Athletics at the 2021 Summer World University Games – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 2021 Summer World University Games was held on 1, 2 and 3 August 2023 at the Shuangliu Sports Centre Stadium in Chengdu, China.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
João Coelho	Reece Holder	Mihai Dringo

Results

Round 1

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to semifinal.^[1]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			46.10	Q
2	1			46.33	Q,
3	5			46.43	Q
4	1			46.68	Q,
5	4			46.83	Q
6	3			46.85	Q
7	3			46.98	Q
8	3			47.21	Q
9	4			47.21	Q
10	2			47.23	Q
11	6			47.24	Q
12	4			47.26	Q
13	4			47.28	q
14	4			47.33	q
15	1			47.40	q
16	5			47.40	Q
17	1			47.41	q
18	4			47.46	q
19	3			47.47	q
20	5			47.49	Q
21	6			47.50	Q
22	2			47.58	Q
23	2			47.59	Q
24	3			47.66
25	2			47.68
26	6			47.72	Q
27	2			47.81
28	3			48.31
29	6			48.35
30	1			48.41
31	6			48.77
32	5			49.01
33	4			49.29
34	2			50.11
35	1			51.45
36	6			51.84
37	6			52.09
38	5			52.22
	5
	5				TR17.4.3
	6				TR17.4.3
	3				TR17.4.3
	2
	4

Semifinal

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to final.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			45.75	Q
2	2			45.90	Q
3	3			46.01	Q
4	3			46.09	q,
5	2			46.11	Q,
6	2			46.26	q,
7	3			46.38
8	1			46.60	Q
9	2			46.72
10	2			46.74
11	1			46.90	Q
12	1			47.17
13	1			47.39
14	3			47.40
15	1			47.41
16	1			47.42
17	2			47.45
18	2			47.53
19	3			47.92
20	3			48.01
21	2			48.09
	1
	3
	1				TR16.8

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			44.79
			44.79
			45.27
4			45.58
5			45.82
6			46.12
7			46.41
8			47.18

Notes and References

1. Web site: Men's 400m Round 1 . 2021chengdu.com . 1 August 2023.
2. Web site: Men's 400m Semi-Final . 2021chengdu.com . 2 August 2023.
3. Web site: Men's 400m Final . 2021chengdu.com . 3 August 2023.