Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| File:Engenhão vista atrás do gol.jpg Interior view of the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, where the men's 400m hurdles took place. | |
| Venue | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange |
| Dates | 15 August 2016 (quarterfinals) 16 August 2016 (semifinals) 18 August 2016 (final) |
| Competitors | 47 from 33 nations |
| Winning time | 47.73 |
| Medalists | |
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 15–18 August at the Olympic Stadium.[1] There were 47 competitors from 33 nations.[2] The event was won by Kerron Clement of the United States, the nation's 19th victory in the men's long hurdles. Clement (silver in 2008) became the ninth man to win multiple medals in the event. Both Kenya and Turkey earned their first medals in the men's 400 metres hurdles, the former with Boniface Mucheru Tumuti's silver and the latter with Yasmani Copello's bronze.
Background
This was the 26th 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. There were several major absences from the competition: the 2012 Olympic champion Félix Sánchez did not return to defend his title as he had retired, Johnny Dutch (the world-leading athlete that season) had faltered at the American Olympic Trials, and the 2015 World Championships runner-up Denis Kudryavtsev was ineligible due to the Russian team ban for doping. The top contender was Kerron Clement – the 2008 Olympic silver medalist (and 2012 eighth-place finisher) showing a return of form to place second on the world rankings. The 2012 Olympic medalists Javier Culson of Puerto Rico (bronze) and American Michael Tinsley (silver) were other strong entrants, as was the 2016 European Champion Yasmani Copello of Turkey. Jehue Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago was another returning finalist from 2012. Nicholas Bett (Kenya's reigning world champion) was present but ranked outside the world's top forty.[3][4][2] Algeria and Cape Verde each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 25th appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Summary
The final started with a false start. Javier Culson realized his mistake and walked off the track in tears before the disqualification card could be shown to him. On the restart, Yasmani Copello, the Cuban free agent running for Turkey in lane 2 was the first over the first hurdles. By the third barrier, Kerron Clement in 5, Annsert Whyte in 6 and Boniface Mucheru Tumuti in 7 had pulled even. Through the next two hurdles, Clement edged ahead with Whyte just marginally behind him. Through the final turn, Clement pushed his lead out to half a stride over Whyte, with Tumuti very close to Whyte on the outside. By the ninth barrier, Tumuti pulled even with Whyte. Clement was already on the ground after the hurdle before Copello began to rise. Another stride back in a battle to stay out of last place was Thomas Barr. But through what remained of the home straight, Clement began to come back to the field as Tumuti pulled ahead of Whyte, while Barr and Copello was making a final charge at all three. In the run in, Clement strained to successfully hold off Tumuti, to take the gold, while Copello closed strongly, barely holding off a late rush by Barr for bronze as Whyte faded.[5] Behind Clement, all the other athletes set national records for their countries except last place Haron Koech, who watched Tumuti take the Kenyan record in front of him and Whyte.[6] The medals were presented by Issa Hayatou, IOC member, Cameroon and Víctor López, Council Member of the IAAF.
Qualification
A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter up to 3 qualified athletes in the men's 400 metres hurdles event if all athletes meet the entry standard during the qualifying period. (The limit of 3 has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.) The qualifying standard was 49.40 seconds. The qualifying period was from 1 May 2015 to 11 July 2016. The qualifying time standards could be obtained in various meets during the given period that have the approval of the IAAF. Both outdoor and indoor meets were accepted. NOCs could also use their universality place—each NOC could enter one male athlete regardless of time if they had no male athletes meeting the entry standard for an athletics event—in the 400 metres hurdles.[7][8] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
Competition format
The competition used the three-round format used every Games since 1908 (except the four-round competition in 1952): quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. The number of semifinals returned to 3 after being reduced to 2 in 2012. 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 7 and 8 athletes each. The top 3 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals along with the next fastest 6 overall. The 24 semifinalists were divided into 3 semifinals of 8 athletes each, with the top 2 in each semifinal and next 2 fastest overall advancing to the 8-man final.[2]
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing global and area records were as follows:
| World record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| Olympic record | File:Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| World Leading | File:Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Dutch (USA) | 48.10 | Kingston, Jamaica | 11 June 2016 |
| Area | Time | Athlete | Nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa (records) | 47.10 | Samuel Matete | File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia |
| Asia (records) | 47.53 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia |
| Europe (records) | 47.37 | Stephane Diagana | File:Flag of France.svg France |
| North, Central America and Caribbean (records) |
46.78 WR | Kevin Young | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Oceania (records) | 48.28 | Rohan Robinson | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| South America (records) | 47.84 | Bayano Kamani | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama |
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The following national records were established during the competition:
| Country | Athlete | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria Algeria | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | Heats | 48.62 |
| Norway Norway | Karsten Warholm | Heats | 48.49 |
| Finland Finland | Oskari Mörö | Heats | 49.04 |
| Seychelles Seychelles | Ned Justeen Azemia | Heats | 50.74 |
| Republic of Ireland Ireland | Thomas Barr | Semifinals | 48.39 |
| Kenya Kenya | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | Final | 47.78 |
| Turkey Turkey | Yasmani Copello | Final | 47.92 |
| Republic of Ireland Ireland | Thomas Barr | Final | 47.97 |
| Estonia Estonia | Rasmus Mägi | Final | 48.40 |
Schedule
All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-3)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, 15 August 2016 | 11:35 | Quarterfinals |
| Tuesday, 16 August 2016 | 21:35 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 18 August 2016 | 12:00 | Final |
Results
Quarterfinals
Qualification rules: first 3 of each heat (Q) plus the 6 fastest times (q) qualified.[9]
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 48.62 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 7 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 48.91 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kerron Clement | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 49.17 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Yuki Matsushita | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 49.60 | |
| 5 | 5 | Miles Ukaoma | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 49.84 | |
| 6 | 3 | Marcio Teles | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 50.41 | |
| 7 | 6 | Jeffery Gibson | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 52.77 |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Yasmani Copello | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 49.52 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Eric Alejandro | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 49.54 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mahau Suguimati | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 49.77 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Jaak-Heinrich Jagor | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 49.78 | |
| 5 | 2 | Kariem Hussein | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 49.80 | |
| 6 | 7 | Amadou Ndiaye | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 49.91 | |
| 7 | 4 | Martin Kucera | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 51.47 | |
| 8 | 3 | Maoulida Daroueche | File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros | 52.32 |
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Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Karsten Warholm | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 48.49 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 3 | Javier Culson | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 48.53 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 | Rasmus Mägi | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 48.55 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 7 | Roxroy Cato | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 48.56 | q, SB |
| 5 | 6 | Miloud Rahmani | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 49.73 | |
| 6 | 1 | Dmitriy Koblov | File:Flag of Kazakhstan (3-2).svg Kazakhstan | 49.87 | |
| 7 | 5 | José Luis Gaspar | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Cuba | 50.58 | |
| 8 | 4 | Ned Justeen Azemia | File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles | 50.74 | NR |
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Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Keisuke Nozawa | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 48.62 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 3 | Thomas Barr | File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland | 48.93 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 8 | Eric Cray | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 49.05 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Jaheel Hyde | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 49.24 | q |
| 5 | 1 | Sergio Fernandez | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 49.31 | q |
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Rodger | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 49.54 | |
| 7 | 6 | Le Roux Hamman | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 49.72 | |
| 8 | 2 | Jehue Gordon | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 49.90 | SB |
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Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Annsert Whyte | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 48.37 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 7 | Jack Green | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 48.96 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 4 | Byron Robinson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 48.98 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Oskari Mörö | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 49.04 | q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Michael Bultheel | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 49.37 | q, SB |
| 6 | 3 | Kurt Couto | File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique | 49.74 | SB |
| 7 | 6 | Lindsay Hanekom | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 50.22 | |
| — | 8 | Nicholas Kiplagat Bett | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | DQ | R168.7b |
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Quarterfinal 6
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Haron Koech | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 48.77 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 8 | L.J. Van Zyl | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 49.12 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Andres Silva | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 49.21 | Q, SB |
| 4 | 7 | Jordin Andrade | File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde | 49.35 | q |
| 5 | 6 | Mohamed Sghaier | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 50.09 | SB |
| 6 | 1 | Michael Tinsley | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 50.18 | |
| 7 | 3 | Chen Chieh | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei | 50.65 | |
| 8 | 2 | Patryk Dobek | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 50.66 |
Semifinals
Qualification rules: first 2 of each heat (Q) plus the 2 fastest times (q) qualified.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Kerron Clement | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 48.26 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 6 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 48.85 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 1 | Sergio Fernandez | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 48.87 | |
| 4 | 5 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 49.08 | |
| 5 | 2 | Jaheel Hyde | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 49.17 | |
| 6 | 3 | Keisuke Nozawa | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 49.20 | |
| 7 | 7 | Eric Cray | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 49.37 | |
| 8 | 4 | Jack Green | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Great Britain | 49.54 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Annsert Whyte | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 48.32 | Q, PB |
| 2 | 5 | Javier Culson | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 48.46 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Yasmani Copello | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 48.61 | q |
| 4 | 7 | Rasmus Mägi | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 48.64 | q |
| 5 | 3 | L.J. Van Zyl | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 49.00 | |
| 6 | 1 | Jordin Andrade | File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde | 49.32 | |
| 7 | 2 | Oskari Mörö | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 49.75 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mahau Suguimati | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 49.77 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Thomas Barr | File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland | 48.39 | Q, NR |
| 2 | 6 | Haron Koech | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 48.49 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 7 | Byron Robinson | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 48.65 | PB |
| 4 | 5 | Karsten Warholm | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 48.81 | |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Bultheel | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 49.46 | |
| 6 | 8 | Andres Silva | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 49.75 | |
| 7 | 3 | Eric Alejandro | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 49.95 | |
| — | 2 | Roxroy Cato | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | DQ | R168.7a |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st place, gold medalist(s) | 5 | Kerron Clement | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 0.227 | 47.73 | SB |
| 2nd place, silver medalist(s) | 7 | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 0.165 | 47.78 | NR |
| 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) | 2 | Yasmani Copello | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 0.186 | 47.92 | NR |
| 4 | 4 | Thomas Barr | File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland | 0.191 | 47.97 | NR |
| 5 | 6 | Annsert Whyte | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 0.167 | 48.07 | PB |
| 6 | 1 | Rasmus Mägi | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 0.182 | 48.40 | NR |
| 7 | 8 | Haron Koech | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 0.159 | 49.09 | |
| — | 3 | Javier Culson | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | — | DQ | R162.7 |
Results summary
References
- ↑ "Men's 400m hurdles". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "400 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ↑ Minshull, Phil (2016-08-10). Preview: men's 400m hurdles – Rio 2016 Olympic Games. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ↑ senior outdoor 2016 400 Metres Hurdles men. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-08-14.
- ↑ "Kerron Clement captures gold in 400 hurdles". USA Today. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio Olympics 2016: Kerron Clement ends wait for 400m hurdles gold". BBC Sport. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ↑ "IAAF approves entry standards for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ↑ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Athletics". IAAF. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ↑ "400 Metres Hurdles - M. Heats". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
