Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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Quick Facts Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Centennial Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 29 July 1996 (quarterfinals) 31 July 1996 (semifinals) 1 August 1996 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 55 from 35 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 47.54 | |||||||||
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The men's 400 metres hurdles was an event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There were 55 competitors from 35 nations.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Derrick Adkins of the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive and 16th overall victory in the event. Samuel Matete of Zambia earned that nation's first medal in the event with his silver. American Calvin Davis took bronze.