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400 metres, Men

Date	12 – 13 July 1912
Status	Olympic
Location	Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm
Participants	49 from 16 countries

Three Americans were highly considered for this event. Ed Lindberg had won the AAU Championship in 1909 and 1911, and won the central U.S. Olympic Trial. Donnell Young won the 1911 IC4A title and the eastern U.S. Olympic Trial. The 1912 IC4A 440 yard champion had been Syracuse’s Charles Reidpath.

In the fifth semi-final, Young was involved in a controversial incident with Germany’s Hanns Braun. On the first curve, Braun tried to cut in front of Young, who reacted by pushing Braun violently to the outside of the track. Young finished first but was disqualified and Braun was advanced to the final, where he would compete against four Americans - Reidpath, Lindberg, Ted Meredith, and Carroll Haff.

The first round and semi-finals had been run without lanes, but the Braun/Young incident changed that. Strings were put up for the final and the runners ran in lanes. Braun took the lead until he was passed on the last curve by Reidpath. Reidpath held on to narrowly defeat Braun, with Lindberg taking the bronze medal.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	Charles Reidpath	USA	51.2 (2 h15)	48.7 (1 h1)	48.2 (1)	Gold	OR
2	Hanns Braun	GER	50.6 (1 h3)	49.2 (1 h5)	48.3 (2)	Silver
3	Ed Lindberg	USA	50.6 (1 h10)	48.9 (1 h2)	48.4 (3)	Bronze
4	Ted Meredith	USA	– (2 h3)	48.8 (1 h3)	49.2 (4)
5	Carroll Haff	USA	50.4 (1 h7)	49.7 (1 h4)	49.5 (5)
2 h1 r2/3	Hec Edmundson	USA	50.2 (1 h11)	– (2 h1)	–
2 h2 r2/3	Eric Lindholm	SWE	51.4 (1 h9)	50.2 (2 h2)	–
2 h3 r2/3	Mel Sheppard	USA	1:06.6 (2 h2)	48.9est (2 h3)	–
2 h4 r2/3	Emilio Lunghi	ITA	50.5 (2 h7)	– (2 h4)	–
2 h5 r2/3	Ira Davenport	USA	– (2 h12)	– (2 h5)	–
3 h1 r2/3	George Nicol	GBR	50.0 (1 h12)	– (3 h1)	–
3 h2 r2/3	Charles Lelong	FRA	50.2 (1 h5)	– (3 h2)	–
3 h3 r2/3	George Patching	RSA	51.1 (1 h15)	50.5est (3 h3)	–
3 h4 r2/3	Ervin Szerelemhegyi	HUN	– (2 h14)	– (3 h4)	–
4 h1 r2/3	Frigyes Wiesner-Mezei	HUN	50.8 (1 h8)	– (4 h1)	–
4 h3 r2/3	Knut Stenborg	SWE	1:01.6 (1 h6)	50.5 (4 h3)	–
5 h1 r2/3	Charles Poulenard	FRA	50.7 (2 h1)	– (5 h1)	–
5 h3 r2/3	Ole Jakob Pedersen	NOR	51.6 (2 h9)	– (5 h3)	–
AC h2 r2/3	Cyril Seedhouse	GBR	51.5 (1 h14)	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h2 r2/3	Algernon Wells	GBR	1:01.2 (2 h13)	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h2 r2/3	Jacques Person	GER	55.4 (1 h13)	– (DNF h2)	–
AC h3 r2/3	Ernest Henley	GBR	– (2 h11)	– (DNF h3)	–
AC h4 r2/3	Ernest Haley	GBR	1:06.6 (1 h2)	– (DNF h4)	–
AC h4 r2/3	Jim Rosenberger	USA	50.6 (1 h1)	– (DNF h4)	–
AC h5 r2/3	James Soutter	GBR	– (2 h10)	– (AC h5)	–
AC h5 r2/3	Paul Zerling	SWE	55.4 (1 h4)	– (AC h5)	–
AC h5 r2/3	Donnell Young	USA	50.4 (2 h5)	– (DQ h5)	–
2 h4 r1/3	Yahiko Mishima	JPN	55.5 (2 h4)	–	–
2 h8 r1/3	Johan Dahlin	SWE	51.0 (2 h8)	–	–
3 h1 r1/3	Władysław Ponurski	AUT	– (3 h1)	–	–
3 h3 r1/3	Armando Cortesão	POR	– (3 h3)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	István Déván	HUN	– (3 h5)	–	–
3 h7 r1/3	Max Herrmann	GER	– (3 h7)	–	–
3 h8 r1/3	Géo Malfait	FRA	– (3 h8)	–	–
3 h9 r1/3	Heinrich Burkowitz	GER	51.7est (3 h9)	–	–
3 h10 r1/3	Franco Giongo	ITA	– (3 h10)	–	–
3 h11 r1/3	Mel Brock	CAN	– (3 h11)	–	–
3 h12 r1/3	Tom Gallon	CAN	– (3 h12)	–	–
3 h15 r1/3	Heinrich Wenseler	GER	– (3 h15)	–	–
4 h5 r1/3	Gösta Möller	SWE	– (4 h5)	–	–
4 h9 r1/3	Václav Labík-Gregan	BOH	– (4 h9)	–	–
4 h11 r1/3	Pyotr Gayevsky	RUS	– (4 h11)	–	–
4 h12 r1/3	Erich Lehmann	GER	– (4 h12)	–	–
4 h15 r1/3	Alan Patterson	GBR	– (4 h15)	–	–
5 h12 r1/3	Georges Rolot	FRA	– (5 h12)	–	–
5 h15 r1/3	Robert Schürrer	FRA	– (5 h15)	–	–
6 h12 r1/3	Ödön Bodor	HUN	– (6 h12)	–	–
AC h1 r1/3	Claude Ross	ANZ	– (DNF h1)	–	–
AC h14 r1/3	Alex Pedersen	NOR	[51.9] (DQ h14)	–	–
DNS	James Hill	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	Bernhard Vogel	RUS	–	–	–
DNS	Raymond Saladin	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	Alexandre Correia Leal	POR	–	–	–
DNS	Naum Filimonov	RUS	–	–	–
DNS	Clément Mentrel	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	Tivadar Kiss	HUN	–	–	–
DNS	Jack Garland Skeet	ANZ	–	–	–
DNS	Tor Österlund	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Maurice Colman	BEL	–	–	–
DNS	Ralph Craig	USA	–	–	–
DNS	Victor Jacquemin	BEL	–	–	–
DNS	Zdeněk Městecký	BOH	–	–	–
DNS	Army Howard	CAN	–	–	–
DNS	Bobby Kerr	CAN	–	–	–
DNS	Federico Mueller	CHI	–	–	–
DNS	Leopoldo Palma	CHI	–	–	–
DNS	Lauri Pihkala	FIN	–	–	–
DNS	Joseph Caullé	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	Pierre Failliot	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	André Fouache	FRA	–	–	–
DNS	Laurie Anderson	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	Robert Burton	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	Robert Lindsay	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	Duncan Macmillan	GBR	–	–	–
DNS	Károly Radóczy	HUN	–	–	–
DNS	Jan Grijseels	NED	–	–	–
DNS	Herman Sotaaen	NOR	–	–	–
DNS	Herberts Baumanis	RUS	–	–	–
DNS	Aleksandr Schultz	RUS	–	–	–
DNS	Erik Frisell	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Karl Haglund	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Karl August Luther	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Ture Persson	SWE	–	–	–
DNS	Carl Cooke	USA	–	–	–
DNS	Hal Heiland	USA	–	–	–

Round One

Date	12 July 1912 — 11:00
Format	Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jim Rosenberger	USA	50.6	Q
2	Charles Poulenard	FRA	50.7	Q
3	Władysław Ponurski	AUT	–
DNF	Claude Ross	ANZ	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ernest Haley	GBR	1:06.6	Q
2	Mel Sheppard	USA	1:06.6	Q

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Hanns Braun	GER	50.6	Q
2	Ted Meredith	USA	–	Q
3	Armando Cortesão	POR	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Paul Zerling	SWE	55.4	Q
2	Yahiko Mishima	JPN	55.5	Q

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Charles Lelong	FRA	50.2	Q
2	Donnell Young	USA	50.4	Q
3	István Déván	HUN	–
4	Gösta Möller	SWE	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Knut Stenborg	SWE	1:01.6	Q

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Carroll Haff	USA	50.4	Q
2	Emilio Lunghi	ITA	50.5	Q
3	Max Herrmann	GER	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Frigyes Wiesner-Mezei	HUN	50.8	Q
2	Johan Dahlin	SWE	51.0	Q
3	Géo Malfait	FRA	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Eric Lindholm	SWE	51.4	Q
2	Ole Jakob Pedersen	NOR	51.6	Q
3	Heinrich Burkowitz	GER	51.7est
4	Václav Labík-Gregan	BOH	–

Heat #10

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ed Lindberg	USA	50.6	Q
2	James Soutter	GBR	–	Q
3	Franco Giongo	ITA	–

Heat #11

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Hec Edmundson	USA	50.2	Q
2	Ernest Henley	GBR	–	Q
3	Mel Brock	CAN	–
4	Pyotr Gayevsky	RUS	–

Heat #12

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	George Nicol	GBR	50.0	Q
2	Ira Davenport	USA	–	Q
3	Tom Gallon	CAN	–
4	Erich Lehmann	GER	–
5	Georges Rolot	FRA	–
6	Ödön Bodor	HUN	–

Heat #13

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Jacques Person	GER	55.4	Q
2	Algernon Wells	GBR	1:01.2	Q

Heat #14

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Cyril Seedhouse	GBR	51.5	Q
2	Ervin Szerelemhegyi	HUN	–	Q
DQ	Alex Pedersen	NOR	[51.9]

Heat #15

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	George Patching	RSA	51.1	Q
2	Charles Reidpath	USA	51.2	Q
3	Heinrich Wenseler	GER	–
4	Alan Patterson	GBR	–
5	Robert Schürrer	FRA	–

Semi-Finals

Date	12 July 1912 — 16:15
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Charles Reidpath	USA	48.7	Q
2	Hec Edmundson	USA	–
3	George Nicol	GBR	–
4	Frigyes Wiesner-Mezei	HUN	–
5	Charles Poulenard	FRA	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ed Lindberg	USA	48.9	Q
2	Eric Lindholm	SWE	50.2
3	Charles Lelong	FRA	–
DNF	Cyril Seedhouse	GBR	–
DNF	Jacques Person	GER	–
DNF	Algernon Wells	GBR	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Ted Meredith	USA	48.8	Q
2	Mel Sheppard	USA	48.9est
3	George Patching	RSA	50.5est
4	Knut Stenborg	SWE	50.5
5	Ole Jakob Pedersen	NOR	–
DNF	Ernest Henley	GBR	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Carroll Haff	USA	49.7	Q
2	Emilio Lunghi	ITA	–
3	Ervin Szerelemhegyi	HUN	–
DNF	Ernest Haley	GBR	–
DNF	Jim Rosenberger	USA	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Hanns Braun	GER	49.2	Q
2	Ira Davenport	USA	–
AC	James Soutter	GBR	–
AC	Paul Zerling	SWE	–
DQ	Donnell Young	USA	–		1

Final Round

Date	13 July 1912 — 15:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	–	Charles Reidpath	USA	48.2	OR
2	–	Hanns Braun	GER	48.3
3	–	Ed Lindberg	USA	48.4
4	–	Ted Meredith	USA	49.2
5	–	Carroll Haff	USA	49.5