2023 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 12 and 13 July.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Kentaro Sato	Fuga Sato	Youssef Masrahi

Results

Heats

Held on 12 July^[2]

Qualification rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			45.97	Q
2	3			46.06	Q
3	3			46.08	Q
4	1			46.22	Q
5	2			46.27	Q
6	1			46.34	Q
7	4			46.45	Q
8	1			46.52	Q
9	4			46.56	Q
10	3			46.72	Q
11	2			46.74	Q
12	2			46.77	q
13	4			46.86	Q
14	2			47.27	q
15	2			47.49	q
16	4			47.52	q
17	3			47.55
18	1			47.55
19	3			47.69
20	4			47.85
21	4			47.97
22	1			48.18
23	3			48.33	PB
24	1			48.59
25	4			48.62
26	2			48.80
27	3			50.67	PB
28	4			50.72	PB
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Semifinals

Held on 12 July^[3]
Qualification rule: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			45.61	Q
2	2			45.64	Q
3	2			45.66	Q
4	2			45.66	Q
5	2			45.76	q
6	1			45.79	Q
7	1			45.91	Q
8	2			46.12	q, PB
9	1			46.42
10	2			46.43
11	1			46.53	PB
12	1			46.74
13	2			47.04
14	2			47.45
15	1			47.58
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Final

Held on 13 July^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			45.00	PB
	5			45.13	PB
	4			45.19	SB
4	1			45.36	PB
5	7			45.61
6	8			45.67	PB
7	3			45.69
8	2			46.60

Notes and References

1. https://www.tilastopaja.eu/db/results.php?Season=2023&CID=13045167 Results
2. https://asianathleticschampionships2023.com/400m_m_r1_d1/ Heats results
3. https://asianathleticschampionships2023.com/400m_m_sf_d1/ Semifinal results
4. https://asianathleticschampionships2023.com/400m_m_final_d2/ Final results