| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the VII Olympiad |
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| Venue | Olympisch Stadion | |||||||||
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| Dates | August 15–16 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 9 nations | |||||||||
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| «1908 | 1924» | |||||||||
| Athletics at the 1920 Summer Olympics |
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | |
| 200 m | men | |
| 400 m | men | |
| 800 m | men | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | |
| 4×400 m relay | men | |
| 3000 m team race | men | |
| 3 km walk | men | |
| 10 km walk | men | |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | |
| Discus throw | men | |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Javelin throw | men | |
| 56 lb weight throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | men | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Cross-country events | ||
| Individual | men | |
| Team | men | |
The men's 400 metres hurdles event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on Sunday, August 15, 1920 and on Monday, August 16, 1920.
19 runners from 9 nations competed.
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These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1920 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 54.2 | John Norton | Pasadena (USA) | June 26, 1920 |
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| Olympic Record | 55.0 | Charles Bacon | London (GBR) | July 22, 1908 |
Frank Loomis set a new world record with 54.0 seconds in the final.
Quarterfinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | August Desch (USA) | 57.6 | Q |
| 2 | Erik Wilén (FIN) | 58.4 | Q |
| 3 | George Gray (GBR) | 58.8 | |
| 4 | František Marek (TCH) |
Quarterfinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wilfrid Kent-Hughes (AUS) | 57.2 | Q |
| 2 | Gösta Bladin (SWE) | 57.7 | Q |
| 3 | František Kiehlmann (TCH) | 59.9 | |
| — | Marcel Jarrety (FRA) | DNF | |
| Adriaan "Attie" van Heerden (RSA) | DNF |
Quarterfinal 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Norton (USA) | 57.6 | Q |
| 2 | Edward Wheller (GBR) | 58.4 | Q |
| 3 | Georg Lindström (SWE) | 59.1 | |
| 4 | Albert Lucas (FRA) |
Quarterfinal 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE) | 56.4 | Q |
| 2 | Charles Daggs (USA) | 56.7 | Q |
| 3 | Julius Wickholm (FIN) | 57.9 | |
| — | Omer Smet (BEL) | DNF |
Quarterfinal 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Frank Loomis (USA) | 55.8 | Q |
| 2 | Géo André (FRA) | 55.9 | Q |
Semifinal 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | August Desch (USA) | 55.4 | Q |
| 2 | Géo André (FRA) | 55.5 | Q |
| 3 | John Norton (USA) | 56.2 | Q |
| 4 | Gösta Bladin (SWE) | 56.5 | |
| 5 | Wilfrid Kent-Hughes (AUS) | 56.9 |
Semifinal 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Qual. |
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| 1 | Frank Loomis (USA) | 55.4 | Q |
| 2 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE) | 55.7 | Q |
| 3 | Charles Daggs (USA) | 55.8 | Q |
| 4 | Edward Wheller (GBR) | ||
| 5 | Erik Wilén (FIN) |
The final was held on Monday, August 16, 1920.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
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| 1 | Frank Loomis (USA) | 54.0 WR |
| 2 | John Norton (USA) | 54.6 |
| 3 | August Desch (USA) | 54.7 |
| 4 | Géo André (FRA) | 54.8 |
| 5 | Carl-Axel Christiernsson (SWE) | 55.4 |
| 6 | Charles Daggs (USA) | 55.7 |
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