The men's 400 metres event at the 1985 IAAF World Indoor Games was held at the Palais Omnisports Paris-Bercy on 18 and 19 January.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Thomas Schönlebe East Germany
|
Todd Bennett Great Britain
|
Mark Rowe United States
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals edit
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany |
46.62 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
46.69 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Mark Rowe | United States |
46.70 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Amadou Dia Ba |  Senegal |
47.86 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Ángel Heras |  Spain |
47.89 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Phil Brown | Great Britain |
47.93 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Clarence Daniel | United States |
48.01 | |
| 8 | 1 | Arjen Visserman |  Netherlands |
48.08 | |
| 9 | 2 | Allan Ellsworth | Netherlands |
48.09 | |
| 10 | 1 | Lázaro Martínez |  Cuba |
48.67 | |
| 11 | 2 | René Djédjémel Mélédjé |  Ivory Coast |
49.09 | |
| 12 | 2 | Carlos Reyté | Cuba |
49.39 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Thomas Schönlebe | East Germany |
45.60 | WB |
 |
Todd Bennett | Great Britain |
45.97 | NR |
 |
Mark Rowe | United States |
46.31 | PB |
| 4 | Amadou Dia Ba | Senegal |
46.94 | NR |
| 5 | Phil Brown | Great Britain |
47.84 | |
| 6 | Ángel Heras | Spain |
54.09 |
References edit
- ^ Heats results (archived)
- ^ Semifinals results (archived)
- ^ Final results (archived)