1972 Olympics Men's 400 Meter Hurdles

1. John Akii-Bua      UGA     47.79  Gold
2. David Hemery       UK      48.57  Silver
3. James Seymour      USA     48.98  Bronze
4. Ralph Mann         USA     49.08
5. Rainer Schubert    FRG     49.10
6. Yuri Zorin         USSR    49.14
7. Evgeny Gavrilenko  USSR    49.42
8. Stavros Tziortzis  GRE     49.48

Akii-Bua won fairly easily. Mann finished a disappointing fourth.