Edwin Moses, 47.63s - Olympic Games, Montréal 1976

IntervalsSpeed and time, sector by sector

Edwin Moses47.63s

Detailed race data

Sectors	Splits	Cumulative	Speed (m/s)	StridesStrides · Lead	Lead leg
Start - H1	5.97	5.97	7.54	— L	L
H2	3.80	9.77	9.21	13 L	L
H3	3.74(-0.06)	13.51	9.36	13 L	L
H4

Max speed

9.36m/s

Avg speed

8.40m/s

Std. deviation

0.22s

StridesRhythm and lead leg

Edwin Moses47.63s

Stride pattern

Stride count and lead leg, hurdle by hurdle

Strong legWeak leg

N/A

N/AL

13L

H1H2H3H4H5H6H7H8H9H10

Preferred lead legLeft

Hurdles per lead leg

10Strong leg

0Weak leg

0 Stride change

Constant rhythm: no change in stride count.

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Benchmark

Percentile position, sector by sector

Top 23%

47.63s

Slower49.95sFaster45.80s

Faster than 77% of 400m hurdles Elite-level.

Actual percentile: 77

n = 175 races · 86 athletes

Sector breakdown

Below medianAverageAbove

Start - H15.97s

H23.80s

H33.74s

H43.94s

H54.00s

H64.07s

H74.14s

H84.27s

H94.34s

H104.40s

Finish4.96s

Regularity

Very steady rhythm

Position within the pacing-consistency distribution (a higher value isn't necessarily a better race).

Deceleration

Little speed loss

Position within the speed-loss distribution between the two race halves (a low value isn't always better pacing).

Technical cleanliness

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Hurdle fault rate, compared to the database.

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Race context

On 26 July 1976, Edwin Moses (United States) ran their 400 metres hurdles in 47.63 seconds at Montréal (Olympic Games).

On 4h/world, this time earns Edwin a Top 12% World ranking.

Race signature

Avg. interval

4.08s

Std. deviation

0.22

Deceleration

1st half8.62m/s

4.8%

2nd half8.21m/s

Stride pattern

H1H10

Technical insights

Very consistent intervals (σ=0.22s).
Fastest interval: 3.74s (H3–H4).
Very low deceleration (4.8%: 8.62 → 8.21 m/s), a likely sign of an over-managed first half.
Steady stride pattern.

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Regularity

Deceleration

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