1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 7 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Antonio McKay	Roberto Hernández	Michael Franks

Results

Heats

The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			46.57	Q
2	3			46.73	Q, NR
3	3			46.96	q, NR
4	3			46.96	q, NR
5	1			47.33	Q
6	1			47.33	Q
7	4			47.35	Q
8	1			47.44	q
9	3			47.47	q
10	4			47.49	Q
11	2			47.54	Q
12	2			47.57	Q
13	2			47.67
14	2			47.90
15	4			48.18
16	4			48.25	NR
17	2			49.15
18	3			49.84	NR
19	4			50.00	NR
20	1			50.34	NR
21	1			50.49

Semifinals

First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			46.69	Q
2	2			46.70	Q
3	1			46.74	Q
4	2			46.78	Q
5	1			46.89	Q
6	1			46.89
7	2			46.97	Q
8	2			47.06
9	2			47.18
10	1			47.35
11	1			47.41
12	2			47.42

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	4			45.98
	5			46.09	NR
	2			46.19
4	3			46.57
5	6			46.59	PB
6	1			47.11

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/400-metres/heats/summary Official heats results
2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/400-metres/semi-final/summary Official semifinals results
3. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1st-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-13/results/men/400-metres/final/result Official final results