The 400 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 23 to August 26.
Records
World Record | 46.78 | Kevin Young | USA | Barcelona(ESP) | 6 August, 1992 |
Olympic Record | 46.78 | Kevin Young | USA | Barcelona(ESP) | 6 August, 1992 |
Results
Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
File:Dominican republic flag large.png Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic | File:Jamaica flag large.png Danny McFarlane, Jamaica | Naman Keita, France |
Qualifying
From the initial five heats the first four in each plus four fastest losers progressed through to the semi-finals.
The final was made up of the first two finishers from each of the semi-finals plus two fastest losers.
Heats
All times shown are in seconds.
Q denotes automatic qualification.
q denotes fastest losers.
DNS denotes did not start.
DNF denotes did not finish.
AR denotes area record
NR denotes national record.
PB denotes personal best.
SB denotes personal best.
Heat 1
- File:Us flag large.png Angelo Taylor, United States 48.79s Q
- File:Czech republic flag large.png Jiri Muzik, Czech Republic 48.85s Q SB
- File:Uk flag large.png Christopher Rawlinson, Great Britain 48.94s Q
- File:Russia flag large.png Boris Gorban, Russia 49.25s Q
- File:Kazakhstan flag large.png Yevgeniy Meleshenko, Kazakhstan 49.43s q
- Ken Yoshizawa, Japan 50.95s
- File:Mozambique flag large.png Kurt Couto, Mozambique 51.18s NR
Heat 2
- File:Jamaica flag large.png Danny McFarlane, Jamaica 48.35s Q SB
- File:Us flag large.png Bennie Brazell, United States 48.57s Q
- File:Poland flag large.png Marek Plawgo, Poland 48.67s Q SB
- File:South africa flag large.png Llewellyn Herbert, South Africa 48.70s Q
- File:Czech republic flag large.png Stepan Tesarik, Czech Republic 49.44s q
- File:Iraq flag large.png Alaa Motar, Iraq 51.97s
- File:Cuba flag large.png Yacnier Luis, Cuba Disqualified or excluded
Heat 3
- File:Us flag large.png James Carter, United States 48.64s Q
- File:Greece flag large.png Periklis Iakovakis, Greece 48.69s Q SB
- Dai Tamesue, Japan 48.80s Q
- File:Spain flag large.png Eduardo Ivan Rodriguez, Spain 49.25s Q
- File:Panama flag large.png Bayano Kamani, Panama 49.37s q
- File:Mali flag large.png Ibrahima Maiga, Mali 50.63s
- File:Belize flag large.png Michael Aguilar, Belize 51.21s
Heat 4
- File:Dominican republic flag large.png Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic 48.51s Q
- File:South africa flag large.png Alwyn Myburgh, South Africa 48.84s Q
- File:Russia flag large.png Mikhail Lipskiy, Russia 49.00s Q
- Hadi Soua An Al Somaily, Saudi Arabia 49.15s Q SB
- File:Jamaica flag large.png Dean Griffiths, Jamaica 49.41s q
- File:Switzerland flag large.png Cedric El Idrissi, Switzerland 49.44s
- Mowen Boino, Papua New Guinea 50.97s NR
Heat 5
- File:Jamaica flag large.png Kemel Thompson, Jamaica 48.66s Q SB
- Naman Keita, France 48.88s Q
- File:South africa flag large.png Ockert Cilliers, South Africa 49.12s Q
- File:Portugal flag large.png Edivaldo Monteiro, Portugal 49.53s Q
- Ibrahim Al Hamaidi, Saudi Arabia 49.64s
- File:Uk flag large.png Matthew Douglas, Great Britain 49.77s
- File:Nigeria flag large.png Ibrahim Tondi, Nigeria 52.62s
Semi-finals
Heat 1
- Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic 47.93s Q
- Marek Plawgo, Poland 48.16s Q NR
- Alwyn Myburgh, South Africa 48.21s q SB
- Angelo Taylor, United States 48.72s
- Hadi Soua An Al Somaily, Saudi Arabia 48.98s SB
- Mikhail Lipskiy, Russia 49.10s
- Edivaldo Monteiro, Portugal 49.26s
- Dean Griffiths, Jamaica 49.51s
Heat 2
- Danny McFarlane, Jamaica 48.00s Q PB
- Bennie Brazell, United States 48.19s Q
- Dai Tamesue, Japan 48.46s SB
- Periklis Iakovakis, Greece 48.47s SB
- Llewellyn Herbert, South Africa 48.57s
- Eduardo Ivan Rodriguez, Spain 49.77s
- Stepan Tesarik, Czech Republic 49.87s
- Christopher Rawlinson, Great Britain 50.89s
Heat 3
- James Carter, United States 48.18s Q
- Bayano Kamani, Panama 48.23s Q NR
- Naman Keita, France 48.24s q
- Kemel Thompson, Jamaica 48.25s SB
- Jiri Muzik, Czech Republic 48.88s
- Ockert Cilliers, South Africa 49.01s
- Boris Gorban, Russia 49.46s
- Yevgeniy Meleshenko, Kazakhstan 49.48s
Final
- Felix Sanchez, Dominican Republic 47.63s SB
- Danny McFarlane, Jamaica 48.11s
- Naman Keita, France 48.26s
- James Carter, United States 48.58s
- Bayano Kamani, Panama 48.74s
- Marek Plawgo, Poland 49.00s
- Alwyn Myburgh, South Africa 49.07s
- Bennie Brazell, United States 49.51s