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The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the ...
The 400 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 400 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 but nearly seventy years passed before the introduction of the women's 400 m, which has been held continuously since the 1964 Games. It is the most prestigious ...
Original Tartan tracks left long holes to secure the blocks but most tracks today require blocks to be held by small spikes similar to the ones used in shoes. Block slippage was common enough that it is an allowable loophole in the rules to recall the start of a race without calling a false start against an athlete whose blocks slip. In some ...
Top all-time finishes by athlete in men's 400-meter hurdles 1. Karsten Warholm, Norway: 45.94 seconds. August 3, 2021. In what was considered one of the greatest Olympic races all-time, Warholm ...
Teen star Quincy Wilson, now officially the youngest ever male track Olympian for Team USA, ran his first race on Friday after competing in the men's 4x400 meter relay qualifier at the Paris Olympics.
Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad have met again. One of the highly anticipated events for track and field was the women’s 400-meter hurdles on Wednesday, mostly due to the rivalry between ...
The 400 metres at the World Championships in Athletics has been contested by both men and women since the inaugural edition in 1983. It is the second most prestigious title in the discipline after the 400 metres at the Olympics. The competition format typically has two or three qualifying rounds leading to a final between eight athletes.
Erie Mason’s Beth Sweeny had three different podium worthy efforts in Division 3 – she took second in the high hurdles (15.37), third in the low hurdles (46.04) and third in the long jump (5-4).