1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres
400 metres
The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships
1987 World Championships in Athletics
The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6, 1987.-Track:1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995...

in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 48 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 1987-09-03.

Medalists

Gold	Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe is a former German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome... East Germany (GDR)
Silver	Innocent Egbunike Innocent Egbunike Innocent Egbunike is a former sprinter from Nigeria who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Los Angeles 1984... Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in... (NGA)
Bronze	Harry Reynolds Butch Reynolds Harry "Butch" Reynolds is an American former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 meter dash. He held the world record for the event for eleven years with his personal best time of 43.29 seconds set in 1988. That year he was the silver medalist at the 1988 Seoul Olympics and a... United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... (USA)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record		43.86	Mexico City Mexico City Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole... , Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	October 18, 1968
Championship Record		45.05	Helsinki Helsinki Helsinki is the capital and largest city in Finland. It is in the region of Uusimaa, located in southern Finland, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, an arm of the Baltic Sea. The population of the city of Helsinki is , making it by far the most populous municipality in Finland. Helsinki is... , Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...	August 10, 1983

Final

RANK	FINAL	TIME
		44.33 AR
		44.56
		44.80
4.		44.99
5.		45.06
6.		45.34
7.		46.27
8.		46.77

Semifinals

Held on Sunday 1987-09-01

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 44.26
2. 44.56
3. 44.83
4. 45.21
5. 45.26
6. 45.62
7. 45.67
8. 45.73
9. 45.76

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		44.26
2.		44.56
3.		44.83
4.		45.21
5.		45.26
6.		45.62
7.		45.67
8.		45.73
9.		45.76

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		44.50
2.		44.69
3.		44.73
4.		44.94
5.		44.97
6.		45.19
7.		45.72
8.		45.93

Quarterfinals

Held on Saturday 1987-08-31

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 45.03
2. 45.33
3. 45.50
4. 45.58
5. 46.05
6. 46.19
7. 46.45
DNS

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		45.03
2.		45.33
3.		45.50
4.		45.58
5.		46.05
6.		46.19
7.		46.45
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		44.81
2.		44.94
3.		45.14
4.		45.14
5.		45.81
6.		45.94
7.		45.94
8.		46.76

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		45.46
2.		45.49
3.		45.49
4.		45.65
5.		45.76
6.		45.93
7.		46.46
8.		46.54

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		45.27
2.		45.30
3.		45.33
4.		45.76
5.		45.85
6.		45.92
7.		46.49
8.		46.68

Qualifying heats

Held on Saturday 1987-08-30

RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1. 45.51
2. 45.68
3. 45.86
4. 46.15
5. 46.23
6. 46.56
7. 46.89
DNS

RANK	HEAT 1	TIME
1.		45.51
2.		45.68
3.		45.86
4.		46.15
5.		46.23
6.		46.56
7.		46.89
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 2	TIME
1.		45.39
2.		45.84
3.		45.99
4.		46.26
5.		45.58
6.		47.25
7.		48.06
8.		50.14

RANK	HEAT 3	TIME
1.		45.65
2.		45.70
3.		45.74
4.		45.76
5.		45.83
6.		46.30
7.		46.39
		DNS

RANK	HEAT 4	TIME
1.		45.55
2.		45.85
3.		46.30
4.		46.37
5.		46.78
6.		47.30
7.		47.39
8.		48.40

RANK	HEAT 5	TIME
1.		45.33
2.		45.52
3.		45.73
4.		45.93
5.		46.49
6.		46.54
7.		46.80
8.		47.32

RANK	HEAT 6	TIME
1.		45.68
2.		45.91
3.		45.94
4.		46.08
5.		46.25
6.		46.26
7.		47.10
8.		49.19

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