Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia which took place between 26 and 29 July. There were a total number of 64 competitors, with two non-starters.
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1996 Summer Olympics.
In the final Michael Johnson set a new Olympic record by 0.01 seconds with 43.49 seconds.
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