Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

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Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
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Glenn Hardin
VenueOlympiastadion
DatesAugust 3 (quarterfinals)
August 4 (semifinals, final)
Competitors32 from 20 nations
Winning time52.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Glenn Hardin
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Loaring
 Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miguel White
 Philippines
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The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place on August 3 and August 4. There were 32 competitors from 20 nations.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American Glenn Hardin.[2] After two Games of silver and bronze medals, it was the United States' first victory since 1920 and sixth overall. However, it was the first time since 1900 that the Americans had only one medalist in the event. John Loaring took Canada's first 400 metres hurdles medal since 1900 with his silver. Miguel White gave the Philippines a bronze in its 400 metres hurdles debut.

Background[]

This was the eighth time the event was held. It had been introduced along with the men's 200 metres hurdles in 1900, with the 200 being dropped after 1904 and the 400 being held through 1908 before being left off the 1912 programme. However, when the Olympics returned in 1920 after World War I, the men's 400 metres hurdles was back and would continue to be contested at every Games thereafter.

Three of the six finalists from the 1932 Games returned: silver medalist Glenn Hardin of the United States, fifth-place finisher Luigi Facelli of Italy, and sixth-place finisher Kell Areskoug of Sweden. Hardin held the Olympic record, as the 1932 winner (Bob Tisdall) had knocked over a hurdle, as well as the world record which he had dropped from 52.0 seconds to 51.8 and then to 50.6 seconds in 1934. Hardin had not lost a 400 metres hurdles race since being beaten by Tisdall in that Los Angeles 1932 final.[1]

Austria, the Philippines, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. The United States made its eighth appearance, the only nation to have competed at every edition of the event to that point.

Competition format[]

The competition featured the three-round format introduced in 1908: quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. Ten sets of hurdles were set on the course. The hurdles were 3 feet (91.5 centimetres) tall and were placed 35 metres apart beginning 45 metres from the starting line, resulting in a 40 metres home stretch after the last hurdle. The 400 metres track was standard.

There were 6 quarterfinal heats, with between 4 and 6 athletes each. The top 2 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals. The 12 semifinalists were divided into 2 semifinals of 6 athletes each, with the top 3 in each semifinal advancing to the 6-man final.[1]

Records[]

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics.

World record  Glenn Hardin (USA) 50.6 Stockholm, Sweden 26 July 1934
Olympic record  Glenn Hardin (USA) 52.0 Los Angeles, United States 1 August 1932

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule[]

The semifinals were held on the day of the final instead of the day of the quarterfinals.

Date Time Round
Monday, 3 August 1936 15:00 Round 1
Tuesday, 4 August 1936 15:00
17:30		 Semifinals
Final

Results[]

The fastest two runners in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinal round.

Quarterfinals[]

Quarterfinal 1[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 József Kovács  Hungary 53.7 Q
2 Juul Bosmans  Belgium 53.8 Q
3 Prudent Joye  France 54.1
4 Tokio Fukuda  Japan 56.8

Quarterfinal 2[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Fritz Nottbrock  Germany 54.7 Q
2 Dale Schofield  United States 54.8 Q
3 Luigi Facelli  Italy 55.1
4 Jim Worrall  Canada 55.5
5 Louis Gailliard  France 56.4
6 August Banščak  Yugoslavia 1:01.5

Quarterfinal 3[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Miguel White  Philippines 53.4 Q
2 Johnny Loaring  Canada 54.3 Q
3 Alf Watson  Australia 54.5
4 Masao Ichihara  Japan 54.7
5 Ioannis Skiadas  Greece 55.3
6 Emilio Mori  Italy 55.6

Quarterfinal 4[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Joe Patterson  United States 54.4 Q
2 Juan Lavenás  Argentina 54.5 Q
3 Hans Scheele  Germany 54.6
4 Umberto Ridi  Italy 55.5
5 Teodoro Malasig  Philippines 56.1

Quarterfinal 5[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Khristos Mantikas  Greece 53.8 Q
2 Sylvio Padilha  Brazil 54.2 Q
3 Vane Ivanović  Yugoslavia 54.7
4 Frank Rushton  South Africa 55.2
5 Kell Areskoug  Sweden 55.7
6 Walter Fritsch  Chile 58.3

Quarterfinal 6[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Glenn Hardin  United States 53.9 Q
2 Willi Kürten  Germany 54.6 Q
3 Ernst Leitner  Austria 54.9
4 Ernst Berndt  Czechoslovakia 57.6
5 John Sheffield  Great Britain 58.1

Semifinals[]

The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.

Semifinal 1[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Glenn Hardin  United States 53.2 Q
2 Miguel White  Philippines 53.4 Q
3 Khristos Mantikas  Greece 53.5 Q
4 Dale Schofield  United States 53.5
5 Juan Lavenás  Argentina 54.5
6 Willi Kürten  Germany 54.5

Semifinal 2[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time Notes
1 Joe Patterson  United States 52.8 Q
2 Johnny Loaring  Canada 53.1 Q
3 Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha  Brazil 53.3 Q
4 Juul Bosmans  Belgium 53.4
5 József Kovács  Hungary 54.0
6 Fritz Nottbrock  Germany 54.8

Final[]

Rank Athlete Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Glenn Hardin  United States 52.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Loaring  Canada 52.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miguel White  Philippines 52.8
4 Joe Patterson  United States 53.0
5 Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha  Brazil 54.0
6 Khristos Mantikas  Greece 54.2

Results summary[]

Rank Athlete Nation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1st place, gold medalist(s) Glenn Hardin  United States 53.9 53.2 52.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Loaring  Canada 54.3 53.1 52.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Miguel White  Philippines 53.4 53.4 52.8
4 Joe Patterson  United States 54.4 52.8 53.0
5 Sylvio de Magalhães Padilha  Brazil 54.2 53.3 54.0
6 Khristos Mantikas  Greece 53.8 53.5 54.2
7 Juul Bosmans  Belgium 53.8 53.4 Did not advance
8 Dale Schofield  United States 54.8 53.5
9 József Kovács  Hungary 53.7 54.0
10 Juan Lavenás  Argentina 54.5 54.5
11 Willi Kürten  Germany 54.6 54.5
12 Fritz Nottbrock  Germany 54.7 54.8
13 Prudent Joye  France 54.1 Did not advance
14 Alf Watson  Australia 54.5
15 Hans Scheele  Germany 54.6
16 Masao Ichihara  Japan 54.7
Vane Ivanović  Yugoslavia 54.7
18 Ernst Leitner  Austria 54.9
19 Luigi Facelli  Italy 55.1
20 Frank Rushton  South Africa 55.2
21 Ioannis Skiadas  Greece 55.3
22 Umberto Ridi  Italy 55.5
Jim Worrall  Canada 55.5
24 Emilio Mori  Italy 55.6
25 Kell Areskoug  Sweden 55.7
26 Teodoro Malasig  Philippines 56.1
27 Louis Gailliard  France 56.4
28 Tokio Fukuda  Japan 56.8
29 Ernst Berndt  Czechoslovakia 57.6
30 John Sheffield  Great Britain 58.1
31 Walter Fritsch  Chile 58.3
32 August Banščak  Yugoslavia 1:01.5

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "400 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's 400 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
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