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
Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles +1.2 m/s Qualification rule: The first three finishers in each heat (Q) plus the next four fastest overall runners (q) qualified. Wind: +1.5 m/s Wind: +1.5 m/s Wind: +1.5 m/s Wind: +1.5 m/s Qualification rule: The first four finishers in each heat (Q) moved on to the final. Wind: −0.1 m/s Wind: 0.0 m/s Wind: +0.3 m/s Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles The men's 110 metre hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics as part of the athletics program were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from August 24 to 27. The top four runners