Men's 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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Venue | National Stadium | |||||||||
Location | Tokyo, Japan | |||||||||
Dates | 14 September (heats) 16 September (semi-finals) 18 September (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 49 from 27 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 43.53 NR , WL | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Events at the 2025 World Championships | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
5000 m | men | women |
10,000 m | men | women |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | women |
3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
mixed | ||
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | women |
20 km walk | men | women |
35 km walk | men | women |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | women |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | women |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Heptathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
World Team event | ||
World Team | ||
The men's 400 metres at the 2025 World Athletics Championships was held at the National Stadium in Tokyo on 14, 16 and 18 September 2025. [1]
Before the competition records were as follows: [2]
Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Location | Date |
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World record | ![]() | 43.03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14 August 2016 |
Championship record | ![]() | 43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
World Leading | ![]() | 43.76 | Nairobi, Kenya | 31 May 2025 |
African Record | ![]() | 43.03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14 August 2016 |
Asian Record | ![]() | 43.93 | Beijing, China | 23 August 2015 |
European Record | ![]() | 43.44 | Paris, France | 7 August 2024 |
North, Central American and Caribbean record | ![]() | 43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
Oceanian record | ![]() | 44.38 | Seoul, South Korea | 26 September 1988 |
South American Record | ![]() | 43.93 | Tokyo, Japan | 2 August 2021 |
The following records were set at the competition:
Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Date |
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World Leading | ![]() | 43.53 | 18 September 2025 |
The standard to qualify automatically for entry was 44.85. [3]
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+9), was as follows: [1]
Date | Time | Round |
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14 September | 18:35 | Heats |
16 September | 21:35 | Semi-finals |
18 September | 22:10 | Final |
The heats took place on 14 September. The first three athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the six fastest ( q ) qualify for the semi-finals.
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Jereem Richards | ![]() | 44.64 | Q |
2 | 4 | Lythe Pillay | ![]() | 44.73 | Q, SB |
3 | 5 | Charlie Dobson | ![]() | 44.85 | Q |
4 | 8 | Daniel Segers | ![]() | 45.04 | |
5 | 2 | Fuga Sato | ![]() | 45.10 | SB |
6 | 6 | Brian Tinega | ![]() | 45.13 | |
7 | 9 | Oleksandr Pohorilko | ![]() | 45.44 | |
8 | 3 | Maksymilian Szwed | ![]() | 45.67 | |
[4] |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Bayapo Ndori | ![]() | 44.36 | Q |
2 | 4 | Yuki Joseph Nakajima | ![]() | 44.44 | Q, NR |
3 | 9 | Bovel McPherson | ![]() | 44.51 | Q, PB |
4 | 6 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | ![]() | 44.68 | q |
5 | 8 | Elián Larregina | ![]() | 44.97 | |
6 | 7 | Alexander Doom | ![]() | 45.10 | |
7 | 3 | Cooper Sherman | ![]() | 45.53 | |
8 | 2 | Chidi Okezie | ![]() | 45.66 | |
[4] |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Jacory Patterson | ![]() | 43.90 | Q |
2 | 4 | Rusheen McDonald | ![]() | 44.38 | Q, SB |
3 | 9 | Edoardo Scotti | ![]() | 44.45 | Q, NR |
4 | 6 | Collen Kebinatshipi | ![]() | 44.48 | q, SB |
5 | 5 | Samuel Ogazi | ![]() | 45.97 | |
6 | 2 | Jean Paul Bredau | ![]() | 46.05 | |
7 | 7 | Jonas Phijffers | ![]() | 46.26 | |
8 | 3 | Umar Osman | ![]() | 46.43 | |
[4] |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Christopher Bailey | ![]() | 44.49 | Q |
2 | 5 | Reece Holder | ![]() | 44.54 | Q, =SB |
3 | 6 | Muzala Samukonga | ![]() | 44.56 | Q |
4 | 8 | Samuel Reardon | ![]() | 44.70 | q |
5 | 9 | Patrik Simon Enyingi | ![]() | 45.25 | |
6 | 4 | Kevin Kipkorir | ![]() | 45.39 | |
7 | 2 | Lionel Spitz | ![]() | 45.57 | |
8 | 3 | Eugene Omalla | ![]() | 45.97 | |
[4] |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Zakithi Nene | ![]() | 44.34 | Q |
2 | 5 | Vernon Norwood | ![]() | 44.55 [.544] | Q |
3 | 8 | Attila Molnár | ![]() | 44.55 [.548] | Q, NR |
4 | 2 | Ammar Ibrahim | ![]() | 44.63 | q, PB |
5 | 6 | Rok Ferlan | ![]() | 44.91 | q |
6 | 9 | Mihai Dringo | ![]() | 45.21 | |
7 | 3 | Luca Sito | ![]() | 46.22 | |
8 | 4 | Antonio Watson | ![]() | 46.23 | |
[4] |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Khaleb McRae | ![]() | 44.25 | Q |
2 | 6 | Lee Eppie | ![]() | 44.44 | Q |
3 | 5 | Kirani James | ![]() | 44.66 | Q |
4 | 3 | Delano Kennedy | ![]() | 44.74 | q, PB |
5 | 7 | George Mutinda | ![]() | 45.07 | |
6 | 9 | Christopher Morales Williams | ![]() | 45.26 | |
7 | 4 | Alexander Ogando | ![]() | 45.59 | |
8 | 2 | Isaya Klein Ikkink | ![]() | 46.32 | |
[4] |
The semi-finals took place on 16 September. The first two athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the two fastest ( q ) qualified for the final.
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 7 | Zakithi Nene | ![]() | 44.20 | Q |
2 | 6 | Lee Eppie | ![]() | 44.51 | Q |
3 | 8 | Reece Holder | ![]() | 44.63 | |
4 | 2 | Ammar Ibrahim | ![]() | 44.74 | |
5 | 4 | Attila Molnár | ![]() | 44.94 | |
6 | 9 | Bovel McPherson | ![]() | 44.99 | |
7 | 5 | Christopher Bailey | ![]() | 45.05 | |
8 | 3 | Samuel Reardon | ![]() | 45.10 | |
[5] |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Collen Kebinatshipi | ![]() | 43.61 | Q, NR , WL |
2 | 7 | Rusheen McDonald | ![]() | 44.04 | Q, SB |
3 | 6 | Jereem Richards | ![]() | 44.12 | q, SB |
4 | 5 | Jacory Patterson | ![]() | 44.19 | q |
5 | 9 | Edoardo Scotti | ![]() | 44.77 | |
6 | 8 | Lythe Pillay | ![]() | 44.82 | |
7 | 4 | Charlie Dobson | ![]() | 44.85 | |
8 | 2 | Rok Ferlan | ![]() | 45.71 | |
[5] |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Bayapo Ndori | ![]() | 44.21 | Q, SB |
2 | 7 | Yuki Joseph Nakajima | ![]() | 44.53 | Q |
3 | 9 | Muzala Samukonga | ![]() | 44.60 | |
4 | 6 | Khaleb McRae | ![]() | 44.82 | |
5 | 8 | Vernon Norwood | ![]() | 44.83 | |
6 | 2 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | ![]() | 44.95 | |
7 | 3 | Delano Kennedy | ![]() | 44.97 [.970] | |
4 | Kirani James | ![]() | |||
[5] |
Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 5 | Collen Kebinatshipi | ![]() | 43.53 | NR , WL |
![]() | 2 | Jereem Richards | ![]() | 43.72 | NR |
![]() | 8 | Bayapo Ndori | ![]() | 44.20 | SB |
4 | 6 | Rusheen McDonald | ![]() | 44.28 | |
5 | 7 | Zakithi Nene | ![]() | 44.55 | |
6 | 9 | Yuki Joseph Nakajima | ![]() | 44.62 | |
7 | 3 | Jacory Patterson | ![]() | 44.70 | |
8 | 4 | Lee Eppie | ![]() | 44.77 | |
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