Men 400m Athletics VII Olympic Games Antwerp, Belgium 1920 - 16th August - Gold Medal: Frank Loomis, United States
FinaltimeL
1. Frank LoomisUSA United States54.0s WR3
2. John NortonUSA United States54.6s e5
3. August DeschUSA United States54.7s e2
4. Georges AndreFRA France54.8s e4
5. Carl-Axel ChristiernssonSWE Sweden55.6s e1
6. Charles DaggsUSA United States56.4s e6

world Men 400m Hurdles History

Venue: Olympisch Stadion, Antwerp.
19 competitors from 9 nations.
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Semi-Finals

Heats
Loomis was fastest in the heats with 55.8, while he and Desch were the semi-final winners in 55.4. André - the 1908 high jump silver medallist - was second to Desch with 55.5e. André went out hard from the gun, and led at halfway. As he began to tire, Loomis took the lead, and was never threatened. Behind him, Norton and Desch closed on André, and passed the Frenchman in the last 50m to give the USA a clean sweep. Christiernsson drifted out into lane 2 in the finishing straight, but did not impede Desch, while Daggs, sometimes credited with running 55.7e was clearly well behind fifth place. Loomis’s time, a world record, was slightly inferior to Norton’s 54.2 over 440y, set at the Western US Trials two months earlier.

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Semi-Finals

Heats

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