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Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games:

Men's Decathlon 400 metres

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Events:
Phases:

Host City: Helsinki, Finland
Venue(s): Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki
Date Started: July 25, 1952
Date Finished: July 25, 1952

Gold: USA Bob Mathias
Silver: USA Milt Campbell
Bronze: USA Floyd Simmons

400 metres

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Bob Mathias 21 United States USA 50.2 50.38 828 799 797
2 Olli Reikko 25 Finland FIN 50.3 50.33 821 794 799
3 Friedel Schirmer 26 Germany GER 50.5 50.67 807 785 784
4 Milt Campbell 18 United States USA 50.9 50.96 779 767 771
5 Ignace Heinrich 26 France FRA 51.0 51.12 772 763 764
6 Floyd Simmons 29 United States USA 51.1 51.22 765 758 759
7T Fernando Fernandes 32 Portugal POR 51.2 51.23 758 754 759
7T Vladimir Volkov 31 Soviet Union URS 51.2 51.28 758 754 757
9T Sepp Hipp 25 Germany GER 51.3 51.43 751 749 750
9T Göran Widenfelt 23 Sweden SWE 51.3 51.55 751 749 745
9T Hugues Frayer 29 France FRA 51.3 51.61 751 749 742
12 Kjell Tånnander 25 Sweden SWE 52.6 52.71 666 693 694
13 Héctor Román 19 Puerto Rico PUR 52.7 52.78 660 688 691
14T Hernán Figueroa 24 Chile CHI 52.8 52.96 654 684 683
14T Sergey Kuznetsov 34 Soviet Union URS 52.8 53.00 654 684 682
16 Geoff Elliott 21 Great Britain GBR 53.0 53.12 642 676 676
17 Brígido Iriarte 31 Venezuela VEN 53.1 53.27 636 671 670
18 Reinaldo Oliver 20 Puerto Rico PUR 53.4 53.62 618 659 655
19 Erkki Hautamäki 21 Finland FIN 53.9 54.17 588 638 633
20 Oto Rebula 30 Yugoslavia YUG 54.3 54.46 565 622 621
21 Max Wehrli 22 Switzerland SUI 54.7 54.92 545 605 602
22 Bob Adams 27 Canada CAN 55.2 55.43 520 585 582
23 Eeles Landström 20 Finland FIN 56.7 56.88 445 527 525
24 Georges Breitman 32 France FRA 1:03.9 1:04.13 189 286 283

400 metres Heat One

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Bob Mathias 21 United States USA 50.2 50.38 828 799 797
2 Sergey Kuznetsov 34 Soviet Union URS 52.8 53.00 654 684 682
3 Max Wehrli 22 Switzerland SUI 54.7 54.92 545 605 602

400 metres Heat Two

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Vladimir Volkov 31 Soviet Union URS 51.2 51.28 758 754 757
2 Göran Widenfelt 23 Sweden SWE 51.3 51.55 751 749 745
3 Hugues Frayer 29 France FRA 51.3 51.61 751 749 742
4 Reinaldo Oliver 20 Puerto Rico PUR 53.4 53.62 618 659 655

400 metres Heat Three

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Hernán Figueroa 24 Chile CHI 52.8 52.96 654 684 683
2 Oto Rebula 30 Yugoslavia YUG 54.3 54.46 565 622 621

400 metres Heat Four

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Milt Campbell 18 United States USA 50.9 50.96 779 767 771
2 Sepp Hipp 25 Germany GER 51.3 51.43 751 749 750
3 Bob Adams 27 Canada CAN 55.2 55.43 520 585 582

400 metres Heat Five

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Olli Reikko 25 Finland FIN 50.3 50.33 821 794 799
2 Ignace Heinrich 26 France FRA 51.0 51.12 772 763 764
3 Floyd Simmons 29 United States USA 51.1 51.22 765 758 759

400 metres Heat Six

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Friedel Schirmer 26 Germany GER 50.5 50.67 807 785 784
2 Geoff Elliott 21 Great Britain GBR 53.0 53.12 642 676 676
3 Brígido Iriarte 31 Venezuela VEN 53.1 53.27 636 671 670

400 metres Heat Seven

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Kjell Tånnander 25 Sweden SWE 52.6 52.71 666 693 694
2 Héctor Román 19 Puerto Rico PUR 52.7 52.78 660 688 691
3 Erkki Hautamäki 21 Finland FIN 53.9 54.17 588 638 633

400 metres Heat Eight

Rank Athlete Age Team NOC T(H) T(A) P(1952T) P(1985HT) P(1985AT)
1 Georges Breitman 32 France FRA 1:03.9 1:04.13 189 286 283
2 Fernando Fernandes 32 Portugal POR 51.2 51.23 758 754 759
3 Eeles Landström 20 Finland FIN 56.7 56.88 445 527 525