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No, preliminary Track and Field events act as a qualifying round for final rounds in the same event. Some events will even have multiple preliminary rounds.

For example, at the Olympic 400 meter dash, there is first a preliminary round of 7 heats, from which the top three finishers in each heat automatically advance, then the 3 fastest times overall (for a total of 24 runners). Then there is a semifinal round, where the runners will race again in 3 heats with the top 2 runners automatically advancing, followed by the 2 fastest overall times (for a total of 8 runners). Then the final heat is run, with the top three finishers receiving medals, regardless of how they performed in previous rounds.

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Heats are the qualifying races before the final event. Runners must compete in the heat races and finish with a high enough time to get into the finals. Even the runners that finish first, second or third in the heats do not get medals; this just confirms that they can compete in the medal races. When all the heats for a particular event, like the 400 meter relay for example, are finished, the best runners from each heat compete for medals. Only the top three runners get medals.

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Yes, if an athlete runs for his team in the preliminary rounds and then his team goes on to win a medal, then that athlete would also receive a medal.

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