在1960年以前的奥运会中,400米的复赛和决赛都是在同一天举行的,这对400米跑的运动员来说,是非常艰难的历程。因为400米这个项目一直被认为是“杀手项目”(难度很大的项目)。从生理角度来说,人体在承受了400米的负荷之后需要一定的时间才能得到恢复。因此,在400米决赛那天,运动员要在心理与生理上经历极大的双重煎熬。而在1960年的罗马奥运会中,这项规定得到改 In pre-1960 Olympic Games, the 400-meter semi-finals and finals were held on the same day, a very difficult course for the 400-meter runners. Because 400 meters this project has been considered “killer project” (difficult project). From a physical point of view, the body takes some time to recover after it has been loaded 400 meters. Therefore, in the 400 meters final day, athletes in psychology and physiology to experience a great deal of double suffering. In the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, this provision was changed