| Host City: Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final. |
| Date Started: August 2, 1928 |
Format: Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
| Date Finished: August 3, 1928 |
Format: Top two in each heat advanced to the quarter-finals. |
| (Competitors: 50; Countries: 20; Finalists: 6) |
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Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Amsterdam
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| Overview by IAAF |
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| The three Bs – Ball, Büchner and Barbuti – were the most impressive in qualifying, the Canadian and German winning their semi-finals in 48.6, and Barbuti, the US Trials winner, running 48.8 in both the second round and semi-final. With a view of all the finalists at the start, Barbuti went all out, with Phillips and Büchner attempting to stay with him. By the start of the finishing straight, Barbuti had a lead of 5m, but held only half a metre of that advantage by the finish. The official times of 48.2/48.4 for second and third were clearly too conservative. Barbuti’s win was the USA’s only individual track gold medal of 1928, America’s worst-ever showing. |
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| Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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| The world record had been set in May 1928 by American Emerson "Bud" Spencer with 47.0, but he did not make the US team for the open 400 when he only finished fifth at the 1928 AAU/Olympic Trial 400. The US Olympic Trials had been won by Ray Barbuti. The two semi-finals in Amsterdam were won by Jimmy Ball (CAN) and Joachim Büchner (GER). In the final, Barbuti was out the fastest, leading by five metres off the final curve. He hung on to win, though barely, with Ball getting the silver medal, and Büchner the bronze. |
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Results |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Final |
3 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
47.8 |
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Ray Barbuti |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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| 2 |
48.0 |
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Jimmy Ball |
Canada |
CAN |
25 |
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| 3 |
48.2 |
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Jochen Büchner |
Germany |
GER |
23 |
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| 4 |
48.4 |
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John Rinkel |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 5 |
48.8 |
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Harry Storz |
Germany |
GER |
24 |
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| 6 |
49.0 |
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Hermon Phillips |
United States |
USA |
24 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Semi-Finals Heat One |
3 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
48.6 |
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Q |
Jimmy Ball |
Canada |
CAN |
25 |
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| 2 |
48.8 |
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Q |
Ray Barbuti |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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| 3 |
49.0 |
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Harry Storz |
Germany |
GER |
24 |
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| 4 |
49.2 |
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László Barsi |
Hungary |
HUN |
23 |
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| 5 |
49.9 |
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Harry Broos |
Netherlands |
NED |
29 |
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| 6 |
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Georges Krotoff |
France |
FRA |
21 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Semi-Finals Heat Two |
3 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
48.6 |
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Q |
Jochen Büchner |
Germany |
GER |
23 |
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| 2 |
49.1 |
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Q |
Hermon Phillips |
United States |
USA |
24 |
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| 3 |
49.1 |
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Q |
John Rinkel |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 4 |
49.2 |
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Alex Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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| 5 |
49.6 |
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René Féger |
France |
FRA |
24 |
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| 6 |
50.2 |
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Phil Edwards |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat One |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.6 |
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Q |
Hermon Phillips |
United States |
USA |
24 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Georges Krotoff |
France |
FRA |
21 |
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| 3 |
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Billy Green |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 4 |
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Reinhold Schmidt |
Germany |
GER |
25 |
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| 5 |
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James Hall |
India |
IND |
25 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Two |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
48.8 |
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Q |
Ray Barbuti |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Alex Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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| 3 |
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Otto Neumann |
Germany |
GER |
25 |
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| 4 |
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Georges Dupont |
France |
FRA |
25 |
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| 5 |
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Jesús Moraila |
Mexico |
MEX |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Three |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.2 |
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Q |
Jimmy Ball |
Canada |
CAN |
25 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
René Féger |
France |
FRA |
24 |
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| 3 |
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Emil Snider |
United States |
USA |
20 |
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| 4 |
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Andries Hoogerwerf |
Netherlands |
NED |
21 |
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| 5 |
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Hermann Geißler |
Austria |
AUT |
22 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Four |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.4 |
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Q |
Harry Storz |
Germany |
GER |
24 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
John Rinkel |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 3 |
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Joseph Jackson |
France |
FRA |
23 |
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| 4 |
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François Prinsen |
Belgium |
BEL |
22 |
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| 5 |
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José Lucílo Iturbe |
Mexico |
MEX |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Five |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.2 |
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Q |
Phil Edwards |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Harry Broos |
Netherlands |
NED |
29 |
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| 3 |
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Johann Bartl |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
22 |
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| 4 |
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Joe Tierney |
United States |
USA |
25 |
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| 5 |
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Sean Lavan |
Ireland |
IRL |
29 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Quarter-Finals Heat Six |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
48.6 |
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Q |
Jochen Büchner |
Germany |
GER |
23 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
László Barsi |
Hungary |
HUN |
23 |
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| 3 |
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Roger Leigh-Wood |
Great Britain |
GBR |
21 |
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| 4 |
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Adje Paulen |
Netherlands |
NED |
25 |
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| 5 |
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Fred Macbeth |
Canada |
CAN |
18 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat One |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.4 |
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Q |
Hermon Phillips |
United States |
USA |
24 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Georges Dupont |
France |
FRA |
25 |
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| 3 |
50.8 |
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Zygmunt Weiss |
Poland |
POL |
25 |
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| 4 |
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Rinus van den Berge |
Netherlands |
NED |
28 |
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| 5 |
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Víctor Villaseñor |
Mexico |
MEX |
24 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Two |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.4 |
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Q |
Emil Snider |
United States |
USA |
20 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
François Prinsen |
Belgium |
BEL |
22 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Three |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.8 |
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Q |
Phil Edwards |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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| 2 |
50.5 |
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Q |
Georges Krotoff |
France |
FRA |
21 |
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| 3 |
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Jaroslav Vykoupil |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
20 |
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| 4 |
52.2 |
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Stefan Kostrzewski |
Poland |
POL |
25 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Four |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.2 |
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Q |
John Rinkel |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Johann Bartl |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
22 |
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| 3 |
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Émile Langenraedt |
Belgium |
BEL |
20 |
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| 4 |
52.6 |
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Feliks Żuber |
Poland |
POL |
22 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Five |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.2 |
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Q |
Jochen Büchner |
Germany |
GER |
23 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Andries Hoogerwerf |
Netherlands |
NED |
21 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Six |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.8 |
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Q |
Ray Barbuti |
United States |
USA |
22 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Sean Lavan |
Ireland |
IRL |
29 |
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| 3 |
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Louis Lundgren |
Denmark |
DEN |
27 |
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| 4 |
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Jenő Szalay |
Hungary |
HUN |
23 |
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| 5 |
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Alex Hannig |
Chile |
CHI |
30 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Seven |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.6 |
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Q |
Harry Storz |
Germany |
GER |
24 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Harry Broos |
Netherlands |
NED |
29 |
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| 3 |
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Joaquín Miquel |
Spain |
ESP |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Eight |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
55.8 |
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Q |
Jimmy Ball |
Canada |
CAN |
25 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Roger Leigh-Wood |
Great Britain |
GBR |
21 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Nine |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
1.00.0 |
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Q |
Jesús Moraila |
Mexico |
MEX |
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| 2 |
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Q |
James Hall |
India |
IND |
25 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Ten |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
55.6 |
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Q |
László Barsi |
Hungary |
HUN |
23 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
José Lucílo Iturbe |
Mexico |
MEX |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Eleven |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
49.8 |
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Q |
Joe Tierney |
United States |
USA |
25 |
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| 2 |
49.9 |
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Q |
Alex Wilson |
Canada |
CAN |
20 |
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| 3 |
50.8 |
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Klemens Biniakowski |
Poland |
POL |
25 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Twelve |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
51.4 |
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Q |
René Féger |
France |
FRA |
24 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Billy Green |
Great Britain |
GBR |
23 |
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| 3 |
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José Vicente Salinas |
Chile |
CHI |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Thirteen |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.2 |
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Q |
Hermann Geißler |
Austria |
AUT |
22 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Adje Paulen |
Netherlands |
NED |
25 |
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| 3 |
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László Magdics |
Hungary |
HUN |
25 |
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| 4 |
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Vasilios Stavrinos |
Greece |
GRE |
21 |
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| 5 |
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Fritz Eyschen |
Luxembourg |
LUX |
25 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Fourteen |
2 August |
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Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.6 |
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Q |
Otto Neumann |
Germany |
GER |
25 |
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| 2 |
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Q |
Fred Macbeth |
Canada |
CAN |
18 |
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| 3 |
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Charles Stuart |
Australia |
AUS |
21 |
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| 4 |
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Mór Gerő |
Hungary |
HUN |
23 |
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| 400 m |
Men |
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Round One Heat Fifteen |
2 August |
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| Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Age |
Records |
Notes |
| 1 |
50.0 |
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Q |
Reinhold Schmidt |
Germany |
GER |
25 |
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| 2 |
50.6 |
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Q |
Joseph Jackson |
France |
FRA |
23 |
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| 3 |
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John Hanlon |
Great Britain |
GBR |
22 |
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| 4 |
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Alfonso García |
Mexico |
MEX |
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