July 25, 1908 - only one man runs Olympic 400m final

Today is Friday, July 25, 2025 and on this day in 1908, Wyndham Halswelle was the only man to run the Olympic 400m final; this remains the ONLY walkover in Olympic history.

In this episode, we will hear about the controversial events during the initial final, and learn why the other competitors refused to show up for the re-race.

This episode was edited and produced by my good friend and confidant, Rob Garcia. Check out his podcast, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rob on the Run on Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, or on Instagram as @robontherunpod.

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Bibliography:

• ⁠https://www.olympics.com/en/news/halswelle-wins-controversial-400m-gold⁠

• ⁠https://worldathletics.org/competitions/olympic-games/the-xxxiii-olympic-games-7153115/results/men/400-metres/heats/result⁠

• ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20130116164837/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1908/1908.pdf#page=84⁠

• ⁠https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/69104⁠

• ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20061017210926/http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/spathm4.html#1908⁠

• https://www.olympedia.org/results/56313