The men's 400 metres event at the 1995 Summer Universiade was held on 31 August – 1 September at the Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium in Fukuoka, Japan.[1]
| width=235 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Eswort Coombs | Udeme Ekpeyong | Dmitriy Kosov |
Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 5 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 46.69 | Q | |||
| 2 | 6 | 46.74 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 46.78 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 46.89 | Q | |||
| 5 | 5 | 46.99 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 47.07 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 47.09 | Q | |||
| 8 | 5 | 47.10 | Q | |||
| 9 | 6 | 47.11 | Q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 47.23 | Q | |||
| 11 | 7 | 47.27 | Q | |||
| 12 | 9 | 47.35 | Q | |||
| 13 | 7 | 47.37 | Q | |||
| 14 | 3 | 47.43 | Q | |||
| 15 | 8 | 47.53 | Q | |||
| 16 | 8 | 47.54 | Q | |||
| 17 | 9 | 47.56 | Q | |||
| 18 | 5 | 47.57 | Q | |||
| 19 | 7 | 47.58 | Q | |||
| 20 | 8 | 47.67 | Q | |||
| 21 | 4 | 47.71 | Q | |||
| 22 | 7 | 47.73 | q | |||
| 23 | 6 | 47.74 | q | |||
| 24 | 3 | 47.77 | Q | |||
| 25 | 5 | 47.78 | q | |||
| 26 | 1 | 47.80 | Q | |||
| 27 | 9 | 47.96 | Q | |||
| 28 | 1 | 48.15 | Q | |||
| 29 | 2 | 48.23 | Q | |||
| 30 | 4 | 48.35 | q | |||
| 31 | 1 | 48.36 | Q | |||
| 32 | 9 | 48.37 | q | |||
| 33 | 5 | 48.46 | ||||
| 34 | 1 | 48.58 | ||||
| 35 | 7 | 48.88 | ||||
| 36 | 9 | 48.94 | ||||
| 37 | 5 | 49.06 | ||||
| 38 | 6 | 49.21 | ||||
| 39 | 8 | 49.28 | ||||
| 40 | 2 | 49.35 | ||||
| 41 | 4 | 49.58 | ||||
| 42 | 4 | 49.70 | ||||
| 43 | 7 | 50.20 | ||||
| 44 | 5 | 50.21 | ||||
| 45 | 1 | 50.86 | ||||
| 46 | 3 | 51.13 | ||||
| 47 | 4 | 51.15 | ||||
| 48 | 2 | 51.26 | ||||
| 49 | 3 | 51.33 | ||||
| 50 | 9 | 52.18 | ||||
| 51 | 6 | 52.94 | ||||
| 52 | 9 | 53.74 | ||||
| 53 | 7 | 55.00 | ||||
| 54 | 2 | 55.08 | ||||
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Qualification: First 4 of each heat qualified directly (Q) for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 46.03 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 46.10 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 46.26 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 46.32 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 46.41 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 46.43 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 46.50 | Q | |||
| 7 | 4 | 46.50 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 46.54 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 46.56 | Q | |||
| 11 | 2 | 46.59 | Q | |||
| 12 | 2 | 46.66 | Q | |||
| 13 | 4 | 46.70 | Q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 46.73 | Q | |||
| 15 | 2 | 46.76 | ||||
| 16 | 3 | 46.86 | Q | |||
| 17 | 1 | 47.02 | ||||
| 18 | 3 | 47.03 | Q | |||
| 19 | 3 | 47.05 | ||||
| 20 | 4 | 47.13 | ||||
| 21 | 3 | 47.22 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 47.24 | ||||
| 23 | 2 | 47.55 | ||||
| 23 | 3 | 47.55 | ||||
| 25 | 4 | 47.64 | ||||
| 26 | 1 | 47.85 | ||||
| 27 | 3 | 47.96 | ||||
| 28 | 2 | 48.13 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | 48.61 | ||||
| 30 | 1 | 48.85 | ||||
| 31 | 2 | 49.22 | ||||
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Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 45.11 | Q, NR | |||
| 2 | 2 | 45.54 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 45.59 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 45.66 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 45.94 | Q | |||
| 6 | 1 | 46.06 | Q | |||
| 7 | 2 | 46.15 | ||||
| 8 | 1 | 46.29 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 46.31 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 46.45 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 46.49 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 46.57 | ||||
| 13 | 2 | 46.73 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 46.81 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 47.23 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 47.24 |
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 45.38 | |||||
| 3 | 45.57 | |||||
| 2 | 45.70 | |||||
| 4 | 4 | 45.84 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 46.44 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 46.60 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 46.63 | ||||
| 8 | 5 | 47.28 |