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  2. 400 metres at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The 400 metres at the Summer Olympics has been contested since the first edition of the multi-sport event. The men's 400 m has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1896 but nearly seventy years passed before the introduction of the women's 400 m, which has been held continuously since the 1964 Games. It is the most prestigious ...

  3. 400 metres hurdles - Wikipedia

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    The 400 metres hurdles is a track and field hurdling event. The event has been on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900 for men and since 1984 for women.. On a standard outdoor track, 400 metres is the length of the inside lane, once around the stadium.

  4. 400 metres - Wikipedia

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    The 400 metres, or 400-meter dash, is a sprint event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 for men and since 1964 for women. On a standard outdoor running track, it is one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and race in separate lanes for the ...

  5. Running track - Wikipedia

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    The proper length of the first lane of a competitive running track is 400 m (1,312.3 ft). Some tracks are not built to this specification, instead being a legacy to imperial distances such as 440 yd (402.336 m), equivalent to a quarter of a mile.

  6. 400 metres hurdles at the Olympics - Wikipedia

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    The 400 metres hurdles at the Summer Olympics is the longest hurdling event held at the multi-sport event. The men's 400 m hurdles has been present on the Olympic athletics programme since 1900, with a sole gap at the 1912 Summer Olympics. The women's event was added to the programme over eighty years later, at the 1984 Olympics. It is the most ...

  7. Speed skating rink - Wikipedia

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    The dimensions of a standard speed skating rink. The measurement of the track is made half a meter into the lane. [4] The total length of the track is the distance a competitor skates each lap, i.e. the length of two straights, one inner curve and one outer curve, in addition to the extra distance skated when changing lanes in the cross-over area, which on a standard track equals 7 centimeters.

  8. Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

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    The men's 400 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 1 and 5 August 2021 at the Olympic Stadium. [1] Approximately fifty athletes were expected to compete; the exact number was dependent on how many nations use universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 48 qualifying through time or ranking (3 universality places were used in 2016).

  9. Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

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    Adeleke had vanquished everyone else except Kaczmarek. With 50 meters to go, Kaczmarek accelerated and Adeleke struggled. Anning sensed blood and accelerated to try to nip Adeleke at the line, but she ran out of track. [2] Paulino's 48.17 broke Marie-José Pérec's 28 year old Olympic record and her own National Record. Anning also set a new ...