1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1993 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on 12, 13 and 14 March.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Butch Reynolds	Sunday Bada	Darren Clark

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			46.37	Q
2	1			46.43	Q, AR
3	1			46.57	Q
4	2			46.63	Q
5	3			46.76	Q
6	2			46.81	Q, NR
7	3			47.03	q
8	3			47.16	q, NR
9	4			47.35	Q
10	4			47.42	Q
11	5			47.47	Q
12	2			47.50	AR
13	2			47.55
13	5			47.55	Q
15	4			47.56
16	4			47.83
17	3			47.84
18	1			47.86
19	1			48.06	NR
20	2			48.32
21	5			48.43
22	1			48.82
23	2			49.09
24	5			49.91
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Semifinals

First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			45.70	Q
2	1			46.16	Q
3	2			46.29	Q
4	1			46.64	q, AR
5	2			46.80	Q
6	1			46.83	q
7	2			47.10
8	2			47.12
9	1			47.16
10	1			47.25
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	2

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			45.26	CR
			45.75	AR
			46.45	AR
4			46.53
5			46.67
6			46.70

Notes and References

1. http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1993/4th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-16/men/400-metres/heats/result Heats results
2. http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1993/4th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-16/men/400-metres/semi-final/result Semifinals results
3. http://www.iaaf.org/results/iaaf-world-indoor-championships/1993/4th-iaaf-world-indoor-championships-16/men/400-metres/final/result Final results