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2007 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 28, 29 and 31 August. The winning margin was 0.51 seconds.
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jeremy Wariner![]() |
LaShawn Merritt![]() |
Angelo Taylor![]() |
Records
Prior to the competition, the established records were as follows.
World record | ![]() |
43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
Championship record | ![]() |
43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
World Leading | ![]() |
43.50 | Stockholm, Sweden | 7 August 2007 |
African record | ![]() |
44.10 | Stuttgart, Germany | 9 September 2006 |
Asian record | ![]() |
44.56 | Budapest, Hungary | 12 August 1988 |
North American record | ![]() |
43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
South American record | ![]() |
44.29 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
European record | ![]() |
44.33 | Rome, Italy | 3 September 1987 |
Oceanian record | ![]() |
44.38 | Seoul, South Korea | 26 September 1988 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Round |
---|---|---|
August 28, 2007 | 10:10 | Heats |
August 29, 2007 | 21:25 | Semifinals |
August 31, 2007 | 22:05 | Final |
Results
KEY: | q | Fastest non-qualifiers | Q | Qualified | WR | World record | AR | Area record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
Semifinals
First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.