2025 World Athletics Championships – Men's 400 metres
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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.
Infobox
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
Tables
· Records
World record
World record
Record
World record
Athlete & Nat.
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)
Perf.
43.03
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date
14 August 2016
Championship record
Championship record
Record
Championship record
Athlete & Nat.
Michael Johnson (USA)
Perf.
43.18
Location
Seville, Spain
Date
26 August 1999
World Leading
World Leading
Record
World Leading
Athlete & Nat.
Zakithi Nene (RSA)
Perf.
43.76
Location
Nairobi, Kenya
Date
31 May 2025
African Record
African Record
Record
African Record
Athlete & Nat.
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)
Perf.
43.03
Location
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date
14 August 2016
Asian Record
Asian Record
Record
Asian Record
Athlete & Nat.
Youssef Ahmed Masrahi (KSA)
Perf.
43.93
Location
Beijing, China
Date
23 August 2015
European Record
European Record
Record
European Record
Athlete & Nat.
Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)
Perf.
43.44
Location
Paris, France
Date
7 August 2024
North, Central American and Caribbean record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Record
North, Central American and Caribbean record
Athlete & Nat.
Michael Johnson (USA)
Perf.
43.18
Location
Seville, Spain
Date
26 August 1999
Oceanian record
Oceanian record
Record
Oceanian record
Athlete & Nat.
Darren Clark (AUS)
Perf.
44.38
Location
Seoul, South Korea
Date
26 September 1988
South American Record
South American Record
Record
South American Record
Athlete & Nat.
Anthony Zambrano (COL)
Perf.
43.93
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Date
2 August 2021
| 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 |
· Records
World Leading
World Leading
Record
World Leading
Athlete & Nat.
Collen Kebinatshipi (BOT)
Perf.
43.53
Date
18 September 2025
| Record | Athlete & Nat. | Perf. | Date |
| World Leading | Collen Kebinatshipi (BOT) | 43.53 | 18 September 2025 |
· Schedule
14 September
14 September
Date
14 September
Time
18:35
Round
Heats
16 September
16 September
Date
16 September
Time
21:35
Round
Semi-finals
18 September
18 September
Date
18 September
Time
22:10
Round
Final
| Date | Time | Round |
| 14 September | 18:35 | Heats |
| 16 September | 21:35 | Semi-finals |
| 18 September | 22:10 | Final |
· Results › Heats › Heat 1
1
1
Place
1
Lane
7
Athlete
Jereem Richards
Nation
Trinidad and Tobago
Time
44.64
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
4
Athlete
Lythe Pillay
Nation
South Africa
Time
44.73
Notes
Q, SB
3
3
Place
3
Lane
5
Athlete
Charlie Dobson
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
44.85
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Lane
8
Athlete
Daniel Segers
Nation
Belgium
Time
45.04
5
5
Place
5
Lane
2
Athlete
Fuga Sato
Nation
Japan
Time
45.10
Notes
SB
6
6
Place
6
Lane
6
Athlete
Brian Tinega
Nation
Kenya
Time
45.13
7
7
Place
7
Lane
9
Athlete
Oleksandr Pohorilko
Nation
Ukraine
Time
45.44
8
8
Place
8
Lane
3
Athlete
Maksymilian Szwed
Nation
Poland
Time
45.67
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.64 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Lythe Pillay | South Africa | 44.73 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 5 | Charlie Dobson | Great Britain & N.I. | 44.85 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Daniel Segers | Belgium | 45.04 | |
| 5 | 2 | Fuga Sato | Japan | 45.10 | SB |
| 6 | 6 | Brian Tinega | Kenya | 45.13 | |
| 7 | 9 | Oleksandr Pohorilko | Ukraine | 45.44 | |
| 8 | 3 | Maksymilian Szwed | Poland | 45.67 |
· Results › Heats › Heat 2
1
1
Place
1
Lane
5
Athlete
Bayapo Ndori
Nation
Botswana
Time
44.36
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
4
Athlete
Yuki Joseph Nakajima
Nation
Japan
Time
44.44
Notes
Q, NR
3
3
Place
3
Lane
9
Athlete
Bovel McPherson
Nation
Jamaica
Time
44.51
Notes
Q, PB
4
4
Place
4
Lane
6
Athlete
Matthew Hudson-Smith
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
44.68
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Lane
8
Athlete
Elián Larregina
Nation
Argentina
Time
44.97
6
6
Place
6
Lane
7
Athlete
Alexander Doom
Nation
Belgium
Time
45.10
7
7
Place
7
Lane
3
Athlete
Cooper Sherman
Nation
Australia
Time
45.53
8
8
Place
8
Lane
2
Athlete
Chidi Okezie
Nation
Nigeria
Time
45.66
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Bayapo Ndori | Botswana | 44.36 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Yuki Joseph Nakajima | Japan | 44.44 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 9 | Bovel McPherson | Jamaica | 44.51 | Q, PB |
| 4 | 6 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | Great Britain & N.I. | 44.68 | q |
| 5 | 8 | Elián Larregina | Argentina | 44.97 | |
| 6 | 7 | Alexander Doom | Belgium | 45.10 | |
| 7 | 3 | Cooper Sherman | Australia | 45.53 | |
| 8 | 2 | Chidi Okezie | Nigeria | 45.66 |
· Results › Heats › Heat 3
1
1
Place
1
Lane
8
Athlete
Jacory Patterson
Nation
United States
Time
43.90
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
4
Athlete
Rusheen McDonald
Nation
Jamaica
Time
44.38
Notes
Q, SB
3
3
Place
3
Lane
9
Athlete
Edoardo Scotti
Nation
Italy
Time
44.45
Notes
Q, NR
4
4
Place
4
Lane
6
Athlete
Collen Kebinatshipi
Nation
Botswana
Time
44.48
Notes
q, SB
5
5
Place
5
Lane
5
Athlete
Samuel Ogazi
Nation
Nigeria
Time
45.97
6
6
Place
6
Lane
2
Athlete
Jean Paul Bredau
Nation
Germany
Time
46.05
7
7
Place
7
Lane
7
Athlete
Jonas Phijffers
Nation
Netherlands
Time
46.26
8
8
Place
8
Lane
3
Athlete
Umar Osman
Nation
Malaysia
Time
46.43
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Jacory Patterson | United States | 43.90 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Rusheen McDonald | Jamaica | 44.38 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 9 | Edoardo Scotti | Italy | 44.45 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 6 | Collen Kebinatshipi | Botswana | 44.48 | q, SB |
| 5 | 5 | Samuel Ogazi | Nigeria | 45.97 | |
| 6 | 2 | Jean Paul Bredau | Germany | 46.05 | |
| 7 | 7 | Jonas Phijffers | Netherlands | 46.26 | |
| 8 | 3 | Umar Osman | Malaysia | 46.43 |
· Results › Heats › Heat 4
1
1
Place
1
Lane
7
Athlete
Christopher Bailey
Nation
United States
Time
44.49
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
5
Athlete
Reece Holder
Nation
Australia
Time
44.54
Notes
Q, =SB
3
3
Place
3
Lane
6
Athlete
Muzala Samukonga
Nation
Zambia
Time
44.56
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Lane
8
Athlete
Samuel Reardon
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
44.70
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Lane
9
Athlete
Patrik Simon Enyingi
Nation
Hungary
Time
45.25
6
6
Place
6
Lane
4
Athlete
Kevin Kipkorir
Nation
Kenya
Time
45.39
7
7
Place
7
Lane
2
Athlete
Lionel Spitz
Nation
Switzerland
Time
45.57
8
8
Place
8
Lane
3
Athlete
Eugene Omalla
Nation
Netherlands
Time
45.97
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Christopher Bailey | United States | 44.49 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Reece Holder | Australia | 44.54 | Q, =SB |
| 3 | 6 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia | 44.56 | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Samuel Reardon | Great Britain & N.I. | 44.70 | q |
| 5 | 9 | Patrik Simon Enyingi | Hungary | 45.25 | |
| 6 | 4 | Kevin Kipkorir | Kenya | 45.39 | |
| 7 | 2 | Lionel Spitz | Switzerland | 45.57 | |
| 8 | 3 | Eugene Omalla | Netherlands | 45.97 |
· Results › Heats › Heat 5
1
1
Place
1
Lane
7
Athlete
Zakithi Nene
Nation
South Africa
Time
44.34
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
5
Athlete
Vernon Norwood
Nation
United States
Time
44.55 [.544]
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
8
Athlete
Attila Molnár
Nation
Hungary
Time
44.55 [.548]
Notes
Q, NR
4
4
Place
4
Lane
2
Athlete
Ammar Ibrahim
Nation
Qatar
Time
44.63
Notes
q, PB
5
5
Place
5
Lane
6
Athlete
Rok Ferlan
Nation
Slovenia
Time
44.91
Notes
q
6
6
Place
6
Lane
9
Athlete
Mihai Dringo
Nation
Romania
Time
45.21
7
7
Place
7
Lane
3
Athlete
Luca Sito
Nation
Italy
Time
46.22
8
8
Place
8
Lane
4
Athlete
Antonio Watson
Nation
Jamaica
Time
46.23
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Zakithi Nene | South Africa | 44.34 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Vernon Norwood | United States | 44.55 [.544] | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Attila Molnár | Hungary | 44.55 [.548] | Q, NR |
| 4 | 2 | Ammar Ibrahim | Qatar | 44.63 | q, PB |
| 5 | 6 | Rok Ferlan | Slovenia | 44.91 | q |
| 6 | 9 | Mihai Dringo | Romania | 45.21 | |
| 7 | 3 | Luca Sito | Italy | 46.22 | |
| 8 | 4 | Antonio Watson | Jamaica | 46.23 |
· Results › Heats › Heat 6
1
1
Place
1
Lane
8
Athlete
Khaleb McRae
Nation
United States
Time
44.25
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
6
Athlete
Lee Eppie
Nation
Botswana
Time
44.44
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
5
Athlete
Kirani James
Nation
Grenada
Time
44.66
Notes
Q
4
4
Place
4
Lane
3
Athlete
Delano Kennedy
Nation
Jamaica
Time
44.74
Notes
q, PB
5
5
Place
5
Lane
7
Athlete
George Mutinda
Nation
Kenya
Time
45.07
6
6
Place
6
Lane
9
Athlete
Christopher Morales Williams
Nation
Canada
Time
45.26
7
7
Place
7
Lane
4
Athlete
Alexander Ogando
Nation
Dominican Republic
Time
45.59
8
8
Place
8
Lane
2
Athlete
Isaya Klein Ikkink
Nation
Netherlands
Time
46.32
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Khaleb McRae | United States | 44.25 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Lee Eppie | Botswana | 44.44 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Kirani James | Grenada | 44.66 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Delano Kennedy | Jamaica | 44.74 | q, PB |
| 5 | 7 | George Mutinda | Kenya | 45.07 | |
| 6 | 9 | Christopher Morales Williams | Canada | 45.26 | |
| 7 | 4 | Alexander Ogando | Dominican Republic | 45.59 | |
| 8 | 2 | Isaya Klein Ikkink | Netherlands | 46.32 |
· Results › Semi-finals › Heat 1
1
1
Place
1
Lane
7
Athlete
Zakithi Nene
Nation
South Africa
Time
44.20
Notes
Q
2
2
Place
2
Lane
6
Athlete
Lee Eppie
Nation
Botswana
Time
44.51
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
8
Athlete
Reece Holder
Nation
Australia
Time
44.63
4
4
Place
4
Lane
2
Athlete
Ammar Ibrahim
Nation
Qatar
Time
44.74
5
5
Place
5
Lane
4
Athlete
Attila Molnár
Nation
Hungary
Time
44.94
6
6
Place
6
Lane
9
Athlete
Bovel McPherson
Nation
Jamaica
Time
44.99
7
7
Place
7
Lane
5
Athlete
Christopher Bailey
Nation
United States
Time
45.05
8
8
Place
8
Lane
3
Athlete
Samuel Reardon
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
45.10
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 7 | Zakithi Nene | South Africa | 44.20 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Lee Eppie | Botswana | 44.51 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Reece Holder | Australia | 44.63 | |
| 4 | 2 | Ammar Ibrahim | Qatar | 44.74 | |
| 5 | 4 | Attila Molnár | Hungary | 44.94 | |
| 6 | 9 | Bovel McPherson | Jamaica | 44.99 | |
| 7 | 5 | Christopher Bailey | United States | 45.05 | |
| 8 | 3 | Samuel Reardon | Great Britain & N.I. | 45.10 |
· Results › Semi-finals › Heat 2
1
1
Place
1
Lane
3
Athlete
Collen Kebinatshipi
Nation
Botswana
Time
43.61
Notes
Q, NR, WL
2
2
Place
2
Lane
7
Athlete
Rusheen McDonald
Nation
Jamaica
Time
44.04
Notes
Q, SB
3
3
Place
3
Lane
6
Athlete
Jereem Richards
Nation
Trinidad and Tobago
Time
44.12
Notes
q, SB
4
4
Place
4
Lane
5
Athlete
Jacory Patterson
Nation
United States
Time
44.19
Notes
q
5
5
Place
5
Lane
9
Athlete
Edoardo Scotti
Nation
Italy
Time
44.77
6
6
Place
6
Lane
8
Athlete
Lythe Pillay
Nation
South Africa
Time
44.82
7
7
Place
7
Lane
4
Athlete
Charlie Dobson
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
44.85
8
8
Place
8
Lane
2
Athlete
Rok Ferlan
Nation
Slovenia
Time
45.71
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Collen Kebinatshipi | Botswana | 43.61 | Q, NR, WL |
| 2 | 7 | Rusheen McDonald | Jamaica | 44.04 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 6 | Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.12 | q, SB |
| 4 | 5 | Jacory Patterson | United States | 44.19 | q |
| 5 | 9 | Edoardo Scotti | Italy | 44.77 | |
| 6 | 8 | Lythe Pillay | South Africa | 44.82 | |
| 7 | 4 | Charlie Dobson | Great Britain & N.I. | 44.85 | |
| 8 | 2 | Rok Ferlan | Slovenia | 45.71 |
· Results › Semi-finals › Heat 3
1
1
Place
1
Lane
5
Athlete
Bayapo Ndori
Nation
Botswana
Time
44.21
Notes
Q, SB
2
2
Place
2
Lane
7
Athlete
Yuki Joseph Nakajima
Nation
Japan
Time
44.53
Notes
Q
3
3
Place
3
Lane
9
Athlete
Muzala Samukonga
Nation
Zambia
Time
44.60
4
4
Place
4
Lane
6
Athlete
Khaleb McRae
Nation
United States
Time
44.82
5
5
Place
5
Lane
8
Athlete
Vernon Norwood
Nation
United States
Time
44.83
6
6
Place
6
Lane
2
Athlete
Matthew Hudson-Smith
Nation
Great Britain & N.I.
Time
44.95
7
7
Place
7
Lane
3
Athlete
Delano Kennedy
Nation
Jamaica
Time
44.97 [.970]
4
4
Place
4
Lane
Kirani James
Athlete
Grenada
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Bayapo Ndori | Botswana | 44.21 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 7 | Yuki Joseph Nakajima | Japan | 44.53 | Q |
| 3 | 9 | Muzala Samukonga | Zambia | 44.60 | |
| 4 | 6 | Khaleb McRae | United States | 44.82 | |
| 5 | 8 | Vernon Norwood | United States | 44.83 | |
| 6 | 2 | Matthew Hudson-Smith | Great Britain & N.I. | 44.95 | |
| 7 | 3 | Delano Kennedy | Jamaica | 44.97 [.970] | |
| 4 | Kirani James | Grenada |
· Results › Final
4
4
Place
4
Lane
6
Athlete
Rusheen McDonald
Nation
Jamaica
Time
44.28
5
5
Place
5
Lane
7
Athlete
Zakithi Nene
Nation
South Africa
Time
44.55
6
6
Place
6
Lane
9
Athlete
Yuki Joseph Nakajima
Nation
Japan
Time
44.62
7
7
Place
7
Lane
3
Athlete
Jacory Patterson
Nation
United States
Time
44.70
8
8
Place
8
Lane
4
Athlete
Lee Eppie
Nation
Botswana
Time
44.77
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
| | 5 | Collen Kebinatshipi | Botswana | 43.53 | NR, WL |
| | 2 | Jereem Richards | Trinidad and Tobago | 43.72 | NR |
| | 8 | Bayapo Ndori | Botswana | 44.20 | SB |
| 4 | 6 | Rusheen McDonald | Jamaica | 44.28 | |
| 5 | 7 | Zakithi Nene | South Africa | 44.55 | |
| 6 | 9 | Yuki Joseph Nakajima | Japan | 44.62 | |
| 7 | 3 | Jacory Patterson | United States | 44.70 | |
| 8 | 4 | Lee Eppie | Botswana | 44.77 |
References
- World Athleticshttps://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-championships/tokyo25/timetable/bydiscipline/men/400-metres
- World Athleticshttps://worldathletics.org/records/by-discipline/sprints/400-metres/outdoor/men
- World Athleticshttps://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/6753088e00156cf1973360a9.pdf
- World Athleticshttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-400-M-h----.RS6.pdf
- World Athleticshttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-400-M-sf----.RS6.pdf
- World Athleticshttps://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/7190593/AT-400-M-f----.RS6.pdf