Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 1 and 5 August 2021 at the Olympic Stadium.[1] Approximately fifty athletes were expected to compete; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 48 qualifying through time or ranking (3 universality places were used in 2016).[2] 48 athletes from 33 nations competed. The event was won by 0.23 seconds by Steven Gardiner of the Bahamas, with Anthony Zambrano of Colombia taking silver. Those were the first medals in the men's 400 metres for each of those two nations. Kirani James of Grenada won his third consecutive medal in the event with his bronze, making him the first man to earn three medals in the 400 metres.
Men's 400 metres at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 1 August 2021 (round 1) 2 August 2021 (semifinals) 5 August 2021 (final)[1] | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 48 from 33 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 43.85 | ||||||||||||
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