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Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games:
Men's 400 metres
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Host City: Berlin, Germany
Venue(s): Olympic Stadium, Imperial Sports Field, Berlin
Date Started: August 6, 1936
Date Finished: August 7, 1936
| Gold: |  Archie Williams |
| Silver: |  Godfrey Brown |
| Bronze: | Jimmy LuValle |
Summary
Archie Williams had won the 1936 NCAA Championships in 46.1 for a new world record. The final in Berlin was contested by two Americans, two Canadians, and two Britons. Williams led in the final over 200 metres ahead of American Jimmy LuValle. Godfrey Brown closed rapidly on the final straight, passing LuValle 40 metres from the line, and nearly catching Williams. Electric timing revealed that the official margin of 0.2 seconds for Williams victory was probably not accurate. Williams's was auto-timed in 46.66, with Brown in 46.68, LuValle in 46.84 and Bill Roberts in 46.87.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Archie Williams | 21 | United States | USA | Gold | |
| 2 | Godfrey Brown | 21 | Great Britain | GBR | Silver | |
| 3 | Jimmy LuValle | 23 | United States | USA | Bronze | |
| 4 | Bill Roberts | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 | Bill Fritz | 21 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 | Johnny Loaring | 20 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 4 h1 r3/4 | Mario Lanzi | 21 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 4 h2 r3/4 | Godfrey Rampling | 27 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | Pierre Skawinski | 23 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Juan Carlos Anderson | 23 | Argentina | ARG | ||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Hermann Blazejezak | 24 | Germany | GER | ||
| 4 h1 r2/4 | Zoltán Zsitva | 30 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 4 h2 r2/4 | Bertil von Wachenfeldt | 27 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h3 r2/4 | Olle Danielsson | 24 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h4 r2/4 | Rudolf Klupsch | 31 | Germany | GER | ||
| 5 h1 r2/4 | Dennis Shore | 21 | South Africa | RSA | ||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | Georges Henry | 28 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h4 r2/4 | Marshall Limon | 20 | Canada | CAN | ||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | Gunnar Christensen | 23 | Denmark | DEN | ||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | Börje Strandvall | 27 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 6 h4 r2/4 | Karel Kněnický | 28 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 1 h4 r1/4 | Harold Smallwood | 21 | United States | USA | ||
| 3 h3 r1/4 | Adolf Metzner | 26 | Germany | GER | ||
| 3 h4 r1/4 | József Vadas | 24 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 4 h1 r1/4 | Albert Jud | 24 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 4 h2 r1/4 | Sven Strömberg | 25 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h3 r1/4 | Mohamed Ebeid | 25 | Egypt | EGY | ||
| 4 h4 r1/4 | Rolf Schønheyder | 23 | Norway | NOR | ||
| 4 h5 r1/4 | Francisc Nemeş | 29 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 4 h6 r1/4 | Raymond Boisset | 24 | France | FRA | ||
| 4 h7 r1/4 | Toyoyi Aihara | 22 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 4 h8 r1/4 | Alfred König | 22 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | Tibor Ribényi | 22 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 5 h2 r1/4 | Johann Baptist Gudenus | 28 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 5 h3 r1/4 | Jean Verhaert | 28 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 5 h4 r1/4 | Antônio de Carvalho | 22 | Brazil | BRA | ||
| 5 h5 r1/4 | Keiji Imai | 18 | Japan | JPN | ||
| 5 h6 r1/4 | Jean Krombach | 26 | Luxembourg | LUX | ||
| 5 h7 r1/4 | Raúl Muñoz | 20 | Chile | CHI | ||
| 5 h8 r1/4 | Gyan Bhalla | 26 | India | IND | ||
| 6 h3 r1/4 | Leonard Tay | 23 | China | CHN | ||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | Hiroyoshi Kubota | 23 | Japan | JPN |
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