The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Main Stadium, Guangzhou, China on 24–25 November.
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 24–25 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 12 from 10 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Schedule edit
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 24 November 2010 | 09:55 | Round 1 |
| Thursday, 25 November 2010 | 19:10 | Final |
Records edit
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Kevin Young (USA) |
46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| Asian Record |  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) |
47.53 | Sydney, Australia | 27 September 2000 |
| Games Record |  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) |
48.42 | Busan, South Korea | 8 October 2002 |
Results edit
- Legend
- DNF — Did not finish
- DNS — Did not start
- DSQ — Disqualified
Round 1 edit
- Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Naohiro Kawakita (JPN) |
51.01 | Q |
| 2 |  Meng Yan (CHN) |
51.32 | Q |
| 3 |  Viktor Leptikov (KAZ) |
51.64 | Q |
| 4 |  Lee Seung-yoon (KOR) |
53.56 | |
| 5 |  Nitat Kaewkhong (THA) |
55.87 | |
| — |  Fawaz Al-Shammari (IOC) |
DNS |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenji Narisako (JPN) |
50.15 | Q |
| 2 |  Joseph Abraham (IND) |
50.93 | Q |
| 5 | Bandar Sharahili (KSA) |
51.53 | Q |
| 7 | Yevgeniy Meleshenko (KAZ) |
51.67 | q |
| 8 |  Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT) |
51.82 | q |
| — |  Abdullah Al-Hidi (OMA) |
DNF |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Joseph Abraham (IND) |
49.96 | |
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Bandar Sharahili (KSA) |
50.29 | |
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Naohiro Kawakita (JPN) |
50.37 | |
| 4 | Yevgeniy Meleshenko (KAZ) |
51.34 | |
| 5 | Viktor Leptikov (KAZ) |
52.45 | |
| — | Kenji Narisako (JPN) |
DSQ | |
| — | Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT) |
DNS | |
| — | Meng Yan (CHN) |
DNS |