The men's 400 metres was a track & field athletics event at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. It was held on July 14, and July 15, 1900. The races were held on a track of 500 metres in circumference. 15 athletes from six nations competed.
Background
This was the second time the event was held. None of the runners from 1896 returned. Maxie Long of the United States was favored, as 1898 and 1899 AAU champion and 1900 AAA champion. His countryman Dixon Boardman was a strong challenger, having beaten Long at the 1900 IC4A.[1]
The United States and France made their second appearances in the event; Denmark, Hungary, Italy, and Norway made their debuts.
Competition format
There were two rounds: heats and a final. The top 2 runners in each heat advanced to the final.
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1900 Summer Olympics.
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at [1]Archived 2006-02-11 at the Wayback Machine.
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