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400 metres, Men

Date	26 – 29 July 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	62 from 42 countries

Michael Johnson was the favorite, having won the 1993 and 1995 World Championships, Harry )Butch) Reynolds finishing second both times. They were two-thirds of the American team, with Alvin Harrison taking the third spot. Johnson’s had rarely lost at 400 meters since 1989. Running in the final wearing gold shoes, Johnson defeated Britain’s Roger Black, 1986 and 1990 European Champion, by almost 10 metres, the largest margin of victory in the event since the 1896 Olympics, when things were a bit different. Reynolds was injured in Atlanta and did not finish his semi-final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	QF	SF	Final
1	2370	Michael Johnson	USA	45.80 (2 h5)	44.62 (1 h3)	44.59 (1 h2)	43.49 (1)	Gold	OR
2	1469	Roger Black	GBR	45.28 (1 h1)	44.72 (1 h2)	44.69 (1 h1)	44.41 (2)	Silver
3	2300	Davis Kamoga	UGA	45.56 (3 h8)	44.82 (3 h3)	44.85 (3 h2)	44.53 (3)	Bronze
4	2357	Alvin Harrison	USA	44.69 (1 h3)	44.79 (1 h4)	45.04 (4 h1)	44.62 (4)
5	1512	Iwan Thomas	GBR	45.22 (2 h8)	45.04 (2 h4)	45.01 (4 h2)	44.70 (5)
6	1745	Roxbert Martin	JAM	46.01 (4 h8)	44.74 (2 h3)	44.81 (2 h2)	44.83 (6)
7	1737	Davian Clarke	JAM	45.54 (1 h2)	44.98 (2 h1)	44.87 (2 h1)	44.99 (7)
AC r4/4	2095	Ibrahim Ismail	QAT	45.61 (2 h3)	44.96 (2 h2)	45.02 (3 h1)	– (DNF)
5 h1 r3/4	1805	Samson Kitur	KEN	45.39 (2 h7)	45.03 (3 h1)	45.17 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r3/4	1983	Sunday Bada	NGR	45.19 (1 h8)	44.88 (1 h1)	45.30 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r3/4	2234	Štefan Balošák	SVK	45.86 (3 h1)	45.32 (4 h2)	45.59 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r3/4	2429	Eswort Coombs	VIN	45.84 (1 h4)	45.43 (4 h4)	45.36 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r3/4	1119	Troy Douglas	BER	45.61 (3 h2)	45.26 (4 h1)	46.33 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r3/4	1746	Michael McDonald	JAM	45.50 (3 h7)	45.26 (3 h4)	45.48 (7 h2)	–
8 h2 r3/4	2289	Neil de Silva	TTO	45.34 (2 h1)	45.02 (4 h3)	45.56 (8 h2)	–
AC h1 r3/4	2392	Butch Reynolds	USA	45.42 (1 h6)	45.21 (3 h2)	– (DNF h1)	–
5 h1 r2/4	2114	Arnaud Malherbe	RSA	45.75 (2 h6)	45.26 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r2/4	1928	Alejandro Cárdenas	MEX	45.85 (3 h5)	45.33 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r2/4	1985	Clement Chukwu	NGR	45.18 (1 h7)	45.24 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r2/4	1448	Jean-Louis Rapnouil	FRA	45.93 (2 h4)	45.74 (5 h4)	–	–
6 h1 r2/4	2452	Tawanda Chiwira	ZIM	45.89 (3 h6)	45.38 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r2/4	2119	Bobang Phiri	RSA	45.94 (4 h5)	45.51 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r2/4	1494	Du'aine Ladejo	GBR	46.27 (3 h4)	45.62 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r2/4	2116	Hendrick Mokganyetsi	RSA	45.89 (4 h7)	46.48 (6 h4)	–	–
7 h1 r2/4	2229	Mathias Rusterholz	SUI	45.92 (4 h6)	45.72 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r2/4	1170	Sanderlei Parrela	BRA	45.60 (2 h2)	45.72 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r2/4	2213	Sugath Thilakaratne	SRI	45.79 (1 h5)	45.78 (7 h3)	–	–
8 h1 r2/4	2056	Piotr Rysiukiewicz	POL	46.07 (5 h2)	46.19 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r2/4	1811	Kennedy Ochieng	KEN	45.99 (5 h5)	45.72 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h3 r2/4	1046	Paul Greene	AUS	46.12 (3 h3)	46.22 (8 h3)	–	–
AC h4 r2/4	1992	Jude Monye	NGR	46.10 (4 h1)	– (DNF h4)	–	–
4 h2 r1/4	1794	Charles Gitonga	KEN	45.62 (4 h2)	– (DNS h4)	–	–
4 h3 r1/4	1767	Shigekazu Omori	JPN	46.30 (4 h3)	–	–	–
4 h4 r1/4	1087	Troy McIntosh	BAH	46.42 (4 h4)	–	–	–
5 h1 r1/4	1050	Michael Joubert	AUS	46.30 (5 h1)	–	–	–
5 h3 r1/4	2221	Laurent Clerc	SUI	46.42 (5 h3)	–	–	–
5 h4 r1/4	1177	Valdinei da Silva	BRA	46.61 (5 h4)	–	–	–
5 h6 r1/4	1460	Dawda Jallow	GAM	46.73 (5 h6)	–	–	–
5 h7 r1/4	1163	Osmar dos Santos	BRA	46.16 (5 h7)	–	–	–
5 h8 r1/4	1051	Mark Ladbrook	AUS	46.28 (5 h8)	–	–	–
6 h1 r1/4	2278	Kossi Akoto	TOG	46.94 (6 h1)	–	–	–
6 h2 r1/4	1839	Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi	KSA	46.82 (6 h2)	–	–	–
6 h3 r1/4	1834	Son Ju-Il	KOR	46.74 (6 h3)	–	–	–
6 h4 r1/4	1633	Richard Jones	GUY	46.99 (6 h4)	–	–	–
6 h5 r1/4	1292	Evripidis Dimosthenous	CYP	46.76 (6 h5)	–	–	–
6 h6 r1/4	1668	Eugene Farrell	IRL	47.18 (6 h6)	–	–	–
6 h7 r1/4	2290	Robert Guy	TTO	46.80 (6 h7)	–	–	–
6 h8 r1/4	1089	Carl Oliver	BAH	47.41 (6 h8)	–	–	–
7 h2 r1/4	1880	Ivan Jean-Marie	LCA	47.13 (7 h2)	–	–	–
7 h3 r1/4	2039	Subul Babo	PNG	48.15 (7 h3)	–	–	–
7 h4 r1/4	1885	Mpho Morobe	LES	47.54 (7 h4)	–	–	–
7 h5 r1/4	2174	Emmanuel Rubayiza	RWA	49.20 (7 h5)	–	–	–
7 h6 r1/4	1525	Casimiro Asumu Nze	GEQ	50.14 (7 h6)	–	–	–
7 h7 r1/4	1189	Martial Biguet	CAF	48.92 (7 h7)	–	–	–
7 h8 r1/4	1218	Kimitene Biyago	CHA	48.88 (7 h8)	–	–	–
8 h2 r1/4	1255	Hassan Abdou	COM	50.17 (8 h2)	–	–	–
8 h4 r1/4	1924	Mohamed Amir	MDV	49.67 (8 h4)	–	–	–
8 h7 r1/4	2438	Anwar Mohamed Ali	YEM	50.81 (8 h7)	–	–	–
AC h1 r1/4	1010	Amar Hecini	ALG	– (DQ h1)	–	–	–
AC h1 r1/4	1869	Moustafa Abdel Naser	LBA	– (DQ h1)	–	–	–
AC h5 r1/4	2301	Francis Ogola	UGA	– (DNF h5)	–	–	–
AC h6 r1/4	1590	Ibrahim Hassan	GHA	– (DNF h6)	–	–	–
DNS	1186	Ibrahim Ouédraogo	BUR	– (DNS h8)	–	–	–
DNS	1141	Justice Dipeba	BOT	– (DNS h3)	–	–	–

Round One

Date	26 July 1996
Format	Top three in each heat and next eight fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2357	Alvin Harrison	USA	44.69	0.343	Q
2	1985	Clement Chukwu	NGR	45.18	0.179	Q
3	1983	Sunday Bada	NGR	45.19	0.236	Q
4	1512	Iwan Thomas	GBR	45.22	0.328	Q
5	1469	Roger Black	GBR	45.28	0.250	Q
6	2289	Neil de Silva	TTO	45.34	0.278	Q
7	1805	Samson Kitur	KEN	45.39	0.341	Q
8	2392	Butch Reynolds	USA	45.42	0.257	Q
9	1746	Michael McDonald	JAM	45.50	0.331	Q
10	1737	Davian Clarke	JAM	45.54	0.325	Q
11	2300	Davis Kamoga	UGA	45.56	0.208	Q	1
12	1170	Sanderlei Parrela	BRA	45.60	0.382	Q
=13	1119	Troy Douglas	BER	45.61	0.168	Q
=13	2095	Ibrahim Ismail	QAT	45.61	0.356	Q
15	1794	Charles Gitonga	KEN	45.62	0.291	q
16	2114	Arnaud Malherbe	RSA	45.75	0.228	Q
17	2213	Sugath Thilakaratne	SRI	45.79	0.303	Q
18	2370	Michael Johnson	USA	45.80	0.197	Q
19	2429	Eswort Coombs	VIN	45.84	0.270	Q
20	1928	Alejandro Cárdenas	MEX	45.85	0.305	Q
21	2234	Štefan Balošák	SVK	45.86	0.241	Q
=22	2452	Tawanda Chiwira	ZIM	45.89	0.364	Q
=22	2116	Hendrick Mokganyetsi	RSA	45.89	0.334	q
24	2229	Mathias Rusterholz	SUI	45.92	0.240	q
25	1448	Jean-Louis Rapnouil	FRA	45.93	0.305	Q
26	2119	Bobang Phiri	RSA	45.94	0.212	q
27	1811	Kennedy Ochieng	KEN	45.99	0.313	q
28	1745	Roxbert Martin	JAM	46.01	0.306	q
29	2056	Piotr Rysiukiewicz	POL	46.07	0.244	q
30	1992	Jude Monye	NGR	46.10	0.417	q
31	1046	Paul Greene	AUS	46.12	0.192	Q
32	1163	Osmar dos Santos	BRA	46.16	0.300
33	1494	Du'aine Ladejo	GBR	46.27	0.216	Q
34	1051	Mark Ladbrook	AUS	46.28	0.256
=35	1050	Michael Joubert	AUS	46.30	0.338
=35	1767	Shigekazu Omori	JPN	46.30	0.417
=37	2221	Laurent Clerc	SUI	46.42	0.255
=37	1087	Troy McIntosh	BAH	46.42	0.227
39	1177	Valdinei da Silva	BRA	46.61	0.377
40	1460	Dawda Jallow	GAM	46.73	0.258
41	1834	Son Ju-Il	KOR	46.74	0.263
42	1292	Evripidis Dimosthenous	CYP	46.76	0.211		2
43	2290	Robert Guy	TTO	46.80	0.260
44	1839	Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi	KSA	46.82	0.261
45	2278	Kossi Akoto	TOG	46.94	0.306
46	1633	Richard Jones	GUY	46.99	0.199
47	1880	Ivan Jean-Marie	LCA	47.13	0.419
48	1668	Eugene Farrell	IRL	47.18	0.262
49	1089	Carl Oliver	BAH	47.41	0.340
50	1885	Mpho Morobe	LES	47.54	0.325
51	2039	Subul Babo	PNG	48.15	0.339
52	1218	Kimitene Biyago	CHA	48.88	0.353
53	1189	Martial Biguet	CAF	48.92	0.335
54	2174	Emmanuel Rubayiza	RWA	49.20	0.345
55	1924	Mohamed Amir	MDV	49.67	0.307
56	1525	Casimiro Asumu Nze	GEQ	50.14	0.220
57	1255	Hassan Abdou	COM	50.17	0.267
58	2438	Anwar Mohamed Ali	YEM	50.81	0.268
DNF	2301	Francis Ogola	UGA	–	0.337
DNF	1590	Ibrahim Hassan	GHA	–	0.343
DQ	1869	Moustafa Abdel Naser	LBA	–	[0.378]
DQ	1010	Amar Hecini	ALG	–	[0.284]
DNS	1141	Justice Dipeba	BOT	–	–
DNS	1186	Ibrahim Ouédraogo	BUR	–	–

Heat #1

Time	19:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1469	Roger Black	GBR	45.28	0.250	Q
2	2289	Neil de Silva	TTO	45.34	0.278	Q
3	2234	Štefan Balošák	SVK	45.86	0.241	Q
4	1992	Jude Monye	NGR	46.10	0.417	q
5	1050	Michael Joubert	AUS	46.30	0.338
6	2278	Kossi Akoto	TOG	46.94	0.306
DQ	1869	Moustafa Abdel Naser	LBA	–	[0.378]
DQ	1010	Amar Hecini	ALG	–	[0.284]

Heat #2

Time	19:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1737	Davian Clarke	JAM	45.54	0.325	Q
2	1170	Sanderlei Parrela	BRA	45.60	0.382	Q
3	1119	Troy Douglas	BER	45.61	0.168	Q
4	1794	Charles Gitonga	KEN	45.62	0.291	q
5	2056	Piotr Rysiukiewicz	POL	46.07	0.244	q
6	1839	Mohamed Hamed Al-Bishi	KSA	46.82	0.261
7	1880	Ivan Jean-Marie	LCA	47.13	0.419
8	1255	Hassan Abdou	COM	50.17	0.267

Heat #3

Time	19:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2357	Alvin Harrison	USA	44.69	0.343	Q
2	2095	Ibrahim Ismail	QAT	45.61	0.356	Q
3	1046	Paul Greene	AUS	46.12	0.192	Q
4	1767	Shigekazu Omori	JPN	46.30	0.417
5	2221	Laurent Clerc	SUI	46.42	0.255
6	1834	Son Ju-Il	KOR	46.74	0.263
7	2039	Subul Babo	PNG	48.15	0.339
DNS	1141	Justice Dipeba	BOT	–	–

Heat #4

Time	19:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2429	Eswort Coombs	VIN	45.84	0.270	Q
2	1448	Jean-Louis Rapnouil	FRA	45.93	0.305	Q
3	1494	Du'aine Ladejo	GBR	46.27	0.216	Q
4	1087	Troy McIntosh	BAH	46.42	0.227
5	1177	Valdinei da Silva	BRA	46.61	0.377
6	1633	Richard Jones	GUY	46.99	0.199
7	1885	Mpho Morobe	LES	47.54	0.325
8	1924	Mohamed Amir	MDV	49.67	0.307

Heat #5

Time	19:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2213	Sugath Thilakaratne	SRI	45.79	0.303	Q
2	2370	Michael Johnson	USA	45.80	0.197	Q
3	1928	Alejandro Cárdenas	MEX	45.85	0.305	Q
4	2119	Bobang Phiri	RSA	45.94	0.212	q
5	1811	Kennedy Ochieng	KEN	45.99	0.313	q
6	1292	Evripidis Dimosthenous	CYP	46.76	0.211		3
7	2174	Emmanuel Rubayiza	RWA	49.20	0.345
DNF	2301	Francis Ogola	UGA	–	0.337

Heat #6

Time	19:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2392	Butch Reynolds	USA	45.42	0.257	Q
2	2114	Arnaud Malherbe	RSA	45.75	0.228	Q
3	2452	Tawanda Chiwira	ZIM	45.89	0.364	Q
4	2229	Mathias Rusterholz	SUI	45.92	0.240	q
5	1460	Dawda Jallow	GAM	46.73	0.258
6	1668	Eugene Farrell	IRL	47.18	0.262
7	1525	Casimiro Asumu Nze	GEQ	50.14	0.220
DNF	1590	Ibrahim Hassan	GHA	–	0.343

Heat #7

Time	19:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1985	Clement Chukwu	NGR	45.18	0.179	Q
2	1805	Samson Kitur	KEN	45.39	0.341	Q
3	1746	Michael McDonald	JAM	45.50	0.331	Q
4	2116	Hendrick Mokganyetsi	RSA	45.89	0.334	q
5	1163	Osmar dos Santos	BRA	46.16	0.300
6	2290	Robert Guy	TTO	46.80	0.260
7	1189	Martial Biguet	CAF	48.92	0.335
8	2438	Anwar Mohamed Ali	YEM	50.81	0.268

Heat #8

Time	19:35

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1983	Sunday Bada	NGR	45.19	0.236	Q
2	1512	Iwan Thomas	GBR	45.22	0.328	Q
3	2300	Davis Kamoga	UGA	45.56	0.208	Q	4
4	1745	Roxbert Martin	JAM	46.01	0.306	q
5	1051	Mark Ladbrook	AUS	46.28	0.256
6	1089	Carl Oliver	BAH	47.41	0.340
7	1218	Kimitene Biyago	CHA	48.88	0.353
DNS	1186	Ibrahim Ouédraogo	BUR	–	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	27 July 1996
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2370	Michael Johnson	USA	44.62	0.234	Q
2	1469	Roger Black	GBR	44.72	0.165	Q
3	1745	Roxbert Martin	JAM	44.74	0.175	Q
4	2357	Alvin Harrison	USA	44.79	0.291	Q
5	2300	Davis Kamoga	UGA	44.82	0.249	Q
6	1983	Sunday Bada	NGR	44.88	0.269	Q
7	2095	Ibrahim Ismail	QAT	44.96	0.301	Q
8	1737	Davian Clarke	JAM	44.98	0.294	Q
9	2289	Neil de Silva	TTO	45.02	0.283	Q
10	1805	Samson Kitur	KEN	45.03	0.246	Q
11	1512	Iwan Thomas	GBR	45.04	0.176	Q
12	2392	Butch Reynolds	USA	45.21	0.227	Q
13	1985	Clement Chukwu	NGR	45.24	0.189
14	1119	Troy Douglas	BER	45.26	0.188	Q
15	2114	Arnaud Malherbe	RSA	45.26	0.240
16	1746	Michael McDonald	JAM	45.26	0.327	Q
17	2234	Štefan Balošák	SVK	45.32	0.220	Q
18	1928	Alejandro Cárdenas	MEX	45.33	0.181
19	2452	Tawanda Chiwira	ZIM	45.38	0.342
20	2429	Eswort Coombs	VIN	45.43	0.284	Q
21	2119	Bobang Phiri	RSA	45.51	0.195
22	1494	Du'aine Ladejo	GBR	45.62	0.179
=23	2229	Mathias Rusterholz	SUI	45.72	0.199
=23	1170	Sanderlei Parrela	BRA	45.72	0.299
25	1811	Kennedy Ochieng	KEN	45.72	0.194
26	1448	Jean-Louis Rapnouil	FRA	45.74	0.244
27	2213	Sugath Thilakaratne	SRI	45.78	0.307
28	2056	Piotr Rysiukiewicz	POL	46.19	0.261
29	1046	Paul Greene	AUS	46.22	0.194
30	2116	Hendrick Mokganyetsi	RSA	46.48	0.242
DNF	1992	Jude Monye	NGR	–	0.315
DNS	1794	Charles Gitonga	KEN	–	–

Heat #1

Time	19:55

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1983	Sunday Bada	NGR	44.88	0.269	Q
2	1737	Davian Clarke	JAM	44.98	0.294	Q
3	1805	Samson Kitur	KEN	45.03	0.246	Q
4	1119	Troy Douglas	BER	45.26	0.188	Q
5	2114	Arnaud Malherbe	RSA	45.26	0.240
6	2452	Tawanda Chiwira	ZIM	45.38	0.342
7	2229	Mathias Rusterholz	SUI	45.72	0.199
8	2056	Piotr Rysiukiewicz	POL	46.19	0.261

Heat #2

Time	20:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1469	Roger Black	GBR	44.72	0.165	Q
2	2095	Ibrahim Ismail	QAT	44.96	0.301	Q
3	2392	Butch Reynolds	USA	45.21	0.227	Q
4	2234	Štefan Balošák	SVK	45.32	0.220	Q
5	1928	Alejandro Cárdenas	MEX	45.33	0.181
6	2119	Bobang Phiri	RSA	45.51	0.195
7	1170	Sanderlei Parrela	BRA	45.72	0.299
8	1811	Kennedy Ochieng	KEN	45.72	0.194

Heat #3

Time	20:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2370	Michael Johnson	USA	44.62	0.234	Q
2	1745	Roxbert Martin	JAM	44.74	0.175	Q
3	2300	Davis Kamoga	UGA	44.82	0.249	Q
4	2289	Neil de Silva	TTO	45.02	0.283	Q
5	1985	Clement Chukwu	NGR	45.24	0.189
6	1494	Du'aine Ladejo	GBR	45.62	0.179
7	2213	Sugath Thilakaratne	SRI	45.78	0.307
8	1046	Paul Greene	AUS	46.22	0.194

Heat #4

Time	20:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2357	Alvin Harrison	USA	44.79	0.291	Q
2	1512	Iwan Thomas	GBR	45.04	0.176	Q
3	1746	Michael McDonald	JAM	45.26	0.327	Q
4	2429	Eswort Coombs	VIN	45.43	0.284	Q
5	1448	Jean-Louis Rapnouil	FRA	45.74	0.244
6	2116	Hendrick Mokganyetsi	RSA	46.48	0.242
DNF	1992	Jude Monye	NGR	–	0.315
DNS	1794	Charles Gitonga	KEN	–	–

Semi-Finals

Date	28 July 1996
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2370	Michael Johnson	USA	44.59	0.264	Q
2	1469	Roger Black	GBR	44.69	0.188	Q
3	1745	Roxbert Martin	JAM	44.81	0.312	Q
4	2300	Davis Kamoga	UGA	44.85	0.193	Q
5	1737	Davian Clarke	JAM	44.87	0.291	Q
6	1512	Iwan Thomas	GBR	45.01	0.234	Q
7	2095	Ibrahim Ismail	QAT	45.02	0.361	Q
8	2357	Alvin Harrison	USA	45.04	0.392	Q
9	1805	Samson Kitur	KEN	45.17	0.248
10	1983	Sunday Bada	NGR	45.30	0.316
11	2429	Eswort Coombs	VIN	45.36	0.285
12	1746	Michael McDonald	JAM	45.48	0.221
13	2289	Neil de Silva	TTO	45.56	0.407
14	2234	Štefan Balošák	SVK	45.59	0.335
15	1119	Troy Douglas	BER	46.33	0.326
DNF	2392	Butch Reynolds	USA	–	0.198

Heat #1

Time	20:26

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1469	Roger Black	GBR	44.69	0.188	Q
2	1737	Davian Clarke	JAM	44.87	0.291	Q
3	2095	Ibrahim Ismail	QAT	45.02	0.361	Q
4	2357	Alvin Harrison	USA	45.04	0.392	Q
5	1805	Samson Kitur	KEN	45.17	0.248
6	2234	Štefan Balošák	SVK	45.59	0.335
7	1119	Troy Douglas	BER	46.33	0.326
DNF	2392	Butch Reynolds	USA	–	0.198

Heat #2

Time	20:32

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2370	Michael Johnson	USA	44.59	0.264	Q
2	1745	Roxbert Martin	JAM	44.81	0.312	Q
3	2300	Davis Kamoga	UGA	44.85	0.193	Q
4	1512	Iwan Thomas	GBR	45.01	0.234	Q
5	1983	Sunday Bada	NGR	45.30	0.316
6	2429	Eswort Coombs	VIN	45.36	0.285
7	1746	Michael McDonald	JAM	45.48	0.221
8	2289	Neil de Silva	TTO	45.56	0.407

Final Round

Date	29 July 1996 — 21:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2370	Michael Johnson	USA	43.49	0.254	OR
2	1469	Roger Black	GBR	44.41	0.205
3	2300	Davis Kamoga	UGA	44.53	0.264
4	2357	Alvin Harrison	USA	44.62	0.237
5	1512	Iwan Thomas	GBR	44.70	0.365
6	1745	Roxbert Martin	JAM	44.83	0.283
7	1737	Davian Clarke	JAM	44.99	0.348
DNF	2095	Ibrahim Ismail	QAT	–	0.365