The men’s 400m final brought together the eight-fastest athletes over the distance for one final lap of the Stade de France to crown a new Olympic Champion.
Americans Quincy Hall and Michael Norman were both vying for the top spot on the podium, coming in as race favorites tonight.
However, it was Hall who came from behind to be crowned Olympic Champion by a hair over Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith.
Initially, it looked as though Hall might have put himself out of the medals, sitting in fourth place throughout the race and into the final corner. But following a remarkable surge in speed down the finishing straight, he was able to pull ahead for the win.
Stopping the clock at 43.40, Hall took the win just four-hundredths of a second over Hudson-Smith, who took silver with a time of 43.44. Rounding out the podium was Zambia’s Muzala Samukonga, who ran a time of 43.74.
Full men’s 400m Olympic finals results below:
| Name | Time |
|---|---|
| Quincy Hall | 43.40 |
| Matthew Hudson-Smith | 43.44 |
| Muzala Samukonga | 43.74 |
| Jereem Richards | 43.78 |
| Kirani James | 43.87 |
| Christopher Bailey | 44.58 |
| Samuel Ogazi | 44.73 |
| Michael Norman | 45.62 |
