| | Event type
400 metres Hurdles, Men
| Date | 15 – 18 August 2016 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, Engenho de Dentro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 47 from 33 countries |
The event had no clear favorite and the heats saw the demise of many of the top hurdlers. Kenyan Nicholas Bett, the 2015 World Champion, crashed into hurdle 10 in his heat, jogged home, and was then disqualified. In the same heat, London silver medallist Michael Tinsley (USA) finished sixth and did not advance.
The favorite in the final was American Kerron Clement, the 2008 Olympic silver medallist, who had struggled a bit since, but then regained his fitness and had run well all year. He had the fastest time in the semi-finals with 48.26. The final saw a false start by Puerto Rican Javier Culson, who was disqualified. Clement was in lane five and made up the stagger quickly on the re-start, passing Jamaican Annsert Whyte, who held second behind Clement into the final straight. Clement was struggling near the finish, as Kenyan Boniface Tumuti closed quickly, but Clement won the gold to Tumuti’s silver. Whyte had nothing left for the finish and placed fifth as Turkey’s Yasmani Copello placed third.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3059 | Kerron Clement | 49.17 (3 h1) | 48.26 (1 h1) | 47.73 (1) | Gold | |||
| 2 | 2699 | Boniface Tumuti | 48.91 (2 h1) | 48.85 (2 h1) | 47.78 (2) | Silver | |||
| 3 | 2999 | Yasmani Copello | 49.52 (1 h2) | 48.61 (3 h2) | 47.92 (3) | Bronze | |||
| 4 | 2581 | Thomas Barr | 48.93 (2 h4) | 48.39 (1 h3) | 47.97 (4) | ||||
| 5 | 2631 | Annsert Whyte | 48.37 (1 h5) | 48.32 (1 h2) | 48.07 (5) | ||||
| 6 | 2382 | Rasmus Mägi | 48.55 (3 h3) | 48.64 (4 h2) | 48.40 (6) | ||||
| 7 | 2686 | Aron Koech | 48.77 (1 h6) | 48.49 (2 h3) | 49.09 (7) | ||||
| AC r3/3 | 2872 | Javier Culson | 48.53 (2 h3) | 48.46 (2 h2) | – ( | ||||
| 3 h1 r2/3 | 2357 | Sergio Fernández | 49.31 (5 h4) | 48.87 (3 h1) | – | ||||
| 3 h3 r2/3 | 3095 | Byron Robinson | 48.98 (3 h5) | 48.65 (3 h3) | – | ||||
| 4 h1 r2/3 | 2008 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 48.62 (1 h1) | 49.08 (4 h1) | – | ||||
| 4 h3 r2/3 | 2807 | Karsten Warholm | 48.49 (1 h3) | 48.81 (4 h3) | – | ||||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | 2621 | Jaheel Hyde | 49.24 (4 h4) | 49.17 (5 h1) | – | ||||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | 2913 | L. J. van Zyl | 49.12 (2 h6) | 49.00 (5 h2) | – | ||||
| 5 h3 r2/3 | 2090 | Michael Bultheel | 49.37 (5 h5) | 49.46 (5 h3) | – | ||||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | 2652 | Keisuke Nozawa | 48.62 (1 h4) | 49.20 (6 h1) | – | ||||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | 2261 | Jordin Andrade | 49.35 (4 h6) | 49.32 (6 h2) | – | ||||
| 6 h3 r2/3 | 3042 | Andrés Silva | 49.21 (3 h6) | 49.75 (6 h3) | – | ||||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | 2826 | Eric Cray | 49.05 (3 h4) | 49.37 (7 h1) | – | ||||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | 2405 | Oskari Mörö | 49.04 (4 h5) | 49.75 (7 h2) | – | ||||
| 7 h3 r2/3 | 2869 | Eric Alejandro | 49.54 (2 h2) | 49.95 (7 h3) | – | ||||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | 2457 | Jack Green | 48.96 (2 h5) | 49.54 (8 h1) | – | ||||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | 2155 | Mahau Suguimati | 49.77 (3 h2) | 49.77 (8 h2) | – | ||||
| AC h3 r2/3 | 2615 | Roxroy Cato | 48.56 (4 h3) | – (DQ h3) | – | ||||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | 2648 | Yuki Matsushita | 49.60 (4 h1) | – | – | ||||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | 2376 | Jaak-Heinrich Jagor | 49.78 (4 h2) | – | – | ||||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | 2800 | Miles Ukaoma | 49.84 (5 h1) | – | – | ||||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | 2948 | Kariem Hussein | 49.80 (5 h2) | – | – | ||||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | 2011 | Miloud Rahmouni | 49.73 (5 h3) | – | – | ||||
| 5 h6 r1/3 | 2993 | Mohamed Sghaier | 50.09 (5 h6) | – | – | ||||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | 2156 | Márcio Teles | 50.41 (6 h1) | – | – | ||||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | 2919 | Amadou N'Diaye | 49.91 (6 h2) | – | – | ||||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | 2671 | Dmitry Koblov | 49.87 (6 h3) | – | – | ||||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | 2471 | Sebastian Rodger | 49.54 (6 h4) | – | – | ||||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | 2772 | Kurt Couto | 49.74 (6 h5) | – | – | ||||
| 6 h6 r1/3 | 3101 | Michael Tinsley | 50.18 (6 h6) | – | – | ||||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | 2066 | Jeffery Gibson | 52.77 (7 h1) | – | – | ||||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | 2952 | Martin Kučera | 51.47 (7 h2) | – | – | ||||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | 2273 | José Luis Gaspar | 50.58 (7 h3) | – | – | ||||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | 2898 | Le Roux Hamman | 49.72 (7 h4) | – | – | ||||
| 7 h5 r1/3 | 2899 | Lindsay Hanekom | 50.22 (7 h5) | – | – | ||||
| 7 h6 r1/3 | 2971 | Chen Chieh | 50.65 (7 h6) | – | – | ||||
| 8 h2 r1/3 | 2260 | Maoulida Daroueche | 52.32 (8 h2) | – | – | ||||
| 8 h3 r1/3 | 2920 | Ned Azemia | 50.74 (8 h3) | – | – | ||||
| 8 h4 r1/3 | 2979 | Jehue Gordon | 49.98 (8 h4) | – | – | ||||
| 8 h6 r1/3 | 2833 | Patryk Dobek | 50.66 (8 h6) | – | – | ||||
| AC h5 r1/3 | 2675 | Nicholas Bett | – (DQ h5) | – | – |
Round One (15 August 2016)
Top three in each heat and next six fastest advanced to the quarter-finals.
Heat One (11:35)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 48.62 | 0.189 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | Boniface Tumuti | 48.91 | 0.184 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Kerron Clement | 49.17 | 0.152 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | Yuki Matsushita | 49.60 | 0.211 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | Miles Ukaoma | 49.84 | 0.145 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Márcio Teles | 50.41 | 0.191 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | Jeffery Gibson | 52.77 | 0.185 |
Heat Two (11:42)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Yasmani Copello | 49.52 | 0.236 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | Eric Alejandro | 49.54 | 0.197 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Mahau Suguimati | 49.77 | 0.156 | ||||
| 4 | 8 | Jaak-Heinrich Jagor | 49.78 | 0.148 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | Kariem Hussein | 49.80 | 0.101 | ||||
| 6 | 7 | Amadou N'Diaye | 49.91 | 0.171 | ||||
| 7 | 4 | Martin Kučera | 51.47 | 0.162 | ||||
| 8 | 3 | Maoulida Daroueche | 52.32 | 0.179 |
Heat Three (11:49)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Karsten Warholm | 48.49 | 0.143 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | Javier Culson | 48.53 | 0.172 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | Rasmus Mägi | 48.55 | 0.150 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Roxroy Cato | 48.56 | 0.184 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | Miloud Rahmouni | 49.73 | 0.202 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Dmitry Koblov | 49.87 | 0.161 | ||||
| 7 | 5 | José Luis Gaspar | 50.58 | 0.169 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | Ned Azemia | 50.74 | 0.188 |
Heat Four (11:56)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Keisuke Nozawa | 48.62 | 0.138 | ||||
| 2 | 3 | Thomas Barr | 48.93 | 0.169 | ||||
| 3 | 8 | Eric Cray | 49.05 | 0.142 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | Jaheel Hyde | 49.24 | 0.186 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Sergio Fernández | 49.31 | 0.139 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | Sebastian Rodger | 49.54 | 0.175 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | Le Roux Hamman | 49.72 | 0.186 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | Jehue Gordon | 49.98 | 0.169 |
Heat Five (12:03)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Annsert Whyte | 48.37 | 0.156 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | Jack Green | 48.96 | 0.188 | ||||
| 3 | 4 | Byron Robinson | 48.98 | 0.229 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | Oskari Mörö | 49.04 | 0.155 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | Michael Bultheel | 49.37 | 0.142 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Kurt Couto | 49.74 | 0.173 | ||||
| 7 | 6 | Lindsay Hanekom | 50.22 | 0.154 | ||||
| 8 | Nicholas Bett | – | [0.158] |
Heat Six (12:10)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Aron Koech | 48.77 | 0.157 | ||||
| 2 | 8 | L. J. van Zyl | 49.12 | 0.148 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | Andrés Silva | 49.21 | 0.133 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Jordin Andrade | 49.35 | 0.171 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | Mohamed Sghaier | 50.09 | 0.182 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Michael Tinsley | 50.18 | 0.164 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | Chen Chieh | 50.65 | 0.201 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | Patryk Dobek | 50.66 | 0.182 |
Semi-Finals (16 August 2016)
Top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
Heat One (21:35)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Kerron Clement | 48.26 | 0.141 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | Boniface Tumuti | 48.85 | 0.181 | ||||
| 3 | 1 | Sergio Fernández | 48.87 | 0.150 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | Abdelmalik Lahoulou | 49.08 | 0.200 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | Jaheel Hyde | 49.17 | 0.131 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | Keisuke Nozawa | 49.20 | 0.158 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | Eric Cray | 49.37 | 0.139 | ||||
| 8 | 4 | Jack Green | 49.54 | 0.185 |
Heat Two (21:42)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Annsert Whyte | 48.32 | 0.159 | ||||
| 2 | 5 | Javier Culson | 48.46 | 0.154 | ||||
| 3 | 6 | Yasmani Copello | 48.61 | 0.201 | ||||
| 4 | 7 | Rasmus Mägi | 48.64 | 0.121 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | L. J. van Zyl | 49.00 | 0.161 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Jordin Andrade | 49.32 | 0.165 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | Oskari Mörö | 49.75 | 0.115 | ||||
| 8 | 8 | Mahau Suguimati | 49.77 | 0.163 |
Heat Three (21:49)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Thomas Barr | 48.39 | 0.172 | ||||
| 2 | 6 | Aron Koech | 48.49 | 0.139 | ||||
| 3 | 7 | Byron Robinson | 48.65 | 0.161 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | Karsten Warholm | 48.81 | 0.151 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | Michael Bultheel | 49.46 | 0.156 | ||||
| 6 | 8 | Andrés Silva | 49.75 | 0.166 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | Eric Alejandro | 49.95 | 0.199 | ||||
| 2 | Roxroy Cato | – | [0.183] | 1 |
Final (18 August 2016 — 12:00)
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Kerron Clement | 47.73 | 0.227 | ||||
| 2 | 7 | Boniface Tumuti | 47.78 | 0.165 | ||||
| 3 | 2 | Yasmani Copello | 47.92 | 0.186 | ||||
| 4 | 4 | Thomas Barr | 47.97 | 0.191 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | Annsert Whyte | 48.07 | 0.167 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | Rasmus Mägi | 48.40 | 0.182 | ||||
| 7 | 8 | Aron Koech | 49.09 | 0.159 | ||||
| 3 | Javier Culson | – | – |