Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres Athletics at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres The men's 400 metres was an Olympic event for the fourth time at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. The competition was held originally scheduled from July 21, 1908 to July 23, 1908. The rerun of the final was held on July 25, 1908. The races were held on a track of 536.45 metres= mile in circumference. 37 runners from ten nations competed. It was the most controversial event of the London Games. The final resulted in the disqualification of American runner John Carpenter, who had blocked British athlete Wyndham
Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics on to form the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU), the precursor to the present International Sailing Federation (ISAF). The agreed formula gives a result in meters (Metre). During the meeting in 1907 the IOC made the decision to open the 1908 Summer Olympics for the following Metre classes: Source: During the Sailing regattas at the 1908 Summer Olympics among others the following persons were competing in the various classes: Sailing at the 1908 Summer Olympics Sailing/Yachting is an Olympic sport starting from the Games of the 1st Olympiad (1896 Olympics in Athens, Greece). With the exception of the 1904 and