Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 11–13 August.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Marcell Deák-Nagy	Peter Matthews	Sean Wroe

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat and 8 best performers advance to the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			46.35	Q
	8			46.37	Q
	2			46.37	Q
	8			46.48	Q, SB
	2			46.55	Q
	4			46.57	Q
	2			46.72	q
	2			46.77	q, PB
	4			46.85	Q
10	8			46.90	q
11	4			46.94	q
12	5			46.98	Q
12	3			46.98	Q
14	6			47.08	Q
15	7			47.11	Q
16	5			47.12	Q
17	6			47.20	q
17	5			47.20	q
19	1			47.23	Q
20	1			47.25	Q
21	1			47.29	q
22	3			47.36	Q
23	3			47.39	q
24	4			47.42
25	7			47.46	Q
26	7			47.53
27	1			47.84
28	6			47.94
29	5			48.22
30	4			48.29
31	5			48.54
32	7			48.76
33	2			48.95
34	8			49.16
35	5			49.17	PB
35	6			49.17
37	3			49.18
38	8			49.19
39	2			49.38
40	8			49.59
41	6			49.64
42	2			49.71
43	6			49.73
44	7			50.65
45	5			51.05
46	8			51.24
47	3			51.27
48	1			51.81
49	3			52.25
50	7			52.65
51	1			53.29
52	6			53.77
53	4			54.04
54	3			54.07
55	1			55.22
56	7
	4
	8
	7

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			45.86	Q
2	1			45.98	Q, SB
3	2			46.00	Q, PB
4	1			46.06	q
5	2			46.07	Q, SB
6	3			46.14	Q
7	3			46.21	Q
8	2			46.47	q
9	3			46.48
10	1			46.55	PB
11	1			46.59
12	3			46.61
13	3			46.73
14	1			46.84
15	3			46.91
16	2			46.98
17	2			47.07
18	3			47.16
19	2			47.37
20	3			47.50
21	2			47.52
22	1			48.26
	2
	1				FS

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3			45.50
	8			45.62	PB
	6			45.93	SB
4	7			45.94	PB
5	5			45.96	PB
6	2			45.99
7	4			46.01
8	1			46.51

References