Men 400m Athletics V Olympic Games Stockholm, Sweden 1912 - Saturday, 13th July - Gold Medal: Charles Reidpath, United States
Final 15:00timeL
1. Charles ReidpathUSA United States48.2s WR3
2. Hanns BraunGeR Germany48.3s2
3. Edward LindbergUSA United States48.4s5
4. Ted MeredithUSA United States49.2s1
5. Carroll HaffUSA United States49.5s4

world Men 400m History

Venue: Stockholm Olympic Stadion 20,000. 49 competitors from 16 nations.
Semi-Finals
Heats
World Record: Maxie Long, United States 47.8s New York, United States 29 September 1900
Olympic Record: Wyndham Halswelle, Great Britain 48.4s London, United Kingdom 22 July 1908
This track was 536.45 metres=​1⁄3 mile in circumference.The Olympic record of 48.4 seconds, set at the previous Olympics, fell in the final. Charles Reidpath broke the record with a 48.2 second performance. Reidpath's time was ratified by the IAAF as the inaugural official world record. Hanns Braun also broke the old Olympic record and Edward Lindberg tied it, en route to silver and bronze medals, respectively.

Semi-Finals - Friday, 12th July 1912 16:15

5 Semis with 29 athletes. Winners advanced to Final.
Semi 1time
1. Charles ReidpathUSA United States48.7sQ
2. Clarence EdmundsonUSA United StatesUnknown
3. George NicolGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. Frigyes WiesnerHUN HungaryUnknown
5. Charles PoulenardFRA FranceUnknown
-. John DahlinSWE SwedenDNS
Semi 2time
1. Edward LindbergUSA United States48.9sQ
2. Eric LindholmSWE Sweden50.2s
3. Charles LelongFRA FranceUnknown
-. Jacques PersonGeR GermanyDNF
-. Cyril SeedhouseGBR Great BritainDNF
-. Joseph WellsGBR Great BritainDNF
Semi 3time
1. Ted MeredithUSA United States48.8sQ
2. Mel SheppardUSA United States48.9s
3. George PatchingGBR South Africa50.5s
4. Knut StenborgSWE Sweden50.5s
5. Jacob PedersenNOR NorwayUnknown
6. Ernest HenleyGBR Great BritainUnknown
Semi 4time
1. Carroll HaffUSA United States49.7sQ
2. Emilio LunghiITa ItalyUnknown
3. Ervin SzerelemhegyiHUn HungaryUnknown
-. Ernest HaleyGBR Great BritainDNF
-. James RosenbergerUSA United StatesDNF
-. Yahiko MishimaJPN JapanDNS
Semi 5time
1. Hanns BraunGeR Germany49.2sQ
2. Ira DavenportUSA United StatesUnknown
3. James SoutterGBR Great BritainUnknown
4. Paul ZerlingSWE SwedenUnknown
-. Donnell YoungUSA United StatesDSQ

Heats - Friday, 12 July 1912 11:00

15 Heats with 49 athletes. Best 2 advanced to Semi-Finals.
Heat 1time
1. James RosenbergerUSA United States50.6sQ
2. Charles PoulenardFRA France50.7sQ
3. Wladyslaw PonurskiAUT AustriaUnknown
-. Claude RossANZ AustralasiaDNF
Heat 2time
1. Ernest HaleyGBR Great Britain1:06.6Q
2. Mel SheppardUSA United States1:06.6Q
Heat 3time
1. Hanns BraunGeR Germany50.6sQ
2. Ted MeredithUSA United StatesUnknownQ
3. Armando CortesãoPOR PortugalUnknown
Heat 4time
1. Paul ZerlingSWE Sweden55.4sQ
2. Yahiko MishimaJPN Japan55.5sQ
Heat 5time
1. Charles LelongFRA France50.2sQ
2. Donnell YoungUSA United States50.4sQ
3. István DévánHUn HungaryUnknown
4. Gustav MöllerSWE SwedenUnknown
Heat 6time
1. Knut StenborgSWE Sweden1:01.6Q
Heat 7time
1. Carroll HaffUSA United States50.4sQ
2. Emilio LunghiITA Italy50.5sQ
3. Max HerrmannGeR GermanyUnknown
Heat 8time
1. Frigyes WiesnerHUn Hungary50.8sQ
2. John DahlinSWE Sweden51.0sQ
3. Georges MalfaitFRA FranceUnknown
Heat 9time
1. Eric LindholmSWE Sweden51.4sQ
2. Jacob PedersenNOR Norway51.6sQ
3. Heinrich BurkowitzGeR Germany51.7s
4. Václav LabíkBOH BohrmiaUnknown
Heat 10time
1. Edward LindbergUSA United States50.6sQ
2. James SoutterGBR Great BritainUnknownQ
3. Franco GiongoITa ItalyUnknown
Heat 11time
1. Clarence EdmundsonUSA United States50.2sQ
2. Ernest HenleyGBR Great BritainUnknownQ
3. Mel BrockCAn CanadaUnknown
4. Pyotr GayevskyRUS RussiaUnknown
Heat 12time
1. George NicolGBR Great Britain50.0sQ
2. Ira DavenportUSA United StatesUnknownQ
3. Thomas GallonCAn CanadaUnknown
4. Erich LehmannGeR GermanyUnknown
5. Georges RolotFRA FranceUnknown
6. Bodor ÖdönHUn HungaryUnknown
Heat 13time
1. Jacques PersonGeR Germany55.4sQ
2. Joseph WellsGBR Great Britain1:01.2sQ
Heat 14time
1. Cyril SeedhouseGBR Great Britain51.5sQ
2. Ervin SzerelemhegyiHUn HungaryUnknownQ
-. Alexander PedersenNOR Norway51.9s DSQ
Heat 15time
1. George PatchingGBR South Africa51.1sQ
2. Charles ReidpathUSA United States51.2sQ
3. Heinrich WenselerGER GermanyUnknown
4. Alan PattersonGBR Great BritainUnknown
5. Robert SchurrerFRA FranceUnknown
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Stockholm 1912 index
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Athletics Stockholm 1912
Men 100mMen 200m
Men 400mMen 800m
Men 1500mMen 5000m
Men 10000m
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Men 110m Hurdles
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Men 4x100m Relay
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Men 3000m Team Race
Men High Jump
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Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump
Men Standing Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put
Men Shot Put 2 Handed
Men Discus Throw
Men Discus Throw 2 Handed
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw
Men Javelin Throw 2 Handed
Men 10km Walk
Men Decathlon
Men Pentathlon
Men Cross-Country
Men Cross-Country Team
Men 10km Track Walk
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