Men 400m Athletics XIV Olympic Games London 1948 - Thursday 05.08

Men 400m Athletics XIV Olympic Games London 1948 - Thursday 05.08

Venue: Empire Stadium, London.

Final		time	+time	L	t.a.	Y
1. Arthur Wint	JAM	46.2s		3	46.3	28
2. Herb McKenley	JAM	46.4s	+0.23	2		26
3. Mal Whitfield	USA	46.9s	+0.66	4		23
4. Dave Bolen	USA	47.2s	+0.90	1		24
5. Morris Curotta	AUS	47.9s	+1.77	5		19
6. George Guida	USA	50.2s	+4.50	6		23

Semi-Finals - Thursday 05.08

First 3 from each 2 semi-finals progressed to Final.

Semi 1		time	+time	t.a.	Y
1. Arthur Wint	JAM	46.3s		46.5	28
2. Morris Curotta	AUS	47.2s	+0.78		19
3. Mal Whitfield	USA	47.4s	+0.96		23
4. George Rhoden	JAM	47.7s	+1.26		21
5. Jimmy Reardon	IRL	47.8s	+1.32		22

Semi 2		time	+time	t.a.	Y
1. Herb McKenley	JAM	47.3s		47.3	26
2. Dave Bolen	USA	47.9s	+0.67		24
3. George Guida	USA	48.3s	+1.10		23
4. Dennis Shore	RSA	48.8s	+1.43		33
5. Rosalvo Ramos	BRA	49.1s	+1.93		34
6. Bob McFarlane	CAN	51.7s			21

Quarter-Finals - Wednesday 04.08

First 3 from each 4 quarter-finals progressed to Semi-Finals.

Quarter 1		time	+time	Y
1. Mal Whitfield	USA	48.0s	48.2	23
2. George Rhoden	JAM	48.6s		21
3. Rosalvo Ramos	BRA	48.7s		34
4. Les Lewis	GBR	49.2s		23
5. Zvonko Sabolović	YUG	49.5s		25
6. Folke Alnevik	SWE	50.6s		28

Quarter 2		time	t.a.	Y
1. Arthur Wint	JAM	47.7s	47.9	28
2. Morris Curotta	AUS	48.4s		19
3. Dennis Shore	RSA	48.5s		33
4. Bill Roberts	GBR	48.6s		36
5. Bjørn Vade	NOR	49.7s		26

Quarter 3		time	t.a.	+time	Y
1. Herb McKenley	JAM	48.0s		48.0	26
2. George Guida	USA	48.0s	+0.06		23
3. Rune Larsson	SWE	48.8s			24
4. John Bartram	AUS	49.9s			23
5. Francis Schewetta	FRA	49.9s			28
6. Marko Račič	YUG	52.1s			28

Quarter 4		time	t.a.	Y
1. Dave Bolen	USA	48.0s	48.1	24
2. Jimmy Reardon	IRL	48.3s		22
3. Bob McFarlane	CAN	48.4s		21
4. Kurt Lundquist	SWE	48.4s		22
5. Derek Pugh	GBR	48.8s		22
6. Jacques Lunis	FRA	48.9s		25

Heats- Wednesday 04.08

First 2 from each 12 heats progressed to Quarter-Finals.

Heat 1		time	t.a.	Y
1. Jimmy Reardon	IRL	48.4s	48.4	22
2. Marko Račič	YUG	50.5s		28
3. Chen Yinglang	CHN	50.9s
4. Georgios Karageorgos	GRE	54.5s		33

Heat 2		time	t.a.	Y
1. Herb McKenley	JAM	48.4s	48.6	26
2. Rune Larsson	SWE	49.2s		24
3. Ferenc Bánhalmi	HUN	49.6s		25
4. Jaime Aparicio	COL	50.8s		18
5. Guillermo Evans	ARG	51.8s		25

Heat 3		time	t.a.	Y
1. Zvonko Sabolović	YUG	49.9s	49.9	25
2. Kurt Lundquist	SWE	50.0s		22
3. Antonio Pocoví	ARG	50.7s		26
4. Mario Rosas	COL	51.4s
5. Hasso L.	IRQ	56.8s

Heat 4		time	t.a.	Y
1. George Rhoden	JAM	48.4s	48.7	21
2. Dennis Shore	RSA	49.0s		33
3. Oskar Hardmeier	SUI	49.2s		22
4. Angel García	CUB	50.2s		28
5. Bill Ramsay	AUS	50.3s

Heat 5		time	t.a.	Y
1. Jacques Lunis	FRA	49.3s	49.3	25
2. Folke Alnevik	SWE	50.2s		28
3. Carlos Monges	MEX	50.9s		22

Heat 6		time	t.a.	Y
1. Dave Bolen	USA	50.1s	50.2	24
2. John Bartram	AUS	50.8s		23
3. Hazzard Dill	BER	53.0s		29

Heat 7		time	t.a.	Y
1. Les Lewis	GBR	48.9s	49.0	23
2. Bjørn Vade	NOR	49.6s		26
3. Ernie McCullough	CAN	49.9s
4. Walter Keller	SUI	50.3s
5. Runar Holmberg	FIN	50.6s		25

Heat 8		time	t.a.	Y
1. Mal Whitfield	USA	48.3s		23
2. Bill Roberts	GBR	48.9s		36
3. Don McFarlane	CAN	49.5s		22
4. Olavi Talja	FIN	50.4s		23
5. Max Trepp	SUI	50.9s		24

Heat 9		time	t.a.	Y
1. Arthur Wint	JAM	47.7s	47.7	28
2. Francis Schewetta	FRA	48.9s		28
3. John De Saram	SRI	51.2s		19
4. Tauno Suvanto	FIN	51.5s		23
5. Doğan Acarbay	TUR	53.0s		21

Heat 10		time	t.a.	Y
1. Morris Curotta	AUS	49.1s	49.2	19
2. Rosalvo Ramos	BRA	49.2s		34
3. Raymond Crapet	FRA	49.4s		21
4. Kemal Horulu	TUR	51,5s

Heat 11		time	t.a.	Y
1. George Guida	USA	49.0s	49.1	23
2. Derek Pugh	GBR	49.3s		22
3. Gustavo Ehlers	CHI	49.5s		23
4. Stefanos Petrakis	GRE	54.5s		23

Heat 12		time	t.a.	Y
1. Herman Kunnen	BEL	50.0s	50.0	23
2. Bob McFarlane	CAN	50.6s		21
3. Reynir Sigurðsson	ISL	51.4s		20
4. Jaime Itlmann	CHI	51.5s
5. Stylianos Stratakos	GRE	52.8s		33

index Athletics

London 1948 index

London

Athletics London 1948
Men 100m
Women 100m
Men 200m
Men 400m
Women 200m
Men 800m
Men 1500m
Men 5000m
Men 10000m
Men Marathon
Men 110m Hurdles
Women 80m Hurdles
Men 400m Hurdles
Men 3000m Steeplechase
Men 4x100m Relay
Women 4x100m Relay
Men 4x400m Relay
Men High Jump
Women High Jump
Men Pole Vault
Men Long Jump
Women Long Jump
Men Triple Jump
Men Shot Put
Women Shot Put
Men Discus Throw
Women Discus Throw
Men Hammer Throw
Men Javelin Throw
Women Javelin Throw
Men 10km Track Walk
Men 50km Walk
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Men Decathlon
Men 100m Decathlon
Men Long Jump Decathlon
Men Shot Put Decathlon
Men High Jump Decathlon
Men 400m Decathlon
Men 110m Hurdles Decathlon
Men Discus Throw Decathlon
Men Pole Vault Decathlon
Men Javelin Throw Decathlon
Men 1500m Decathlon

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