Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles

Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Dates July 20 (heats, quarterfinals)
July 21 (semifinals, final)
Medalists
 
 
 
«1948 1956»
Athletics at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men
800 m men
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
10 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Hammer throw men
Combined events
Decathlon men

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 20 and July 21. The final was won by American Charles Moore.

Contents

Results

Heats

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time (hand) Notes
Charles Moore United States 50.8 =OR
Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union 51.3
John Holland New Zealand 52.2
4 Anatoliy Yulin Soviet Union 52.8
5 Harry Whittle Great Britain 53.1
6 Armando Filiput Italy 54.4

Key: =OR = Equalled Olympic record

References