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400 metres Hurdles, Men

Date	23 – 26 August 2004
Status	Olympic
Location	Olympiako Stadio, Olympiako Athletiko Kentro Athinon Spiros Loues, Maroussi
Participants	35 from 24 countries

Félix Sánchez (DOM) was a solid favorite, having won the 2001 and 2003 World Championships. The semi-finals in Athina saw many top hurdlers eliminated, among them the 2000 medalists Angelo Taylor (USA), Hadj Soua’an Al-Somaily of Saudi Arabia, and South Africa’s Llewellyn Herbert. The semis were won by Sánchez, Danny McFarlane (JAM), and James Carter (USA), with Sánchez fastest in 47.93. In the final, both Carter and Sánchez false started. On the fair start Sánchez took an early lead, with Carter close through six hurdles. Carter then pulled ahead leading into the final straight, but he faded in the straight and would finish fourth for the second consecutive Olympics. Sánchez regained the lead at the ninth hurdle and would maintain it to the finish, winning comfortably by 0.48 over McFarlane. No American medaled for the first time since 1968, save the 1980 boycotted Olympics.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	R1	SF	Final
1	1539	Félix Sánchez	DOM	48.51 (1 h4)	47.93 (1 h1)	47.63 (1)	Gold
2	2236	Danny McFarlane	JAM	48.35 (1 h2)	48.00 (1 h2)	48.11 (2)	Silver
3	1748	Naman Keïta	FRA	48.88 (2 h5)	48.24 (3 h3)	48.26 (3)	Bronze
4	3240	James Carter	USA	48.64 (1 h3)	48.18 (1 h3)	48.58 (4)
5	1648	Bayano Kamani	PAN	49.37 (5 h3)	48.23 (2 h3)	48.74 (5)
6	2688	Marek Plawgo	POL	48.67 (3 h2)	48.16 (2 h1)	49.00 (6)
7	2829	Alwyn Myburgh	RSA	48.84 (2 h4)	48.21 (3 h1)	49.07 (7)
8	3228	Bennie Brazell	USA	48.57 (2 h2)	48.19 (2 h2)	49.51 (8)
3 h2 r2/3	2294	Dai Tamesue	JPN	48.80 (3 h3)	48.46 (3 h2)	–
4 h1 r2/3	3347	Angelo Taylor	USA	48.79 (1 h1)	48.72 (4 h1)	–
4 h2 r2/3	1982	Periklis Iakovakis	GRE	48.69 (2 h3)	48.47 (4 h2)	–
4 h3 r2/3	2252	Kemel Thompson	JAM	48.66 (1 h5)	48.25 (4 h3)	–
5 h1 r2/3	2404	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily	KSA	49.15 (4 h4)	48.98 (5 h1)	–
5 h2 r2/3	2818	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	48.70 (4 h2)	48.57 (5 h2)	–
5 h3 r2/3	1507	Jiří Mužík	CZE	48.85 (2 h1)	48.88 (5 h3)	–
6 h1 r2/3	2908	Mikhail Lipsky	RUS	49.00 (3 h4)	49.10 (6 h1)	–
6 h2 r2/3	1622	Eduardo Iván Rodríguez	ESP	49.25 (4 h3)	49.77 (6 h2)	–
6 h3 r2/3	2810	Ockert Cilliers	RSA	49.12 (3 h5)	49.01 (6 h3)	–
7 h1 r2/3	2737	Edivaldo Monteiro	POR	49.53 (4 h5)	49.26 (7 h1)	–
7 h2 r2/3	1519	Štěpán Tesařík	CZE	49.44 (5 h2)	49.87 (7 h2)	–
7 h3 r2/3	2877	Boris Gorban	RUS	49.25 (4 h1)	49.46 (7 h3)	–
8 h1 r2/3	2232	Dean Griffiths	JAM	49.41 (5 h4)	49.51 (8 h1)	–
8 h2 r2/3	1832	Chris Rawlinson	GBR	48.94 (3 h1)	50.89 (8 h2)	–
8 h3 r2/3	2321	Yevgeny Meleshchenko	KAZ	49.43 (5 h1)	49.48 (8 h3)	–
5 h5 r1/3	2399	Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi	KSA	49.64 (5 h5)	–	–
6 h1 r1/3	2304	Ken Yoshizawa	JPN	50.95 (6 h1)	–	–
6 h2 r1/3	2143	Alaa Motar	IRQ	51.97 (6 h2)	–	–
6 h3 r1/3	2543	Ibrahima Maïga	MLI	50.63 (6 h3)	–	–
6 h4 r1/3	3046	Cédric El-Idrissi	SUI	49.44 (6 h4)	–	–
6 h5 r1/3	1800	Matt Douglas	GBR	49.77 (6 h5)	–	–
7 h1 r1/3	2547	Kurt Couto	MOZ	51.18 (7 h1)	–	–
7 h3 r1/3	1167	Michael Aguilar	BIZ	51.21 (7 h3)	–	–
7 h4 r1/3	2660	Mowen Boino	PNG	50.97 (7 h4)	–	–
7 h5 r1/3	2618	Ibrahim Tondi	NIG	52.62 (7 h5)	–	–
AC h2 r1/3	1465	Yacnier Luis	CUB	– (DQ h2)	–	–

Round One

Date	23 August 2004
Format	Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2236	Danny McFarlane	JAM	48.35	0.229	Q
2	1539	Félix Sánchez	DOM	48.51	0.228	Q
3	3228	Bennie Brazell	USA	48.57	0.273	Q
4	3240	James Carter	USA	48.64	0.213	Q
5	2252	Kemel Thompson	JAM	48.66	0.264	Q
6	2688	Marek Plawgo	POL	48.67	0.251	Q
7	1982	Periklis Iakovakis	GRE	48.69	0.267	Q
8	2818	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	48.70	0.238	Q
9	3347	Angelo Taylor	USA	48.79	0.170	Q
10	2294	Dai Tamesue	JPN	48.80	0.298	Q
11	2829	Alwyn Myburgh	RSA	48.84	0.244	Q
12	1507	Jiří Mužík	CZE	48.85	0.250	Q
13	1748	Naman Keïta	FRA	48.88	0.266	Q
14	1832	Chris Rawlinson	GBR	48.94	0.227	Q
15	2908	Mikhail Lipsky	RUS	49.00	0.266	Q
16	2810	Ockert Cilliers	RSA	49.12	0.223	Q
17	2404	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily	KSA	49.15	0.233	Q
=18	2877	Boris Gorban	RUS	49.25	0.279	Q
=18	1622	Eduardo Iván Rodríguez	ESP	49.25	0.169	Q
20	1648	Bayano Kamani	PAN	49.37	0.239	q
21	2232	Dean Griffiths	JAM	49.41	0.210	q
22	2321	Yevgeny Meleshchenko	KAZ	49.43	0.227	q
=23	1519	Štěpán Tesařík	CZE	49.44	0.233	q
=23	3046	Cédric El-Idrissi	SUI	49.44	0.233
25	2737	Edivaldo Monteiro	POR	49.53	0.229	Q
26	2399	Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi	KSA	49.64	0.310
27	1800	Matt Douglas	GBR	49.77	0.164
28	2543	Ibrahima Maïga	MLI	50.63	0.277
29	2304	Ken Yoshizawa	JPN	50.95	0.276
30	2660	Mowen Boino	PNG	50.97	0.373
31	2547	Kurt Couto	MOZ	51.18	0.391
32	1167	Michael Aguilar	BIZ	51.21	0.381
33	2143	Alaa Motar	IRQ	51.97	0.329
34	2618	Ibrahim Tondi	NIG	52.62	0.166
DQ	1465	Yacnier Luis	CUB	–	[0.340]		1

Heat #1

Time	19:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3347	Angelo Taylor	USA	48.79	0.170	Q
2	1507	Jiří Mužík	CZE	48.85	0.250	Q
3	1832	Chris Rawlinson	GBR	48.94	0.227	Q
4	2877	Boris Gorban	RUS	49.25	0.279	Q
5	2321	Yevgeny Meleshchenko	KAZ	49.43	0.227	q
6	2304	Ken Yoshizawa	JPN	50.95	0.276
7	2547	Kurt Couto	MOZ	51.18	0.391

Heat #2

Time	19:38

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2236	Danny McFarlane	JAM	48.35	0.229	Q
2	3228	Bennie Brazell	USA	48.57	0.273	Q
3	2688	Marek Plawgo	POL	48.67	0.251	Q
4	2818	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	48.70	0.238	Q
5	1519	Štěpán Tesařík	CZE	49.44	0.233	q
6	2143	Alaa Motar	IRQ	51.97	0.329
DQ	1465	Yacnier Luis	CUB	–	[0.340]		2

Heat #3

Time	19:46

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3240	James Carter	USA	48.64	0.213	Q
2	1982	Periklis Iakovakis	GRE	48.69	0.267	Q
3	2294	Dai Tamesue	JPN	48.80	0.298	Q
4	1622	Eduardo Iván Rodríguez	ESP	49.25	0.169	Q
5	1648	Bayano Kamani	PAN	49.37	0.239	q
6	2543	Ibrahima Maïga	MLI	50.63	0.277
7	1167	Michael Aguilar	BIZ	51.21	0.381

Heat #4

Time	19:54

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1539	Félix Sánchez	DOM	48.51	0.228	Q
2	2829	Alwyn Myburgh	RSA	48.84	0.244	Q
3	2908	Mikhail Lipsky	RUS	49.00	0.266	Q
4	2404	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily	KSA	49.15	0.233	Q
5	2232	Dean Griffiths	JAM	49.41	0.210	q
6	3046	Cédric El-Idrissi	SUI	49.44	0.233
7	2660	Mowen Boino	PNG	50.97	0.373

Heat #5

Time	20:02

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2252	Kemel Thompson	JAM	48.66	0.264	Q
2	1748	Naman Keïta	FRA	48.88	0.266	Q
3	2810	Ockert Cilliers	RSA	49.12	0.223	Q
4	2737	Edivaldo Monteiro	POR	49.53	0.229	Q
5	2399	Ibrahim Al-Hamaidi	KSA	49.64	0.310
6	1800	Matt Douglas	GBR	49.77	0.164
7	2618	Ibrahim Tondi	NIG	52.62	0.166

Semi-Finals

Date	24 August 2004
Format	Top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Number	Competitor	NOC	Time (automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1539	Félix Sánchez	DOM	47.93	0.224	Q
2	2236	Danny McFarlane	JAM	48.00	0.243	Q
3	2688	Marek Plawgo	POL	48.16	0.246	Q
4	3240	James Carter	USA	48.18	0.214	Q
5	3228	Bennie Brazell	USA	48.19	0.309	Q
6	2829	Alwyn Myburgh	RSA	48.21	0.242	q
7	1648	Bayano Kamani	PAN	48.23	0.225	Q
8	1748	Naman Keïta	FRA	48.24	0.356	q
9	2252	Kemel Thompson	JAM	48.25	0.257
10	2294	Dai Tamesue	JPN	48.46	0.273
11	1982	Periklis Iakovakis	GRE	48.47	0.242
12	2818	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	48.57	0.230
13	3347	Angelo Taylor	USA	48.72	0.217
14	1507	Jiří Mužík	CZE	48.88	0.313
15	2404	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily	KSA	48.98	0.261
16	2810	Ockert Cilliers	RSA	49.01	0.175
17	2908	Mikhail Lipsky	RUS	49.10	0.229
18	2737	Edivaldo Monteiro	POR	49.26	0.162
19	2877	Boris Gorban	RUS	49.46	0.243
20	2321	Yevgeny Meleshchenko	KAZ	49.48	0.196
21	2232	Dean Griffiths	JAM	49.51	0.260
22	1622	Eduardo Iván Rodríguez	ESP	49.77	0.223
23	1519	Štěpán Tesařík	CZE	49.87	0.205
24	1832	Chris Rawlinson	GBR	50.89	0.176

Heat #1

Time	21:05

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1539	Félix Sánchez	DOM	47.93	0.224	Q
2	2688	Marek Plawgo	POL	48.16	0.246	Q
3	2829	Alwyn Myburgh	RSA	48.21	0.242	q
4	3347	Angelo Taylor	USA	48.72	0.217
5	2404	Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily	KSA	48.98	0.261
6	2908	Mikhail Lipsky	RUS	49.10	0.229
7	2737	Edivaldo Monteiro	POR	49.26	0.162
8	2232	Dean Griffiths	JAM	49.51	0.260

Heat #2

Time	21:13

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	2236	Danny McFarlane	JAM	48.00	0.243	Q
2	3228	Bennie Brazell	USA	48.19	0.309	Q
3	2294	Dai Tamesue	JPN	48.46	0.273
4	1982	Periklis Iakovakis	GRE	48.47	0.242
5	2818	Llewellyn Herbert	RSA	48.57	0.230
6	1622	Eduardo Iván Rodríguez	ESP	49.77	0.223
7	1519	Štěpán Tesařík	CZE	49.87	0.205
8	1832	Chris Rawlinson	GBR	50.89	0.176

Heat #3

Time	21:21

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	3240	James Carter	USA	48.18	0.214	Q
2	1648	Bayano Kamani	PAN	48.23	0.225	Q
3	1748	Naman Keïta	FRA	48.24	0.356	q
4	2252	Kemel Thompson	JAM	48.25	0.257
5	1507	Jiří Mužík	CZE	48.88	0.313
6	2810	Ockert Cilliers	RSA	49.01	0.175
7	2877	Boris Gorban	RUS	49.46	0.243
8	2321	Yevgeny Meleshchenko	KAZ	49.48	0.196

Final Round

Date	26 August 2004 — 22:30

Pos	Lane	Competitor	NOC	Time (Automatic)	Reaction Time
1	1539	Félix Sánchez	DOM	47.63	0.219	3
2	2236	Danny McFarlane	JAM	48.11	0.256
3	1748	Naman Keïta	FRA	48.26	0.268
4	3240	James Carter	USA	48.58	0.223	4
5	1648	Bayano Kamani	PAN	48.74	0.233
6	2688	Marek Plawgo	POL	49.00	0.242
7	2829	Alwyn Myburgh	RSA	49.07	0.150
8	3228	Bennie Brazell	USA	49.51	0.390