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Men’s 400 metres
Held at 30 Games, 1896–2024. Most golds: United States (20). Most medals: Michael Johnson (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
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Medals89
Delegations24on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Quincy Hall United States | Matthew Hudson-Smith Great Britain | Muzala Samukonga Zambia |
| 2020 Tokyo | Steven Gardiner Bahamas | Anthony Zambrano Colombia | Kirani James Grenada |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Wayde van Niekerk South Africa | Kirani James Grenada | LaShawn Merritt United States |
| 2012 London | Kirani James Grenada | Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | Lalonde Gordon Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2008 Beijing | LaShawn Merritt United States | Jeremy Wariner United States | David Neville United States |
| 2004 Athens | Jeremy Wariner United States | Otis Harris United States | Derrick Brew United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Michael Johnson United States | Alvin Harrison United States | Greg Haughton Jamaica |
| 1996 Atlanta | Michael Johnson United States | Roger Black Great Britain | Davis Kamoga Uganda |
| 1992 Barcelona | Quincy Watts United States | Steve Lewis United States | Samson Kitur Kenya |
| 1988 Seoul | Steve Lewis United States | Butch Reynolds United States | Danny Everett United States |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Alonzo Babers United States | Gabriel Tiacoh Ivory Coast | Antonio McKay United States |
| 1980 Moscow | Viktor Markin Soviet Union | Rick Mitchell Australia | Frank Schaffer East Germany |
| 1976 Montreal | Alberto Juantorena Cuba | Fred Newhouse United States | Herman Frazier United States |
| 1972 Munich | Vincent Matthews United States | Wayne Collett United States | Julius Sang Kenya |
| 1968 Mexico City | Lee Evans United States | Larry James United States | Ron Freeman United States |
| 1964 Tokyo | Mike Larrabee United States | Wendell Mottley Trinidad and Tobago | Andrzej Badeński Poland |
| 1960 Rome | Otis Davis United States | Carl Kaufmann United Team of Germany | Malcolm Spence South Africa |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Charles Jenkins United States | Karl-Friedrich Haas United Team of Germany | Voitto Hellsten Finland / Ardalion Ignatyev Soviet Union |
| 1952 Helsinki | George Rhoden Jamaica | Herb McKenley Jamaica | Ollie Matson United States |
| 1948 London | Arthur Wint Jamaica | Herb McKenley Jamaica | Mal Whitfield United States |
| 1936 Berlin | Archie Williams United States | Godfrey Brown Great Britain | Jimmy LuValle United States |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Bill Carr United States | Ben Eastman United States | Alex Wilson Canada |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Ray Barbuti United States | James Ball Canada | Joachim Büchner Germany |
| 1924 Paris | Eric Liddell Great Britain | Horatio Fitch United States | Guy Butler Great Britain |
| 1920 Antwerp | Bevil Rudd South Africa | Guy Butler Great Britain | Nils Engdahl Sweden |
| 1912 Stockholm | Charles Reidpath United States | Hanns Braun Germany | Edward Lindberg United States |
| 1908 London | Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain | — | — |
| 1904 St. Louis | Harry Hillman United States | Frank Waller United States | Herman Groman United States |
| 1900 Paris | Maxie Long United States | William Holland United States | Ernst Schultz Denmark |
| 1896 Athens | Thomas Burke United States | Herbert Jamison United States | Charles Gmelin Great Britain |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 20 | 13 | 12 | 45 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Grenada | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Johnson | 2 | 2 |
| Kirani James | 1 | 3 |
| Steve Lewis | 1 | 2 |
| Jeremy Wariner | 1 | 2 |
| LaShawn Merritt | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Burke | 1 | 1 |
| Maxie Long | 1 | 1 |
| Harry Hillman | 1 | 1 |
| Wyndham Halswelle | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Reidpath | 1 | 1 |
| Bevil Rudd | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Liddell | 1 | 1 |