| Men's 400 metres at the Games of the III Olympiad |
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Finish of 400 metres |
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| Venue | Francis Field | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 29 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 3 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| «1900 | 1908» | |||||||||
| Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics |
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| 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 | |
| Field events | ||
| 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 | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| 56 pound weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Triathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 400 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics programme. It was the third time the event was held. 12 athletes from 3 nations participated. The competition was held on August 29, 1904.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1904 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 47.8(*) | Maxie Long | New York (USA) | September 29, 1900 |
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| Olympic Record | 49.4(**) | Maxie Long | Paris (FRA) | July 15, 1900 |
(*) 440 yards (= 402.34 m)
(**) This track was 500 metres in circumference.
Harry Hillman set a new Olympic record with 49.2 seconds.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
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| 1 | Harry Hillman (USA) | 49.2 OR |
| 2 | Frank Waller (USA) | 49.9 |
| 3 | Herman Groman (USA) | 50.0 |
| 4 | Joseph Fleming (USA) | |
| 5 | Myer Prinstein (USA) | |
| 6 | George Poage (USA) | |
| 7-12 | Clyde Blair (USA) | |
| Percival Molson (CAN) | ||
| Paul Pilgrim (USA) | ||
| Johannes Runge (GER) | ||
| George Underwood (USA) | ||
| Howard Valentine (USA) |
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