These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, four quarter-finals and seven qualifying heats and the final held on Wednesday 1995-08-09. The winning margin was 0.83 seconds.
| Men's 400 metres at the 1995 World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Ullevi Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 5 August (heats) 6 August (quarter-finals) 7 August (semi-finals) 9 August (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 48 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 43.39 CR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Final
edit| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Michael Johnson (USA)
|
43.39 
|
|
Butch Reynolds (USA)
|
44.22 |
|
 Greg Haughton (JAM)
|
44.56 |
| 4. |  Samson Kitur (KEN)
|
44.71 |
| 5. |  Mark Richardson (GBR)
|
44.81 |
| 6. | Darnell Hall (USA)
|
44.83 |
| 7. | Roger Black (GBR)
|
45.28 |
| 8. |  Sunday Bada (NGR)
|
45.50 |
Semi-finals
edit- Held on Monday 1995-08-07
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Johnson (USA)
|
44.91 |
| 2. | Sunday Bada (NGR)
|
45.03 |
| 3. | Darnell Hall (USA)
|
45.07 |
| 4. | Roger Black (GBR)
|
45.32 |
| 5. | Abednego Matilu (KEN)
|
45.41 |
| 6. | Davian Clarke (JAM)
|
45.58 |
| 7. |  Matthias Rusterholz (SUI)
|
45.80 |
| 8. |  Davis Kamoga (UGA)
|
45.92 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Greg Haughton (JAM)
|
44.70 |
| 2. | Butch Reynolds (USA)
|
45.10 |
| 3. | Samson Kitur (KEN)
|
45.27 |
| 4. | Mark Richardson (GBR)
|
45.42 |
| 5. | Jude Monye (NGR)
|
45.95 |
| 6. | Danny McFarlane (JAM)
|
45.98 |
| 7. |  Norberto Téllez (CUB)
|
46.68 |
| — |  Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT)
|
DNS |
Quarterfinals
edit- Held on Sunday 1995-08-06
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Butch Reynolds (USA)
|
44.63 |
| 2. | Abednego Matilu (KEN)
|
44.97 |
| 3. | Roger Black (GBR)
|
45.01 |
| 4. | Jude Monye (NGR)
|
45.16 |
| 5. | Francis Ogola (UGA)
|
45.64 |
| 6. |  Troy McIntosh (BAH)
|
45.72 |
| 7. |  Arnaud Malherbe (RSA)
|
46.12 |
| 8. |  Hachim Ndiaye (SEN)
|
46.96 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Darnell Hall (USA)
|
45.09 |
| 2. | Greg Haughton (JAM)
|
45.12 |
| 3. | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT)
|
45.31 |
| 4. | Davis Kamoga (UGA)
|
45.50 |
| 5. |  Inaldo Sena (BRA)
|
45.71 |
| 6. | Jorge Crusellas (CUB)
|
46.09 |
| 7. | Adrian Patrick (GBR)
|
46.27 |
| 8. |  Eswort Coombs (VIN)
|
47.15 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Samson Kitur (KEN)
|
45.25 |
| 2. | Mark Richardson (GBR)
|
45.30 |
| 3. | Matthias Rusterholz (SUI)
|
45.54 |
| 4. | Danny McFarlane (JAM)
|
45.79 |
| 5. |  Andrea Nuti (ITA)
|
45.89 |
| 6. |  Pierre-Marie Hilaire (FRA)
|
46.01 |
| 7. |  Shon Ju-Il (KOR)
|
46.31 |
| 8. |  Paul Greene (AUS)
|
46.36 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Johnson (USA)
|
45.15 |
| 2. | Sunday Bada (NGR)
|
45.29 |
| 3. | Norberto Téllez (CUB)
|
45.68 |
| 4. | Davian Clarke (JAM)
|
45.69 |
| 5. | Bobang Phiri (RSA)
|
45.94 |
| 6. | Kennedy Ochieng (KEN)
|
46.15 |
| 7. | Michael Joubert (AUS)
|
46.61 |
| 8. |  Amar Hacini (ALG)
|
46.64 |
Qualifying heats
edit- Held on Saturday 1995-08-05
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roger Black (GBR)
|
45.81 |
| 2. | Kennedy Ochieng (KEN)
|
45.87 |
| 3. | Arnaud Malherbe (RSA)
|
46.09 |
| 4. | Amar Hacini (ALG)
|
46.29 |
| 5. | Udeme Ekpeyong (NGR)
|
46.41 |
| 6. |  Ahmed Ali (GHA)
|
46.75 |
| 7. |  Kenmore Hughes (ATG)
|
47.26 |
| 8. |  Medard Makanga (CGO)
|
47.38 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT)
|
45.10 |
| 2. | Davis Kamoga (UGA)
|
45.34 |
| 3. | Darnell Hall (USA)
|
45.34 |
| 4. | Bobang Phiri (RSA)
|
45.94 |
| 5. | Paul Greene (AUS)
|
46.25 |
| 6. |  Desire Pierre-Louis (MRI)
|
46.73 |
| 7. |  Evripides Demosthenous (CYP)
|
46.84 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark Richardson (GBR)
|
45.61 |
| 2. | Greg Haughton (JAM)
|
45.62 |
| 3. | Francis Ogola (UGA)
|
45.70 |
| 4. | Eswort Coombs (VIN)
|
46.06 |
| 5. | Hachim Ndiaye (SEN)
|
46.31 |
| 6. |  Maxime Charlemagne (LCA)
|
48.21 |
| — |  Arnold Payne (ZIM)
|
DQ |
| — |  Sebastián Keitel (CHI)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Johnson (USA)
|
45.49 |
| 2. | Abednego Matilu (KEN)
|
45.80 |
| 3. | Davian Clarke (JAM)
|
45.92 |
| 4. | Adrian Patrick (GBR)
|
46.11 |
| 5. |  Pablo Escriba (ESP)
|
46.85 |
| 6. | Omar Mena (CUB)
|
47.53 |
| — |  Stephen Lugor (SUD)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Butch Reynolds (USA)
|
45.60 |
| 2. | Matthias Rusterholz (SUI)
|
45.97 |
| 3. | Pierre-Marie Hilaire (FRA)
|
46.13 |
| 4. | Jude Monye (NGR)
|
46.25 |
| 5. | Jorge Crusellas (CUB)
|
46.32 |
| 6. |  Mohammed Al-Beshi (KSA)
|
46.76 |
| 7. |  Richard Jones (GUY)
|
47.36 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Samson Kitur (KEN)
|
45.63 |
| 2. | Norberto Téllez (CUB)
|
45.72 |
| 3. | Inaldo Sena (BRA)
|
45.75 |
| 4. | Troy McIntosh (BAH)
|
45.87 |
| 5. | Michael Joubert (AUS)
|
46.31 |
| 6. |  Justice Dipeba (BOT)
|
46.57 |
| 7. |  Raymundo Escalante (MEX)
|
48.29 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunday Bada (NGR)
|
46.08 |
| 2. | Andrea Nuti (ITA)
|
46.25 |
| 3. | Danny McFarlane (JAM)
|
46.27 |
| 4. | Shon Ju-Il (KOR)
|
46.41 |
| 5. | Sanderlei Parrela (BRA)
|
46.59 |
| 6. |  Hayden Stephen (TRI)
|
47.64 |
| 7. |  Salomone Bole (FIJ)
|
47.92 |
| — |  Alvaro James (CRC)
|
DQ |