Sport-Olympic.com

All Athletics Menu

1936 Olympic Games Berlin, Germany - Men's 400 m Hurdles

Print
Email

Details: Parent Category: Olympic Games (Athletics); Category: 1936 Olympic Games Berlin, Germany - (Athletics); Last Updated: 16 May 2016; Hits: 1188

Tags:

Host City: Berlin, Germany

Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the final.

Date Started: August 3, 1936

Format: Top two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Date Finished: August 4, 1936

(Competitors: 32; Countries: 20; Finalists: 6)

Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Imperial Sports Field, Berlin

Overview by IAAF

Hardin had improved the world record by more than a second in 1934 with a startling 50.6, and had been undefeated in 11 races since 1932. He coasted through the heats in 53.9, and won his semi-final in 53.2 (53.15) ahead of fastest heat winner, White – 53.4 (53.42) – and Mantikas – 53.5 (53.55), who unexpectedly beat out Dale Schofield (51.7 in the US Trials) by 0.01. The other semi was won by Patterson in 52.8. The final was marred by a strong wind against the runners in the back straight, which slowed the race by about a second. Hardin was battled by White for the first half, with the Philippines’ athlete just ahead at the fourth hurdle. Patterson caught the leaders at the next hurdle, and it was only with two hurdles to go that Hardin got clear. Loaring finished quickly, moving from fourth to second in the last 50m.

Summary by Sports-reference.com

At an International in Stockholm in 1934, Glenn Hardin had shattered the world record by over one second, a mark which would last until 1953. Hardin was the defending silver medalist and was heavily favored in Berlin, not having lost since the Los Angeles final. The final was closer than expected as Hardin won, but only by 3/10ths of a second over Canadian John Loaring, who would win the 1938 Commonwealth Games title.

			Results

*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Final	4 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	52.4		Glenn Hardin	United States	USA	26
2	52.7		Johnny Loaring	Canada	CAN	20
3	52.8		Miguel White	Philippines	PHI	26
4	53.0		Joe Patterson	United States	USA	23
5	54.0		Sylvio Padilha	Brazil	BRA	27
6	54.2		Khristos Mantikas	Greece	GRE
*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Semi-Finals Heat One	4 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	53.15	Q	Glenn Hardin	United States	USA	26		53.2 h
2	53.42	Q	Miguel White	Philippines	PHI	26		53.4 h
3	53.54	Q	Khristos Mantikas	Greece	GRE			53.5 h
4	53.55		Dale Schofield	United States	USA	21		53.5 h
5	54.5		Juan Lavenás	Argentina	ARG	21
6	54.5		Willi Kürten	Germany	GER	28
*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Semi-Finals Heat Two	4 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	52.8	Q	Joe Patterson	United States	USA	23
2	53.1	Q	Johnny Loaring	Canada	CAN	20
3	53.3	Q	Sylvio Padilha	Brazil	BRA	27
4	53.4		Juul Bosmans	Belgium	BEL	22
5	54.0		József Kovács	Hungary	HUN	25
6	54.8		Fritz Nottbrock	Germany	GER	26
*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Round One Heat One	3 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	53.7	Q	József Kovács	Hungary	HUN	25
2	53.8	Q	Juul Bosmans	Belgium	BEL	22
3	54.1		Prudent Joye	France	FRA	22
4	56.8		Tokio Fukuda	Japan	JPN	21
*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Round One Heat Two	3 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	54.7	Q	Fritz Nottbrock	Germany	GER	26
2	54.8	Q	Dale Schofield	United States	USA	21
3	55.1		Luigi Facelli	Italy	ITA	38
4	55.5		Jim Worrall	Canada	CAN	22
5	56.4		Louis Gailliard	France	FRA	23
6	1.01.5		August Banščak	Yugoslavia	YUG	24
*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Round One Heat Three	3 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	53.4	Q	Miguel White	Philippines	PHI	26
2	54.3	Q	Johnny Loaring	Canada	CAN	20
3	54.5		Alf Watson	Australia	AUS	29
4	54.7		Masao Ichihara	Japan	JPN	22
5	55.3		Ioannis Skiadas	Greece	GRE	23
6	55.6		Emilio Mori	Italy	ITA	28
*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Round One Heat Four	3 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	54.4	Q	Joe Patterson	United States	USA	23
2	54.5	Q	Juan Lavenás	Argentina	ARG	21
3	54.6		Hans Scheele	Germany	GER	27
4	55.5		Umberto Ridi	Italy	ITA	22
5	56.1		Teodoro Malasig	Philippines	PHI	24
*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Round One Heat Five	3 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	53.8	Q	Khristos Mantikas	Greece	GRE
2	54.2	Q	Sylvio Padilha	Brazil	BRA	27
3	54.7		Vane Ivanović	Yugoslavia	YUG	23
4	55.2		Frank Rushton	South Africa	RSA	27
5	55.7		Kell Areskoug	Sweden	SWE	29
6	58.3		Walter Fritsch	Chile	CHI	24
*400 m Hurdles*	Men		Round One Heat Six	3 August

Rank	Mark		Athlete	Country	NOC	Age	Records	Notes
1	53.9	Q	Glenn Hardin	United States	USA	26
2	54.6	Q	Willi Kürten	Germany	GER	28
3	54.9		Ernst Leitner	Austria	AUT	23
4	57.6		Ernst Berndt	Czechoslovakia	TCH	21
5	58.1		John Sheffield	Great Britain	GBR	26