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400 m Men, USA Olympic Trials
1908 Western Trial
1
Andre Glarner
FRA
51.2
2
Clarence Edmundson
USA
3
Eugene Smith
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1908
1908 Central Trial
1
Ned Merriam
USA
49.6
2
Richard Mason
USA
3
John Vickery
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1908
1908 Eastern Trial
1
John Taylor
USA
52.2y
2
Fred de Selding
USA
3
John Carpenter
USA
4
G.M. Hennie
USA
5
John Atlee
USA
6
Merihew
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1908
1908
1
John Taylor
USA
49.8
2
John Atlee
USA
50.2e
3
William Prout
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1908
1912 Western Trial
1
Edward Lindberg
USA
48.6
TR
2
Frederick Cortis
USA
50.0e
3
Ralph Sanders
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1912
1912 Central Trial
1
Donnell Young
USA
49.6
2
Irving Howe
USA
49.9e
3
Edward Merrihew
USA
50.3e
4
William Hayes
USA
50.9e
American Athletes at Olympic 1912
1920 (440 y)
1
Frank Shea
USA
49.0
2
Ted Meredith
USA
49.4e
3
Robert Emery
USA
49.7e
4
George Bretnall
USA
50.0e
5
George Schiller
USA
50.1e
6
Lawrence Butler
USA
50.3e
American Athletes at Olympic 1920
1924
Remarks
1
J.Coard Taylor
USA
48.1
=TR
2
Horatio Fitch
USA
48.4e
3
Ray Robertson
USA
48.4e
4
Eric Wilson
USA
48.5e
5
J.Oliver MacDonald
USA
48.5e
6
James Burgess
USA
48.8e
7
Alan Helffrich
USA
49.5e
8
Don Calhoun
USA
50.0e
American Athletes at Olympic 1924
1928
Remarks
1
Raymond Barbuti
USA
51.4
*
2
Emil Snider
USA
52.4e
3
Hermon Phillips
USA
4
Joseph Tierney
USA
5
Emerson Spencer
USA
6
Fred Alderman
USA
dnf
American Athletes at Olympic 1928
1932
1
William Carr
USA
46.9
TR
2
Benjamin Eastman
USA
47.1e
3
James Gordon
USA
47.4e
4
Edgar Ablowich
USA
47.5e
5
Ivan Fuqua
USA
47.6e
6
Arnold Adams
USA
47.6e
7
Karl Warner
USA
47.7e
American Athletes at Olympic 1932
1936
1
Archibald Williams
USA
46.6
TR
2
Harold Smallwood
USA
46.7e
3
James LuValle
USA
46.9e
4
Albert Fitch
USA
47.0e
5
Robert Young
USA
47.3e
6
Harold Cagle
USA
47.3e
7
Edward O'Brien
USA
47.8e
American Athletes at Olympic 1936
1948
1
Malvin Whitfield
USA
46.6
=TR
2
Dave Bolen
USA
47.0
3
George Guida
USA
47.2
4
Art Harnden
USA
47.3
5
Norman Rucks
USA
47.6
6
Frank Fox
USA
American Athletes at Olympic 1948
1952
1
Malvin Whitfield
USA
46.9
2
Eugene Cole
USA
47.1
3
Ollie Matson
USA
47.3
4
Jesse Mashburn
USA
47.5
5
James Lea
USA
48.0
6
Sherman Miller
USA
48.8
American Athletes at Olympic 1952
1956
1
Louis Jones
USA
45.2
WR
2
James Lea
USA
45.7
3
Charles Jenkins
USA
46.1
4
Jesse Mashburn
USA
46.4
5
Russ Ellis
USA
47.2
6
Jerry White
USA
47.4
7
Reggie Pearman
USA
47.9
8
Mike Larrabee
USA
48.4
American Athletes at Olympic 1956
1960
1
Jack Yerman
USA
46.3
2
Earl Young
USA
46.5
3
Otis Davis
USA
46.7
4
Ted Woods
USA
46.7
5
David Roberson
USA
46.9
6
Victor Hall
USA
46.9
7
Richard Edmunds
USA
47.0
American Athletes at Olympic 1960
1964
1
Mike Larrabee
USA
44.9
=WR
2
Ulis Williams
USA
45.0
3
Ollan Cassell
USA
45.6
4
Theron Lewis
USA
46.3
5
David Archibald
USA
46.3
6
Bob Tobler
USA
46.5
7
William Boyle
USA
46.6
American Athletes at Olympic 1964
1968
1
Lee Evans
USA
44.0(44.06)
WR
2
Larry James
USA
44.1(44.19)
3
Ron Freeman II
USA
44.6(44.62)
4
Vince Matthews
USA
44.8(44.86)
5
Jim Kemp
USA
45.2
6
Harold Francis
USA
45.2
American Athletes at Olympic 1968
1972
1
Wayne Collett
USA
44.1
2
John Smith
USA
44.3
3
Vince Matthews
USA
44.9
4
Lee Evans
USA
45.1
5
Maurice Peoples
USA
45.3
6
Tommie Turner
USA
45.4
7
Fred Newhouse
USA
45.4
8
Curtis Mills
USA
45.4
American Athletes at Olympic 1972
1976
1
Maxie Parks
USA
45.58
2
Fred Newhouse
USA
45.76
3
Herman Frazier
USA
45.84
4
Benny Brown
USA
45.91
5
Maurice Peoples
USA
45.92
6
Robert Taylor
USA
46.03
7
Evis Jennings
USA
46.15
8
Mark Collins
USA
47.33
American Athletes at Olympic 1976
1980
1
Bill Green
USA
45.85
2
Willie Smith
USA
45.97
3
Walter McCoy
USA
46.06
4
Herman Frazier
USA
46.16
5
Tony Darden
USA
46.41
6
Antony Blair
USA
46.57
7
Charles Oliver
USA
46.64
8
Albert Shorts
USA
46.78
1984
1
Antonio McKay
USA
44.71
2
Alonzo Babers
USA
44.86
3
Sunder Nix
USA
45.15
4
Ray Armstead
USA
45.25
5
Walter McCoy
USA
45.51
6
Willie Smith
USA
45.51
7
Mark Rowe
USA
45.87
8
Chris Whitlock
USA
45.89
American Athletes at Olympic 1984
1988
1
Harry Reynolds
USA
43.93
TR
2
Danny Everett
USA
43.98
3
Steven Lewis
USA
44.37
4
Kevin Robinzine
USA
44.61
5
Antonio McKay
USA
44.79
6
Andrew Valmon
USA
44.91
7
Clarence Daniel
USA
45.37
8
Roddie Haley
USA
45.85
American Athletes at Olympic 1988
1992
1
Danny Everett
USA
43.81
TR
2
Steven Lewis
USA
44.08
3
Quincy Watts
USA
44.22
4
Andrew Valmon
USA
44.52
5
Harry Reynolds
USA
44.65
6
Darnell Hall
USA
45.05
7
Chip Jenkins
USA
45.23
8
Willie Caldwell
USA
45.46
American Athletes at Olympic 1992
1996
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.44
TR
2
Harry Reynolds
USA
43.91
3
Alvin Harrison
USA
44.09
4
LaMont Smith
USA
44.30
5
Derek Mills
USA
44.67
6
Jason Rouser
USA
44.77
7
Quincy Watts
USA
45.64
Anthuan Maybank
USA
DQ
American Athletes at Olympic 1996
2000
1
Michael Johnson
USA
43.68
2
Alvin Harrison
USA
44.63
3
Antonio Pettigrew
USA
44.66
4
Jerome Young
USA
44.70
5
Calvin Harrison
USA
44.90
6
Danny McCray
USA
45.00
7
Ja’Warren Hooker
USA
45.05
8
Leonard Byrd
USA
45.32
American Athletes at Olympic 2000
2004
1
Jeremy Wariner
USA
44.37
2
Otis Harris
USA
44.67
3
Derrick Brew
USA
44.69
4
Darold Williamson
USA
44.70
5
Calvin Harrison
USA
44.85
6
Andrew Rock
USA
44.95
7
Kelly Willie
USA
44.97
8
Jerry Harris
USA
45.06
American Athletes at Olympic 2004
2008
1
LaShawn Merritt
USA
44.00
2
Jeremy Wariner
USA
44.20
3
David Neville
USA
44.61
4
Reggie Witherspoon
USA
45.01
5
Calvin Smith
USA
45.57
6
Darold Williamson
USA
45.58
7
Greg Nixon
USA
45.64
8
Lionel Larry
USA
45.82
American Athletes at Olympic 2008
2012
1
LaShawn Merritt
USA
44.12
2
Tony McQuay
USA
44.49
3
Bryshon Nellum
USA
44.80
4
Josh Mance
USA
44.88
5
Manteo Mitchell
USA
44.96
6
Jeremy Wariner
USA
45.24
7
David Verburg
USA
45.36
8
Brady Gehret
USA
45.48
American Athletes at Olympic 2012
2016
1
LaShawn Merritt
USA
43.97
2
Gil Roberts
USA
44.73
3
David Verburg
USA
44.82
4
Arman Hall
USA
45.09
5
Tony McQuay
USA
45.30
6
Kyle Clemons
USA
45.39
7
Najee Glass
USA
45.48
8
Michael Berry
USA
45.90
American Athletes at Olympic 2016
2021
1
Michael Norman
USA
44.07
2
Michael Cherry
USA
44.35
3
Randolph Ross
USA
44.74
4
Trevor Stewart
USA
44.90
5
Vernon Norwood
USA
44.92
6
Elija Godwin
USA
44.94
7
Bryce Deadmon
USA
44.96
8
Wil London
USA
45.00
American Athletes at Olympic 2021