1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

Men's 400 metres
at the 1987 World Championships
VenueStadio Olimpico
Dates30 August (heats)
31 August (quarter-finals)
1 September (semi-finals)
3 September (final)
Competitors48
Winning time44.33
Medalists
gold medal Thomas Schönlebe   East Germany
silver medal Innocent Egbunike   Nigeria
bronze medal Butch Reynolds   United States
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Events at the
1987 World Championships
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 100 m relaymenwomen
4 × 400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
10 km walkwomen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Championships in Rome, Italy. There were a total number of 48 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats and the final held on Thursday 3rd September 1987. The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.

Medalists

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Gold East Germany Thomas Schönlebe
East Germany (GDR)
Silver Nigeria Innocent Egbunike
Nigeria (NGA)
Bronze United States Harry Reynolds
United States (USA)

Records

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Existing records at the start of the event.

World Record  Lee Evans (USA) 43.86 Mexico City, Mexico October 18, 1968
Championship Record  Bert Cameron (JAM) 45.05 Helsinki, Finland August 10, 1983

Final

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RANK FINAL TIME
 Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) 44.33 AR
 Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 44.56
 Butch Reynolds (USA) 44.80
4.  Roberto Hernández (CUB) 44.99
5.  Derek Redmond (GBR) 45.06
6.  David Kitur (KEN) 45.34
7.  Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) 46.27
8.  Roddie Haley (USA) 46.77

Semifinals

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  • Held on Sunday 1987-09-01
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 44.26
2.  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) 44.56
3.  Roberto Hernández (CUB) 44.83
4.  Roddie Haley (USA) 45.21
5.  Marcel Arnold (SUI) 45.26
6.  Anton Skerritt (CAN) 45.62
7.  Mathias Schersing (GDR) 45.67
8.  Aleksandr Kurochkin (URS) 45.73
9.  Devon Morris (JAM) 45.76


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Derek Redmond (GBR) 44.50
2.  Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) 44.69
3.  David Kitur (KEN) 44.73
4.  Harry Reynolds (USA) 44.94
5.  Jens Carlowitz (GDR) 44.97
6.  Bert Cameron (JAM) 45.19
7.  Moses Ugbisie (NGR) 45.72
8.  Darren Clark (AUS) 45.93

Quarterfinals

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  • Held on Saturday 1987-08-31
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Derek Redmond (GBR) 45.03
2.  Roberto Hernández (CUB) 45.33
3.  Mathias Schersing (GDR) 45.50
4.  Darren Clark (AUS) 45.58
5.  Hector Daley (PAN) 46.05
6.  Antonio Sánchez (ESP) 46.19
7.  John Anzrah (KEN) 46.45
 Alemayehu Gudeta (ETH) DNS


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) 44.81
2.  David Kitur (KEN) 44.94
3.  Roddie Haley (USA) 45.14
4.  Bert Cameron (JAM) 45.14
5.  Susumu Takano (JPN) 45.81
6.  Mohamed Amer Al-Malky (OMA) 45.94
7.  Vladimir Prosin (URS) 45.94
8.  Luboš Balošák (TCH) 46.76


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 45.46
2.  Devon Morris (JAM) 45.49
3.  Butch Reynolds (USA) 45.49
4.  Anton Skerritt (CAN) 45.65
5.  Aleksandr Kurochkin (URS) 45.76
6.  Tito Sawe (KEN) 45.93
7.  Gérson de Souza (BRA) 46.46
8.  Ismail Mačev (YUG) 46.54


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Jens Carlowitz (GDR) 45.27
2.  Moses Ugbisie (NGR) 45.30
3.  Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) 45.33
4.  Marcel Arnold (SUI) 45.76
5.  Antonio McKay (USA) 45.85
6.  Elvis Forde (BAR) 45.92
7.  Philip Brown (GBR) 46.49
8.  Roberto Ribaud (ITA) 46.68

Qualifying heats

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  • Held on Saturday 1987-08-30
RANK HEAT 1 TIME
1.  Butch Reynolds (USA) 45.51
2.  Susumu Takano (JPN) 45.68
3.  Mathias Schersing (GDR) 45.86
4.  Anton Skerritt (CAN) 46.15
5.  Mohamed Amer Al-Malky (OMN) 46.23
6.  Bruce Phillip (DMA) 46.56
7.  Félix Stevens (CUB) 46.89
 Mohamed Hossain Milzer (BAN) DNS


RANK HEAT 2 TIME
1.  David Kitur (KEN) 45.39
2.  Innocent Egbunike (NGR) 45.84
3.  Elvis Forde (BAR) 45.99
4.  Hector Daley (PAN) 46.26
5.  Todd Bennett (GBR) 46.58
6.  Lyndon George (LCA) 47.25
7.  Ian Morris (TRI) 48.06
8.  Bienvenu Yagbongo (CAF) 50.14


RANK HEAT 3 TIME
1.  Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) 45.65
2.  Darren Clark (AUS) 45.70
3.  Aleksandr Kurochkin (URS) 45.74
4.  Marcel Arnold (SUI) 45.76
5.  Devon Morris (JAM) 45.83
6.  Ismail Mačev (YUG) 46.30
7.  Gérson de Souza (BRA) 46.39
 Yaya Seyba (MLI) DNS


RANK HEAT 4 TIME
1.  Moses Ugbisie (NGR) 45.55
2.  Thomas Schönlebe (GDR) 45.85
3.  Antonio McKay (USA) 46.30
4.  Roberto Ribaud (ITA) 46.37
5.  Yann Quentrec (FRA) 46.78
6.  Mark Senior (JAM) 47.30
7.  Adram M'Kumi (TAN) 47.39
8.  Dawda Jallow (GAM) 48.40


RANK HEAT 5 TIME
1.  Derek Redmond (GBR) 45.33
2.  Jens Carlowitz (GDR) 45.52
3.  Roddie Haley (USA) 45.73
4.  Tito Sawe (KEN) 45.93
5.  Luboš Balošák (TCH) 46.49
6.  Antonio Sánchez (ESP) 46.54
7.  Tamás Molnár (HUN) 46.80
8.  Elieser Wattebosi (INA) 47.32


RANK HEAT 6 TIME
1.  Roberto Hernández (CUB) 45.68
2.  John Anzrah (KEN) 45.91
3.  Bert Cameron (JAM) 45.94
4.  Philip Brown (GBR) 46.08
5.  Alemayehu Gudeta (ETH) 46.25
6.  Vladimir Prosin (URS) 46.26
7.  Jesús Malavé (VEN) 47.10
8.  Lenford O'Garro (VIN) 49.19

References

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