Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Athletics at the Olympics / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Quick Facts Men's 400 metres at the Games of the V Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's 400 metres at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Venue | Stockholm Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 12 (heats, semifinals) July 13 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 48.2 WR | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||
Close
The men's 400 metres was a track and field athletics event held as part of the Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. The competition was held on Friday, July 12, 1912, and on Saturday, July 13, 1912. Forty-nine runners from 16 nations competed.[1] NOCs could enter up to 12 athletes.[2] The event was won by Charles Reidpath of the United States, the nation's fourth title in the event. Hanns Braun of Germany took silver, the nation's first medal in the men's 400 metres.