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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 ...
The Diaulos (Δίαυλος, "double pipe") was a double-stadion race, c. 400 metres (1,300 feet), introduced in the 14th Olympiad of the ancient Olympic Games (724 BC). Sprint races were part of the original Olympic Games in the 7th century B.C. as well as the first modern Olympic Games which started in the late 19th century ( Athens 1896 ...
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 ...
Generally most races of 400 meters or shorter allow athletes to use starting blocks. Most runners in the 800 meters at the 1956 Olympics used starting blocks from a waterfall (i.e. staggered) start. Modern blocks used for world records now must have sensors that detect the pressure from the athlete and can be used to time their reaction to the ...
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.
Cockrell still clocked in with a 52.90 in her semifinal run, second in her heat and her second sub-53-second race in her career. This year’s U.S. Olympic Trials silver medalist in the 400-meter ...
The greater the intensity that is put into the run will carry out into the finish of this run. Many runners attack the 400 meter dash at the full 100%, but by starting with a medium to high running pace such as 75%, it then works up to all out, to about 100%. [9] Using threshold running in an event such as the 400 meters it can be very beneficial.