Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world, Olympic and African record were established during this competition: The following national records were established during the competition:

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

Section Title: Records
Table Section Text: Prior to this competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows. The following new world, Olympic and African record were established during this competition: The following national records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Athlete	Time	WR	OR	AR

14 August	Final	Wayde Van Niekerk (RSA)	43.03 s	WR	OR	AR

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Van Niekerk set a world record of 43.03 seconds.

final_sentence: Van Niekerk set a world record of 43.03 seconds.