Athletics_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics_-_Men's_400_metre_hurdles
Athletics at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
Olympic athletics event
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Angelo Taylor (2008) | ||||||||||
| Venue | Stadium Australia | |||||||||
| Date | 24 September 2000 (quarterfinals) 25 September 2000 (semifinals) 27 September 2000 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 62 from 45 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 47.50 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2000 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics programme were held at Stadium Australia on Sunday 24 September, Monday 25 September and Wednesday 27 September 2000.[1] There were 62 competitors from 45 nations.[2] The event was won by Angelo Taylor of the United States, the nation's fifth consecutive and 17th overall victory in the event. Saudi Arabia and South Africa each earned their first medals in the men's 400 metres hurdles, as Hadi Souan Somayli took silver and Llewellyn Herbert received bronze.
This was the 22nd 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.
Four of the eight finalists from the 1996 Games returned: silver medalist Samuel Matete of Zambia, fifth-place finisher Rohan Robinson of Australia, sixth-place finisher Fabrizio Mori of Italy, and eighth-place finisher Eronilde de Araujo of Brazil. Mori had won the 1999 World Championship, but Angelo Taylor of the United States and Llewellyn Herbert of South Africa were the favorites.[2]
Belarus, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, the Dominican Republic, Namibia, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 21st appearance, most of any nation, having missed only the boycotted 1980 Games.
Each National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter up to three athletes that had run 49.90 seconds or faster during the qualification period. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. If an NOC had no athletes that qualified under that standard, one athlete that had run 50.20 seconds or faster could be entered.[3]
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 was expanded from 2 to 3. 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 8 quarterfinal heats with 7 or 8 athletes each. The top 2 men in each quarterfinal advanced to the semifinals along with the next fastest 8 overall. The 24 semifinalists were divided into 3 semifinals of 8 athletes each, with the top 2 in each semifinal and the next 2 fastest overall advancing to the 8-man final.[2]
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
| World record |  Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| Olympic record |  Kevin Young (USA) | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 24 September 2000 | 18:15 | Quarterfinals |
| Monday, 25 September 2000 | 19:45 | Semifinals |
| Wednesday, 27 September 2000 | 20:35 | Final |
All times shown are in seconds.
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Llewellyn Herbert |  South Africa |
0.171 | 49.25 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Thomas Goller |  Germany |
0.154 | 49.32 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Ruslan Mashchenko |  Russia |
0.255 | 50.01 | q |
| 4 | 4 | Rohan Robinson |  Australia |
0.173 | 50.80 | |
| 5 | 5 | Willie Smith |  Namibia |
0.156 | 50.89 | |
| 6 | 6 | Carlos Zbinden |  Chile |
0.180 | 51.36 | |
| 7 | 2 | Victor Houston |  Barbados |
0.179 | 51.51 |
Quarterfinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Fabrizio Mori |  Italy |
0.162 | 49.35 | Q |
| 2 | 8 | Boris Gorban | Russia |
0.195 | 49.44 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Félix Sánchez |  Dominican Republic |
0.142 | 49.70 | q |
| 4 | 6 | Blair Young | Australia |
0.193 | 49.75 | q |
| 5 | 2 | Tien-Wen Chen |  Chinese Taipei |
0.180 | 49.93 | q, NR |
| 6 | 3 | Erick Keter |  Kenya |
0.269 | 50.06 | q, SB |
| 7 | 1 | Kazuhiko Yamazaki |  Japan |
0.177 | 50.15 | |
| 8 | 7 | Yvon Rakotoarimiandry |  Madagascar |
0.185 | 50.15 |
Quarterfinal 3
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Angelo Taylor | United States |
0.185 | 49.48 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Dinsdale Morgan |  Jamaica |
0.171 | 49.64 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ibou Faye |  Senegal |
0.188 | 50.09 | |
| 4 | 7 | Arijan Raja Ratnayake |  Sri Lanka |
0.346 | 50.43 | |
| 5 | 5 | Erkinjon Isakov |  Uzbekistan |
0.182 | 50.71 | |
| 6 | 3 | Hillary Kiprotich Maritim | Kenya |
0.180 | 51.04 | |
| 7 | 2 | Sylvester Omodiale |  Nigeria |
0.189 | 51.06 |
Quarterfinal 4
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Jiri Muzik |  Czech Republic |
0.216 | 50.11 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Eric Thomas | United States |
0.170 | 50.16 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Periklis Iakovakis |  Greece |
0.165 | 50.20 | |
| 4 | 4 | Hideaki Kawamura | Japan |
0.172 | 50.68 | |
| 5 | 7 | Vadim Zadoinov |  Moldova |
0.173 | 51.08 | |
| 6 | 2 | Mustapha Sdad |  Morocco |
0.216 | 51.39 | |
| 7 | 3 | Tom McGuirk |  Ireland |
0.183 | 51.73 | |
| 8 | 5 | Lee Du-yeon |  South Korea |
0.192 | 52.61 |
Quarterfinal 5
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Christopher Rawlinson |  Great Britain |
0.184 | 51.30 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Paweł Januszewski |  Poland |
0.163 | 51.40 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Tibor Bedi |  Hungary |
0.169 | 51.54 | |
| 4 | 5 | Kenneth Harnden |  Zimbabwe |
0.435 | 51.83 | |
| 5 | 4 | Leonid Vershinin |  Belarus |
0.151 | 51.84 | |
| 6 | 1 | Darko Juricic |  Croatia |
0.167 | 52.39 | |
| 7 | 6 | Zahr-el-Din El-Najem |  Syria |
0.160 | 52.70 | |
| 8 | 8 | Iliya Dzhivondov |  Bulgaria |
0.279 | 54.36 |
Quarterfinal 6
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hadi Souan Somayli |  Saudi Arabia |
0.174 | 49.28 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | James Carter | United States |
0.174 | 49.41 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Alwyn Myburgh | South Africa |
0.184 | 49.57 | q |
| 4 | 5 | Pedro Rodrigues |  Portugal |
0.162 | 49.90 | q |
| 5 | 4 | Anthony Borsumato | Great Britain |
0.155 | 50.73 | |
| 6 | 3 | Costas Pochanis |  Cyprus |
0.244 | 51.20 | |
| 7 | 8 | Matthew Beckenham | Australia |
0.176 | 51.27 | |
| 8 | 2 | Ian Weakley | Jamaica |
0.179 | 52.18 |
Quarterfinal 7
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Samuel Matete |  Zambia |
0.184 | 48.98 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Gennadiy Gorbenko |  Ukraine |
0.406 | 49.12 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Matt Douglas | Great Britain |
0.163 | 49.62 | q |
| 4 | 7 | Kemel Thompson | Jamaica |
0.241 | 50.40 | |
| 5 | 3 | Zid Abou Hamed | Syria |
0.117 | 50.74 | |
| 6 | 6 | Paul Tucker |  Guyana |
0.354 | 50.92 | |
| 7 | 2 | Radoslav Holubek |  Slovakia |
0.127 | 51.18 | |
| 8 | 4 | Mowen Boino |  Papua New Guinea |
0.406 | 51.28 | NR |
Quarterfinal 8
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Eronilde de Araújo |  Brazil |
0.179 | 50.06 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Giorgio Frinolli Puzzilli | Italy |
0.179 | 50.27 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Vladislav Shiryayev | Russia |
0.179 | 50.39 | |
| 4 | 5 | Inigo Monreal |  Spain |
0.502 | 51.32 | |
| 5 | 7 | Sinisa Pesa |  FR Yugoslavia |
0.165 | 52.14 | |
| 6 | 2 | Curt Young |  Panama |
0.164 | 52.46 | |
| 7 | 3 | Iain Harnden | Zimbabwe |
0.287 | 54.01 | |
| 8 | 1 | Dai Tamesue | Japan |
0.256 | 1:01.81 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Hadi Souan Somayli | Saudi Arabia |
0.316 | 48.14 | Q, AR |
| 2 | 4 | Fabrizio Mori | Italy |
48.40 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 5 | Gennadiy Gorbenko | Ukraine |
0.478 | 48.40 | q, PB |
| 4 | 7 | Paweł Januszewski | Poland |
0.244 | 48.42 | q, SB |
| 5 | 2 | Eric Thomas | United States |
0.188 | 49.25 | |
| 6 | 3 | Thomas Goller | Germany |
0.152 | 49.28 | |
| 7 | 1 | Pedro Rodrigues | Portugal |
0.163 | 49.48 | SB |
| 8 | 8 | Tien-Wen Chen | Chinese Taipei |
0.182 | 50.52 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa |
0.153 | 48.38 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Angelo Taylor | United States |
0.250 | 48.49 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Ruslan Mashchenko | Russia |
0.177 | 48.49 | |
| 4 | 8 | Blair Young | Australia |
0.255 | 49.20 | |
| 5 | 5 | Jiri Muzik | Czech Republic |
0.277 | 49.23 | |
| 6 | 6 | Chris Rawlinson | Great Britain |
0.177 | 49.25 | |
| 7 | 1 | Félix Sánchez | Dominican Republic |
0.178 | 49.69 | |
| 8 | 2 | Giorgio Frinolli Puzzilli | Italy |
0.242 | 50.10 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | James Carter | United States |
0.202 | 48.48 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Eronilde de Araújo | Brazil |
0.181 | 48.76 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Samuel Matete | Zambia |
0.228 | 48.98 | |
| 4 | 1 | Alwyn Myburgh | South Africa |
0.202 | 49.25 | |
| 5 | 5 | Boris Gorban | Russia |
0.454 | 49.29 | |
| 6 | 8 | Matt Douglas | Great Britain |
0.177 | 49.53 | |
| 7 | 2 | Dinsdale Morgan | Jamaica |
0.166 | 50.23 | |
| 8 | 7 | Erick Keter | Kenya |
0.202 | 51.25 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Reaction | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
1 | Angelo Taylor | United States |
0.179 | 47.50 | PB |
 |
4 | Hadi Souan Somayli | Saudi Arabia |
0.437 | 47.53 | AR |
 |
6 | Llewellyn Herbert | South Africa |
0.169 | 47.81 | NR |
| 4 | 5 | James Carter | United States |
0.421 | 48.04 | PB |
| 5 | 8 | Eronilde de Araújo | Brazil |
0.190 | 48.34 | |
| 6 | 2 | Paweł Januszewski | Poland |
0.149 | 48.44 | |
| 7 | 3 | Fabrizio Mori | Italy |
0.198 | 48.78 | |
| 8 | 7 | Gennadiy Gorbenko | Ukraine |
0.395 | 49.01 |
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