1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres explained

Event:Men's 400 metres
Competition:1987 World Championships
Venue:Stadio Olimpico
Dates:30 August (heats)
31 August (quarter-finals)
1 September (semi-finals)
3 September (final)
Competitors:48
Win Value:44.33
Gold:Thomas Schönlebe
Goldnoc:GDR
Silver:Innocent Egbunike
Silvernoc:NGA
Bronze:Butch Reynolds
Bronzenoc:USA
Prev:1983
Next:1991

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 48 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 3rd September 1987. The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.

Medalists

Gold Thomas Schönlebe
East Germany (GDR)
Silver Innocent Egbunike
Nigeria (NGA)
Bronze Harry Reynolds
United States (USA)

Records

Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record43.86Mexico City, MexicoOctober 18, 1968
Championship Record45.05Helsinki, FinlandAugust 10, 1983

Final

RANKFINALTIME
44.33 AR
44.56
44.80
4.44.99
5.45.06
6.45.34
7.46.27
8.46.77

Semifinals

RANKHEAT 1TIME
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

RANKHEAT 2TIME
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

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.45.03
2.45.33
3.45.50
4.45.58
5.46.05
6.46.19
7.46.45
DNS

RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.44.81
2.44.94
3.45.14
4.45.14
5.45.81
6.45.94
7.45.94
8.46.76

RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.45.46
2.45.49
3.45.49
4.45.65
5.45.76
6.45.93
7.46.46
8.46.54

RANKHEAT 4TIME
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

RANKHEAT 1TIME
1.45.51
2.45.68
3.45.86
4.46.15
5.46.23
6.46.56
7.46.89
DNS

RANKHEAT 2TIME
1.45.39
2.45.84
3.45.99
4.46.26
5.46.58
6.47.25
7.48.06
8.50.14

RANKHEAT 3TIME
1.45.65
2.45.70
3.45.74
4.45.76
5.45.83
6.46.30
7.46.39
DNS

RANKHEAT 4TIME
1.45.55
2.45.85
3.46.30
4.46.37
5.46.78
6.47.30
7.47.39
8.48.40

RANKHEAT 5TIME
1.45.33
2.45.52
3.45.73
4.45.93
5.46.49
6.46.54
7.46.80
8.47.32

RANKHEAT 6TIME
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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