2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres

Men's 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships
Venue	National Stadium
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Dates	14 September (heats) 16 September (semi-finals) 18 September (final)
Competitors	49 from 27 nations
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The men's 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships will be held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 14, 16 and 18 September 2025. ^[1]

Records

Before the competition records were as follows: ^[2]

Record	Athlete & Nat.	Perf.	Location	Date
World record	Wayde van Niekerk  (RSA)	43.03	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14 August 2016
Championship record	Michael Johnson  (USA)	43.18	Seville, Spain	26 August 1999
World Leading	Zakithi Nene  (RSA)	43.76	Nairobi, Kenya	31 May 2025
African Record	Wayde van Niekerk  (RSA)	43.03	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	14 August 2016
Asian Record	Youssef Ahmed Masrahi  (KSA)	43.93	Beijing, China	23 August 2015
European Record	Matthew Hudson-Smith  (GBR)	43.44	Paris, France	7 August 2024
North, Central American and Caribbean record	Michael Johnson  (USA)	43.18	Seville, Spain	26 August 1999
Oceanian record	Darren Clark  (AUS)	44.38	Seoul, South Korea	26 September 1988
South American Record	Anthony Zambrano  (COL)	43.93	Tokyo, Japan	2 August 2021

Qualification standard

The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 44.85. ^[3]

Schedule

The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), is as follows: ^[1]

Date	Time	Round
14 September	18:35	Heats
16 September	21:35	Semi-finals
18 September	22:10	Final

References

1. "Timetable - Tokyo 25 - World Athletics Championship - Men 400 Metres". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
2. "400 Metres Men − Records". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
3. "World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 – Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.