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1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

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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 1987-09-03.

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 CR
Medalists
gold medal Thomas Schönlebe   East Germany
silver medal Innocent Egbunike   Nigeria
bronze medal Butch Reynolds   United States
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Medalists edit

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

Records edit

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 edit

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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

  • 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 edit

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