Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Semifinals
All semi-finals were held on Friday, July 11, 1924 and started at 2:45 p.m. The best three finishers of each heat qualified for the final.

Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

Section Title: Semifinals
Table Section Text: All semi-finals were held on Friday, July 11, 1924 and started at 2:45 p.m. The best three finishers of each heat qualified for the final.

Place	Athlete	Time	Qual.

1	Horatio Fitch (USA)	47.8	Q OR

2	Guy Butler (GBR)	47.9	Q

3	David Johnson (CAN)	48.0	Q

4	Adriaan Paulen (NED)	48.2

5	Toby Betts (RSA)	48.4

6	Nils Engdahl (SWE)	48.6

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