Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XV Olympiad
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Dates | July 20 (heats, quarterfinals) July 21 (semifinals, final) |
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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics ![]() |
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Track events | ||||
100 m | men | women | ||
200 m | men | women | ||
400 m | men | |||
800 m | men | |||
1500 m | men | |||
5000 m | men | |||
10,000 m | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
110 m hurdles | men | |||
400 m hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
4×400 m relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
10 km walk | men | |||
50 km walk | men | |||
Field events | ||||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Combined events | ||||
Decathlon | men |
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 20 and July 21. The final was won by American Charles Moore.
Results
Heats
The first round was held on July 20. The three fastest runners from each heat qualified for the quarterfinals.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Charles Moore | ![]() |
51.8 | |
2 | Lars Ylander | ![]() |
53.7 | |
3 | Eitaro Okano | ![]() |
54.2 | |
4 | Rudolf Haidegger | ![]() |
54.8 | |
5 | Johny Fonck | ![]() |
57.8 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Timofey Lunev | 23x15px Soviet Union | 54.3 | |
2 | Lee Yoder | ![]() |
55.2 | |
3 | Ken Doubleday | ![]() |
55.4 | |
4 | Muhammad Shafi | ![]() |
56.1 | |
5 | Ingi Þorsteinsson | ![]() |
56.5 |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Anatoly Yulin | 23x15px Soviet Union | 53.6 | |
2 | Fotios Kosmas | ![]() |
53.9 | |
3 | Roland Blackman | ![]() |
54.8 | |
4 | Ragnar Graeffe | ![]() |
55.0 | |
5 | Jörn Gevert | ![]() |
56.1 | |
6 | Emin Doybak | ![]() |
56.6 |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Yuriy Lituyev | 23x15px Soviet Union | 53.5 | |
2 | Rainer Pelkonen | ![]() |
54.2 | |
3 | Robert Bart | ![]() |
54.5 | |
4 | Pedro Yoma | ![]() |
56.8 | |
5 | Paulino Ferrer | 23x15px Venezuela | 1:02.1 |
Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Ron Wilkie | 23x15px South Africa | 54.5 | |
2 | Arvo Hilli | ![]() |
54.6 | |
3 | Rune Larsson | ![]() |
55.9 | |
4 | Mirza Khan | ![]() |
56.3 |
Heat 6
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | John Holland | ![]() |
53.3 | |
2 | Sven-Olov Eriksson | ![]() |
54.3 | |
3 | Angus Scott | ![]() |
54.9 | |
4 | Kemal Horulu | ![]() |
55.2 | |
5 | Karl Schmid | ![]() |
57.5 |
Heat 7
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | David Gracie | ![]() |
54.2 | |
2 | Wilson Carneiro | ![]() |
56.0 | |
3 | Hans Schwarz | ![]() |
56.3 | |
4 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() |
56.8 | |
5 | Doğan Acarbay | ![]() |
1:02.8 |
Heat 8
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Armando Filiput | ![]() |
53.8 | |
2 | Harry Whittle | ![]() |
53.9 | |
3 | Antal Lippay | ![]() |
54.0 | |
4 | Amadeo Francis | ![]() |
54.0 | |
5 | Jean Thureau | ![]() |
56.7 |
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals were held on July 20. The three fastest runners from each heat qualified for the semifinals.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Charles Moore | ![]() |
50.8 | OR |
2 | Anatoly Yulin | 23x15px Soviet Union | 52.4 | |
3 | Armando Filiput | ![]() |
53.0 | |
4 | Robert Bart | ![]() |
53.0 | |
5 | Sven-Olov Eriksson | ![]() |
53.8 | |
6 | Hans Schwarz | ![]() |
54.0 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | John Holland | ![]() |
52.2 | |
2 | Lee Yoder | ![]() |
53.3 | |
3 | David Gracie | ![]() |
53.9 | |
4 | Arvo Hilli | ![]() |
54.0 | |
5 | Fotios Kosmas | ![]() |
55.3 | |
6 | Wilson Carneiro | ![]() |
59.4 |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Yuriy Lituyev | 23x15px Soviet Union | 52.2 | |
2 | Antal Lippay | ![]() |
52.7 | |
3 | Harry Whittle | ![]() |
52.8 | |
4 | Lars Ylander | ![]() |
53.1 | |
5 | Ron Wilkie | 23x15px South Africa | 54.5 | |
6 | Ken Doubleday | ![]() |
1:00.2 |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Timofey Lunev | 23x15px Soviet Union | 52.7 | |
2 | Roland Blackman | ![]() |
52.7 | |
3 | Rune Larsson | ![]() |
53.3 | |
4 | Angus Scott | ![]() |
53.4 | |
5 | Rainer Pelkonen | ![]() |
53.9 | |
6 | Eitaro Okano | ![]() |
54.4 |
Semifinals
The semifinals were held on July 21. The three fastest runners from each heat qualified for the final.
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Yuriy Lituyev | 23x15px Soviet Union | 51.8 | |
2 | John Holland | ![]() |
52.0 | |
3 | Anatoly Yulin | 23x15px Soviet Union | 52.1 | |
4 | David Gracie | ![]() |
52.4 | |
5 | Roland Blackman | ![]() |
52.7 | |
6 | Rune Larsson | ![]() |
53.9 |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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1 | Charles Moore | ![]() |
52.0 | |
2 | Harri Whittle | ![]() |
52.9 | |
3 | Armando Filiput | ![]() |
53.0 | |
4 | Lee Yoder | ![]() |
53.0 | |
5 | Antal Lippay | ![]() |
53.0 | |
6 | Timofey Lunev | 23x15px Soviet Union | 53.1 |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time (hand) | Notes |
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Charles Moore | ![]() |
50.8 | =OR |
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Yuriy Lituyev | 23x15px Soviet Union | 51.3 | |
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John Holland | ![]() |
52.2 | |
4 | Anatoliy Yulin | 23x15px Soviet Union | 52.8 | |
5 | Harry Whittle | ![]() |
53.1 | |
6 | Armando Filiput | ![]() |
54.4 |
Key: =OR = Equalled Olympic record
References
- 1952 Summer Olympics results: Men's 400 metre hurdles, from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2010-11-28.