Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
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| Venue | Beijing National Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | August 15 (heats) August 16 (semifinal) August 18 (final) |
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| Competitors | 26 from 19 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics  |
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | women | ||
| 10,000 m | men | women | ||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | women | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | women | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women | ||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | women | ||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | women | ||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | women | ||
| Combined events | ||||
| Heptathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 16–18 August at the Beijing National Stadium.[1]
The qualifying standards were 49.20 s (A standard) and 49.50 s (B standard).[2]
Contents
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record |  Kevin Young (USA) |
46.78 s | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| Olympic record |  Kevin Young (USA) |
46.78 s | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
No new world or Olympic records were set for this event.
Results
Round 1
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Angelo Taylor | United States |
47.94 | Q |
| 2 | Bershawn Jackson | United States |
48.02 | Q |
| 3 | L. J. van Zyl |  South Africa |
48.57 | Q |
| 4 | Marek Plawgo |  Poland |
48.75 | Q |
| 5 | Isa Phillips |  Jamaica |
48.85 | |
| 6 | Aleksandr Derevyagin |  Russia |
49.23 | |
| 7 | Pieter de Villiers | South Africa |
49.44 | |
| 8 | Javier Culson |  Puerto Rico |
49.85 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Kerron Clement | United States |
48.27 | Q |
| 2 | Danny McFarlane | Jamaica |
48.33 | Q |
| 3 | Markino Buckley | Jamaica |
48.50 | Q |
| 4 | Periklis Iakovakis |  Greece |
48.69 | Q |
| 5 | Alwyn Myburgh | South Africa |
49.16 | |
| 6 | Jonathan Williams | 23x15px Belize | 49.64 | |
| 7 | Mahau Suguimati |  Brazil |
50.16 | |
| 8 | Bayano Kamani |  Panama |
50.48 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Angelo Taylor | United States |
47.25 | PB |
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Kerron Clement | United States |
47.98 | |
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Bershawn Jackson | United States |
48.06 | |
| 4 | Danny McFarlane | Jamaica |
48.30 | SB |
| 5 | L. J. van Zyl | South Africa |
48.42 | |
| 6 | Marek Plawgo | Poland |
48.52 | SB |
| 7 | Markino Buckley | Jamaica |
48.60 | |
| 8 | Periklis Iakovakis | Greece |
49.96 |
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