| Final: Start time: 21:27 +8 UTC, Temperature 22° C, Humidity 78 % _ |   
| Ranking Final | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Wayde van Niekerk |  RSA | 43.48s | Wl | 6 | 0.156 | 857 |  | 2. LaShawn Merritt |  USA | 43.65s | Pb | 8 | 0.195 | 1047 |  | 3. Kirani James |  GRN | 43.78s | Sb | 5 | 0.152 | 580 |  | 4. Luguelín Santos |  DOM | 44.11s | Nr | 7 | 0.188 | 410 |  | 5. Isaac Makwala |  BOT | 44.63s |   | 4 | 0.218 | 243 |  | 6. Rabah Yousif |  GBR | 44.68s |   | 3 | 0.134 | 520 |  | 7. Machel Cedenio |  TTO | 45.06s |   | 2 | 0.206 | 938 |  | 8. Yousef Ahmed Masrahi |  KSA | 45.15s |   | 9 | 0.163 | 715 |   
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|  Men 400m History |  | Qualifiyng standard: 45.50s |  | Athletes Target Number: 48  |  |  Schedule |  | Final: Wednesday 26.08 21:36 |  | _ Semi-Finals: Monday 24.08 20:05 |  | _ Heats: Sunday 23.08 11:10 |   
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 Semi 1: Start time: 20:06, Temperature 23° C, Humidity 83 %%                    
 
| Ranking Semi 1 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Kirani James |  GRN | 44.16s |   | 7 | 0.143 | 580 |  | 2. Luguelín Santos |  DOM | 44.26s | Nr | 6 | 0.175 | 410 |  | 3. David Verburg |  USA | 44.71s |   | 5 | 0.178 | 1067 |  | 4. Kévin Borlée |  BEL | 44.74s | Sb | 8 | 0.158 | 216 |  | 5. Renny Quow |  TTO | 44.98s |   | 4 | 0.189 | 943 |  | 6. Vernon Norwood |  USA | 45.07s |   | 9 | 0.182 | 1050 |  | 7. Chris Brown |  BAH | 45.07s |   | 2 | 0.178 | 189 |  | 8. Peter Matthews |  JAM | 45.42s |   | 3 | 0.178 | 632 |   
 Semi 2: Start time: 20:14, Temperature 23° C, Humidity 83 %%                    
 
| Ranking Semi 2 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Isaac Makwala |  BOT | 44.11s |   | 9 | 0.212 | 243 |  | 2. Yousef Ahmed Masrahi |  KSA | 44.40s |   | 7 | 0.144 | 715 |  | 3. Rabah Yousif |  GBR | 44.54s | Pb | 4 | 0.142 | 520 |  | 4. Lalonde Gordon |  TTO | 44.70s |   | 3 | 0.150 | 940 |  | 5. Bryshon Nellum |  USA | 44.77s |   | 8 | 0.169 | 1049 |  | 6. Rusheen McDonald |  JAM | 44.86s |   | 5 | 0.208 | 631 |  | 7. Steven Gardiner |  BAH | 44.98s |   | 6 | 0.204 | 194 |  | 8. Nery Brenes |  CRC | 45.41s |   | 2 | 0.168 | 362 |   
 Semi 3: Start time: 20:24, Temperature 23° C, Humidity 89 %%                    
 
| Ranking Semi 3 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Wayde van Niekerk |  RSA | 44.31s |   | 7 | 0.155 | 857 |  | 2. LaShawn Merritt |  USA | 44.34s | Sb | 6 | 0.187 | 1047 |  | 3. Machel Cedenio |  TTO | 44.64s | q | 5 | 0.219 | 938 |  | 4. Javon Francis |  JAM | 44.77s |   | 4 | 0.177 | 627 |  | 5. Jonathan Borlée |  BEL | 44.85s |   | 9 | 0.158 | 217 |  | 6. Martyn Rooney |  GBR | 45.29s |   | 8 | 0.153 | 521 |  | 7. Michael Mathieu |  BAH | 45.43s |   | 3 | 0.157 | 204 |  | 8. Liemarvin Bonevacia |  NED | 45.65s |   | 2 | 0.170 | 759 |   
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 Heat 1: Start time: 11:09, Temperature 22° C, Humidity 88%                    
 
| Ranking Heat 1 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. David Verburg |  USA | 44.43s |   | 6 | 0.174 | 1067 |  | 2. Machel Cedenio |  TTO | 44.54s |   | 7 | 0.223 | 938 |  | 3. Jonathan Borlée |  BEL | 44.67s | Sb | 3 | 0.139 | 217 |  | 4. Peter Matthews |  JAM | 44.69s | Pb | 4 | 0.228 | 632 |  | 5. Pavel Ivashko |  RUS | 45.25s | Pb | 2 | 0.240 | 869 |  | 6. Luka Janežic |  SLO | 45.28s | Nr | 8 | 0.178 | 897 |  | 7. Alberth Bravo |  VEN | 45.28s |   | 5 | 0.178 | 1076 |  | 8. Bralon Taplin |  GRN | 46.27s |   | 9 | 0.178 | 581 |   
 Heat 2: Start time: 11:17, Temperature 22° C, Humidity 88%                    
 
| Ranking Heat 2 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Yousef Ahmed Masrahi |  KSA | 43.93s | Ar | 5 | 0.158 | 715 |  | 2. Rusheen McDonald |  JAM | 43.93s | Nr | 3 | 0.202 | 631 |  | 3. Isaac Makwala |  BOT | 44.19s |   | 8 | 0.216 | 243 |  | 4. Martyn Rooney |  GBR | 44.45s | Pb | 7 | 0.143 | 521 |  | 5. Liemarvin Bonevacia |  NED | 44.72s | Nr | 4 | 0.175 | 759 |  | 6. Pavel Maslák |  CZE | 45.16s |   | 6 | 0.153 | 395 |  | -. Donald Sanford |  ISR | DNS |   | 9 |   | 608 |   
 Heat 3: Start time: 11:25, Temperature 22° C, Humidity 88%                    
 
| Ranking Heat 3 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. LaShawn Merritt |  USA | 44.51s |   | 5 | 0.197 | 1047 |  | 2. Javon Francis |  JAM | 44.83s |   | 8 | 0.168 | 627 |  | 3. Kévin Borlée |  BEL | 45.01s | Sb | 6 | 0.130 | 216 |  | 4. Michael Mathieu |  BAH | 45.07s |   | 2 | 0.152 | 204 |  | 5. Nery Brenes |  CRC | 45.08s |   | 3 | 0.156 | 362 |  | 6. Yuzo Kanemaru |  JPN | 45.65s |   | 9 | 0.156 | 651 |  | 7. Aliaksandr Linnik |  BLR | 45.79s |   | 4 | 0.196 | 238 |  | 8. Zhongze Guo |  CHN | 46.42s |   | 7 | 0.244 | 332 |   
 Heat 4: Start time: 11:33, Temperature 22° C, Humidity 88%                    
 
| Ranking Heat 4 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Kirani James |  GRN | 44.56s |   | 6 | 0.139 | 580 |  | 2. Luguelín Santos |  DOM | 44.62s |   | 5 | 0.178 | 410 |  | 3. Lalonde Gordon |  TTO | 44.97s |   | 7 | 0.190 | 940 |  | 4. Onkabetse Nkobolo |  BOT | 45.17s | Pb | 8 | 0.199 | 245 |  | 5. Hederson Estefani |  BRA | 45.36s | Sb | 9 | 0.176 | 252 |  | 6. Jarryd Dunn |  GBR | 45.49s |   | 4 | 0.171 | 515 |  | 7. Vitalii Butrym |  UKR | 45.88s |   | 3 | 0.175 | 977 |   
 Heat 5: Start time: 11:41, Temperature 22° C, Humidity 88%                    
 
| Ranking Heat 5 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Rabah Yousif |  GBR | 45.24s |   | 7 | 0.160 | 520 |  | 2. Steven Gardiner |  BAH | 45.26s |   | 9 | 0.185 | 194 |  | 3. Vernon Norwood |  USA | 45.53s |   | 4 | 0.192 | 1050 |  | 4. Mame-Ibra Anne |  FRA | 45.55s |   | 2 | 0.178 | 487 |  | 5. Abbas Abubakar Abbas |  BRN | 45.64s |   | 8 | 0.226 | 280 |  | 6. Alphas Leken Kishoyian |  KEN | 46.02s |   | 3 | 0.256 | 692 |  | 7. Mohamed Khouaja |  LBA | 46.50s | Sb | 5 | 0.199 | 721 |  | 8. Berend Koekemoer |  RSA | 46.52s |   | 6 | 0.163 | 847 |   
 Heat 6: Start time: 11:49, Temperature 24° C, Humidity 78%                    
 
| Ranking Heat 6 | time |   | L | React. | bib |  | 1. Wayde van Niekerk |  RSA | 44.42s |   | 9 | 0.184 | 857 |  | 2. Renny Quow |  TTO | 44.54s | Sb | 7 | 0.166 | 943 |  | 3. Bryshon Nellum |  USA | 44.65s | Pb | 8 | 0.156 | 1049 |  | 4. Chris Brown |  BAH | 44.68s |   | 4 | 0.156 | 189 |  | 5. Winston George |  GUY | 45.25s | Nr | 5 | 0.242 | 583 |  | 6. Hugo de Sousa |  BRA | 45.42s | Sb | 3 | 0.141 | 253 |  | 7. Gustavo Cuesta |  DOM | 45.59s |   | 6 | 0.158 | 407 |   
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| Record | Athlete | mark | venue | date |  | World and Champ. Record | Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.18s | Sevilla, Spain | 26 August 1999 |  | World Leading | Isaac Makwala (BOT) | 43.72s | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 5 July 2015 |  | African Record | Isaac Makwala (BOT) | 43.72s | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 5 July 2015 |  | Asian Record | Abdelalelah Haroun (QAT) | 44.27s | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | 5 July 2015 |  | NarCeCa Record | Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.18s | Sevilla, Spain | 26 August 1999 |  | South American Record | Sanderlei Parrela (BRA) | 44.29s | Sevilla, Spain | 26 August 1999 |  | European Record | Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) | 44.33s | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |  | Oceanian Record | Darren Clark (AUS) | 44.38s | Seoul, South Korea | 26 September 1988 |   
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| Athlete | Best 2015 | Pers. Best | Heat | L | birth | bib |  | 5. Isaac Makwala |  BOT | 43.72s | 43.72s | Heat 2 | 8 | 29 Sep 86 | 243 |  | 3. Kirani James |  GRN | 43.95s | 43.74s | Heat 4 | 6 | 01 Sep 92 | 580 |  | 1. Wayde Van Niekerk |  RSA | 43.96s | 43.96s | Heat 6 | 9 | 15 Jul 92 | 857 |  | -. Steven Gardiner |  BAH | 44.27s | 44.27s | Heat 5 | 9 | 12 Sep 95 | 194 |  | 2. LaShawn Merritt |  USA | 44.36s | 43.74s | Heat 3 | 5 | 27 Jun 86 | 1047 |  | 7. Machel Cedenio |  TTO | 44.36s | 44.36s | Heat 1 | 7 | 06 Sep 95 | 938 |  | -. David Verburg |  USA | 44.41s | 44.41s | Heat 1 | 6 | 14 May 91 | 1067 |  | -. Vernon Norwood |  USA | 44.44s | 44.44s | Heat 5 | 4 | 10 Apr 92 | 1050 |  | -. Javon Francis |  JAM | 44.50s | 44.50s | Heat 3 | 8 | 14 Dec 94 | 627 |  | -. Chris Brown |  BAH | 44.54s | 44.40s | Heat 6 | 4 | 15 Oct 78 | 189 |  | 4. Luguelín Santos |  DOM | 44.56s | 44.45s | Heat 4 | 5 | 12 Nov 93 | 410 |  | 8. Yousef Ahmed Masrahi |  KSA | 44.59s | 44.43s | Heat 2 | 5 | 31 Dec 87 | 715 |  | -. Rusheen McDonald |  JAM | 44.60s | 44.60s | Heat 2 | 3 | 17 Aug 92 | 631 |  | -. Lalonde Gordon |  TTO | 44.64s | 44.52s | Heat 4 | 7 | 25 Nov 88 | 940 |  | -. Renny Quow |  TTO | 44.72s | 44.53s | Heat 6 | 7 | 25 Aug 87 | 943 |  | -. Alphas Leken Kishoyian |  KEN | 44.75s | 44.75s | Heat 5 | 3 | 01 Jan 94 | 692 |  | -. Nery Brenes |  CRC | 44.80s | 44.65s | Heat 3 | 3 | 25 Sep 85 | 362 |  | -. Bralon Taplin |  GRN | 44.89s | 44.89s | Heat 1 | 9 | 08 May 92 | 581 |  | -. Jonathan Borlée |  BEL | 44.91s | 44.43s | Heat 1 | 3 | 22 Feb 88 | 217 |  | -. Bryshon Nellum |  USA | 44.92s | 44.73s | Heat 6 | 8 | 01 May 89 | 1049 |  | -. Michael Mathieu |  BAH | 45.00s | 45.00s | Heat 3 | 2 | 24 Jun 84 | 204 |  | -. Vitalii Butrym |  UKR | 45.01s | 45.01s | Heat 4 | 3 | 10 Jan 91 | 977 |  | 6. Rabah Yousif |  GBR | 45.01s | 45.01s | Heat 5 | 7 | 11 Dec 86 | 520 |  | -. Donald Sanford |  ISR | 45.04s | 45.04s | Heat 2 | 9 | 05 Feb 87 | 608 |  | -. Pavel Maslák |  CZE | 45.09s | 44.79s | Heat 2 | 6 | 21 Feb 91 | 395 |  | -. Jarryd Dunn |  GBR | 45.09s | 45.09s | Heat 4 | 4 | 30 Jan 92 | 515 |  | -. Gustavo Cuesta |  DOM | 45.09s | 45.09s | Heat 6 | 6 | 14 Nov 88 | 407 |  | -. Abbas Abubakar Abbas |  BRN | 45.15s | 45.15s | Heat 5 | 8 | 17 May 96 | 280 |  | -. Yuzo Kanemaru |  JPN | 45.22s | 45.16s | Heat 3 | 9 | 18 Sep 87 | 651 |  | -. Kévin Borlée |  BEL | 45.24s | 44.56s | Heat 3 | 6 | 22 Feb 88 | 216 |  | -. Peter Matthews |  JAM | 45.24s | 45.24s | Heat 1 | 4 | 13 Nov 89 | 632 |  | -. Alberth Bravo |  VEN | 45.26s | 45.21s | Heat 1 | 5 | 29 Aug 87 | 1076 |  | -. Mame-Ibra Anne |  FRA | 45.26s | 45.26s | Heat 5 | 2 | 07 Nov 89 | 487 |  | -. Winston George |  GUY | 45.31s | 45.31s | Heat 6 | 5 | 19 May 87 | 583 |  | -. Onkabetse Nkobolo |  BOT | 45.36s | 45.36s | Heat 4 | 8 | 23 Jul 93 | 245 |  | -. Liemarvin Bonevacia |  NED | 45.40s | 45.40s | Heat 2 | 4 | 05 Apr 89 | 759 |  | -. Martyn Rooney |  GBR | 45.41s | 44.60s | Heat 2 | 7 | 03 Apr 87 | 521 |  | -. Hederson Estefani |  BRA | 45.41s | 45.25s | Heat 4 | 9 | 11 Sep 91 | 252 |  | -. Berend Koekemoer |  RSA | 45.42s | 45.42s | Heat 5 | 6 | 12 Jun 95 | 847 |  | -. Hugo De Sousa |  BRA | 45.43s | 45.09s | Heat 6 | 3 | 05 Mar 87 | 253 |  | -. Aliaksandr Linnik |  BLR | 45.43s | 45.43s | Heat 3 | 4 | 28 Jan 91 | 238 |  | -. Luka JaneŽic |  SLO | 45.44s | 45.44s | Heat 1 | 8 | 14 Nov 95 | 897 |  | -. Pavel Ivashko |  RUS | 45.48s | 45.46s | Heat 1 | 2 | 16 Nov 94 | 869 |  |  Qualifiyng standard: 45.50s |  | -. Zhongze Guo |  CHN | 45.66s | 45.66s | Heat 3 | 7 | 07 Aug 96 | 332 |  | -. Mohamed Khouaja |  LBA | 47.11s | 44.98s | Heat 5 | 5 | 01 Nov 87 | 721 |   
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| Name | time | date | Venue |  | 1. Michael Johnson (usa) | 43.18s | 26 Aug 99 | Sevilla (La Cartuja) |  | 2. Harry Reynolds (usa) | 43.29s | 17 Aug 88 | Zürich (Letzigrund) |  | 3. Jeremy Wariner (usa) | 43.45s | 31 Aug 07 | Osaka (Nagai Stadium) |  | 4. Quincy Watts (usa) | 43.50s | 5 Aug 92 | Barcelona (Estadio Olímpico) |  | 5. Isaac Makwala (bot) | 43.72s | 5 Jul 15 | La Chaux-de-Fonds (La Charrière) |  | 6. LaShawn Merritt (usa) | 43.74s | 13 Aug 13 | Moskva (Luzhniki) |  | 6. Kirani James (grn) | 43.74s | 3 Jul 14 | Lausanne (Pontaise) |  | 8. Danny Everett (usa) | 43.81s | 26 Jun 92 | New Orleans, LA |  | 9. Lee Evans (usa) | 43.86s | 18 Oct 68 | Ciudad de México (EO) |  | 10.Steve Lewis (usa) | 43.87s | 28 Sep 88 | Seoul (Olympic Stadium) |   
| Name | time | date | Venue |  | 1. Isaac Makwala (bot) | 43.72s | 5 Jul 15 | La Chaux-de-Fonds (La Charrière) |  | 2. Kirani James (grn) | 43.95s | 30 May 15 | Eugene (HF), OR |  | 3. Wayde Van Niekerk (rsa) | 43.96s | 4 Jul 15 | Paris Saint-Denis (SdF) |  | 4. Steven Gardiner (bah) | 44.27s | 26 Jun 15 | Nassau (T. Robinson Stadium) |  | 5. Abdelalelah Haroun (qat) | 44.27s | 5 Jul 15 | La Chaux-de-Fonds (La Charrière) |  | 6. Machel Cedenio (tto) | 44.36s | 16 May 15 | George Town, CAY |  | 6. LaShawn Merritt (usa) | 44.36s | 12 Jul 15 | Edmonton (Foote Field) |  | 8. Deon Lendore (tto) | 44.41s | 16 May 15 | Starkville, MS |  | 8. David Verburg (usa) | 44.41s | 26 Jun 15 | Eugene (HF), OR |  | 10.Vernon Norwood (usa) | 44.44s | 18 Apr 15 | Baton Rouge, LA |   
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