Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1936 Summer Olympic Games took place on August 3 and August 4. The final was won by American Glenn Hardin.Results
The fastest two runners in each of the six heats advanced to the semifinal round.Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Heat 5
Heat 6
Semifinals
The fastest three runners in each of the two heats advanced to the final round.| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Glenn Hardin | | 53.2 | Q |
| 2 | Miguel White | | 53.4 | Q |
| 3 | Khristos Mantikas | | 53.5 | Q |
| 4 | Dale Schofield | | 53.5 | |
| 5 | Juan Lavenás | | 54.5 | |
| 6 | Willi Kürten | | 54.5 | |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Joe Patterson | | 52.8 | Q |
| 2 | Johnny Loaring | | 53.1 | Q |
| 3 | Sylvio Padilha | | 53.3 | Q |
| 4 | Juul Bosmans | | 53.4 | |
| 5 | József Kovács | | 54.0 | |
| 6 | Fritz Nottbrock | | 54.8 | |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| Glenn Hardin | | 52.4 | |
| John Loaring | | 52.7 | |
| Miguel White | | 52.8 | |
| 4 | Joe Patterson | | 53.0 | |
| 5 | Sylvio Padilha | | 54.0 | |
| 6 | Khristos Mantikas | | 54.2 | |
