SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES
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OLYMPIC GAMES. HISTORY 
MEN'S 400 m.
 
1896 
1. Thomas Burke (US) ....................................... 54.2 
2. Herbert Jamison (US) .................................. c55.2 
3. Fritz Hofmann (Ger) ......................................... nt 
1900 
1. Maxie Long (US) ............................................ 49.4 
2. William Holland (US) ..................................... c49.6 
3. Ernst Schultz (Den) ....................................... c52.4 
1904 
1. Harry Hillman (US) ......................................... 49.2 
2. Frank Waller (US) .......................................... 49.9 
3. Herman Groman (US) ..................................... 50.0 
1908 
1. Wyndham Halswelle (GB) ............................... 50.0 
dnc—John Taylor (US) 
dnc—William Robbins (US) 
1912 
1. Charlie Reidpath (US) ..................................... 48.2 
2. Hanns Braun (Ger) ......................................... 48.3 
3. Edward Lindberg (US) ..................................... 48.4 
1920 
1. Bevil Rudd (SA) ............................................. 49.6 
2. Guy Butler (GB) ............................................. 49.9 
3. Nils Engdahl (Swe) ......................................... 50.0 
1924 
1. Eric Liddell (GB) ............................................. 47.6 
2. Horatio Fitch (US) ........................................... 48.4 
3. Guy Butler (GB) ............................................. 48.6
1928 
1. Ray Barbuti (US) ............................................ 47.8 
2. Jim Ball (Can) ................................................ 48.0 
3. Joachim Büchner (Ger) ................................... 48.2 
1932 
1. Bill Carr (US) .................................................. 46.2 WR 
2. Ben Eastman (US) .......................................... 46.4 
3. Alex Wilson (Can) ........................................... 46.4 
1936 
1. Archie Williams (US) ...................................... 46.5 
2. Godfrey Brown (GB) ....................................... 46.7 
3. Jimmy LuValle (US) ....................................... 46.8 
1948 
1. Arthur Wint (Jam) ........................................... 46.2 
2. Herb McKenley (Jam) ..................................... 46.4 
3. Mal Whitfield (US) .......................................... 46.9 
1952 
1. George Rhoden (Jam) .................................... 45.9 
2. Herb McKenley (Jam) .................................... 45.9 
3. Ollie Matson (US) .......................................... 46.8 
1956 
1. Charlie Jenkins (US) ...................................... 46.7 
2. Karl-Friedrich Haas (WG) .............................. 46.8 
=3. Voitto Hellsten (Fin) .................................... 47.0 
=3. Ardalion Ignatyev (SU) ................................. 47.0 
1960 
1. Otis Davis (US) ....................................... 44.9 WR 
2. Carl Kaufmann (WG) ............................... 44.9 =WR 
3. Mal Spence (SA) .................................... 45.5 
1964 
1. Mike Larrabee (US) ........................................ 45.1 
2. Wendell Mottley (Tri) ...................................... 45.2 
3. Andrzej Badenski (Pol) .................................. 45.6 
1968 
1. Lee Evans (US) ............................................. 43.8(A) WR 
2. Larry James (US) ........................................... 43.9 
3. Ron Freeman (US) ......................................... 44.4 
1972 
1. Vince Matthews (US) ................................... 44.66 
2. Wayne Collett (US) ...................................... 44.80 
3. Julius Sang (Ken) ......................................... 44.92 
1976 
1. Alberto Juantorena (Cub) ............................. 44.26 
2. Fred Newhouse (US) ................................... 44.40 
3. Herman Frazier (US) ................................... 44.95 
1980 
1. Viktor Markin (SU) ....................................... 44.60 
2. Rick Mitchell (Aus) ....................................... 44.84 
3. Frank Schaffer (EG) ..................................... 44.87 
1984 
1. Alonzo Babers (US) .................................... 44.27 
2. Gabriel Tiacoh (CI) ...................................... 44.54 
3. Antonio McKay (US) ................................... 44.71 
1988 
1. Steve Lewis (US) ......................................... 43.87 
2. Butch Reynolds (US) ................................... 43.93 
3. Danny Everett (US) ...................................... 44.09 
1992 
1. Quincy Watts (US) ....................................... 43.50 
2. Steve Lewis (US) .......................................... 44.21 
3. Samson Kitur (Ken) ...................................... 44.24 
1996 
1. Michael Johnson (US).. ................................. 43.49 
2. Roger Black (GB) ......................................... 44.41 
3. Davis Kamoga (Uga) ..................................... 44.53
2000
1. Michael Johnson (USA) ................................  43.84
2. Alvin Harrison (USA) ....................................  44.40
3. Gregory Haughton (JAM) ..............................  44.70

Medals
17 - 12 - 10 USA
  2 - 3 - 1    Great Britain
  2 - 2 - 1    Jamaica
  1 - 0 - 1    South Africa
  1 - 0 - 1    Soviet Union
  1 - 0 - 0    Cuba
  0 - 2 - 0    West Germany
  0 - 1 - 2    Germany
  0 - 1 - 1    Canada
  0 - 1 - 0    Trinidad
  0 - 1 - 0    Australia
  0 - 1 - 0    Ivory Coast
  0 - 0 - 2    Kenya
  0 - 0 - 1    Denmark
  0 - 0 - 1    Sweden
  0 - 0 - 1    Finland
  0 - 0 - 1    Poland
  0 - 0 - 1    East Germany
  0 - 0 - 1    Uganda

More Gold Medals: -
More Medals: Michael Johnson (2-0-0), Steve Lewis (1-1-0), Herb McKenley (0-2-0)