1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 4 and 5 March 1989.

The winning margin was 0.50 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the greatest winning margin in the men's 400 metres at these championships.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Antonio McKay	Ian Morris	Cayetano Cornet

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			46.64	Q
2	5			46.69	Q
3	5			46.69	Q
4	1			46.86	Q
5	2			46.91	Q
6	5			46.93	q
7	2			47.00	Q
7	4			47.00	Q
9	1			47.09	Q
10	1			47.11	q
11	3			47.14	Q, NR
12	4			47.20	Q
13	5			47.33
14	3			47.35
15	3			47.36
16	2			47.43
17	1			47.60
18	2			47.63	NR
19	3			47.67
20	5			47.69
21	2			47.86
22	4			47.97
23	4			48.46	NR
24	2			48.63
25	1			48.65	NR
26	4			49.04

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			46.06	Q
2	1			46.30	Q
3	2			46.49	Q
4	1			46.52	Q, NR
5	2			46.69	Q, NR
6	2			46.71	Q
7	2			46.94
8	1			46.96	NR
9	1			47.01
10	2			47.03
11	1			47.18
12	2			47.78

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			45.59	CR
	2			46.09	NR
	4			46.40
4	6			46.48
5	3			46.78
6	1			47.35

Notes and References

1. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/2nd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-14/results/men/400-metres/heats/summary Heats results
2. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/2nd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-14/results/men/400-metres/semi-final/summary Semifinals results
3. https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/2nd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-14/results/men/400-metres/final/result Final results