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Men's 400 m - Athletics |   | ||||
 Men's 400 m 1968
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| Final | |||||
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Lee Evans |  |
USA | 43,86 | WR |
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Larry James | |
USA | 43,97 | |
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Ron Freeman | |
USA | 44,41 | |
| 4. | Amadou Gakou |  |
SEN | 45,01 | |
| 5. | Martin Jellinghaus |  |
FRG | 45,33 | |
| 6. | Tegegne Bezabeh |  |
ETH | 45,42 | |
| 7. | Andrzej Badenski |  |
POL | 45,42 | |
| 8. | Amos Omolo |  |
UGA | 47,61 | |
| Semifinal - Heat 1 | |||||
| 1. | Amadou Gakou | |
SEN | 45,1 | Q |
| 2. | Ron Freeman | |
USA | 45,4 | Q |
| 3. | Andrzej Badenski | |
POL | 45,4 | Q |
| 4. | Tegegne Bezabeh | |
ETH | 45,5 | Q |
| 5. | Samuel Bugri |  |
GHA | 45,9 | |
| 6. | Helmar Müller | |
FRG | 46,2 | |
| 7. | Claver Kamanya |  |
TAN | 46,2 | |
| 8. | Wolfgang Müller |  |
GDR | 48,3 | |
| Semifinal - Heat 2 | |||||
| 1. | Lee Evans | |
USA | 44,8 | OR |
| 2. | Larry James | |
USA | 44,9 | Q |
| 3. | Martin Jellinghaus | |
FRG | 44,9 | Q |
| 4. | Amos Omolo | |
UGA | 45,4 | Q |
| 5. | Jan Werner | |
POL | 45,7 | |
| 6. | Munyoro Nyamau |  |
KEN | 46,3 | |
| 7. | Jean-Claude Nallet |  |
FRA | 49,0 | |
| 8. | Ross MacKenzie |  |
CAN | 49,2 | |
| Quarterfinal - Heat 1 | |||||
| 1. | Amadou Gakou | | SEN | 45,3 | Q |
| 2. | Larry James | | USA | 45,7 | Q |
| 3. | Claver Kamanya | | TAN | 46,0 | Q |
| 4. | Ross MacKenzie | | CAN | 46,1 | Q |
| 5. | Musa Dogon-Yaro |  | NGR | 46,1 | |
| 6. | William Campbell |  | GBR | 46,3 | |
| 7. | Naftali Bon | | KEN | 46,3 | |
| 8. | Sergio Bello |  | ITA | 46,8 | |
| Quarterfinal - Heat 2 | |||||
| 1. | Amos Omolo | | UGA | 45,3 | Q |
| 2. | Lee Evans | | USA | 45,5 | Q |
| 3. | Munyoro Nyamau | | KEN | 46,1 | Q |
| 4. | Wolfgang Müller | | GDR | 46,2 | Q |
| 5. | Jan Balachowski | | POL | 46,3 | |
| 6. | Rodobaldo Diaz |  | CUB | 46,3 | |
| 7. | Juan Dyrzka |  | ARG | 46,8 | |
| Quarterfinal - Heat 3 | |||||
| 1. | Jan Werner | | POL | 45,6 | Q |
| 2. | Martin Jellinghaus | | FRG | 45,9 | Q |
| 3. | Tegegne Bezabeh | | ETH | 46,0 | Q |
| 4. | Samuel Bugri | | GHA | 46,0 | Q |
| 5. | Clifton Forbes |  | JAM | 46,2 | |
| 6. | Daniel Rudisha | | KEN | 47,6 | |
| 7. | Gilles Bertould | | FRA | 48,9 | |
| Quarterfinal - Heat 4 | |||||
| 1. | Ron Freeman | | USA | 45,3 | Q |
| 2. | Andrzej Badenski | | POL | 45,6 | Q |
| 3. | Helmar Müller | | FRG | 45,7 | Q |
| 4. | Jean-Claude Nallet | | FRA | 45,7 | Q |
| 5. | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | | GBR | 45,9 | |
| 6. | Michael Zerbes | | GDR | 46,1 | |
| 7. | Mamman Makama | | NGR | 46,4 | |
| 8. | Pedro Grajales Escobar |  | COL | 46,5 | |
| Round 1 - Heat 1 | |||||
| 1. | Lee Evans | |
USA | 45,3 | Q |
| 2. | Claver Kamanya | |
TAN | 45,7 | Q |
| 3. | Christian Nicolau | |
FRA | 45,7 | Q |
| 4. | Samuel Bugri | |
GHA | 45,8 | Q |
| 5. | Manfred Kinder | |
FRG | 46,9 | |
| 6. | Ezra Burnham |  |
BAR | 47,9 | |
| Round 1 - Heat 2 | |||||
| 1. | Andrzej Badenski | |
POL | 45,5 | Q |
| 2. | Clifton Forbes | |
JAM | 45,7 | Q |
| 3. | Larry James | |
USA | 45,8 | Q |
| 4. | Daniel Rudisha | |
KEN | 46,9 | Q |
| 5. | Angelo Nimir Hussein |  |
SUD | 47,7 | |
| 6. | Victor Asirvatham |  |
MAS | 48,0 | |
| Round 1 - Heat 3 | |||||
| 1. | Amadou Gakou | |
SEN | 45,3 | Q |
| 2. | Tegegne Bezabeh | |
ETH | 45,5 | Q |
| 3. | Ron Freeman | |
USA | 45,6 | Q |
| 4. | Rodobaldo Diaz | |
CUB | 46,4 | Q |
| 5. | Ramon Magarinos |  |
ESP | 46,9 | |
| 6. | Anthony Egwunyenga | |
NGR | 47,3 | |
| 7. | Francisco Menocal |  |
NCA | 49,1 | |
| Round 1 - Heat 4 | |||||
| 1. | Martin Jellinghaus | |
FRG | 46,4 | Q |
| 2. | Pedro Grajales Escobar | |
COL | 46,7 | Q |
| 3. | Michael Zerbes | |
GDR | 46,8 | Q |
| 4. | Ross MacKenzie | |
CAN | 47,0 | Q |
| 5. | Howard Davies | |
GBR | 47,2 | |
| 6. | Jacques Pennewaert |  |
BEL | 48,5 | |
| 7. | Jose Astacio |  |
ESA | 52,9 | |
| Round 1 - Heat 5 | |||||
| 1. | Amos Omolo | |
UGA | 45,8 | Q |
| 2. | Munyoro Nyamau | |
KEN | 45,9 | Q |
| 3. | Jean-Claude Nallet | |
FRA | 45,9 | Q |
| 4. | Helmar Müller | |
FRG | 45,9 | Q |
| 5. | Jose Hidalgo |  |
VEN | 46,3 | |
| 6. | Carlos Martinez | |
CUB | 47,2 | |
| 7. | Tony Harper |  |
BER | 49,1 | |
| Round 1 - Heat 6 | |||||
| 1. | Jan Werner | |
POL | 45,9 | Q |
| 2. | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | |
GBR | 46,2 | Q |
| 3. | Mamman Makama | |
NGR | 46,4 | Q |
| 4. | Sergio Bello | |
ITA | 46,5 | Q |
| 5. | Eduardo Tellez | |
CUB | 46,7 | |
| 6. | Noel Carroll |  |
IRL | 46,8 | |
| 7. | Jose L'Oficial |  |
DOM | 47,9 | |
| Round 1 - Heat 7 | |||||
| 1. | Naftali Bon | |
KEN | 46,2 | Q |
| 2. | Jan Balachowski | |
POL | 46,2 | Q |
| 3. | Musa Dogon-Yaro | |
NGR | 46,2 | Q |
| 4. | Gilles Bertould | |
FRA | 46,3 | Q |
| 5. | Don Domansky | |
CAN | 46,4 | |
| 6. | Melesio Pina |  |
MEX | 46,8 | |
| 7. | Leslie Miller |  |
BAH | 46,9 | |
| 8. | Yoyaga Coulibaly |  |
CIV | 50,0 | |
| Round 1 - Heat 8 | |||||
| 1. | Wolfgang Müller | |
GDR | 46,6 | Q |
| 2. | William Campbell | |
GBR | 46,6 | Q |
| 3. | Sergio Ottolina | |
ITA | 46,7 | Q |
| 4. | Juan Dyrzka | |
ARG | 47,0 | Q |
| 5. | George Simon |  |
TTO | 47,9 | |
| 6. | Omar Ghizlat |  |
MAR | 48,2 | |
| 7. | Kun Min-mu |  |
TPE | 49,0 | |
| Men's 400 m - Athletics - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics
Event Format:
Athletes competed in preliminary heats, quarterfinals, semifinals and final. The best athletes from each heat (Q) advanced to the next level. The winner of the final was the Gold Medal winner. Event facts: Men's 400 m competition was held at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario and 54 athletes participated in the event. |
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| These results for Men's 400 m - Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics - are based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||
