1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Seoul, Korea, at Olympic Stadium on 16, 17 and 18 September.

Medalists

Gold	Deon Minor
Silver	Rikard Rasmusson
Bronze	Francis Ogola

Results

Final

18 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	align=left		align=left		45.75
	align=left		align=left		46.07
	align=left		align=left		46.16
4	align=left		align=left		46.54
5	align=left		align=left		46.74
6	align=left		align=left		46.78
7	align=left		align=left		46.81
8	align=left		align=left		47.46

Semifinals

17 September

Semifinal 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.12	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.59	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.73	q
4	align=left		align=left		47.41
5	align=left		align=left		47.59
6	align=left		align=left		47.94
7	align=left		align=left		48.27
8	align=left		align=left		50.75

Semifinal 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.46	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.62	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.77	q
4	align=left		align=left		47.11
5	align=left		align=left		47.54
6	align=left		align=left		47.84
7	align=left		align=left		48.18
8	align=left		align=left		48.51

Semifinal 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.66	Q
2	align=left		align=left		46.74	Q
3	align=left		align=left		46.78
4	align=left		align=left		47.16
5	align=left		align=left		47.50
6	align=left		align=left		47.51
7	align=left		align=left		48.39
	align=left		align=left		DQ	IAAF rule 162.7

Heats

16 September

Heat 1

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.35	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.59	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.60	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.73	Q
5	align=left		align=left		47.94	q
6	align=left		align=left		47.98	q
7	align=left		align=left		48.32
8	align=left		align=left		48.69

Heat 2

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.31	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.35	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.65	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.99	Q
5	align=left		align=left		49.57
6	align=left		align=left		49.62
7	align=left		align=left		49.64

Heat 3

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		46.63	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.05	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.26	Q
4	align=left		align=left		47.80	Q
5	align=left		align=left		48.30	q
6	align=left		align=left		48.59
7	align=left		align=left		48.68

Heat 4

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.05	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.61	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.81	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.02	Q
5	align=left		align=left		48.39
6	align=left		align=left		49.02

Heat 5

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	align=left		align=left		47.22	Q
2	align=left		align=left		47.62	Q
3	align=left		align=left		47.68	Q
4	align=left		align=left		48.07	Q
5	align=left		align=left		48.27	q
6	align=left		align=left		48.40
7	align=left		align=left		48.92

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 35 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.