Results for United States in 400 metres, Men

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Games Athlete/Team Placement
1896 Summer Olympics Tom Burke 1 Gold
Herbert Jamison 2 Silver
1900 Summer Olympics Maxey Long 1 Gold
Bill Holland 2 Silver
William Moloney 1 h2 r1/2
Dixon Boardman 1 h3 r1/2
Harry Lee 2 h1 r1/2
Harvey Lord 3 h1 r1/2
Henry Slack 3 h3 r1/2
Walter Drumheller 5 h1 r1/2
Albert Witbeck DNS
Frank Jarvis DNS
Harrison Smith DNS
Walter Tewksbury DNS
1904 Summer Olympics Harry Hillman 1 Gold
Frank Waller 2 Silver
Herman Groman 3 Bronze
Joseph Fleming 4
Meyer Prinstein 5
George Poage 6
Clyde Blair AC
Paul Pilgrim AC
George Underwood AC
Howard Valentine AC
Edwin Clapp DNS
Frank Davey DNS
Paul Behrens DNS
Phillips Comstock DNS
Charles Bacon DNS
Fay Moulton DNS
David Munson DNS
1906 Intercalated Games Paul Pilgrim 1 Gold
Harry Hillman 4
Charles Bacon 5
Fay Moulton 6
Jim Lightbody 2 h3 r1/3
Lawson Robertson 2 h4 r1/3
George Queyrouze 3 h5 r1/3
Eli Parsons 4 h1 r1/3
Howard Valentine AC h4 r1/3
Charlie Parsons DNS
Meyer Prinstein DNS
William Schick DNS
1908 Summer Olympics John Carpenter AC r3/3
William Robbins AC r3/3
John B. Taylor AC r3/3
Horace Ramey 2 h3 r2/3
Ned Merriam 3 h1 r2/3
John Atlee 3 h4 r2/3
William Prout 4 h2 r2/3
Paul Pilgrim 2 h1 r1/3
Fred de Selding 2 h15 r1/3
Richard Mason DNS
John Hartranft DNS
Nate Cartmell DNS
Charles French DNS
John Halstead DNS
Frank Hamilton DNS
Harry Hillman DNS
Leonard Howe DNS
Jim Lightbody DNS
Mel Sheppard DNS
1912 Summer Olympics Charles Reidpath 1 Gold
Ed Lindberg 3 Bronze
Ted Meredith 4
Carroll Haff 5
Hec Edmundson 2 h1 r2/3
Mel Sheppard 2 h3 r2/3
Ira Davenport 2 h5 r2/3
Jim Rosenberger AC h4 r2/3
Donnell Young AC h5 r2/3
Ralph Craig DNS
Carl Cooke DNS
Hal Heiland DNS
1920 Summer Olympics Frank Shea 4
Robert Emery 4 h1 r3/4
Ted Meredith 4 h2 r3/4
George Schiller 5 h1 r3/4
1924 Summer Olympics Ray Fitch 2 Silver
John C. Taylor 5
Ray Robertson 3 h4 r2/4
Eric Wilson 3 h6 r2/4
1928 Summer Olympics Ray Barbuti 1 Gold
Hermon Phillips 6
Euil Snider 3 h3 r2/4
Joe Tierney 4 h5 r2/4
1932 Summer Olympics Bill Carr 1 Gold
Ben Eastman 2 Silver
James Gordon 5
1936 Summer Olympics Archie Williams 1 Gold
Jimmy Lu Valle 3 Bronze
Harold Smallwood 2 h1 r2/4
1948 Summer Olympics Mal Whitfield 3 Bronze
Dave Bolen 4
George Guida 6
1952 Summer Olympics Ollie Matson 3 Bronze
Mal Whitfield 6
Gene Cole 4 h1 r3/4
1956 Summer Olympics Charlie Jenkins 1 Gold
Lou Jones 5
Jim Lea 5 h3 r2/4
1960 Summer Olympics Otis Davis 1 Gold
Earl Young 6
Jack Yerman 6 h2 r3/4
1964 Summer Olympics Mike Larrabee 1 Gold
Ulis Williams 5
Ollan Cassell 5 h2 r3/4
1968 Summer Olympics Lee Evans 1 Gold
Larry James 2 Silver
Ron Freeman 3 Bronze
1972 Summer Olympics Vince Matthews 1 Gold
Wayne Collett 2 Silver
John Smith AC r4/4
1976 Summer Olympics Fred Newhouse 2 Silver
Herman Frazier 3 Bronze
Maxie Parks 5
1984 Summer Olympics Alonzo Babers 1 Gold
Antonio McKay 3 Bronze
Sunder Nix 5
1988 Summer Olympics Steve Lewis 1 Gold
Butch Reynolds 2 Silver
Danny Everett 3 Bronze
1992 Summer Olympics Quincy Watts 1 Gold
Steve Lewis 2 Silver
Danny Everett 8 h2 r3/4
1996 Summer Olympics Michael Johnson 1 Gold
Alvin Harrison 4
Butch Reynolds AC h1 r3/4
2000 Summer Olympics Michael Johnson 1 Gold
Alvin Harrison 2 Silver
Antonio Pettigrew DQ
2004 Summer Olympics Jeremy Wariner 1 Gold
Otis Harris 2 Silver
Derrick Brew 3 Bronze
2008 Summer Olympics LaShawn Merritt 1 Gold
Jeremy Wariner 2 Silver
David Neville 3 Bronze
2012 Summer Olympics Bryshon Nellum 3 h3 r2/3
Tony McQuay 4 h2 r2/3
LaShawn Merritt DNF
2016 Summer Olympics LaShawn Merritt 3 Bronze
Gil Roberts 4 h3 r2/3
David Verburg 5 h2 r2/3
2020 Summer Olympics Michael Cherry 4
Michael Norman 5
Randolph Ross 4 h2 r1/3
2024 Summer Olympics Quincy Hall 1 Gold
Christopher Bailey 6
Michael Norman 8