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Men’s 400 metres hurdles
Held at 28 Games, 1900–2024. Most golds: United States (20). Most medals: Edwin Moses (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games281900–2024
Medals84
Delegations26on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Rai Benjamin United States | Karsten Warholm Norway | Alison dos Santos Brazil |
| 2020 Tokyo | Karsten Warholm Norway | Rai Benjamin United States | Alison dos Santos Brazil |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Kerron Clement United States | Boniface Mucheru Tumuti Kenya | Yasmani Copello Turkey |
| 2012 London | Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic | Michael Tinsley United States | Javier Culson Pérez Puerto Rico |
| 2008 Beijing | Angelo Taylor United States | Kerron Clement United States | Bershawn Jackson United States |
| 2004 Athens | Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic | Danny McFarlane Jamaica | Naman Keïta France |
| 2000 Sydney | Angelo Taylor United States | Hadi Al-Somaily Saudi Arabia | Llewellyn Herbert South Africa |
| 1996 Atlanta | Derrick Adkins United States | Samuel Matete Zambia | Calvin Davis United States |
| 1992 Barcelona | Kevin Young United States | Winthrop Graham Jamaica | Kriss Akabusi Great Britain |
| 1988 Seoul | Andre Phillips United States | Amadou Dia Ba Senegal | Edwin Moses United States |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Edwin Moses United States | Danny Harris United States | Harald Schmid West Germany |
| 1980 Moscow | Volker Beck East Germany | Vasyl Arkhypenko Soviet Union | Gary Oakes Great Britain |
| 1976 Montreal | Edwin Moses United States | Michael Shine United States | Yevgeniy Gavrilenko Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | John Akii-Bua Uganda | Ralph Mann United States | David Hemery Great Britain |
| 1968 Mexico City | David Hemery Great Britain | Gerhard Hennige West Germany | John Sherwood Great Britain |
| 1964 Tokyo | Rex Cawley United States | John Cooper Great Britain | Salvatore Morale Italy |
| 1960 Rome | Glenn Davis United States | Clifton Cushman United States | Dick Howard United States |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Glenn Davis United States | Eddie Southern United States | Josh Culbreath United States |
| 1952 Helsinki | Charles Moore United States | Yuriy Lituyev Soviet Union | John Holland New Zealand |
| 1948 London | Roy Cochran United States | Duncan White Ceylon | Rune Larsson Sweden |
| 1936 Berlin | Glenn Hardin United States | John Loaring Canada | Miguel White Philippines |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Bob Tisdall Ireland | Glenn Hardin United States | Morgan Taylor United States |
| 1928 Amsterdam | David Burghley Great Britain | Frank Cuhel United States | Morgan Taylor United States |
| 1924 Paris | Morgan Taylor United States | Erik Vilen Finland | Ivan Riley United States |
| 1920 Antwerp | Frank Loomis United States | John Norton United States | August Desch United States |
| 1908 London | Charles Bacon United States | Harry Hillman United States | Jimmy Tremeer Great Britain |
| 1904 St. Louis | Harry Hillman United States | Frank Waller United States | George Poage United States |
| 1900 Paris | Walter Tewksbury United States | Henri Tauzin France | George Orton United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20 | 13 | 11 | 44 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | France | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Edwin Moses | 2 | 3 |
| Glenn Davis | 2 | 2 |
| Angelo Taylor | 2 | 2 |
| Félix Sánchez | 2 | 2 |
| Morgan Taylor | 1 | 3 |
| Harry Hillman | 1 | 2 |
| Glenn Hardin | 1 | 2 |
| David Hemery | 1 | 2 |
| Kerron Clement | 1 | 2 |
| Karsten Warholm | 1 | 2 |
| Rai Benjamin | 1 | 2 |
| Walter Tewksbury | 1 | 1 |