Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the III Olympiad
VenueFrancis Field
DatesAugust 31
Competitors4 from 1 nation
Medalists
   United States
   United States
   United States
Athletics at the
1904 Summer Olympics
Track events
60 m   men
100 m men
200 m men
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
110 m hurdles men
200 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
2590 m steeplechase men
4 mile team race men
Road events
Marathon men
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Long jump men
Triple jump men
High jump men
Pole vault men
Standing long jump men
Standing triple jump men
Standing high jump men
Shot put men
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56 pound weight throw men
Combined events
Triathlon men
All-around men

The men's 400 metres hurdles was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the second time the event was held. 4 athletes, all from the United States, participated. The competition was held on August 31, 1904.

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.

World Record 56.4(*) United States Jerome Buck New York (USA) September 19, 1896
Olympic Record 57.6(**) United States Walter Tewksbury Paris (FRA) July 15, 1900

(*) unofficial 440 yards (= 402.34 m)

(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.

Harry Hillman ran 53.0 but he knocked over a hurdle and the hurdles were only 30 inches (76 cm) high.

Results

Final

Place Athlete Time
1 Harry Hillman (USA) 53.0
2 Frank Waller (USA) 53.2
3 George Poage (USA) (56.8)
4 George Varnell (USA)

Sources

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