The men's 400 metres

400 metres

The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...

event at the 2011 Summer Universiade

Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade

The athletics competition at the 2011 Summer Universiade has been held at the New Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, China from August 16 to August 21, 2011.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal Table:-Participating nations:...

was held on 11-13 September.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy is an Hungarian sprinter who specialises in the 200 and 400 metres.At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada, Deák-Nagy won a silver medal over 400 metres.-Personal best:...	Peter Matthews	Sean Wroe Sean Wroe Sean Wroe is an Australian sprinter. His personal best in the men's 400 metres is 45.17 ....

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat and 8 best performers advance to the Semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6	Peter Matthews		46.35	Q
	8	Brian Gregan		46.37	Q
	2	Joey Jacob Hughes		46.37	Q
	8	Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa is a Botswana sprinter.He won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a personal best and national junior record of 45.97 seconds.-External links:...		46.48	Q, SB
	2	Serdar Tamaç		46.55	Q
	4	Valentin Kruglyakov		46.57	Q
	2	Thapelo Ketlogetswe		46.72	q
	2	Emmanuel Tugumisirize		46.77	q, PB
	4	Willem de Beer		46.85	Q
10	8	Shane Victor		46.90	q
11	4	Yavuz Can		46.94	q
12	5	Chang Pengben		46.98	Q
12	3	Sean Wroe Sean Wroe Sean Wroe is an Australian sprinter. His personal best in the men's 400 metres is 45.17 ....		46.98	Q
14	6	Hiroyuki Nakano		47.08	Q
15	7	Augusto Stanley		47.11	Q
16	5	Anderson Henriques		47.12	Q
17	6	Michael Robertson		47.20	q
17	5	Rafith Rodríguez Rafith Rodríguez Rafith Rodríguez Lleneres is a Colombian athlete competing predominantly in the 800 meters. His personal best in the event is 1:44.31 achieved in 2011 in Belém.-Achievements:-External links:...		47.20	q
19	1	Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy is an Hungarian sprinter who specialises in the 200 and 400 metres.At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada, Deák-Nagy won a silver medal over 400 metres.-Personal best:...		47.23	Q
20	1	Liemarvin Bonevacia		47.25	Q
21	1	Dmitry Buryak Dmitry Buryak Dmitry Vasilyevich Buryak is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...		47.29	q
22	3	Hideyuki Hirose		47.36	Q
23	3	Nicklas Hyde		47.39	q
24	4	Su Ronghai		47.42
25	7	Antoine Gillet Antoine Gillet Antoine Gillet is a Belgian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...		47.46	Q
26	7	Krasimir Braykov		47.53
27	1	Jānis Baltušs		47.84
28	6	Jacob Riis Jacob Riis Jacob August Riis was a Danish American social reformer, "muckraking" journalist and social documentary photographer. He is known for using his photographic and journalistic talents to help the impoverished in New York City; those impoverished New Yorkers were the subject of most of his prolific...		47.94
29	5	Yuvaraaj Panerselvam		48.22
30	4	Lee Moo-Yong		48.29
31	5	Jonas Andre Grønnhaug		48.54
32	7	Martin Zacests		48.76
33	2	Gary Robinson		48.95
34	8	Muhammad Yunus Lasaleh		49.16
35	5	Ramzi Naim		49.17	PB
35	6	Gideon Ernst Narib		49.17
37	3	Seong Hyeok-Je		49.18
38	8	Julio Pérez		49.19
39	2	Rivar Tipp		49.38
40	8	Manqoba Benni Nyoni		49.59
41	6	Pius Ocilaje		49.64
42	2	Ratutira Narara		49.71
43	6	Hamad Albadwawi		49.73
44	7	Hussain Ahmed Masrahi		50.65
45	5	Christopher Svensson		51.05
46	8	Hammam Hassan Al Farsi		51.24
47	3	Pule Rantseli		51.27
48	1	James Anyona Getengah		51.81
49	3	Dennis Chelimo		52.25
50	7	Sathasivam Sivashanger		52.65
51	1	Bob Niamali Madrakile		53.29
52	6	Lei Honweng		53.77
53	4	Mohammedd Abdul Momin Mamun		54.04
54	3	Chang Infong		54.07
55	1	Jason McCaffrey		55.22
56	7	Ahmed Said Al Azri

} || 4 ||align=left| Mohammed Abubakari || align=left| || ||
|-
| || 8 ||align=left| Robert Annak || align=left| || ||
|-
| || 7 ||align=left| Marc Orozco || align=left| || ||
|}

Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy is an Hungarian sprinter who specialises in the 200 and 400 metres.At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada, Deák-Nagy won a silver medal over 400 metres.-Personal best:...		45.86	Q
2	1	Sean Wroe Sean Wroe Sean Wroe is an Australian sprinter. His personal best in the men's 400 metres is 45.17 ....		45.98	Q, SB
3	2	Brian Gregan		46.00	Q, PB
4	1	Joey Jacob Hughes		46.06	q
5	2	Valentin Kruglyakov		46.07	Q, SB
6	3	Anderson Henriques		46.14	Q
7	3	Peter Matthews		46.21	Q
8	2	Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa is a Botswana sprinter.He won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a personal best and national junior record of 45.97 seconds.-External links:...		46.47	q
9	3	Shane Victor		46.48
10	1	Yavuz Can		46.55	PB
11	1	Willem de Beer		46.59
12	3	Hiroyuki Nakano		46.61
13	3	Chang Pengben		46.73
14	1	Dmitry Buryak Dmitry Buryak Dmitry Vasilyevich Buryak is a Russian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...		46.84
15	3	Emmanuel Tugumisirize		46.91
16	2	Serdar Tamaç		46.98
17	2	Hideyuki Hirose		47.07
18	3	Augusto Stanley		47.16
19	2	Antoine Gillet Antoine Gillet Antoine Gillet is a Belgian sprint athlete.-Achievements:-References:...		47.37
20	3	Nicklas Hyde		47.50
21	2	Michael Robertson		47.52
22	1	Liemarvin Bonevacia		48.26
	2	Rafith Rodríguez Rafith Rodríguez Rafith Rodríguez Lleneres is a Colombian athlete competing predominantly in the 800 meters. His personal best in the event is 1:44.31 achieved in 2011 in Belém.-Achievements:-External links:...
	1	Thapelo Ketlogetswe			FS

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	3	Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy Marcell Deák-Nagy is an Hungarian sprinter who specialises in the 200 and 400 metres.At the 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Moncton, Canada, Deák-Nagy won a silver medal over 400 metres.-Personal best:...		45.03
	8	Peter Matthews		45.62	PB
	6	Sean Wroe Sean Wroe Sean Wroe is an Australian sprinter. His personal best in the men's 400 metres is 45.17 ....		45.93	SB
4	7	Valentin Kruglyakov		45.94	PB
5	5	Brian Gregan		45.96	PB
6	2	Joey Jacob Hughes		45.99
7	4	Anderson Henriques		46.01
8	1	Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ngwigwa Obakeng Ambrose Ngwigwa is a Botswana sprinter.He won the bronze medal over 400 metres at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics with a personal best and national junior record of 45.97 seconds.-External links:...		46.51