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400 metres, Men

Date	27 – 30 April 1906
Status	Intercalated
Location	Panathinaiko Stadio, Athina
Participants	25 from 8 countries
Olympic Record	49.2 / Harry Hillman USA / 29 August 1904 / Details

The 1904 champion, Harry Hillman, was the favorite, with Britain’s Wyndham Halswelle (1905-06 AAA champion) and Australia’s Nigel Barker also given a fair chance. There were three other U.S. finalists, but the 400 was not the top event for either Fay Moulton or Charles Bacon, as Moulton preferred the shorter sprints, and Bacon the hurdles. Paul Pilgrim, the other American, had only been added to the team at the last minute, and had to pay his own expenses to accompany the American team. He surprised by surviving to the final but was given no chance to win.

Hillman fell off the pace early, which was set by Halswelle and Barker. Coming into the final straight, they led with Pilgrim in third. Down the stretch, Pilgrim passed the two Commonwealth athletes and won quite easily, to everyone’s surprise.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	Rep	Final
1	511	Paul Pilgrim	USA	55.2 (1 h2)	–	53.2 (1)	Gold
2	246	Wyndham Halswelle	GBR	54.0 (1 h4)	–	at 4 yards (2)	Silver
3	44	Nigel Barker	AUS	53.0 (1 h3)	–	at 2 yards (3)	Bronze
4	239	Harry Hillman	USA	54.8 (1 h1)	–	– (4)
5	43	Charles Bacon	USA	56.2 (1 h5)	–	– (5)
6	414	Fay Moulton	USA	54.8 (1 h6)	–	– (6)
7	13	William Anderson	GBR	– (2 h1)	54.8 (1)	– (7)
8	50	Marc Bellin du Coteau	FRA	– (2 h5)	– (2)	– (8)
3 h1 r2/3	162	Vincent Duncker	GER	– (2 h2)	– (3)	–
2 h3 r1/3	370	Jim Lightbody	USA	53.0 (2 h3)	–	–
2 h4 r1/3	580	Lawson Robertson	USA	– (2 h4)	–	–
2 h6 r1/3	590	Johannes Runge	GER	– (2 h6)	–	–
3 h1 r1/3	536	Aage Petersen	DEN	– (3 h1)	–	–
3 h3 r1/3	256	John Horne	GBR	– (3 h3)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	574	George Queyrouze	USA	– (3 h5)	–	–
3 h6 r1/3	104	Martin Beckmann	GER	– (3 h6)	–	–
4 h1 r1/3	524	Eli Parsons	USA	– (4 h1)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	404	Géo Malfait	FRA	– (4 h3)	–	–
4 h6 r1/3	591	Reginald Reed	GBR	– (4 h6)	–	–
AC h2 r1/3	168	Ioannis Demestichas	GRE	– (AC h2)	–	–
AC h2 r1/3	649	Dimitrios Siantis	GRE	– (AC h2)	–	–
AC h4 r1/3	187	Pantelis Ektoros	GRE	– (AC h4)	–	–
AC h4 r1/3	27	Sotirios Anastasopoulos	GRE	– (AC h4)	–	–
AC h4 r1/3	714	Howard Valentine	USA	– (AC h4)	–	–
AC h5 r1/3	828	Karl Lampelmayer	AUT	– (DNF h5)	–	–
DNS	525	Charlie Parsons	USA	–	–	–
DNS	504	E. Parousis	GRE	–	–	–
DNS	640	G. Sotiriadis	GRE	–	–	–
DNS	481	N. Nikoloudakis	GRE	–	–	–
DNS	122	Ken Cornwallis	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	430	Reginald MacPherson	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	405	Raoul Matet	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	369	Georges Lenerue	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	53	George Blake	AUS	–	–	–
DNS	824	Felix Kwieton	AUT	–	–	–
DNS	7	Sidney Abrahams	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	829	Emilio Lunghi	ITA	–	–	–
DNS	849	Pericle Pagliani	ITA	–	–	–
DNS	848	Roberto Penna	ITA	–	–	–
DNS	514	Meyer Prinstein	USA	–	–	–
DNS	726	Dad Wheatley	AUS	–	–	–
DNS	874	Robert Schöffthaler	AUT	–	–	–
DNS	95	Otto Bock	DEN	–	–	–
DNS	361	Georgios Kesar	GRE	–	–	–
DNS	433	Nikolaos Mourmouris	GRE	–	–	–
DNS	563	Patestos Patestidis	GRE	–	–	–
DNS	73	Evangelos Volanakis	CRT	–	–	–
DNS	295	Michail Giannarakis	CRT	–	–	–
DNS	756	Georgios Zinon	GRE	–	–	–
DNS	804	Miksa Hellmich	HUN	–	–	–
DNS	431	Hjalmar Mellander	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	613	William Schick	USA	–	–	–

Round One

Date	27 April 1906
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the final round. Runners-up advanced to the repêchage.

Heat #1

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	239	Harry Hillman	USA	54.8	Q
2	13	William Anderson	GBR	–	q
3	536	Aage Petersen	DEN	–
4	524	Eli Parsons	USA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	511	Paul Pilgrim	USA	55.2	Q
2	162	Vincent Duncker	GER	–	q
AC	168	Ioannis Demestichas	GRE	–
AC	649	Dimitrios Siantis	GRE	–

Heat #3

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	44	Nigel Barker	AUS	53.0	Q
2	370	Jim Lightbody	USA	53.0	q
3	256	John Horne	GBR	–
4	404	Géo Malfait	FRA	–

Heat #4

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	246	Wyndham Halswelle	GBR	54.0	Q
2	580	Lawson Robertson	USA	–	q
AC	187	Pantelis Ektoros	GRE	–
AC	27	Sotirios Anastasopoulos	GRE	–
AC	714	Howard Valentine	USA	–

Heat #5

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	43	Charles Bacon	USA	56.2	Q
2	50	Marc Bellin du Coteau	FRA	–	q
3	574	George Queyrouze	USA	–
DNF	828	Karl Lampelmayer	AUT	–

Heat #6

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	414	Fay Moulton	USA	54.8	Q
2	590	Johannes Runge	GER	–	q
3	104	Martin Beckmann	GER	–
4	591	Reginald Reed	GBR	–

Repêchage

Date	27 April 1906
Format	Runners-up in heats eligible. Winner and runner-up to the final round.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	13	William Anderson	GBR	54.8	Q
2	50	Marc Bellin du Coteau	FRA	–	Q
3	162	Vincent Duncker	GER	–

Final Round

Date	30 April 1906

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	511	Paul Pilgrim	USA	53.2
2	246	Wyndham Halswelle	GBR	at 4 yards
3	44	Nigel Barker	AUS	at 2 yards
4	239	Harry Hillman	USA	–
5	43	Charles Bacon	USA	–
6	414	Fay Moulton	USA	–
7	13	William Anderson	GBR	–
8	50	Marc Bellin du Coteau	FRA	–