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Last Updated On: Apr 19, 2025 05:56 PM , Published On: Aug 09, 2024 08:43 AM
For decades, the United States led the men's 400-meter race and won seven straight Olympics from 1984 to 2008. However, American racers have experienced difficulty in the event, finishing third only once. The gold medal has returned to America for the twentieth time in Olympic history.
An American racer, Quincy Hall won the men's 400-meter final at the Paris Olympics 2024, re-establishing the United States' dominance over the event.
With Quincy Hall's victory in the 400 meters at the Olympics, American male athletes have not won the event since LaShawn Merritt in Beijing in 2008. In every Olympic Games from 1984 until 2008, Team USA won the gold in the men's 400 meters.
Morocco’s Soufiane EI Bakkali
Moroccan runner Soufiane El Bakkali is an expert in the 3000-meter steeplechase. He won his Olympic 3000m race title on Wednesday, making history as the 3rd Arab to win two gold medals.
El Bakkali won in 8 minutes, 06.05 seconds, closely in second place by American Kenneth Rooks at 8:06.41 and third place by Abraham Kibiwot of Kenya at 8:06.47. Having won the last three world titles, El Bakkali, 28, came to Paris with a target on his back.
El Bakkali shifted between 3rd and 4th place and had more difficulties, which caused him to finish in seventh place. But in the closing minutes, he made a strong comeback to do what he had done for the previous years.
Matthew Hudson-Smith
In a thrilling finale in Paris 2024, Matthew Hudson-Smith of Great Britain lost out on the Olympic 400-meter gold by four-hundredths of a second. His European record was lowered to 43.44 seconds, but in an intense finish, American Quincy Hall won in his own best 43.40 seconds.
Hudson-Smith, the fastest man in the world in 2024 and the clear favourite for gold makes history by becoming the first British athlete to place on the men's 400-meter medal at a Games in 28 years. He was slightly short of becoming the first male champion of Great Britain in the 400m Olympics since Eric Liddell 100 years before, which was captured in Chariots of Fire.
However, Hudson-Smith performed amazingly in the Olympics to win a gold medal, but he won silver, and Quincy Hall won the gold medal. This is an emotional end of the game because he finished the game by chasing his opponents.
Men’s 400 Final Results
|
Name |
Country |
Score |
Position |
|
Quincy Hall |
USA |
43.40 |
1st |
|
Matthew Hudson-Smith |
Great Britain |
43.44 |
2nd |
|
Muzala Samukonga |
Zambia |
43.74 |
3rd |
|
Jereem Richards |
Trinidad and Tobago |
43.78 |
4th |
|
Kirani James |
Grenada |
43.87 |
5th |
|
Christopher Bailey |
USA |
44.58 |
6th |
|
Samuel Ogazi |
Nigeria |
44.73 |
7th |
|
Michael Norman |
USA |
45.62 |
8th |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q. Who won the first Jamaica Olympic Medals in 2024?
Wint won the first medal for Jamaica in the Olympics by defeating his opponent, Herb McKenley.
Q. What is the record of men’s 400 m?
According to Olympics news, South African Wayde van Niekerk holds the current world record with a time of 43.03 seconds.