400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles 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. Runners stay in their lanes the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly spaced around the track. The hurdles are positioned and weighted so that they fall forward if bumped into with sufficient force, to prevent injury to the runners. Although
Jamaica at the 1992 Summer Olympics Jamaica at the 1992 Summer Olympics Jamaica competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 36 competitors, 22 men and 14 women, took part in 23 events in 5 sports. Men's 100 metres Men's 200 metres Men's 400 metres Men's 800 metres Men's 4 × 100 m Relay Men's 4 × 400 m Relay Men's 110m Hurdles Men's 400m Hurdles <br> Women's 100 metres Women's 200 metres Women's 400 metres Women's 100m Hurdles Women's 400m Hurdles Women's 4 × 100 m Relay Women's 4 × 400 m Relay Women's Long Jump Men's Light Flyweight (– 48 kg) Men's Lightweight