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The 1984 Summer Olympics men's 400 metres event was held in Berlin, Germany.
Answer: False
The 1984 Summer Olympics, including the men's 400 metres event, were held in Los Angeles, California, not Berlin, Germany.
The men's 400 metres competition at the 1984 Olympics took place over a single day.
Answer: False
The men's 400 metres competition at the 1984 Olympics was spread across multiple days, specifically from August 4 to August 8, 1984.
A total of 80 athletes from 56 nations participated in the men's 400 metres event.
Answer: True
The data indicates that 80 athletes representing 56 nations competed in the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Olympic Games.
The men's 400 metres event was held from August 4 to August 8, 1984.
Answer: True
The schedule for the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Olympics spanned from August 4 to August 8, 1984.
For how many days was the men's 400 metres competition spread out in 1984?
Answer: Four days
The men's 400 metres competition was spread across four distinct days: August 4 (Round 1), August 5 (Quarterfinals), August 6 (Semifinals), and August 8 (Final).
What time zone was used for listing the event schedule?
Answer: Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)
The event schedule for the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics was listed using Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), which is UTC-7.
Alonzo Babers, representing Jamaica, won the gold medal in the men's 400 metres.
Answer: False
Alonzo Babers, who won the gold medal in the men's 400 metres, represented the United States, not Jamaica.
Alonzo Babers' winning time in the 1984 final was a new world record.
Answer: False
Alonzo Babers' winning time of 44.27 seconds in the 1984 final was a personal best for him, but it did not constitute a new world record.
Alonzo Babers' victory ended a long drought for the United States in the men's 400 metres event.
Answer: True
Alonzo Babers' victory marked the first time since 1972 that an American athlete won the men's 400 metres event, thus ending a significant drought for the United States in this discipline.
Gabriel Tiacoh won the bronze medal, marking Ivory Coast's first Olympic medal in athletics.
Answer: False
Gabriel Tiacoh won the silver medal, not the bronze. This achievement was indeed significant as it marked Ivory Coast's first-ever Olympic medal in any athletic discipline.
Gabriel Tiacoh's silver medal-winning time was 44.54 seconds.
Answer: True
Gabriel Tiacoh secured the silver medal with a recorded time of 44.54 seconds.
Antonio McKay won the silver medal for the United States.
Answer: False
Antonio McKay, representing the United States, won the bronze medal, not the silver medal.
Antonio McKay recorded a time of 44.71 seconds to secure his bronze medal.
Answer: True
Antonio McKay's bronze medal performance was achieved with a time of 44.71 seconds.
Gabriel Tiacoh won Semifinal 1, setting a significant record for Ivory Coast.
Answer: False
Gabriel Tiacoh won Semifinal 2, not Semifinal 1. His performance in Semifinal 2, with a time of 44.64 seconds, was indeed significant for Ivory Coast.
Darren Clark led the men's 400 metres final early on before Alonzo Babers took the lead.
Answer: True
The race narrative indicates that Darren Clark held the lead in the early stages of the men's 400 metres final, with Alonzo Babers initiating his move to take the lead around the 250-meter mark.
The time difference between gold medalist Alonzo Babers and silver medalist Gabriel Tiacoh was 0.27 seconds.
Answer: True
The temporal gap between the gold medalist, Alonzo Babers (44.27 seconds), and the silver medalist, Gabriel Tiacoh (44.54 seconds), was indeed 0.27 seconds.
Bertland Cameron of Jamaica did not start the final due to an injury sustained in the semifinals.
Answer: True
Bertland Cameron of Jamaica sustained an injury during his semifinal race, which regrettably prevented him from starting in the final.
The 1984 men's 400m final featured athletes from Nigeria, Australia, USA, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, and Great Britain.
Answer: False
The statement is inaccurate because while athletes from Nigeria, Australia, the USA, Ivory Coast, and Jamaica were represented in the final, Great Britain's Kriss Akabusi, despite qualifying for the final, did not start due to injury.
The 1984 Olympic 400m final was won with a time of 44.27 seconds.
Answer: True
The gold medal in the 1984 Olympic men's 400m final was secured with a winning time of 44.27 seconds.
Which athlete won the gold medal in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Olympics?
Answer: Alonzo Babers of the United States
Alonzo Babers, representing the United States, secured the gold medal in the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Olympic Games.
What was the significance of Gabriel Tiacoh's silver medal win?
Answer: It secured Ivory Coast's first-ever Olympic medal in any athletic discipline.
Gabriel Tiacoh's silver medal was historically significant as it represented Ivory Coast's first-ever Olympic medal in any athletic discipline.
Which of the following athletes did NOT start in the men's 400 metres final?
Answer: Bertland Cameron
Bertland Cameron of Jamaica did not start in the men's 400 metres final due to an injury sustained during the semifinals.
What was the winning time for Alonzo Babers in the 1984 Olympic men's 400 metres final?
Answer: 44.27 seconds
Alonzo Babers won the 1984 Olympic men's 400 metres final with a time of 44.27 seconds.
Which nation did Gabriel Tiacoh represent when he won the silver medal?
Answer: Ivory Coast
Gabriel Tiacoh represented Ivory Coast when he achieved the silver medal in the men's 400 metres event.
According to the source, what was the time difference between the gold and silver medalists?
Answer: 0.27 seconds
The temporal margin between the gold medalist, Alonzo Babers, and the silver medalist, Gabriel Tiacoh, was 0.27 seconds.
Which nation achieved its first-ever Olympic medal in athletics through the men's 400m event in 1984?
Answer: Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast achieved its first-ever Olympic medal in athletics when Gabriel Tiacoh won the silver medal in the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Games.
Bert Cameron of Jamaica and Antonio McKay of the USA were considered co-favorites for the 1984 400m title.
Answer: False
Bert Cameron of Jamaica and Alonzo Babers of the USA were considered co-favorites for the 1984 400m title. Antonio McKay was also a strong contender but not explicitly listed as a co-favorite with Cameron.
Fifteen nations made their debut in the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Games.
Answer: True
Indeed, fifteen nations participated in the men's 400 metres event for the first time during the 1984 Olympic Games.
Elvis Forde set a new national record for Barbados with a time of 45.32 seconds in the semifinals.
Answer: True
Elvis Forde of Barbados did indeed establish a new national record, clocking 45.32 seconds in the semifinals.
Davison Lishebo of Zambia won the first heat of the first round.
Answer: True
Davison Lishebo, representing Zambia, was the winner of the first heat during the initial round of the men's 400 metres competition.
Alonzo Babers won Heat 5 of the first round with a time of 45.81 seconds.
Answer: True
Alonzo Babers secured victory in Heat 5 of the first round, completing the race in 45.81 seconds.
Antonio McKay won Quarterfinal 1 with a time of 44.72 seconds.
Answer: True
Antonio McKay won his quarterfinal heat, Quarterfinal 1, with a time of 44.72 seconds.
Alonzo Babers' time of 44.75 seconds in Quarterfinal 3 was a national record for the USA.
Answer: False
Alonzo Babers' time of 44.75 seconds in Quarterfinal 3 was recorded as a personal best (PB), not a national record for the USA.
Bertland Cameron finished fourth in Semifinal 2 but was unable to compete in the final due to injury.
Answer: True
Bertland Cameron did finish fourth in Semifinal 2, qualifying him for the final; however, an injury sustained during that race prevented him from competing in the final.
Innocent Egbunike finished seventh in the final with a time of 45.16 seconds.
Answer: False
Innocent Egbunike finished seventh in the final, but his recorded time was 45.35 seconds, not 45.16 seconds.
Darren Clark finished fifth in the final race.
Answer: False
Darren Clark secured fourth place in the final race, not fifth.
Three athletes represented Australia in the men's 400 metres event.
Answer: True
Australia fielded three athletes in the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Olympic Games.
Gabriel Tiacoh won the second heat of the first round with a time of 45.96 seconds.
Answer: True
Gabriel Tiacoh won the second heat of the first round, achieving a time of 45.96 seconds.
Four athletes from the United States qualified for the semifinals.
Answer: False
Three athletes representing the United States successfully qualified for the semifinals of the men's 400 metres event.
Ibrahim Okash of Somalia set a national record in the first round.
Answer: True
Ibrahim Okash of Somalia achieved a national record during the first round of the competition, recording a time of 47.91 seconds.
Which of the following was NOT listed as a favorite for the men's 400 metres title in 1984?
Answer: Steve Lewis (USA)
Steve Lewis (USA) was not listed among the favorites for the men's 400 metres title in 1984. The primary favorites mentioned were Bert Cameron (Jamaica) and the American runners Antonio McKay and Alonzo Babers.
How many nations were competing in the men's 400 metres event for the first time in 1984?
Answer: 15
Fifteen nations made their debut in the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Olympic Games.
Which national records were set during the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Olympics, according to the source?
Answer: Only Barbados and Somalia set national records.
According to the provided information, national records were set by athletes from Barbados (Elvis Forde) and Somalia (Ibrahim Okash) during the men's 400 metres event at the 1984 Olympics.
Who won the first heat of the first round in the men's 400 metres?
Answer: Davison Lishebo (Zambia)
Davison Lishebo of Zambia won the first heat of the first round in the men's 400 metres competition.
Which athletes qualified for the semifinals from Semifinal 1?
Answer: Innocent Egbunike, Alonzo Babers, Darren Clark, Sunder Nix
The athletes who qualified for the semifinals from Semifinal 1 were Innocent Egbunike (Nigeria), Alonzo Babers (USA), Darren Clark (Australia), and Sunder Nix (USA).
What happened to Bertland Cameron during Semifinal 2?
Answer: He suffered an injury mid-race but finished fourth.
During Semifinal 2, Bertland Cameron sustained an injury approximately 150 meters into the race. Despite this, he managed to finish fourth, which qualified him for the final.
Who finished in fourth and fifth place in the men's 400 metres final?
Answer: Darren Clark (4th) and Sunder Nix (5th)
In the men's 400 metres final, Darren Clark finished in fourth place with a time of 44.75 seconds, and Sunder Nix also recorded 44.75 seconds to place fifth.
How many athletes from the United States qualified for the semifinals?
Answer: Three
Three athletes representing the United States successfully qualified for the semifinals of the men's 400 metres event.
The rule limiting nations to a maximum of three athletes per event was established at the 1984 Olympic Congress.
Answer: False
The rule limiting nations to a maximum of three athletes per event was established at the 1930 Olympic Congress, not the 1984 Olympic Congress.
The 1984 Olympics marked the 20th time the men's 400 metres event had been contested.
Answer: True
The 1984 Olympic Games represented the twentieth occasion on which the men's 400 metres event was contested, having been included in every Summer Olympics since its inception.
All finalists from the 1980 Olympic men's 400 metres competition returned to compete in 1984.
Answer: False
None of the finalists from the 1980 Olympic men's 400 metres competition returned to compete in the 1984 event.
The competition format in 1984 was significantly different from previous Olympics, using only three rounds.
Answer: False
The competition format in 1984 retained the basic four-round structure that had been in use since the 1920 Olympics, rather than using only three rounds.
The 'fastest loser' system was used for the first time in the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Olympics.
Answer: False
The 'fastest loser' system was utilized in the first round of the men's 400 metres at the 1984 Olympics, but it had been introduced in 1964, not for the first time in 1984.
The World and Olympic records for the 400 metres remained unbroken at the 1984 Los Angeles Games.
Answer: True
It is accurate that neither the World nor the Olympic record for the men's 400 metres was surpassed during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
The men's 400 metres event has been part of every Summer Olympics since its inception.
Answer: True
The men's 400 metres has been a consistent event in the Summer Olympic program, included in every Games since its inception.
The competition retained the basic four-round format used since the 1920 Olympics.
Answer: True
The men's 400 metres competition in 1984 adhered to the established four-round format, a structure that has been consistently employed since the 1920 Olympic Games.
The men's 400 metres event was contested for the 21st time in 1984.
Answer: False
The 1984 Olympic Games marked the twentieth occurrence of the men's 400 metres event, not the twenty-first.
How many athletes were allowed per nation in the men's 400 metres event, and since when was this rule in place?
Answer: Three athletes, since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
The rule limiting nations to a maximum of three athletes per event has been in place since the 1930 Olympic Congress.
What was the basic competition format for the men's 400 metres in 1984, and when was it introduced?
Answer: Four rounds, retained from the 1920 Olympics.
The basic competition format for the men's 400 metres in 1984 consisted of four rounds, a structure that had been retained from the 1920 Olympics.
What were the World and Olympic records for the men's 400 metres prior to the 1984 Games?
Answer: 43.86 seconds, set by Lee Evans in 1968.
Prior to the 1984 Games, both the World and Olympic records for the men's 400 metres stood at 43.86 seconds, established by Lee Evans in 1968.
Hassan El-Kashief did not finish his first-round race.
Answer: True
The records indicate that Hassan El-Kashief of Sudan did not finish his first-round race.
The abbreviation 'PB' in the results signifies a disqualification.
Answer: False
The abbreviation 'PB' in athletic results signifies a Personal Best performance, not a disqualification.
The abbreviation 'DNS' means an athlete did not finish the race.
Answer: False
The abbreviation 'DNS' signifies that an athlete Did Not Start the race, whereas 'DNF' indicates Did Not Finish.
The abbreviation 'NR' indicates an athlete achieved a Personal Best.
Answer: False
The abbreviation 'NR' signifies that an athlete achieved a National Record for their country, distinct from 'PB' which denotes a Personal Best.
Which two athletes were disqualified (DSQ) during the first round?
Answer: Secundino Borabota and Ali St. Louis
Secundino Borabota of Equatorial Guinea and Ali St. Louis of Trinidad and Tobago were disqualified during the first round of the competition.
The UK TV show 'Little Britain' featured a character credited with winning the 1984 400m silver medal.
Answer: True
The British television program 'Little Britain' did indeed include a fictional character, Denver Mills, who was humorously credited with winning the silver medal in the 1984 400m event.