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400 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	29 July – 1 August 1996
Status	Olympic
Location	Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
Participants	55 from 35 countries

The last two World Championships had been won by Americans – 1995 by Derrick Adkins and 1993 by the 1992 Olympic champion, Kevin Young. Both years the runner-up had been Zambia’s Samuel Matete. Matete had been the 1991 World Champion and was favored at the 1992 Olympics, but a hamstring problem kept him from the final. He was favored in Atlanta, having run the best times earlier in the year, and having beaten Adkins in four of five races in 1996. Adkins and Matete moved into the lead in the final at the seventh hurdle, but Adkins took the lead going in to the straight and held on for the gold medal, Matete getting silver.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	2327	Derrick Adkins	USA	48.46 (1 h7)	47.76 (1 h1)	47.54 (1)	Gold
2	2448	Samuel Matete	ZAM	48.21 (1 h3)	48.28 (3 h2)	47.78 (2)	Silver
3	2346	Calvin Davis	USA	48.94 (1 h6)	47.91 (1 h2)	47.96 (3)	Bronze
4	2254	Sven Nylander	SWE	49.54 (2 h6)	48.21 (2 h1)	47.98 (4)
5	1059	Rohan Robinson	AUS	48.89 (2 h3)	48.28 (4 h2)	48.30 (5)
6	1715	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	48.90 (2 h1)	48.43 (3 h1)	48.41 (6)
7	1178	Éverson Teixeira	BRA	48.52 (2 h7)	48.28 (2 h2)	48.57 (7)
8	1157	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	48.52 (1 h2)	48.45 (4 h1)	48.78 (8)
5 h1 r2/3	1652	Dusán Kovács	HUN	49.23 (2 h4)	48.57 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	1740	Neil Gardner	JAM	48.59 (4 h7)	48.30 (5 h2)	–
6 h1 r2/3	2453	Ken Harnden	ZIM	48.54 (3 h7)	48.61 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	1717	Laurent Ottoz	ITA	48.92 (2 h2)	48.52 (6 h2)	–
7 h1 r2/3	1506	Jon Ridgeon	GBR	49.31 (1 h5)	49.43 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	2179	Ibou Faye	SEN	48.84 (1 h1)	48.84 (7 h2)	–
8 h1 r2/3	2334	Bryan Bronson	USA	49.06 (1 h4)	50.32 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	1106	Marc Dollendorf	BEL	49.49 (2 h5)	48.91 (8 h2)	–
3 h1 r1/3	1775	Kazuhiko Yamazaki	JPN	49.07 (3 h1)	–	–
3 h2 r1/3	2079	Carlos Silva	POR	49.09 (3 h2)	–	–
3 h3 r1/3	1798	Erick Keter	KEN	49.03 (3 h3)	–	–
3 h4 r1/3	2048	Paweł Januszewski	POL	49.63 (3 h4)	–	–
3 h5 r1/3	2146	Ruslan Mashchenko	RUS	49.94 (3 h5)	–	–
3 h6 r1/3	1722	Ashraf Saber	ITA	49.71 (3 h6)	–	–
4 h1 r1/3	1748	Dinsdale Morgan	JAM	49.16 (4 h1)	–	–
4 h2 r1/3	2093	Mubarak Sultan Al-Nubi Faraj	QAT	49.27 (4 h2)	–	–
4 h3 r1/3	1923	Vadim Zadoinov	MDA	49.73 (4 h3)	–	–
4 h4 r1/3	1762	Hideaki Kawamura	JPN	49.88 (4 h4)	–	–
4 h5 r1/3	1867	Egīls Tēbelis	LAT	50.73 (4 h5)	–	–
4 h6 r1/3	1791	Gideon Biwott	KEN	49.74 (4 h6)	–	–
5 h1 r1/3	1981	Kenny Aladefa	NGR	49.60 (5 h1)	–	–
5 h2 r1/3	2202	Miro Kocuvan	SLO	49.66 (5 h2)	–	–
5 h3 r1/3	1851	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily	KSA	49.94 (5 h3)	–	–
5 h4 r1/3	2454	Julius Masvanhise	ZIM	50.16 (5 h4)	–	–
5 h5 r1/3	2084	Domingo Cordero	PUR	51.20 (5 h5)	–	–
5 h6 r1/3	1676	Tom McGuirk	IRL	50.76 (5 h6)	–	–
5 h7 r1/3	1761	Shunji Karube	JPN	48.96 (5 h7)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	1478	Peter Crampton	GBR	49.78 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	1105	Jean-Paul Bruwier	BEL	49.69 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	2182	Hamidou M'Baye	SEN	50.30 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r1/3	2238	Jozef Kucej	SVK	50.31 (6 h4)	–	–
6 h5 r1/3	2230	Marcel Schelbert	SUI	51.20 (6 h5)	–	–
6 h6 r1/3	1176	Cléverson da Silva	BRA	51.23 (6 h6)	–	–
6 h7 r1/3	1491	Gary Jennings	GBR	50.41 (6 h7)	–	–
7 h1 r1/3	1948	Gilbert Hashan	MRI	49.94 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h2 r1/3	1801	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	49.82 (7 h2)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	2112	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	51.13 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r1/3	1628	Amadou Sy Savané	GUI	50.90 (7 h4)	–	–
7 h5 r1/3	2028	Curt Young	PAN	55.20 (7 h5)	–	–
7 h6 r1/3	1370	Óscar Pitillas	ESP	51.35 (7 h6)	–	–
7 h7 r1/3	1361	Íñigo Monreal	ESP	52.23 (7 h7)	–	–
8 h1 r1/3	1376	Salvador Vila	ESP	50.55 (8 h1)	–	–
8 h2 r1/3	2480	Mugur Mateescu	ROU	49.97 (8 h2)	–	–
8 h4 r1/3	1048	Simon Hollingsworth	AUS	52.16 (8 h4)	–	–
8 h6 r1/3	1631	Lancelot Gittens	GUY	54.79 (8 h6)	–	–
8 h7 r1/3	2043	Ivan Wakit	PNG	53.42 (8 h7)	–	–
AC h5 r1/3	1742	Winthrop Graham	JAM	– (DNF h5)	–	–

Round One

Date	29 July 1996
Format	Top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2448	Samuel Matete	ZAM	48.21	0.291	Q
2	2327	Derrick Adkins	USA	48.46	0.305	Q
=3	1157	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	48.52	0.195	Q
=3	1178	Éverson Teixeira	BRA	48.52	0.325	Q
5	2453	Ken Harnden	ZIM	48.54	0.294	q
6	1740	Neil Gardner	JAM	48.59	0.311	q
7	2179	Ibou Faye	SEN	48.84	0.370	Q
8	1059	Rohan Robinson	AUS	48.89	0.203	Q
9	1715	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	48.90	0.356	Q
10	1717	Laurent Ottoz	ITA	48.92	0.179	Q
11	2346	Calvin Davis	USA	48.94	0.186	Q
12	1761	Shunji Karube	JPN	48.96	0.238
13	1798	Erick Keter	KEN	49.03	0.222
14	2334	Bryan Bronson	USA	49.06	0.301	Q
15	1775	Kazuhiko Yamazaki	JPN	49.07	0.307
16	2079	Carlos Silva	POR	49.09	0.318
17	1748	Dinsdale Morgan	JAM	49.16	0.256
18	1652	Dusán Kovács	HUN	49.23	0.340	Q
19	2093	Mubarak Sultan Al-Nubi Faraj	QAT	49.27	0.246
20	1506	Jon Ridgeon	GBR	49.31	0.163	Q
21	1106	Marc Dollendorf	BEL	49.49	0.285	Q
22	2254	Sven Nylander	SWE	49.54	0.263	Q
23	1981	Kenny Aladefa	NGR	49.60	0.282
24	2048	Paweł Januszewski	POL	49.63	0.253
25	2202	Miro Kocuvan	SLO	49.66	0.268
26	1105	Jean-Paul Bruwier	BEL	49.69	0.415
27	1722	Ashraf Saber	ITA	49.71	0.396
28	1923	Vadim Zadoinov	MDA	49.73	0.197
29	1791	Gideon Biwott	KEN	49.74	0.347
30	1478	Peter Crampton	GBR	49.78	0.230
31	1801	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	49.82	0.340
32	1762	Hideaki Kawamura	JPN	49.88	0.282
=33	1948	Gilbert Hashan	MRI	49.94	0.221
=33	1851	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily	KSA	49.94	0.601
=33	2146	Ruslan Mashchenko	RUS	49.94	0.266
36	2480	Mugur Mateescu	ROU	49.97	0.298
37	2454	Julius Masvanhise	ZIM	50.16	0.360
38	2182	Hamidou M'Baye	SEN	50.30	0.258
39	2238	Jozef Kucej	SVK	50.31	0.211
40	1491	Gary Jennings	GBR	50.41	0.262
41	1376	Salvador Vila	ESP	50.55	0.243
42	1867	Egīls Tēbelis	LAT	50.73	0.344
43	1676	Tom McGuirk	IRL	50.76	0.204
44	1628	Amadou Sy Savané	GUI	50.90	0.198
45	2112	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	51.13	0.269
46	2084	Domingo Cordero	PUR	51.20	0.322
47	2230	Marcel Schelbert	SUI	51.20	0.263
48	1176	Cléverson da Silva	BRA	51.23	0.342
49	1370	Óscar Pitillas	ESP	51.35	0.263
50	1048	Simon Hollingsworth	AUS	52.16	0.399
51	1361	Íñigo Monreal	ESP	52.23	0.257
52	2043	Ivan Wakit	PNG	53.42	0.280
53	1631	Lancelot Gittens	GUY	54.79	0.280
54	2028	Curt Young	PAN	55.20	0.192
DNF	1742	Winthrop Graham	JAM	–	0.306

Heat #1

Time	11:45

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2179	Ibou Faye	SEN	48.84	0.370	Q
2	1715	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	48.90	0.356	Q
3	1775	Kazuhiko Yamazaki	JPN	49.07	0.307
4	1748	Dinsdale Morgan	JAM	49.16	0.256
5	1981	Kenny Aladefa	NGR	49.60	0.282
6	1478	Peter Crampton	GBR	49.78	0.230
7	1948	Gilbert Hashan	MRI	49.94	0.221
8	1376	Salvador Vila	ESP	50.55	0.243

Heat #2

Time	11:50

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1157	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	48.52	0.195	Q
2	1717	Laurent Ottoz	ITA	48.92	0.179	Q
3	2079	Carlos Silva	POR	49.09	0.318
4	2093	Mubarak Sultan Al-Nubi Faraj	QAT	49.27	0.246
5	2202	Miro Kocuvan	SLO	49.66	0.268
6	1105	Jean-Paul Bruwier	BEL	49.69	0.415
7	1801	Barnabas Kinyor	KEN	49.82	0.340
8	2480	Mugur Mateescu	ROU	49.97	0.298

Heat #3

Time	11:55

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2448	Samuel Matete	ZAM	48.21	0.291	Q
2	1059	Rohan Robinson	AUS	48.89	0.203	Q
3	1798	Erick Keter	KEN	49.03	0.222
4	1923	Vadim Zadoinov	MDA	49.73	0.197
5	1851	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily	KSA	49.94	0.601
6	2182	Hamidou M'Baye	SEN	50.30	0.258
7	2112	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	51.13	0.269

Heat #4

Time	12:00

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2334	Bryan Bronson	USA	49.06	0.301	Q
2	1652	Dusán Kovács	HUN	49.23	0.340	Q
3	2048	Paweł Januszewski	POL	49.63	0.253
4	1762	Hideaki Kawamura	JPN	49.88	0.282
5	2454	Julius Masvanhise	ZIM	50.16	0.360
6	2238	Jozef Kucej	SVK	50.31	0.211
7	1628	Amadou Sy Savané	GUI	50.90	0.198
8	1048	Simon Hollingsworth	AUS	52.16	0.399

Heat #5

Time	12:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1506	Jon Ridgeon	GBR	49.31	0.163	Q
2	1106	Marc Dollendorf	BEL	49.49	0.285	Q
3	2146	Ruslan Mashchenko	RUS	49.94	0.266
4	1867	Egīls Tēbelis	LAT	50.73	0.344
5	2084	Domingo Cordero	PUR	51.20	0.322
6	2230	Marcel Schelbert	SUI	51.20	0.263
7	2028	Curt Young	PAN	55.20	0.192
DNF	1742	Winthrop Graham	JAM	–	0.306

Heat #6

Time	12:10

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2346	Calvin Davis	USA	48.94	0.186	Q
2	2254	Sven Nylander	SWE	49.54	0.263	Q
3	1722	Ashraf Saber	ITA	49.71	0.396
4	1791	Gideon Biwott	KEN	49.74	0.347
5	1676	Tom McGuirk	IRL	50.76	0.204
6	1176	Cléverson da Silva	BRA	51.23	0.342
7	1370	Óscar Pitillas	ESP	51.35	0.263
8	1631	Lancelot Gittens	GUY	54.79	0.280

Heat #7

Time	12:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2327	Derrick Adkins	USA	48.46	0.305	Q
2	1178	Éverson Teixeira	BRA	48.52	0.325	Q
3	2453	Ken Harnden	ZIM	48.54	0.294	q
4	1740	Neil Gardner	JAM	48.59	0.311	q
5	1761	Shunji Karube	JPN	48.96	0.238
6	1491	Gary Jennings	GBR	50.41	0.262
7	1361	Íñigo Monreal	ESP	52.23	0.257
8	2043	Ivan Wakit	PNG	53.42	0.280

Semi-Finals

Date	31 July 1996
Format	Top four in each heat advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2327	Derrick Adkins	USA	47.76	0.195	Q
2	2346	Calvin Davis	USA	47.91	0.224	Q
3	2254	Sven Nylander	SWE	48.21	0.184	Q
4	1178	Éverson Teixeira	BRA	48.28	0.209	Q
5	2448	Samuel Matete	ZAM	48.28	0.276	Q
6	1059	Rohan Robinson	AUS	48.28	0.285	Q
7	1740	Neil Gardner	JAM	48.30	0.180
8	1715	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	48.43	0.187	Q
9	1157	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	48.45	0.288	Q
10	1717	Laurent Ottoz	ITA	48.52	0.172
11	1652	Dusán Kovács	HUN	48.57	0.300
12	2453	Ken Harnden	ZIM	48.61	0.331
13	2179	Ibou Faye	SEN	48.84	0.345
14	1106	Marc Dollendorf	BEL	48.91	0.281
15	1506	Jon Ridgeon	GBR	49.43	0.225
16	2334	Bryan Bronson	USA	50.32	0.287

Heat #1

Time	19:15

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2327	Derrick Adkins	USA	47.76	0.195	Q
2	2254	Sven Nylander	SWE	48.21	0.184	Q
3	1715	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	48.43	0.187	Q
4	1157	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	48.45	0.288	Q
5	1652	Dusán Kovács	HUN	48.57	0.300
6	2453	Ken Harnden	ZIM	48.61	0.331
7	1506	Jon Ridgeon	GBR	49.43	0.225
8	2334	Bryan Bronson	USA	50.32	0.287

Heat #2

Time	19:20

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2346	Calvin Davis	USA	47.91	0.224	Q
2	1178	Éverson Teixeira	BRA	48.28	0.209	Q
3	2448	Samuel Matete	ZAM	48.28	0.276	Q
4	1059	Rohan Robinson	AUS	48.28	0.285	Q
5	1740	Neil Gardner	JAM	48.30	0.180
6	1717	Laurent Ottoz	ITA	48.52	0.172
7	2179	Ibou Faye	SEN	48.84	0.345
8	1106	Marc Dollendorf	BEL	48.91	0.281

Final Round

Date	1 August 1996 — 20:25

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2327	Derrick Adkins	USA	47.54	0.294
2	2448	Samuel Matete	ZAM	47.78	0.184
3	2346	Calvin Davis	USA	47.96	0.267
4	2254	Sven Nylander	SWE	47.98	0.225
5	1059	Rohan Robinson	AUS	48.30	0.283
6	1715	Fabrizio Mori	ITA	48.41	0.192
7	1178	Éverson Teixeira	BRA	48.57	0.201
8	1157	Eronildes Araújo	BRA	48.78	0.199