The men's 400 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–9.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Sunday Bada Nigeria
|
Jamie Baulch Great Britain
|
Shunji Karube Japan
|
Results edit
Heats edit
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals edit
First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Baulch | Great Britain |
46.02 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sunday Bada | Nigeria |
46.06 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Derek Mills |  United States |
46.14 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Shunji Karube | Japan |
46.16 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Hylton | Great Britain |
46.19 | |
| 6 | 1 | Troy McIntosh |  Bahamas |
46.20 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | Robert Maćkowiak |  Poland |
46.22 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | Sanderlei Parrela |  Brazil |
46.33 | AR |
| 9 | 3 | Ruslan Mashchenko |  Russia |
46.42 | |
| 10 | 1 | Alejandro Cárdenas |  Mexico |
46.50 | |
| 11 | 1 | Deon Minor | United States |
46.68 | |
| 12 | 2 | Linval Laird |  Jamaica |
47.01 | |
| 13 | 3 | Mathias Rusterholz |  Switzerland |
47.16 | |
| 14 | 2 | Dusán Kovács |  Hungary |
47.23 | |
| 15 | 2 | Shigekazu Ōmori | Japan |
47.34 | |
| 16 | 1 | Marco Vaccari |  Italy |
47.54 | |
| 17 | 1 | Antonio Andrés |  Spain |
47.71 | |
| 18 | 3 | Kjell Provost |  Belgium |
48.30 |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Sunday Bada | Nigeria |
45.51 | AR |
 |
Jamie Baulch | Great Britain |
45.62 | |
 |
Shunji Karube | Japan |
45.76 | AR |
| 4 | Robert Maćkowiak | Poland |
45.94 | SB |
| 5 | Derek Mills | United States |
46.30 | |
| Troy McIntosh | Bahamas |
DNF |
References edit
- ^ 400 m heats results
- ^ 400 m semifinals results (archived)
- ^ 400 m final results (archived)