These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres

Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 44 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 20 by women. There were a total number of 2053 participating athletes from 191 countries.-Men:...

event at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

in Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...

. There were a total number of 64 competitors, with two non-starters.

Medalists

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.

World Record	43.29	Butch Reynolds Butch Reynolds Harry "Butch" Reynolds is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash. He held the world record for the event for eleven years with his personal best time of 43.29 seconds set in 1988. That year he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a...	Zürich Zürich Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...  (SUI Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... )	August 17, 1988
Olympic Record	43.50	Quincy Watts Quincy Watts Quincy D. Watts is a former American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Detroit, Michigan, Quincy Watts attended the University of Southern California where he excelled not only as an athlete but also as a wide receiver on the college football team...	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...  (ESP Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... )	August 5, 1992

In the final Michael Johnson

Michael Johnson (athlete)

Michael Duane Johnson is a retired American sprinter. He won four Olympic gold medals and eight world championship gold medals. Johnson currently holds the world and Olympic records in the 400 m and 4 x 400 meters relay. He formerly held the world and Olympic record in the 200 m, and the world...

set a new Olympic record with 43.49 seconds.

Final

RANK			43.49	4	44.59	44.62	45.80
		44.41	3	44.69	44.72	45.28
		44.53	2	44.85	44.82	45.56
4.		44.62	1	45.04	44.79	44.69
5.		44.70	8	45.01	45.04	45.22
6.		44.83	5	44.81	44.74	46.01
7.		44.99	6	44.87	44.98	45.54
8.		DNF	7	45.02	44.96	45.61

Eliminated in Semifinals

RANK	—		45.17
—		45.30
—		45.36
—		45.48
—		45.56
—		45.59
—		46.33
—		DNF

Eliminated in Quarterfinals

RANK	—		45.24
—		45.26
—		45.33
—		45.38
—		45.51
—		45.62
—		45.72
—		45.72
—		45.72
—		45.74
—		45.78
—		46.19
—		46.22
—		46.48
—		DNF
—		DNS

Eliminated in Heats

RANK	—		46.16
—		46.28
—		46.30
—		46.30
—		46.42
—		46.42
—		46.61
—		46.69
—		46.73
—		46.74
—		46.76
—		46.80
—		46.82
—		46.94
—		47.13
—		47.18
—		47.41
—		47.54
—		48.15
—		48.88
—		48.92
—		49.20
—		49.67
—		50.14
—		50.17
—		50.81
—		DNF
—		DNF
—		DSQ
—		DSQ
—		DNS
—		DNS