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Olympic Games 1972, 400m Hurdles Final.
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Akii-Bua | (UGA) | 47.82 WR |
| 2. | Ralph Mann | (USA) | 48.51 |
| 3. | David Hemery | (GBR) | 48.52 |
| 4. | James Seymour | (USA) | 48.64 |
| 5. | Rainer Schubert | (GER) | 49.65 |
| 6. | Yevgeny Gavrilenko | (SOV) | 49.66 |
| 7. | Stavros Tziortzis | (GRE) | 49.66 |
| 8. | Yuri Zorin | (SOV) | 50.25 |
Source: Sporting Heroes
Commonwealth Games 1970, 400m Hurdles Final.
| Place | Athlete | Nationality | Time (s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sherwood | (ENG) | 50.03 |
| 2. | Koskei | () | 50.15 |
| 3. | Yego | () | 50.19 |
| 4. | Akii-Bua | (UGA) | 51.14 |
| 5. | Scharer | () | 51.17 |
| 6. | Gairdner | () | 51.60 |
| 7. | Agbabokha | () | 51.67 |
| 8. | Knoke | () | 52.13 |
Note: The Omega photo finish camera had the timer delay factor of 0.05sec. which was effective from 1964-1970. The times above are adjusted to reflect that standard error. Source: [http://easyweb.easynet.co.uk/~rsparks/auto70cg.htm Bob Sparks, National Union of Track Statisticians (NUTS).