<page_title> Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres </page_title> <section_title> Final </section_title> <table> <cell> Eric Liddell (GBR) <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> 47.6 OR <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the final, Eric Liddell set a new world record with 47.6 seconds.