Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 23 July 1976 (quarterfinals) 24 July 1976 (semifinals) 25 July 1976 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 22 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 47.64 WR | |||||||||
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The men's 400 metres hurdles was an event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. The competition was held from July 23, 1976, to July 25, 1976.[1] There were 22 competitors from 16 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. American Edwin Moses won the final in a world record and Olympic record time of 47.64 seconds. His time was initially noted as one hundredth slower, but this was rounded up after an analysis of the photo finish.[3] It was the United States' first victory in the event since 1964 and 12th overall. Fellow American Michael Shine took silver. Yevgeniy Gavrilenko earned the Soviet Union's first medal in the event since 1952 with his bronze. Great Britain's three-Games podium streak in the event ended.