Jamaican sprinter Herb McKenley Herb McKenley in 1948 Personal information Born| 10 July 1922 Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, Jamaica Died| 26 November 2007 (aged 85) Kingston, Jamaica Height| 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Weight| 72 kg (159 lb) Sport Country| Jamaica Sport| Sprint running Club| Illinois Fighting Illini Medal record Olympic Games | 1948 London | 400 m | 1952 Helsinki | 4×400 m | 1952 Helsinki | 100 m | 1952 Helsinki | 400 m Pan American Games | 1951 Buenos Aires | 100 m | 1951 Buenos Aires | 200 m | 1951 Buenos Aires | 400 m Central American and Caribbean Games | 1950 Guatemala City | 200 m | 1950 Guatemala City | 400 m | 1950 Guatemala City | 100 m The Hon. Herbert Henry McKenley OM (10 July 1922 – 26 November 2007) was a Jamaican track and field sprinter. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics in six events in total, and won one gold and three silver medals.[1] Born in Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, Jamaica, Herb McKenley enrolled at the University of Illinois and won the NCAA championships in 220 yd (200 m) and 440 yd (400 m) in 1946 and 1947. He was also the AAU champion in the 440-yard dash in 1945, 1947 and 1948, and was also the head of the list of world best times in 100 m (10.3), 200 m (20.4) and 400 m (46.2) in 1947. He is the only person to ever have achieved this feat. Just before the 1948 London Olympics, McKenley ran the new world record in 440 yd (400 m) of 46.0, a record he broke again a month later, clocking 45.9. But at the Olympics itself, McKenley finished only second in 400 m, behind teammate Arthur Wint and was fourth in 200 m. He probably lost a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay when Wint pulled his muscle in the final. He is the only person to have made the final in all three sprinting events, the 100 m, 200 m and 400 m in the Olympics.[1] Perhaps because of his success across the wide variation of distances, McKenley was known to have an uneven pace, blasting out to an early lead, but slowing towards the end of a 400 meters. 23 August 1947, on a wind-aided straight, boardwalk at Long Branch, New Jersey, McKenley was timed in 45.0 for 440 yards, a claimant to being the first person to break the 45 second barrier at 400 meters.[2] At the first 1951 Pan-American Games in Buenos Aires, McKenley was third in 100 m, 200 m and 400 m, the only person to ever perform this feat. At the Helsinki Olympics, McKenley was second in 100 m (the first four clocked 10.4 in a very close race) and also second in 400 m. He finally got his Olympic gold, when he helped the Jamaican 4 × 400 m relay team to win the race with a new world record of 3.03.9. His remarkable 44.6 leg is credited with pulling Jamaica into contention. It is considered one of the greatest relay legs in history.[3] After retiring from sports, McKenley was a coach of the Jamaica national team from 1954 to 1973 and served also as a president of Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association. For his contributions in track and field, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit in 2004.[4] McKenley died at the University Hospital of the West Indies, according to Howard Aris, president of the Jamaica Amateur Athletics Association, who was speaking for the family. The cause of death was complications of pneumonia.[5][6] ## Competition record[edit] Representing Jamaica Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | | | | | 1948 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 200 m | 21.3 400 m | 46.4 1950 | Central American and Caribbean Games | Guatemala City, Guatemala | 2nd | 100 m | 10.4Aw 1st | 200 m | 20.9Aw 1st | 400 m | 47.8A 1951 | Pan American Games | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 3rd | 100 m | 11.0 3rd | 200 m | 21.5 ## References[edit] 1. ^ a b "Herb McKenley Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. 26 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2011. 2. ^ Clouder, Justin. The First Ever Sub-45 sec 400m, run-down.com 3. ^ "Greatest 4x400m hits and splits – IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas 2015 | NEWS | World Athletics". 4. ^ Davidson, Taneisha. "Honour to whom honour is due. Archived November 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine", The Jamaica Observer, 17 October 2004. 5. ^ Track great Herb McKinley dead. sportsmax.tv. 27 November 2007 6. ^ Litsky, Frank (28 November 2007). "Herb McKenley, 85, Top Jamaican Runner, Is Dead". Nytimes.com. Jamaica. Retrieved 12 November 2011. ## External links[edit] * Obituary in The New York Times, 28 November 2007 * v * t * e Olympic champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay Medley| * 1908: William Hamilton, Nathaniel Cartmell, John Taylor, Mel Sheppard (USA) 4 × 400 m| * 1912: Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath (USA) * 1920: Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davis, Guy Butler (GBR) * 1924: Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver Macdonald, William Stevenson (USA) * 1928: George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti (USA) * 1932: Ivan Fuqua, Ed Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr (USA) * 1936: Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown (GBR) * 1948: Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield (USA) * 1952: Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden (JAM) * 1956: Charles Jenkins Sr., Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney (USA) * 1960: Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis (USA) * 1964: Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr (USA) * 1968: Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans (USA) * 1972: Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang (KEN) * 1976: Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks (USA) * 1980: Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin (URS) * 1984: Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay (USA) * 1988: Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds, Antonio McKay, Andrew Valmon (USA) * 1992: Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA) * 1996: LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser (USA) * 2000: Clement Chukwu, Jude Monye, Sunday Bada, Enefiok Udo-Obong, Nduka Awazie, Fidelis Gadzama (NGR) * 2004: Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Andrew Rock, Kelly Willie (USA) * 2008: LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon (USA) * 2012: Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller (BAH) * 2016: Arman Hall, Tony McQuay, Gil Roberts, LaShawn Merritt, Kyle Clemons, David Verburg (USA) * 2020: Michael Cherry, Michael Norman, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin, Trevor Stewart, Randolph Ross, Vernon Norwood (USA) * v * t * e Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's 200 metres * 1926: Mario Gómez (MEX) * 1930: Reginald Beckford (PAN) * 1935: Conrado Rodríguez (CUB) * 1938: Jacinto Ortiz (CUB) * 1946: Rafael Fortún (CUB) * 1950: Herb McKenley (JAM) * 1954: Leslie Laing (JAM) * 1959: Manuel Rivera (PUR) * 1962: Rafael Romero (VEN) * 1966: Edwin Roberts (TRI) * 1970: Pablo Montes (CUB) * 1974–78: Silvio Leonard (CUB) * 1982–86: Leandro Peñalver (CUB) * 1990: Roberto Hernández (CUB) * 1993: Andrew Tynes (BAH) * 1998–2002: Juan Pedro Toledo (MEX) * 2006: Xavier Brown (JAM) * 2010: Churandy Martina (AHO) * 2014: Roberto Skyers (CUB) * 2018: Bernardo Baloyes (COL) * v * t * e Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's 400 metres * 1926: Lucílo Iturbe (MEX) * 1930: Reginald Beckford (PAN) * 1935: Carlos de Anda (MEX) * 1938: Arturo Baker (PAN) * 1946: Arthur Wint (JAM) * 1950: Herb McKenley (JAM) * 1954: Angel García (CUB) * 1959: Ovidio de Jesús (PUR) * 1962: George Kerr (JAM) * 1966: Juan "Papo" Franceschi (PUR) * 1970: Antonio Álvarez (CUB) * 1974–78: Alberto Juantorena (CUB) * 1982: Bert Cameron (JAM) * 1986: Félix Stevens (CUB) * 1990: Roberto Hernández (CUB) * 1993: Norberto Téllez (CUB) * 1998: Troy McIntosh (BAH) * 2002: Carlos Santa (DOM) * 2006: Yeimer López (CUB) * 2010: Nery Brenes (CRC) * 2014: Raidel Acea (CUB) * 2018: Luguelín Santos (DOM) * v * t * e Central American and Caribbean Games champions in men's 4 × 400 metres relay * 1926: Mexico (A. García, C. García, Moraila, Iturbe) * 1930: Mexico (Álvarez, de Anda, Iturbe, Moraila) * 1935: Cuba (Vázquez, Hernández, Fernández, Gómez) * 1938: Panama (Scott, Edgardo, Chevans, Baker) * 1946: Jamaica (McKenley, Woodstock, Rhoden, Wint) * 1950: Panama (S. La Beach, McSween, Prince, L. La Beach) * 1954: Jamaica (Laing, LaBeach, Gardner, Rhoden) * 1959: Puerto Rico (F. Rivera, M. Rivera, de Jesús, Rodríguez) * 1962: Jamaica (Mel Spence, Williams, Mal Spence, Kerr) * 1966: Jamaica (Forbes, Mel Spence, Myton, Hoilette) * 1970: Cuba (Olivera, Díaz, J. García, Álvarez) * 1974: Cuba (E. García, Gutiérrez, Álvarez, Juantorena) * 1978: Jamaica (Barriffe, Heywood, Brown, Cameron) * 1982: Cuba (Pavó, Reyté, Ramos, Juantorena) * 1986: Cuba (Peñalver, Pavó, Valentín, Stevens) * 1990: Jamaica (Clarke, Burnett, McCrea, Morris) * 1993: Cuba (Mena, Herrera, Martínez, Téllez) * 1998: Cuba (Mena, Crusellas, Hevia, Téllez) * 2002: Dominican Republic (Matos, Santa, Peralta, Sánchez) * 2006: Jamaica (Ayre, Green, Chambers, Steele) * 2010: Jamaica (Thompson, Green, Cato, Fothergill) * 2014: Cuba (Collazo, Acea, Pellicier, Lescay) * 2018: Cuba (Zamora, Chacón, Rojas, Lescay) * v * t * e US National Championship winners in men's 400-meter dash 1876-1979 Amateur Athletic Union| * 1876-77: Edward Merritt * 1878: Frank Brown * 1879-84: Lon Myers * 1885: H. Mason Raborg * 1886: John Robertson * 1887: Harvey Banks * 1888: Walter Dohm * 1888: T.J. Mahoney * 1889: Walter Dohm * 1890-92: William Downs * 1893: Edward Allen * 1894: Tom Keane * 1895-97: Thomas Burke * 1898-1900: Maxie Long * 1901: Howard Hayes * 1902: Fay Moulton * 1903: Harry Hillman * 1904: D.H. Meyer * 1905-06: Frank Waller * 1907: John Taylor * 1908: Harry Hillman * 1909: Edward Lindberg * 1910: William Hayes * 1911: Edward Lindberg * 1912: Thomas Halpin * 1913: Carroll Haff * 1914-15: Ted Meredith * 1916: Thomas Halpin * 1917: Frank Shea * 1918: Cornelius Shaughnessy * 1919-20: Frank Shea * 1921: William Stevenson * 1922: James Driscoll * 1923: Horatio Fitch * 1924: James Burgess * 1925: Cecil Cooke * 1926: Ken Kennedy * 1927: Hermon Phillips * 1928: Ray Barbuti * 1929: Reggie Bowen * 1930-31: Vic Williams * 1932: Bill Carr * 1933-34: Ivan Fuqua * 1935: Eddie O'Brien * 1936: Harold Smallwood * 1937-38: Ray Malott * 1939: Erwin Miller * 1940-41: Grover Klemmer * 1942-43: Cliff Bourland * 1944: Elmore Harris * 1945: Herb McKenley (JAM) * James Herbert * 1946: Elmore Harris * 1947: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Dave Bolen * 1948: Herb McKenley (JAM) * Mal Whitfield * 1949: George Rhoden (JAM) * Hugh Maiocco (3) * 1950: George Rhoden (JAM) * Tom Cox (3) * 1951: George Rhoden (JAM) * Dick Maiocco (3) * 1952: Mal Whitfield * 1953: Jesse Mashburn * 1954: Jim Lea * 1955: Charles Jenkins * 1956: Tom Courtney * 1957: Reggie Pearman * 1958-59: Eddie Southern * 1960-61: Otis Davis * 1962-63: Ulis Williams * 1964: Mike Larrabee * 1965: Ollan Cassell * 1966-69: Lee Evans * 1970-71: John Smith * 1972: Lee Evans * 1973-74: Maurice Peoples * 1975: Dave Jenkins (GBR) * Fred Newhouse * 1976: Maxie Parks * 1977: Robert Taylor * 1978: Maxie Parks * 1979: Willie Smith 1980-1992 The Athletics Congress| * 1980: Willie Smith * 1981-82: Cliff Wiley * 1983: Sunder Nix * 1984-85: Mark Rowe * 1986: Darrell Robinson * 1987: Butch Reynolds * 1988: Tim Simon * 1989: Antonio Pettigrew * 1990: Steve Lewis * 1991: Antonio Pettigrew * 1992OT: Danny Everett 1992 onwards USA Track & Field| * 1993: Michael Johnson * 1994: Antonio Pettigrew * 1995-96OT: Michael Johnson * 1997: Antonio Pettigrew * 1998-99: Jerome Young * 2000OT: Michael Johnson * 2001: Derrick Brew * 2002: Angelo Taylor * 2003: Tyree Washington * 2004OT-05: Jeremy Wariner * 2006: Andrew Rock * 2007: Angelo Taylor * 2008OT-09: LaShawn Merritt * 2010: Greg Nixon * 2011: Tony McQuay * 2012OT-13: LaShawn Merritt * 2014: Gil Roberts * 2015: David Verburg * 2016OT: LaShawn Merritt * 2017: Fred Kerley * 2018: Kahmari Montgomery * 2019: Fred Kerley * 20212020 OT: Michael Norman Notes| * Note 1: In 1888 both the NAAAA and the AAU held championships * OT: The 1920, 1928, 1932, and since 1992, championships incorporated the Olympic Trials, otherwise held as a discrete event. * 2020 OT: The 2020 Olympic Trials were delayed and held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. * v * t * e Australian national champions in men's 200 m Note: 220 yards until 1966 * 1894: Billy MacPherson * 1896: Bill Cartwright * 1898: Stan Rowley * 1900: Stan Rowley * 1902: George Moir * 1904: Nigel Barker * 1906: Nigel Barker * 1908: Nigel Barker * 1910: William Woodger (NZL) * 1912: Ron Opie (NZL) * 1914: George Parker (USA) * 1920: William Hunt * 1922: Slip Carr * 1924: Norm Grehan * 1926: Norm Grehan * 1928: James Carlton * 1930: James Carlton * 1932: James Carlton * 1934: Howard Yates * 1936: Ray Moffat * 1938: Howard Yates * 1947: John Bartram * 1948: John Treloar * 1949: Herb McKenley (JAM) * 1950: John Treloar * 1951: John Bartram * 1952: John Treloar * 1953: Brian Butterfield * 1954: Hector Hogan * 1955: Douglas Winston * 1956: Hector Hogan * 1957: Kevan Gosper * 1958: Terry Gale * 1959: Don Bursill * 1960: Dennis Tipping * 1961: Gary Holdsworth * 1962: Peter Vassella * 1963: Gary Holdsworth * 1964: Gary Holdsworth * 1965: Gary Eddy * 1966: Peter Norman * 1967: Peter Norman * 1968: Peter Norman * 1969: Peter Norman * 1970: Peter Norman * 1971: Bruce Weatherlake * 1972: Greg Lewis * 1973: Greg Lewis * 1974: Richard Hopkins * 1975: Peter Fitzgerald * 1976: Greg Lewis * 1977: Colin McQueen * 1978: Colin McQueen * 1979: Colin McQueen * 1980: Bruce Frayne * 1981: Bruce Frayne * 1982: Peter Gandy * 1983: Bruce Frayne * 1984: Peter Van Miltenburg * 1985: Clayton Kearney * 1986: Robert Stone * 1987: John Dinan * 1988: Kieran Finn (IRE) * 1989: Darren Clark * 1990: Robert Stone * 1991: Dean Capobianco * 1992: Dean Capobianco * 1993: Damien Marsh * 1994: Steve Brimacombe * 1995: Steve Brimacombe * 1996: Dean Capobianco * 1997: Steve Brimacombe * 1998: Chris Donaldson (NZL) * 1999: Chris Donaldson (NZL) * 2000: Darryl Wohlsen * 2001: Patrick Johnson * 2002: David Geddes * 2003: Patrick Johnson * 2004: Ambrose Ezenwa (NGR) * 2005: Daniel Batman * 2006: Patrick Johnson * 2007: Josh Ross * 2008: Daniel Batman * 2009: Aaron Rouge-Serret * 2010: Patrick Johnson * 2011: Aaron Rouge-Serret * 2012: Joseph Millar (NZL) * 2013: Josh Ross * 2014: Mangar Chuot * 2015: Banuve Tabakaucoro (FIJ) * 2016: Alex Hartmann * 2017: Joseph Millar (NZL) * 2018: Alex Hartmann * v * t * e Japan Championships in Athletics men's 100 metres champions * 1913–14 Kazue Akashi * 1915 Yuzo Saito * 1916 Shinpei Higashiguchi * 1197 Sasago Tani * 1918 Tsunemasa Matsuda * 1919 Munetoshi Date * 1920 Kunio Hiraoka * 1921 Masayuki Takagi * 1922–23 Sasago Tani * 1924: Not held * 1925 Sasago Tani * 1926 Sadao Tajima * 1927 Takeuchi Heizo * 1928 Iwao Aizawa * 1929 Sakae Yano * 1930 Chūhei Nambu * 1931–32 Takayoshi Yoshioka * 1933 Chūhei Nambu * 1934 Mutsuo Taniguchi * 1935 Takayoshi Yoshioka * 1936 Kanayuzawa * 1937 Masao Yazawa * 1938–40 Takayoshi Yoshioka * 1941: Not held * 1942 Toshihiro Osada * 1943–45: Not held * 1946 Nitawaki Isao * 1947 Ichita Ikoma * 1948 Nitawaki Isao * 1949 Ichita Ikoma * 1950 Tomio Hosoda * 1951 Toshihiro Ohashi * 1952 Herb McKenley (JAM) * 1953 Ken Nakajima * 1954–55 Kiyofuji Akira * 1956–58 Kyohei Ushio * 1959 Takeo Tamura * 1960 Yojiro Muro * 1961 Takeo Tamura * 1962 Sergio Ottolina (ITA) * 1963 Enrique Figuerola (CUB) * 1964 Masaru Kamata * 1965 Naoki Abe * 1966 Toru Honda * 1967 Junji Ishikawa * 1968–71 Masahide Jinno * 1972 Takao Ishizawa * 1973–75 Masahide Jinno * 1976 Tasaki Hiromichi * 1977 Toshio Toyota * 1978 Akira Harada * 1979 Toshio Toyota * 1980 Yasuhiro Harada * 1981–82 Yoshihiro Shimizu * 1983 Hirofumi Miyazaki * 1984 Kaoru Matsubara * 1985–86 Hirofumi Miyazaki * 1987 Kaoru Matsubara * 1988 Takahiko Kasahara * 1989 Shinji Aoto * 1990 Robson da Silva (BRA) * 1991 Bruny Surin (CAN) * 1992 Hisatsugu Suzuki * 1993–94 Satoru Inoue * 1995 Yoshitaka Ito * 1996–97 Nobuharu Asahara * 1998 Koji Ito * 1999 Hiroyasu Tsuchie * 2000–02 Nobuharu Asahara * 2003–04 Shingo Suetsugu * 2005 Shinya Saburi * 2006–08 Naoki Tsukahara * 2009–12 Masashi Eriguchi * 2013 Ryota Yamagata * 2014 Yoshihide Kiryū * 2015 Kei Takase * 2016 Asuka Cambridge * 2017 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown * 2018 Ryota Yamagata * 2019 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown * 2020 Yoshihide Kiryū * 2021 [[]] * 2022 Abdul Hakim Sani Brown * v * t * e Japan Championships in Athletics men's 200 metres champions * 1913: Kazue Akashi * 1914–15: Yoshio Kuroda * 1916: Shinpei Higashiguchi * 1917: Ryoichi Okumura * 1918: Hirano alone * 1919–20: Munetoshi Date * 1921: Ichiro Kaga * 1922: Kiji Kimura * 1923: Sasago Tani * 1924: Not held * 1925: Masayuki Takagi * 1926: Takeuchi Heizo * 1927–28: Iwao Aizawa * 1929: Shigetoshi Osawa * 1930: Kichizo Sasaki * 1931–32: Izuo Anno * 1933: Monta Suzuki * 1934: Mutsuo Taniguchi * 1935: Masao Yazawa * 1936: Yoku Okada * 1937: Masao Yazawa * 1938: Mutsuo Taniguchi * 1939: Yamamoto Kozo * 1940: Teppei Yuasa * 1941: Not held * 1942: Shigeo Iwasaki * 1943–45: Not held * 1946: Eiji Sota * 1947: Ichita Ikoma * 1948: Hiroshi Ida * 1949–50: Ichita Ikoma * 1951: Ken Nakajima * 1952: Herb McKenley (JAM) * 1953: Ken Nakajima * 1954: Kanji Akagi * 1955–57: Yoshiaki Hara * 1958–59: Nobuhiko Kubo * 1960: Yasuhiko Shiomi * 1961: Shuzo Kimura * 1962: Sergio Ottolina (ITA) * 1963: Alfred Hebauf (FRG) * 1964: Toru Honda * 1965: Ryokichi Doe * 1966: Toru Honda * 1967–68: Hiromitsu Murata * 1969: Kenji Suzuki * 1970: Hiromitsu Murata * 1971: Takao Ishizawa * 1972–75: Yoshiharu Tomonaga * 1976: Yasuhiro Harada * 1977: Toshio Toyota * 1978: Eimei Hirose * 1979–80: Toshio Toyota * 1981: Kenji Yamauchi * 1982: Toshio Toyota * 1983: Susumu Takano * 1984: Hiromi Kawasumi * 1985: Koichi Mishiba * 1986: Hirofumi Koike * 1987–88: Kenji Yamauchi * 1989: Yoshiyuki Okuyama * 1990: Robson da Silva (BRA) * 1991: Yoshiyuki Okuyama * 1992: Hiroki Fuwa * 1993: Michihiko Kawamura * 1994: Kazuhiro Takahashi * 1995–96: Koji Ito * 1997: Masato Ebisawa * 1998: Hiroyasu Tsuchie * 1999–2000: Hideki Ishizuka * 2001: Shingo Suetsugu * 2002: Hisashi Miyazaki * 2003: Shingo Suetsugu * 2004–05: Shinji Takahira * 2006–07: Shingo Suetsugu * 2008–09: Shinji Takahira * 2010: Kenji Fujimitsu * 2011: Shinji Takahira * 2012: Kei Takase * 2013: Shōta Iizuka * 2014: Shota Hara * 2015: Kenji Fujimitsu * 2016: Shōta Iizuka * 2017: Abdul Hakim Sani Brown * 2018: Shōta Iizuka * 2019: Abdul Hakim Sani Brown * 2020: Shōta Iizuka * 2021: [[]] * 2022: Koki Ueyama * v * t * e Japan Championships in Athletics men's 400 metres champions * 1913: Yunosuke Kojima * 1914: Seiji Tsumura * 1915: Ichiro Sawada * 1916: Shinichi Yamaoka * 1917: Shinsaku Yamauchi * 1918–19: Iwao Saiki * 1920–21: Tetsuya Shimamura * 1922–23: Tokushige Noto * 1924: Not held * 1925: Tokushige Noto * 1926: Matsui Hisashi * 1927–28: Hideo Matsushige * 1929: Teiichi Nishi * 1930: Takeo Hakoshima * 1931: Teiichi Nishi * 1932: Iwao Masuda * 1933: Teiichi Nishi * 1934–35: Keiji Imai * 1936: Sannosuke Morimachi * 1937: Toyoji Aihara * 1938: Katsuzo Sato * 1939: Shigeo Miki * 1940: Koichi Funada * 1941: Not held * 1942: Shohei Yoshida * 1943–45: Not held * 1946: Shohei Yoshida * 1947: Shinji Shuto * 1948–49: Shin Sakane * 1950: Eitaro Okano * 1951: Katsura Takahashi * 1952: Herb McKenley (JAM) * 1953–57: Kanji Akagi * 1958: Kimitada Hayase * 1959: Keiji Ogushi * 1960: Kimitada Hayase * 1961: Keiji Ogushi * 1962: Kimitada Hayase * 1963: Hans-Joachim Reske (FRG) * 1964: Kimitada Hayase * 1965: Masami Yoshida * 1966: Yoshinori Sakai * 1967: Katsuyuki Osawa * 1968: Yoshihiro Amano * 1969–74: Yoshiharu Tomonaga * 1975: Toshio Mizuno * 1976: Akira Matsumoto * 1977–78: Yasuhiro Harada * 1979–81: Eiji Natori * 1982: Susumu Takano * 1983–84: Hiromi Kawasumi * 1985–88: Susumu Takano * 1989: Koichi Konaka Tomi * 1990: Takahiro Watanabe * 1991–92: Susumu Takano * 1993: Shunji Karube * 1994: Seiichi Omori * 1995: Masayoshi Kan * 1996: Seiichi Omori * 1997: Takahiko Yamamura * 1998: Kenji Tabata * 1999: Jun Osakada * 2000: Takahiko Yamamura * 2001: Jun Osakada * 2002: Kenji Tabata * 2003–04: Mitsuhiro Sato * 2005–15: Yuzo Kanemaru * 2016: Julian Walsh * 2017: Takamasa Kitagawa * 2018–19: Julian Walsh * 2020: Rikuya Itō * 2021: Kaito Kawabata * 2022: Fuga Sato *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template