Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
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Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XXV Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Estadi Olímpic de Montjuïc | |||||||||
Dates | 1 August 1992 (heats) 2 August 1992 (quarter-finals) 3 August 1992 (semi-finals) 5 August 1992 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 69 from 52 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 43.50 OR | |||||||||
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The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were a total number of 68 participating athletes from 52 nations, with nine qualifying heats.[1][2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Quincy Watts of the United States, the third in what would ultimately be seven consecutive American victories stretching from 1984 to 2008 and the 15th overall title in the event by the United States. Steve Lewis became the third man (and first American) to win a second medal in the event. Samson Kitur earned Kenya's first medal in the men's 400 metres since 1972.
In heat 1 of the semifinal round, Derek Redmond tore his hamstring 250 meters to the finish line and was disqualified due to outside assistance from his father. Despite the results, the crowd gave him a standing ovation, and became as one of the well-remembered moments in Olympic's history.
In heat 2 of the semifinal round, Quincy Watts ran the number 2 time in history, 43.71, only surpassed by the world record held by Butch Reynolds. At those trials, Danny Everett had run the previous number time in history 43.81, while Reynolds did not qualify. In heat 2, Everett suffered a foot injury and hobbled home. In the final, Watts again improved the number 2 time in history while breaking the Olympic Record with his 43.50 win.[3]