Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Rank Name Nationality Time ( hand ) Time ( auto )
1 Amos Omolo Uganda 45.3 45.33
2 Lee Evans United States 45.5 45.54
3 Munyoro Nyamau Kenya 46.1 46.12
4 Wolfgang Müller East Germany 46.2 46.32
5 Jan Balachowski Poland 46.3 46.33
6 Rodobaldo Díaz Cuba 46.3 46.38
7 Juan Carlos Dyrzka Argentina 46.8 46.85
- Christian Nicolau France DNS
Quarterfinals
The top four runners in each of the four heats , advanced to the semifinal round . Heat one Rank Name Nationality Time ( hand ) Time ( auto ) 1 Amadou Gakou Senegal 45.5 45.56 2 Larry James United States 45.7 45.77 3 Claver Kamanya Tanzania 46.0 46.03 4 Ross MacKenzie Canada 46.1 46.15 5 Musa Dogon Yaro Nigeria 46.1 46.19 6 Colin Campbell Great Britain 46.3 46.35 7 Naftali Bon Kenya 46.3 46.39 8 Sergio Bello Italy 46.8 46.84 Heat two
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The competition was held on 16 & 18 of October. Times are listed as both hand timing and automatic timing. Hand timing was the official time used in the 1968 Olympics.