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In athletics and track and field, sprints (or dashes) are races over short distances. They are among the oldest running competitions, being recorded at the Ancient Olympic Games. Three sprints are currently held at the modern Summer Olympics and outdoor World Championships: the 100 metres, 200 metres, and 400 metres.
Grit Breuer (GER) 49.42 (1991) 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 ...
Michael Arthur Norman Jr. (Japanese surname: 斎藤, born December 3, 1997) is an American sprinter. He previously held the world best time in the indoor 400 meters at 44.52 seconds. [10] Outdoors, his 43.45, set at the 2019 Mt. SAC Relays, is tied on sixth on the all time list. In 2016, he became the world junior champion in both the 200 ...
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.
Representing England. Commonwealth Games. 2014 Glasgow. 4 × 400 m relay. 2022 Birmingham. 400 m. Matthew Hudson-Smith (born 26 October 1994) is a British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres and is the 5th fastest athlete of all-time over the distance. [ 2 ] As of September 2024 he is ranked as the number one 400m runner ...
4×400 m relay. Quincy Wilson, OLY [ 2 ] (born January 8, 2008) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 400 meters. In March 2024, competing for Maryland's Bullis School, he set an under-18 world best for the indoor 400-meter dash. [ 3 ] In July 2024, he set the under-18 world best for the outdoor version of the same event.
4 × 100 m relay. David Andrew Jenkins (born 25 May 1952) is a former World ranked no.1 [1] 400m track and field sprinter who also ran other sprint distances. He is, statistically, the highest ranking Scottish sprinter in history, above 1980 Olympic 100m champion Allan Wells. [2] He was part of the UK relay team which won a silver medal at the ...
The men's 400 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–21 August at the Beijing National Stadium. [1] Fifty-five athletes from 40 nations competed. [2]The winning margin was an impressive 0.99 seconds which as of 2023 remains the greatest winning margin for the men's Olympic 400 metres since the introduction of fully automatic timing.