The men's 400 metres event at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Main Stadium, Guangzhou, China on 21–22 November.
| Men's 400 metres at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 21–22 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule edit
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 21 November 2010 | 19:05 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 22 November 2010 | 18:00 | Final |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Michael Johnson (USA) |
43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
| Asian Record |  Mohammed Al-Malki (OMA) |
44.56 | Budapest, Hungary | 12 August 1988 |
| Games Record |  Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT) Fawzi Al-Shammari (KUW) |
44.93 | Hiroshima, Japan Busan, South Korea |
11 October 1994 9 October 2002 |
Results edit
- Legend
- DSQ — Disqualified
Round 1 edit
- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ismail Al-Sabiani (KSA) |
46.25 | Q |
| 2 |  Prasanna Amarasekara (SRI) |
46.35 | Q |
| 3 |  Yusuke Ishitsuka (JPN) |
46.66 | q |
| 4 |  S. K. Mortaja (IND) |
46.75 | |
| 5 |  Choi Myung-jun (KOR) |
48.09 | |
| — |  Arnon Jaiaree (THA) |
DSQ |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzo Kanemaru (JPN) |
46.33 | Q |
| 2 |  Liu Xiaosheng (CHN) |
46.76 | Q |
| 3 |  Reza Bouazar (IRI) |
46.80 | |
| 4 | Bibin Mathew (IND) |
46.93 | |
| 5 | Lim Chan-ho (KOR) |
47.06 | |
| 6 |  Heru Astriyanto (INA) |
48.29 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yousef Masrahi (KSA) |
45.48 | Q |
| 2 | Femi Ogunode (QAT) |
45.64 | Q |
| 3 | Chang Pengben (CHN) |
46.58 | q |
| 4 | Sajjad Hashemi (IRI) |
47.77 | |
| 5 | Chanatip Ruckburee (THA) |
48.91 | |
| — |  Fawzi Al-Shammari (IOC) |
DSQ |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Femi Ogunode (QAT) |
45.12 | |
 |
Yuzo Kanemaru (JPN) |
45.32 | |
 |
Yousef Masrahi (KSA) |
45.71 | |
| 4 | Liu Xiaosheng (CHN) |
46.34 | |
| 5 | Chang Pengben (CHN) |
46.65 | |
| 6 | Prasanna Amarasekara (SRI) |
47.05 | |
| 7 | Ismail Al-Sabiani (KSA) |
47.11 | |
| 8 | Yusuke Ishitsuka (JPN) |
47.49 |