runners in each advanced to the final, meaning that only one athlete was eliminated in the heats. Semifinal 1 Tewksbury won from Lewis by ten yards (~9 m). This meant that Nedvěd, placing third, was the only athlete eliminated in the round. Semifinal 2 With only two athletes in the heat and both to qualify, neither hurdler ran anywhere near full speed. Tauzin beat Orton by three inches (8 cm). Final Lewis withdrew as the final was held on a Sunday. For the three who did start, it was the first race of the event that posed any sort of challenge, with hurdles fashioned out of 30-foot (9 m) long telegraph poles and a 16-foot (5 m) water jump on the final straight; Tewksbury still did not have much difficulty, leading from the start to win by about five yards (4.5 m), with Orton a further four yards (3.5 m) back. Results summary References Sources International Olympic Committee. De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Athletics 1900". Accessed 18 March 2006. Available electronically at . Men's hurdles 400 metres 400 metres hurdles at the Olympics