The men's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 7 March.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Antonio McKay United States
|
Roberto Hernández Cuba
|
Michael Franks United States
|
Results edit
Heats edit
The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Roberto Hernández | Cuba |
46.57 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Arjen Visserman |  Netherlands |
46.73 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 3 | John Anzrah |  Kenya |
46.96 | q, NR |
| 4 | 3 | Allan Ingraham |  Bahamas |
46.96 | q, NR |
| 5 | 1 | Antonio McKay | United States |
47.33 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Paul Harmsworth |  Great Britain |
47.33 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Mark Henrich |  West Germany |
47.35 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Momchil Kharizanov |  Bulgaria |
47.44 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Moses Ugbisie |  Nigeria |
47.47 | q |
| 10 | 4 | Elvis Forde |  Barbados |
47.49 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Michael Franks | United States |
47.54 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Ian Morris |  Trinidad and Tobago |
47.57 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Mauro Zuliani |  Italy |
47.67 | |
| 14 | 2 | David Kitur | Kenya |
47.90 | |
| 15 | 4 | Sunday Uti | Nigeria |
48.18 | |
| 16 | 4 | Ahmed Abdelhalim Ghanem |  Egypt |
48.25 | NR |
| 17 | 2 | Ahmed Hamada |  Bahrain |
49.15 | |
| 18 | 3 | Lenford O'Garro |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
49.84 | NR |
| 19 | 4 | Dawda Jallow |  Gambia |
50.00 | NR |
| 20 | 1 | Mohamed Nordin Jadi |  Malaysia |
50.34 | NR |
| 21 | 1 | Isidro del Prado |  Philippines |
50.49 |
Semifinals edit
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ian Morris | Trinidad and Tobago |
46.69 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Antonio McKay | United States |
46.70 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Roberto Hernández | Cuba |
46.74 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Michael Franks | United States |
46.78 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands |
46.89 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Mark Henrich | West Germany |
46.89 | |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Harmsworth | Great Britain |
46.97 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Allan Ingraham | Bahamas |
47.06 | |
| 9 | 2 | Momchil Kharizanov | Bulgaria |
47.18 | |
| 10 | 1 | John Anzrah | Kenya |
47.35 | |
| 11 | 1 | Moses Ugbisie | Nigeria |
47.41 | |
| 12 | 2 | Elvis Forde | Barbados |
47.42 |
Final edit
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Antonio McKay | United States |
45.98 | |
 |
5 | Roberto Hernández | Cuba |
46.09 | NR |
 |
2 | Michael Franks | United States |
46.19 | |
| 4 | 3 | Ian Morris | Trinidad and Tobago |
46.57 | |
| 5 | 6 | Paul Harmsworth | Great Britain |
46.59 | PB |
| 6 | 1 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands |
47.11 |