1992 Barcelona Olympic Games 400m Hurdles Men

400m Hurdles Men 1.Kevin Young USA 46.78 GOLD 2.Winthrop Graham JAM 47.66 SILVER 3.Kriss Akabusi GBR 47.82 BRONZE------------------------------------------------- In 1992, Young won his first US National Championships title and was unbeaten prior the Barcelona Olympics, which he won with a new world record of 46.78, despite failing to clear the last hurdle cleanly (he grazed it and stumbled slightly as he came off the hurdle). The record still stands, and he is also the only person to have run 400 m hurdles in less than 47 seconds. This was achieved using 12 strides between hurdles (nearly 9 feet per stride) switching to 13 later in the race