2016 Olympic Games Statistics - Men’s 400m by K Ken Nakamura The records to look for in Rio de Janeiro: Can LaShawn Merritt become the second (after MJ) long sprinter to win 400m twice? Summary Page: All time Performance List at the Olympic Games Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 43.49 Michael Johnson USA 1 Atlanta 1996 2 2 43.50 Quincy Watts USA 1 Barcelona 1992 3 43.71 Quincy Watts 1sf2 Barcelona 1992 4 3 43.75 LaShawn Merritt USA 1 Beijing 2008 5 43.84 Michael Johnson 1 Sydney 2000 6 4 43.86 Lee Evans USA 1 Mexico City 1968 Slowest winning time since 1988: 44.00 by Jeremy Wariner in 2004 Margin of Victory Difference Winning time Name Nat Venue Year Max 0.99 43.75 LaShawn Merritt USA Beijing 2008 1.9h 54.2h Thomas Burke USA Athinai 1896 Min 0.01 45.07 Otis Davis USA Roma 1960 Fastest time in each round (4 rounds in 1984, 1996) Round Time Name Nat Venue Year Final 43.49 Michael Johnson USA Atlanta 1996 Semi-final 43.71 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 Quarter final 44.41 Steve Lewis USA Seoul 1988 First round 44.25 Alvin Harrison USA Sydney 2000 Fastest non-qualifier for the final Time Position Name Nat Venue Year 44.72 5sf2 Roger Black GBR Barcelona 1992 Best Marks for Places in the Olympics Pos Time Name Nat Venue Year 1 43.49 Michael Johnson USA Atlanta 1996 2 43.93 Butch Reynolds USA Seoul 1988 3 44.09 Danny Everett USA Seoul 1988 Multiple Gold Medalists: Michael Johnson (USA): 1996, 2000 Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event: Nation Men Women Venue Year USA Alonzo Babers Valerie Brisco-Hooks Los Angeles 1984 All time Performance List at the Olympic Games Performance Performer Time Name Nat Pos Venue Year 1 1 43.49 Michael Johnson USA 1 Atlanta 1996 2 2 43.50 Quincy Watts USA 1 Barcelona 1992 3 43.71 Quincy Watts 1sf2 Barcelona 1992 4 3 43.75 LaShawn Merritt USA 1 Beijing 2008 5 43.84 Michael Johnson 1 Sydney 2000 6 4 43.86 Lee Evans USA 1 Mexico City 1968 7 5 43.87 Steve Lewis USA 1 Seoul 1988 8 6 43.93 Butch Reynolds USA 2 Seoul 1988 9 7 43.94 Kirani James GRN 1 London 2012 10 8 43.97 Larry James USA 2 Mexico City 1968 11 9 44.00 Jeremy Wariner USA 1 Athinai 2004 12 10 44.09 Danny Everett USA 3 Seoul 1988 13 44.12 LaShawn Merritt 1sf3 Beijing 2008 14 44.15 Jeremy Wariner 1sf1 Beijing 2008 15 11 44.16 Otis Harris USA 2 Athinai 2004 16 12 44.18 Samson Kitur KEN 2sf2 Barcelona 1992 17 13 44.21 Ian Morris TRI 3sf2 Barcelona 1992 17 44.21 Steve Lewis 2 Barcelona 1992 19 44.24 Samson Kitur 3 Barcelona 1992 20 44.25 Ian Morris 4 Barcelona 1992 20 14 44.25 Alvin Harrison USA 1h3 Sydney 2000 22 15 44.26 Alberto Juantorena CUB 1 Montreal 1976 23 16 44.27 Alonzo Babers USA 1 Los Angeles 1984 24 44.33 Butch Reynolds 1sf2 Seoul 1988 25 44.35 Steve Lewis 1sf1 Seoul 1988 26 44.36 Danny Everett 2sf1 Seoul 1988 27 17 44.38 Darren Clark AUS 3sf1 Seoul 1988 28 18 44.40 Fred Newhouse USA 2 Montreal 1976 28 44.40 Alvin Harrison 2 Sydney 2000 30 19 44.41 Ron Freeman USA 3 Mexico City 1968 30 44.41 Steve Lewis 1qf3 Seoul 1988 30 20 44.41 Roger Black GBR 2 Atlanta 1996 33 21 44.42 Derrick Brew USA 3 Athinai 2004 34 22 44.43 Jonathan Borlee BEL 1h3 London 2012 35 44.46 Butch Reynolds 1qf4 Seoul 1988 35 23 44.46 Luguelin Santos DOM 2 London 2012 37 24 44.47 David Grindley GBR 4sf2 Barcelona 1992 38 25 44.50 Bert Cameron JAM 4sf1 Seoul 1988 38 44.50 Steve Lewis 1sf1 Barcelona 1992 40 26 44.52 Roberto Hernandez CUB 5 Barcelona 1992 40 27 44.52 Lalonde Gordon TRI 3 London 2012 42 28 44.53 Davis Kamonga UGA 3 Atlanta 1996 42 44.53 Alvin Harrison 1sf1 Sydney 2000 44 29 44.54 Gabriel Tiacoh CIV 2 Los Angeles 1984 44 44.54 Steve Lewis 1qf1 Barcelona 1992 46 44.55 Darren Clark 4 Seoul 1988 47 44.59 Michael Johnson 1sf2 Atlanta 1996 47 30 44.59 Chris Brown BAH 2sf1 Beijing 2008 Slowest winning time since 1988: 44.00 by Jeremy Wariner in 2004 Margin of Victory Difference Winning time Name Nat Venue Year Max 0.99 43.75 LaShawn Merritt USA Beijing 2008 1.9h 54.2h Thomas Burke USA Athinai 1896 Min 0.01 45.07 Otis Davis USA Roma 1960 Difference between first and third Diff Winning time 3rd place time Winner’s Name Nat Venue Year Ma x 1.05 43.75 44.80 LaShawn Merritt USA Beijing 2008 1.2h 46.2h 47.4h Bill Carr USA Los Angeles 1932 3.0h 49.4h 52.4h Maxie Long USA Paris 1900 3.8h 54.2h 58.0h Thomas Burke USA Athinai 1896 Min 0.22 43.87 44.09 Steve Lewis USA Seoul 1988 Difference between third and fourth (medal versus no medal) Difference 3rd place time Name Nat Venue Year Max 0.60 44.41 Ron Freeman USA Mexico City 1968 0.8h 47.4h Alex Wilson CAN Los Angeles 1932 48.4h Edward Lindberg USA Stockholm 1912 Min 0.01 44.2 4 Samson Kitur KEN Barcelona 1992 In 1956 two bronze medals were awarded Fastest time in each round (4 rounds in 1984, 1996) Round Time Name Nat Venue Year Final 43.49 Michael Johnson USA Atlanta 1996 Semi-final 43.71 Quincy Watts USA Barcelona 1992 Quarter final 44.41 Steve Lewis USA Seoul 1988 First round 44.25 Alvin Harrison USA Sydney 2000 Fastest non-qualifier for the final Time Position Name Nat Venue Year 44.72 5sf2 Roger Black GBR Barcelona 1992 Average of last eight Olympics Average 2012 2008 2004 2000 1996 1992 1988 1984 Winning Time 43.83 43.94 43.75 44.00 43.84 43.49 43.50 43.87 44.27 Winning Medal 44.50 44.52 44.80 44.42 44.70 44.53 44.24 44.09 44.71 Missing Medal (4 th ) 44.68 44.79 44.84 44.66 45.01 44.62 44.25 44.55 44.75 Slowest to make Final 45.12 44.99 44.91 45.27 45.53 45.04 45.09 44.74 45.41 200m – 400m double gold medalists Name Nation 4x400m Relay Venue Year Michael Johnson USA Gold Atlanta 1996 Best Marks for Places in the Olympics Pos Time Name Nat Venue Year 1 43.49 Michael Johnson USA Atlanta 1996 2 43.93 Butch Reynolds USA Seoul 1988 3 44.09 Danny Everett USA Seoul 1988 4 44.25 Ian Morris TRI Barcelona 1992 5 44.52 Roberto Hernandez CUB Barcelona 1992 6 44.75 David Grindley GBR Barcelona 1992 Best Marks for Places – All Competitions Pos Time Name Nat Venue Day Month Year 1 43.18 Michael Johnson USA Sevilla 26 Aug 1999 2 43.65 LaShawn Merritt USA Beijing 26 Aug 2015 43.91 Harry Reynolds USA Atlanta 19 June 1996 3 43.78 Kirani James GRN Beijing 26 Aug 2015 44.09 Danny Everett USA Seoul 28 Sept 1988 44.09 Alvin Harrison USA Atlanta 19 June 1996 4 44.11 Luguelin Santos DOM Beijing 26 Aug 2015 44.25 Ian Morris TRI Barcelona 5 Aug 1992 5 44.45 Antonio Pettigrew USA Eugene 19 June 1993 44.51 Jerome Young USA Athinai 5 Aug 1997 44.51 Jerome Davis USA Sevilla (semi) 24 Aug 1999 6 44.52 Iwan Thomas GBR Athinai 5 Aug 1997 44.62 Derek Mills USA Eugene 19 June 1993 7 44.72 Johan Wissman SWE Osaka 31 Aug 2007 44.94 Leslie Djhone FRA Athinai 23 Aug 2004 8 44.92 Samson Kitur KEN Zürich 4 Aug 1993 45.03 Mohamed Al Malky OMA Seoul 28 Sept 1988 Multiple Gold Medalists: Michael Johnson (USA): 1996, 2000 Multiple Medalists: Jeremy Wariner (USA): 2004 Gold, 2008 Silver Michael Johnson (USA): 1996 Gold, 2000 Gold Steve Lewis (USA): 1988 Gold, 1992 Silver Herb McKenley (JAM): 1948 Silver, 1952 Silver Guy Butler (GBR): 1920 Silver, 1924 Bronze Wyndham Halswelle (GBR): 1906 Silver, 1908 Gold Multiple Medals by athletes from a single nation Nation Year Gold Silver Bronze USA 2008 LaShawn Merritt Jeremy Wariner David Neville USA 2004 Jeremy Wariner Otis Harris Derrick Brew USA 2000 Michael Johnson Alvin Harrison USA 1992 Quincy Watts Steve Lewis USA 1988 Steve Lewis Butch Reynolds Danny Everett USA 1984 Alonzo Babers Antonio McKay USA 1976 Fred Newhourse Herman Frazier USA 1972 Vince Matthews Wayne Collett USA 1968 Lee Evans Larry James Ron Freeman JAM 1952 George Rhoden Herb McKenley JAM 1948 Artur Wint Herb McKenley USA 1936 Archie Williams James LuValle USA 1932 Bill Carr Ben Eastman GBR 1924 Eric Liddell Guy Butler USA 1912 Charles Reidpath Edward Lindberg USA 1904 Harry Hillman Frank Waller Herman Groman USA 1900 Maxey Long William Holland USA 1896 Thomas Burke Herbert Jamison Man & Woman from the same team winning the corresponding event: Nation Men Women Venue Year USA Alonzo Babers Valerie Brisco-Hooks Los Angeles 1984 Individual Medals by Countries: Nation Gold Silver Bronze USA 20 13 11 GBR 2 4 2 JAM 2 2 1 RSA 1 1 URS 1 1= CUB 1 GRN 1 GER 3 1 AUS 1 1 CAN 1 1 TRI 1 1 CIV 1 DOM 1 KEN 2 DEN 1 SWE 1 FIN 1= POL 1 GDR 1 UGA 1 World Champion with Olympic Gold medal Name Nat World Championships Olympics Kirani James GRN 2011 2012 LaShawn Merritt USA 2009 2008 Jeremy Wariner USA 2005, 2007 2004 Michael Johnson USA 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 1996, 2000 World Indoor Championships medalist with Olympic medal Name Nat World Indoor Championships Year Olympics Year Butch Reynolds USA Gold 1993 Silver 1988 Samson Kitur KEN Silver 1991 Bronze 1992 Antonio McKay USA Gold 1987 Bronze 1984 Olympic Champion who previously won World Junior gold medal Name Nat Olympics World Junior Championships Kirani James GRN 2012 2010 LaShawn Merritt USA 2008 2004 Olympic Champion who previously won World Youth gold medal: Name Nat Olympics World Youth Championships Kirani James GRN 2012 2009 Olympic medalist with European Championships medal Name Nat Olympics Year European Championships Year Roger Black GBR Silver 1996 Gold 1986, 1990 Viktor Markin URS Gold 1980 Bronze 1982 Andrzej Badenski POL Bronze 1964 Silver 1966 Karl Friedrich Haas FRG Silver 1956 Bronze 1958 Voitto Hellsten FIN Bronze 1956 Silver 1954 Godfrey Brown GBR Silver 1936 Gold 1938 Olympic champion with Asian Games Gold medal: None Asian never won medal at Olympic Games Olympic medalist with All Africa Games/African Championships medal: Name Nat Olympics Year All African Games Year African Champ Year Samson Kitur KEN Bronze 1992 Gold 1991, 1995 Gold 1990 Gabriel