400 metres at the Olympics - wikipedia 400 metres at the Olympics 400 metres at the Olympic Games The 2012 Olympic men 's 400 m final Overview Sport Athletics Gender Men and women Years held Men : 1896 -- 2016 Women : 1964 -- 2016 Olympic record Men 43.03 Wayde van Niekerk ( 2016 ) Women 48.25 Marie - José Pérec ( 1996 ) Reigning champion Men Wayde van Niekerk ( RSA ) Women Shaunae Miller ( BAH ) The 400 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men 's 400 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 but nearly seventy years passed before the introduction of the women 's 400 m, which has been held continuously since the 1964 Games. It is the most prestigious 400 m race at elite level. The competition format typically has two qualifying rounds leading to a final race between eight athletes. The Olympic record for the men 's race was set in 2016, and the record for the women 's race was set in 1996. Wayde van Niekerk holds the men 's record of 43.03 seconds, breaking world and Olympic records that had been held by Michael Johnson since 1999 and 1996 respectively. Marie - José Pérec is the women 's record holder at 48.25 seconds. The men 's world record has been broken several times at the Olympics : in 1912, 1932, 1960, 1968, and 2016. Irena Szewińska is the only person to break the women 's world record at the competition, doing so in 1976. Only two athletes have won the event twice : Marie - José Pérec became the first to defend the title in 1996, then Michael Johnson followed with victories in 1996 and 2000. No athlete has won more than three medals. Several medalists in the event have also had success in the 200 metres at the Olympics : Johnson, Perec, Szewińska and Valerie Brisco - Hooks have all won titles at both distances. Athletes chosen for the event almost always form part of their nation 's team for the 4 × 400 metres relay at the Olympics. The United States is by far the most successful nation in the event, with 21 gold medals and 44 medals in total. The next most successful nation is Great Britain with three gold among its 13 medals. The 1908 men 's 400 metres saw the only walkover in Olympic history, as the American finalists refused to compete in a re-run due to British rules. Contents 1 Medal summary 1.1 Men 1.1. 1 Multiple medalists 1.1. 2 Medals by country 1.2 Women 1.2. 1 Multiple medalists 1.2. 2 Medalists by country 2 Olympic record progression 2.1 Men 2.2 Women 3 Intercalated Games 4 Non-canonical Olympic events 5 References 6 External links Medal summary Men Games Gold Silver Bronze 1896 Athens details Thomas Burke United States Herbert Jamison United States Charles Gmelin Great Britain 1900 Paris details Maxie Long United States William Holland United States Ernst Schultz Denmark 1904 St. Louis details Harry Hillman United States Frank Waller United States Herman Groman United States 1908 London details Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain None awarded None awarded 1912 Stockholm details Charles Reidpath United States Hanns Braun Germany Edward Lindberg United States 1920 Antwerp details Bevil Rudd South Africa Guy Butler Great Britain Nils Engdahl Sweden 1924 Paris details Eric Liddell Great Britain Horatio Fitch United States Guy Butler Great Britain 1928 Amsterdam details Ray Barbuti United States James Ball Canada Joachim Büchner Germany 1932 Los Angeles details Bill Carr United States Ben Eastman United States Alex Wilson Canada 1936 Berlin details Archie Williams United States Godfrey Brown Great Britain James LuValle United States 1948 London details Arthur Wint Jamaica Herb McKenley Jamaica Mal Whitfield United States 1952 Helsinki details George Rhoden Jamaica Herb McKenley Jamaica Ollie Matson United States 1956 Melbourne details Charles Jenkins United States Karl - Friedrich Haas United Team of Germany Voitto Hellstén Finland Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union 1960 Rome details Otis Davis United States Carl Kaufmann United Team of Germany Malcolm Spence South Africa 1964 Tokyo details Mike Larrabee United States Wendell Mottley Trinidad and Tobago Andrzej Badeński Poland 1968 Mexico City details Lee Evans United States Larry James United States Ron Freeman United States 1972 Munich details Vincent Matthews United States Wayne Collett United States Julius Sang Kenya 1976 Montreal details Alberto Juantorena Cuba Fred Newhouse United States Herman Frazier United States 1980 Moscow details Viktor Markin Soviet Union Rick Mitchell Australia Frank Schaffer East Germany 1984 Los Angeles details Alonzo Babers United States Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast Antonio McKay United States 1988 Seoul details Steve Lewis United States Butch Reynolds United States Danny Everett United States 1992 Barcelona details Quincy Watts United States Steve Lewis United States Samson Kitur Kenya 1996 Atlanta details Michael Johnson United States Roger Black Great Britain Davis Kamoga Uganda 2000 Sydney details Michael Johnson United States Alvin Harrison United States Greg Haughton Jamaica 2004 Athens details Jeremy Wariner United States Otis Harris United States Derrick Brew United States 2008 Beijing details LaShawn Merritt United States Jeremy Wariner United States David Neville United States 2012 London details Kirani James Grenada Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago 2016 Rio details Wayde van Niekerk South Africa Kirani James Grenada LaShawn Merritt United States Multiple medalists Rank Athlete Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total Michael Johnson United States ( USA ) 1996 -- 2000 0 0 Steve Lewis United States ( USA ) 1988 -- 1992 0 Jeremy Wariner United States ( USA ) 2004 -- 2008 0 Kirani James Grenada ( GRN ) 2012 -- 2016 0 5 LaShawn Merritt United States ( USA ) 2008 -- 2016 0 6 Herb McKenley Jamaica ( JAM ) 1948 -- 1952 0 0 7 Guy Butler Great Britain ( GBR ) 1920 -- 1924 0 Medals by country Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total United States ( USA ) 19 13 11 38 Great Britain ( GBR ) 7 Jamaica ( JAM ) 5 4 = South Africa ( RSA ) 0 4 = Soviet Union ( URS ) 0 6 = Cuba ( CUB ) 0 0 6 = Grenada ( GRN ) 0 8 Germany ( GER ) 0 9 = Canada ( CAN ) 0 9 = Trinidad and Tobago ( TRI ) 0 11 = Australia ( AUS ) 0 0 11 = Ivory Coast ( CIV ) 0 0 11 = Dominican Republic ( DOM ) 0 0 14 Kenya ( KEN ) 0 0 15 = Denmark ( DEN ) 0 0 15 = East Germany ( GDR ) 0 0 15 = Finland ( FIN ) 0 0 15 = Poland ( POL ) 0 0 15 = Sweden ( SWE ) 0 0 15 = Uganda ( UGA ) 0 0 The German total includes teams both competing as Germany and the United Team of Germany, but not East or West Germany. Women Games Gold Silver Bronze 1964 Tokyo details Betty Cuthbert Australia Ann Packer Great Britain Judy Amoore Australia 1968 Mexico City details Colette Besson France Lillian Board Great Britain Natalya Pechonkina Soviet Union 1972 Munich details Monika Zehrt East Germany Rita Wilden West Germany Kathy Hammond United States 1976 Montreal details Irena Szewińska Poland Christina Brehmer East Germany Ellen Streidt East Germany 1980 Moscow details Marita Koch East Germany Jarmila Kratochvílová Czechoslovakia Christina Lathan East Germany 1984 Los Angeles details Valerie Brisco - Hooks United States Chandra Cheeseborough United States Kathy Smallwood - Cook Great Britain 1988 Seoul details Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union Petra Müller East Germany Olga Nazarova Soviet Union 1992 Barcelona details Marie - José Pérec France Olga Bryzgina Unified Team Ximena Restrepo Colombia 1996 Atlanta details Marie - José Pérec France Cathy Freeman Australia Falilat Ogunkoya Nigeria 2000 Sydney details Cathy Freeman Australia Lorraine Graham Jamaica Katharine Merry Great Britain 2004 Athens details Tonique Williams - Darling Bahamas Ana Guevara Mexico Natalya Antyukh Russia 2008 Beijing details Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain Shericka Williams Jamaica Sanya Richards United States 2012 London details Sanya Richards - Ross United States Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain DeeDee Trotter United States 2016 Rio de Janeiro details Shaunae Miller Bahamas Allyson Felix United States Shericka Jackson Jamaica Multiple medalists Rank Athlete Nation Olympics Gold Silver Bronze Total Marie - José Pérec France ( FRA ) 1992 -- 1996 0 0 2 = Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union ( URS ) Unified Team ( EUN ) 1988 -- 1992 0 2 = Cathy Freeman Australia ( AUS ) 1996 -- 2000 0 2 = Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain ( GBR ) 2008 -- 2012 0 5 Sanya Richards - Ross United States ( USA ) 2008 -- 2012 0 6 Christina Lathan East Germany ( GDR ) 1976 -- 1980 0 Medalists by country Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total France ( FRA ) 0 0 East Germany ( GDR ) 6 United States ( USA ) 6 Australia ( AUS ) 6 Great Britain ( GBR ) 6 7 Soviet Union ( URS ) 0 8 = South Africa ( RSA ) 0 0 8 = Poland ( POL ) 0 0 5 Bahamas ( BAH ) 0 0 9 Jamaica ( JAM ) 0 0 10 = Czechoslovakia ( TCH ) 0 0 10 = Mexico ( MEX ) 0 0 10 = Unified Team ( EUN ) 0 0 10 = West Germany ( FRG ) 0 0 14 = Colombia ( COL ) 0 0 14 = Nigeria ( NGR ) 0 0 14 = Russia ( RUS ) 0 0 Olympic record progression Men See also : Men 's 400 metres world record progression Time Athlete Nation Games Round Date 56.8 Herbert Jamison United States ( USA ) 1896 Heat 1 54.2 Tom Burke United States ( USA ) 1896 Final 50.4 Maxie Long United States ( USA ) 1900 Heat 1 49.4 Maxie Long United States ( USA ) 1900 Final 49.2 Harry Hillman United States ( USA ) 1904 Finl 48.4 Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain ( GBR ) 1904 Quarterfinal 2 48.2 Charles Reidpath United States ( USA ) 1912 Final 48.0 Joseph Imbach Switzerland ( SUI ) 1924 Quarterfinal 6 47.8 Horatio Fitch United States ( USA ) 1924 Semifinal 1 47.6 WR Eric Liddell Great Britain ( GBR ) 1924 Final 47.2 Bill Carr United States ( USA ) 1932 Semifinal 1 46.2 WR Bill Carr United States ( USA ) 1932 Final 46.2 Arthur Wint Jamaica ( JAM ) 1948 Final 45.9 George Rhoden Jamaica ( JAM ) 1952 Final 45.9 Otis Davis United States ( USA ) 1960 Quarterfinal 4 45.5 Otis Davis United States ( USA ) 1960 Semifinal 1 44.9 WR Otis Davis United States ( USA ) 1960 Final 44.83 Lee Evans United States ( USA ) 1968 Semifinal 2 43.86 WR Lee Evans United States ( USA ) 1968 Final 43.71 Quincy Watts United States ( USA ) 1992 Semifinal 1 43.50 Quincy Watts United States ( USA ) 1992 Final 43.49 Michael Johnson United States ( USA ) Final 43.03 WR Wayde van Niekerk South Africa ( RSA ) 2016 Final Women See also : Women 's 400 metres world record progression Time Athlete Nation Games Round Date 54.4 Antónia Munkácsi Hungary ( HUN ) 1964 Heat 1 53.1 Ann Packer Great Britain ( GBR ) 1964 Heat 3 52.7 Ann Packer Great Britain ( GBR ) 1964 Semifinal 1 52.0 Betty Cuthbert Australia ( AUS ) 1964 Final 52.03 Colette Besson France ( FRA ) 1968 Final 51.94 Charlene Rendina Australia ( AUS ) 1972 Heat 1 51.71 Györgyi Balogh - Szomo Hungary ( HUN ) 1972 Quarterfinal 3 51.68 Helga Seidler East Germany ( GDR ) 1972 Semifinal 1 51.47 Monika Zehrt East Germany ( GDR ) 1972 Semifinal 2 51.08 Monika Zehrt East Germany ( GDR ) 1972 Final 50.48 Irena Szewińska Poland ( POL ) 1976 Semifinal 1 49.28 WR Irena Szewińska Poland ( POL ) 1976 Final 48.88 Marita Koch East Germany ( GDR ) 1980 Final 48.83 Valerie Brisco - Hooks United States ( USA ) 1984 Final 48.65 Olha Bryzhina Soviet Union ( URS ) 1988 Final 48.25 Marie - José Pérec France ( FRA ) Final Intercalated Games The 1906 Intercalated Games were held in Athens and at the time were officially recognised as part of the Olympic Games series, with the intention being to hold a games in Greece in two - year intervals between the internationally - held Olympics. However, this plan never came to fruition and the International Olympic Committee ( IOC ) later decided not to recognise these games as part of the official Olympic series. Some sports historians continue to treat the results of these games as part of the Olympic canon. At this event a men 's 400 m was held and Paul Pilgrim, a 1904 Olympic gold medalist in the 4 - mile team race, won the competition. Wyndham Halswelle, later the 1908 Olympic champion in the 800 metres, was the runner - up while Australia 's Nigel Barker was the bronze medalist. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1906 Athens details Paul Pilgrim ( USA ) Wyndham Halswelle ( GBR ) Nigel Barker ( AUS ) Non-canonical Olympic events In addition to the main 1900 Olympic men 's 400 metres, a handicap competition was contested seven days after the final. Twenty men entered, with Hungary 's Pál Koppán, Germany 's Albert Werkmüller and Dave Hall of the United States being the only non-French entrants. Koppán was the victor with a handicap of 35 m, Werkmüller was second with a handicap of 35 m, and Frenchman André Lemonnier took third with a 26 m handicap. Two professionals - only events were also held in 1900. The 400 metres world record holder Edgar Bredin won with a time of 53.2 seconds, ahead of Legrain of France ( possibly Paul Legrain ) and his compatriot Jules Bouchoux. A handicap professional race was also held but the results have not been located. A handicap 440 - yard dash ( 402.3 m ) competition was held at 1904 Summer Olympics after the 1904 Olympic men 's 400 m race. An American, F. Darcy, won the race with a time of 50.8 ( 12 - yard start ). George Underwood, also of the United States, came second with no handicap and John Peck of Canada came third off a six - yard headstart. These events are no longer considered part of the official Olympic history of the 400 metres or the athletics programme in general. Consequently, medals from these competitions have not been assigned to nations on the all - time medal tables. References Participation and athlete data Athletics Men 's 400 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014 - 02 - 07. Athletics Women 's 400 metres Medalists. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014 - 02 - 07. Olympic record progressions Mallon, Bill ( 2012 ). TRACK & FIELD ATHLETICS - OLYMPIC RECORD PROGRESSIONS. Track and Field News. Retrieved on 2014 - 02 - 07. Specific Jump up ^ London 1908 Olympic Games. Britannica. Retrieved on 2014 - 05 - 25. Jump up ^ 1906 Athina Summer Games. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ Athletics at the 1906 Athina Summer Games : Men 's 400 metres. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014 - 01 - 26. Jump up ^ Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games : Men 's 400 metres, Handicap. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014 - 06 - 28. ^ Jump up to : Handicap Olympic Athletics Events. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014 - 04 - 18. Jump up ^ Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games : Men 's 400 metres, Professionals. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014 - 06 - 28. External links IAAF 400 metres homepage Official Olympics website Olympic athletics records from Track & Field News 400 metres at the Olympic Games Summary Men 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Women 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 Athletics at the Summer Olympics Editions 1896 1900 1904 1906 ( Intercalated ) 1908 1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2008 2012 2016 2020 Events Track 100 m 200 m 400 m 800 m 1500 m 5000 m 10,000 m 4 × 100 m relay 4 × 400 m relay Sprint hurdles 400 m hurdles Steeplechase Field Shot put Discus throw Hammer throw Javelin throw Pole vault High jump Long jump Triple jump Others Combined events Marathon Race walking Defunct Cross country Team races 60 metres Weight throw Wheelchair racing Professional events List of medalists men women Records Venues Medal sweeps Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=400_metres_at_the_Olympics&oldid=861162432 '' Categories : 400 metres at the Olympics 400 metres Athletics events at the Olympics Hidden categories : Articles with hCards All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from September 2018 Articles with permanently dead external links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Ελληνικά Français Suomi Edit links This page was last edited on 25 September 2018, at 14 : 58 ( UTC ). 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Question: who won the women's 400 meter dash in the olympics
Answer: Shaunae Miller