympic_records_in_athletics" title="List of Olympic records in athletics">OR</a></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="02 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="2nd place, silver medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/16px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/24px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Silver_medal_icon.svg/32px-Silver_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Waller, Frank"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Waller_(athlete)" title="Frank Waller (athlete)">Frank Waller</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td>49.9</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span data-sort-value="03 !"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="3rd place, bronze medalist(s)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/16px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/24px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Bronze_medal_icon.svg/32px-Bronze_medal_icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="16" data-file-height="16" /></span></span></span></td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Groman, Herman"><a href="/wiki/Herman_Groman" title="Herman Groman">Herman Groman</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td>50.0</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Fleming, Joseph"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Fleming" title="Joseph Fleming">Joseph Fleming</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Prinstein, Myer"><a href="/wiki/Myer_Prinstein" title="Myer Prinstein">Myer Prinstein</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Poage, George"><a href="/wiki/George_Poage" title="George Poage">George Poage</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6" data-sort-value="7">7–12</td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Blair, Clyde"><a href="/wiki/Clyde_Blair" title="Clyde Blair">Clyde Blair</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Molson, Percival"><a href="/wiki/Percival_Molson" title="Percival Molson">Percival Molson</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Canada_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics">Canada</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Pilgrim, Paul"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Pilgrim" title="Paul Pilgrim">Paul Pilgrim</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Runge, Johannes"><a href="/wiki/Johannes_Runge" title="Johannes Runge">Johannes Runge</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Germany_%281867%E2%80%931918%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Germany_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="Germany at the 1904 Summer Olympics">Germany</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Underwood, George"><a href="/wiki/George_Underwood_(athlete)" title="George Underwood (athlete)">George Underwood</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Valentine, Howard"><a href="/wiki/Howard_Valentine" title="Howard Valentine">Howard Valentine</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="88.8">Unknown</td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8" data-sort-value="13">—</td> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Bacon"><a href="/wiki/Charles_Bacon" title="Charles Bacon">Charles Bacon</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="99.9"><abbr title="Did not start">DNS</abbr></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Behrens">Paul Behrens</td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="99.9"><abbr title="Did not start">DNS</abbr></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Clapp">Edwin Clapp</td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="99.9"><abbr title="Did not start">DNS</abbr></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Comstock">Phillips Comstock</td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="99.9"><abbr title="Did not start">DNS</abbr></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Davey">Frank Davey</td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="99.9"><abbr title="Did not start">DNS</abbr></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Lukeman"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lukeman" title="Frank Lukeman">Frank Lukeman</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Canada_%281868%E2%80%931921%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Canada_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="Canada at the 1904 Summer Olympics">Canada</a></td> <td data-sort-value="99.9"><abbr title="Did not start">DNS</abbr></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Moulton"><a href="/wiki/Fay_Moulton" title="Fay Moulton">Fay Moulton</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td data-sort-value="99.9"><abbr title="Did not start">DNS</abbr></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left" data-sort-value="Munson"><a href="/wiki/David_Curtiss_Munson" title="David Curtiss Munson">David Curtiss Munson</a></td> <td align="left"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">United States</a></td> <td 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Games</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><i><a href="/wiki/400_metres_at_the_Olympics" title="400 metres at the Olympics">Summary</a></i></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Men</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1896_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1896 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1900</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1932_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2024</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Women</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="color:#AAA;">1896</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1900</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1904</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1908</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1912</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1920</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1924</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1928</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1932</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1936</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1948</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1952</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1956</span></li> <li><span style="color:#AAA;">1960</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281891%E2%80%931896%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281891%E2%80%931896%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281891%E2%80%931896%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281891%E2%80%931896%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281891%E2%80%931896%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281891%E2%80%931896%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Burke_(athlete)" title="Thomas Burke (athlete)">Thomas Burke</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1896_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1896 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1900</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Maxie_Long" title="Maxie Long">Maxie Long</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1900 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1904</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281896%E2%80%931908%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Harry_Hillman" title="Harry Hillman">Harry Hillman</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1908</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wyndham_Halswelle" title="Wyndham Halswelle">Wyndham Halswelle</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics" title="Great Britain at the 1908 Summer Olympics">GBR</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1912</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Reidpath" title="Charles Reidpath">Charles Reidpath</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1912 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1920</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Red_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281912%E2%80%931951%29.svg/22px-Red_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281912%E2%80%931951%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Red_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281912%E2%80%931951%29.svg/33px-Red_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281912%E2%80%931951%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Red_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281912%E2%80%931951%29.svg/44px-Red_Ensign_of_South_Africa_%281912%E2%80%931951%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bevil_Rudd" title="Bevil Rudd">Bevil Rudd</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/South_Africa_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics" title="South Africa at the 1920 Summer Olympics">RSA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1924</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Liddell" title="Eric Liddell">Eric Liddell</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Great_Britain_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics" title="Great Britain at the 1924 Summer Olympics">GBR</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1928</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Ray_Barbuti" title="Ray Barbuti">Ray Barbuti</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1932_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1932</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Bill_Carr" title="Bill Carr">Bill Carr</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1932_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1932 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1936</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Archie_Williams" title="Archie Williams">Archie Williams</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1936 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1948</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Wint" title="Arthur Wint">Arthur Wint</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Jamaica_at_the_1948_Summer_Olympics" title="Jamaica at the 1948 Summer Olympics">JAM</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1952</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Jamaica_%281906%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/George_Rhoden" title="George Rhoden">George Rhoden</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Jamaica_at_the_1952_Summer_Olympics" title="Jamaica at the 1952 Summer Olympics">JAM</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1956</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Charles_Jenkins_Sr." title="Charles Jenkins Sr.">Charles Jenkins</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1956_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1960</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Otis_Davis" title="Otis Davis">Otis Davis</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1960_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1960 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1964</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Larrabee" title="Mike Larrabee">Mike Larrabee</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1964_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1964 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1968</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Lee_Evans_(sprinter)" title="Lee Evans (sprinter)">Lee Evans</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1972</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Vincent_Matthews_(athlete)" title="Vincent Matthews (athlete)">Vincent Matthews</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1972_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1972 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1976</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg/44px-Flag_of_Cuba_%283-2%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Juantorena" title="Alberto Juantorena">Alberto Juantorena</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Cuba_at_the_1976_Summer_Olympics" title="Cuba at the 1976 Summer Olympics">CUB</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1980</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Viktor_Markin" title="Viktor Markin">Viktor Markin</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics" title="Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics">URS</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1984</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Babers" title="Alonzo Babers">Alonzo Babers</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1984_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1984 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1988</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Steve_Lewis_(sprinter)" title="Steve Lewis (sprinter)">Steve Lewis</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1992</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Watts" title="Quincy Watts">Quincy Watts</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">1996</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Johnson_(sprinter)" title="Michael Johnson (sprinter)">Michael Johnson</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 1996 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2000</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Johnson_(sprinter)" title="Michael Johnson (sprinter)">Michael Johnson</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2004</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Wariner" title="Jeremy Wariner">Jeremy Wariner</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2008</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/LaShawn_Merritt" title="LaShawn Merritt">LaShawn Merritt</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2012</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/22px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/33px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Flag_of_Grenada.svg/44px-Flag_of_Grenada.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Kirani_James" title="Kirani James">Kirani James</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Grenada_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics" title="Grenada at the 2012 Summer Olympics">GRN</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2016</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/22px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/44px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Wayde_van_Niekerk" title="Wayde van Niekerk">Wayde van Niekerk</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/South_Africa_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics" title="South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics">RSA</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2020</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_Bahamas.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Gardiner" title="Steven Gardiner">Steven Gardiner</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bahamas_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics" title="Bahamas at the 2020 Summer Olympics">BAH</a>)</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men%27s_400_metres" title="Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres">2024</a>: <span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="22" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/44px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Quincy_Hall" title="Quincy Hall">Quincy Hall</a> <span style="font-size:90%;">(<a href="/wiki/United_States_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics" title="United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics">USA</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" 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