Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Semifinal 1

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

Section Title: Semifinal 1
Table Section Text: None

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Reaction	Time	Notes

1	4	Kirani James	Grenada	0.144	44.02	Q, SB

2	6	LaShawn Merritt	United States	0.271	44.21	Q

3	2	Karabo Sibanda	Botswana	0.174	44.47	q, PB

4	7	Luguelín Santos	Dominican Republic	0.155	44.71	SB

5	1	Javon Francis	Jamaica	0.170	44.96

6	5	Nery Brenes	Costa Rica	0.181	45.02

7	8	Liemarvin Bonevacia	Netherlands	0.166	45.03	SB

8	3	Lalonde Gordon	Trinidad and Tobago	0.157	45.13

Sentence(s)

In the semi-finals, James had a season's best time of 44.02 to win the round nearly two tenths ahead of Merritt.

final_sentence: In the semi-finals, James had a season's best time of 44.02 to win the round nearly two tenths ahead of Merritt.