1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1991 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 8, 9 and 10 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Devon Morris	Samson Kitur	Cayetano Cornet

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			47.03	Q
2	2			47.04	Q
3	1			47.11	Q
3	2			47.11	Q
5	3			47.17	Q
6	2			47.18	q
7	4			47.19	Q
8	3			47.28	Q
9	4			47.33	Q
10	4			47.52	q
11	4			47.56	q, NR
12	1			47.67	q
13	3			47.95
14	1			48.40	NR
15	1			48.94
16	4			49.07
17	2			49.47
18	3			49.49
19	2			50.95	NR
	2
	3
	1
	3
	4

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			46.30	Q
2	2			46.43	Q, NR
3	1			46.55	Q
4	2			46.62	Q
5	1			46.69	Q
6	2			47.03	Q
7	1			47.05	NR
8	1			47.06
9	2			47.20
10	2			47.51
11	2			47.59
	1

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			46.17	PB
			46.21	NR
			46.52
4			47.18
5			47.84
6

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/men/400-metres/heats/summary Heats results
2. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/men/400-metres/semi-final/summary Semifinals results
3. http://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/3rd-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-15/results/men/400-metres/final/result Final results