Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres


The men's 400 metres was the third-shortest of the men's track races in the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 17 October, 18 October, and 19 October 1964. 55 athletes from 36 nations entered, with 5 not starting in the first round. The first two rounds were held on 17 October, with the semifinals on 18 October and the final on 19 October.

Results

First round

The top four runners in each of the 7 heats advanced.

First round, heat 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Wendell Mottley45.9 seconds
2Robbie Ian Brightwell46.1 seconds
3Jean-Pierre Boccardo46.6 seconds
4Gary Eddy46.9 seconds
5Stanisław Swatowski47.6 seconds
6István Gyulai48.0 seconds
7Didier Mejía48.1 seconds
—Chang Jong KilDid not start

First round, heat 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Kent Bernard46.8 seconds
2Sergio Bello47.5 seconds
3Vadym Arkhypchuk47.7 seconds
4Tim Graham48.4 seconds
5Arsenio Jazmin49.9 seconds
—Amarsanaa DulamDid not start
—Wesley JohnsonDid not start
—Samuel Owusa-MensahDid not start

First round, heat 3

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Andrzej Badeński46.4 seconds
2Adrian Peter Metcalfe46.7 seconds
3Jörg Jüttner47.0 seconds
4Rupert Hoilette47.5 seconds
5Amos Omolo47.6 seconds
6Juan Carlos Dyrzka48.3 seconds
7Amadou Gakou50.1 seconds
8Daniel Thomas50.4 seconds

First round, heat 4

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Ulis Williams46.2 seconds
2Edwin Skinner46.5 seconds
3Tegegn Bezabih46.7 seconds
4Peter Vassella46.7 seconds
5Johannes Schmitt46.9 seconds
6Muhammad Sadiq47.3 seconds
7Víctor Maldonado47.7 seconds
8Jacques Pennewaert47.7 seconds

First round, heat 5

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Ollan Cassell46.8 seconds
2William Crothers46.8 seconds
3James Addy47.2 seconds
4P. A. Grajales Escobar47.2 seconds
5Viktor Bychkov47.3 seconds
6Jürgen Kalfelder47.7 seconds
7Yoyaga Dit Coulibaly48.8 seconds
8George E. KerrDid not start

First round, heat 6

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Mike Larrabee46.8 seconds
2Ebenezer Quartey47.1 seconds
3Peter Laeng47.1 seconds
4Hryhoriy Sverbetov47.3 seconds
5Ken Roche47.4 seconds
6Somsakdi Tongsuke48.9 seconds
7Jasim Karim Kuraishi49.5 seconds

First round, heat 7

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Josef Trousil47.0 seconds
2Wilson Kiprugut47.1 seconds
3Laurie Khan47.2 seconds
4Ireneusz Kluczek47.3 seconds
5Hortensio Fucil47.9 seconds
6Hayase Hirotada48.5 seconds
7William Hill48.7 seconds
8Hossein Ghafourizadeh50.8 seconds

Second round

The four fastest runners in each of the four heats advanced to the semifinals.

Second round, heat 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Wendell Mottley45.8 seconds
2Ollan Cassell46.2 seconds
3Jean Pierre Boccardo46.3 seconds
4Peter Vassella46.5 seconds
5Peter Laeng46.7 seconds
6Sergio Bello46.9 seconds
7Ebenezer Quartey47.0 seconds
8Muhammad Sadiq48.0 seconds

Second round, heat 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Andrzej Badeński46.5 seconds
2William Crothers46.7 seconds
3Tim Graham46.8 seconds
4Laurie Khan47.0 seconds
5Josef Trousil47.2 seconds
6Johannes Schmitt47.2 seconds
7Ken Roche48.0 seconds
8Hryhoriy Sverbetov48.0 seconds

Second round, heat 3

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Mike Larrabee46.5 seconds
2Kent Bernard46.7 seconds
3Robbie Ian Brightwell47.1 seconds
4Jörg Juttner47.2 seconds
5Rupert Hoilette47.6 seconds
6Gary Eddy47.6 seconds
7Wilson Kiprugut47.7 seconds
8Vadym Arkhypchuk47.9 seconds

Second round, heat 4

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Edwin Skinner46.9 seconds
2Ulis Williams46.9 seconds
3Tegegn Bezabih47.2 seconds
4James Addy47.3 seconds
5Adrian Peter Metcalfe47.8 seconds
6P. A. Grajales Escobar47.8 seconds
7Viktor Bychkov47.9 seconds
—Ireneusz KluczekDid not start

Semifinals

The top four runners in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Robbie Ian Brightwell45.7 seconds
2Wendell Mottley45.9 seconds
3Ulis Williams46.2 seconds
4Peter Vassella46.5 seconds
5Jörg Juttner46.7 seconds
6Laurie Khan47.0 seconds
7Tegegn Bezabih47.1 seconds
8Jean Pierre Boccardo47.1 seconds

Semifinal 2

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Mike Larrabee46.0 seconds
2Andrzej Badeński46.2 seconds
3Edwin Skinner46.5 seconds
4Tim Graham46.5 seconds
5Ollan Cassell46.6 seconds
6William Crothers46.9 seconds
7Kent Bernard47.1 seconds
8James Addy47.6 seconds

Final

PlaceAthleteNationTime
1Mike Larrabee45.1 seconds
2Wendell Mottley45.2 seconds
3Andrzej Badeński45.6 seconds
4Robbie Ian Brightwell45.7 seconds
5Ulis Williams46.0 seconds
6Tim Graham46.0 seconds
7Peter Vassella46.3 seconds
8Edwin Skinner46.8 seconds