Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||
Date | November 23–24 | |||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 18 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 50.1 =OR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 400 metres hurdles competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia took place on November 23–24 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[1] There were 28 competitors from 18 nations.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Glenn Davis of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive and ninth overall victory in the men's 400 metres hurdles. Eddie Southern (silver) and Josh Culbreath (bronze) completed the American sweep, the third time (after 1904 and 1920) that the United States had swept the medals in the event.