1987 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

None Men's 400 metres 1987 World Championships Stadio Olimpico 30 August (heats)31 August (quarter-finals)1 September (semi-finals)3 September (final) 48 44.33 Thomas Schönlebe GDR Innocent Egbunike NGA Butch Reynolds USA 1983 1991 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 GoldGDR Thomas SchönlebeEast Germany (GDR)SilverNGA Innocent EgbunikeNigeria (NGA)BronzeUSA Harry ReynoldsUnited States (USA) Records Existing records at the start of the event. World RecordLee Evans USA43.86Mexico City, MexicoOctober 18, 1968Championship RecordBert Cameron JAM45.05Helsinki, FinlandAugust 10, 1983 Final RANKFINALTIMEImage:Med 1.pngThomas Schönlebe GDR44.33 ARImage:Med 2.pngInnocent Egbunike NGR44.56Image:Med 3.pngButch Reynolds USA44.804.Roberto Hernández CUB44.995.Derek Redmond GBR45.066.David Kitur KEN45.347.Gabriel Tiacoh CIV46.278.Roddie Haley USA46.77 Semifinals Held on Sunday 1987-09-01 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Innocent Egbunike NGR44.262.Thomas Schönlebe GDR44.563.Roberto Hernández CUB44.834.Roddie Haley USA45.215.Marcel Arnold SUI45.266.Anton Skerritt CAN45.627.Mathias Schersing GDR45.678.Aleksandr Kurochkin URS45.739.Devon Morris JAM45.76 RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Derek Redmond GBR44.502.Gabriel Tiacoh CIV44.693.David Kitur KEN44.734.Harry Reynolds USA44.945.Jens Carlowitz GDR44.976.Bert Cameron JAM45.197.Moses Ugbisie NGR45.728.Darren Clark AUS45.93 Quarterfinals Held on Saturday 1987-08-31 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Derek Redmond GBR45.032.Roberto Hernández CUB45.333.Mathias Schersing GDR45.504.Darren Clark AUS45.585.Hector Daley PAN46.056.Antonio Sánchez ESP46.197.John Anzrah KEN46.45Alemayehu Gudeta ETH 1987DNS RANKHEAT 2TIME1.Thomas Schönlebe GDR44.812.David Kitur KEN44.943.Roddie Haley USA45.144.Bert Cameron JAM45.145.Susumu Takano JPN45.816.Mohamed Amer Al-Malky OMA 197045.947.Vladimir Prosin URS45.948.Luboš Balošák TCH46.76 RANKHEAT 3TIME1.Innocent Egbunike NGR45.462.Devon Morris JAM45.493.Butch Reynolds USA45.494.Anton Skerritt CAN45.655.Aleksandr Kurochkin URS45.766.Tito Sawe KEN45.937.Gérson de Souza BRA 196846.468.Ismail Mačev YUG46.54 RANKHEAT 4TIME1.Jens Carlowitz GDR45.272.Moses Ugbisie NGR45.303.Gabriel Tiacoh CIV45.334.Marcel Arnold SUI45.765.Antonio McKay USA45.856.Elvis Forde BAR45.927.Philip Brown GBR46.498.Roberto Ribaud ITA46.68 Qualifying heats Held on Saturday 1987-08-30 RANKHEAT 1TIME1.Butch Reynolds USA45.512.Susumu Takano JPN45.683.Mathias Schersing GDR45.864.Anton Skerritt CAN46.155.Mohamed Amer Al-Malky OMN 197046.236.Bruce Phillip DMA 198146.567.Félix Stevens CUB46.89Mohamed Hossain Milzer BANDNS RANKHEAT 2TIME1.David Kitur KEN45.392.Innocent Egbunike NGR45.843.Elvis Forde BAR45.994.Hector Daley PAN46.265.Todd Bennett GBR46.586.Lyndon George LCA 197947.257.Ian Morris TRI48.068.Bienvenu Yagbongo CAF50.14 RANKHEAT 3TIME1.Gabriel Tiacoh CIV45.652.Darren Clark AUS45.703.Aleksandr Kurochkin URS45.744.Marcel Arnold SUI45.765.Devon Morris JAM45.836.Ismail Mačev YUG46.307.Gérson de Souza BRA 196846.39Yaya Seyba MLIDNS RANKHEAT 4TIME1.Moses Ugbisie NGR45.552.Thomas Schönlebe GDR45.853.Antonio McKay USA46.304.Roberto Ribaud ITA46.375.Yann Quentrec FRA46.786.Mark Senior JAM47.307.Adram M'Kumi TAN47.398.Dawda Jallow GAM48.40 RANKHEAT 5TIME1.Derek Redmond GBR45.332.Jens Carlowitz GDR45.523.Roddie Haley USA45.734.Tito Sawe KEN45.935.Luboš Balošák TCH46.496.Antonio Sánchez ESP46.547.Tamás Molnár HUN46.808.Elieser Wattebosi INA47.32 RANKHEAT 6TIME1.Roberto Hernández CUB45.682.John Anzrah KEN45.913.Bert Cameron JAM45.944.Philip Brown GBR46.085.Alemayehu Gudeta ETH 198746.256.Vladimir Prosin URS46.267.Jesús Malavé VEN 193047.108.Lenford O'Garro VIN49.19 References Results Category:400 metres at the World Athletics Championships