# Athletics at the 1985 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1985 Summer Universiade was held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe on 29, 30, and 31 August 1985.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Tagir Zemskov Soviet Union | Henry Amike Nigeria | René Djédjémel Mélédjé Ivory Coast |

## Results
### Heats

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Tagir Zemskov | Soviet Union | 49.97 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | René Djédjémel Mélédjé | Ivory Coast | 50.17 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Antônio Dias Ferreira | Brazil | 50.27 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Thomas Futterknecht | Austria | 50.31 | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Dale Laverty | United States | 50.31 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Martin Briggs | Great Britain | 50.43 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Henry Amike | Nigeria | 50.46 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Jon Thomas | United States | 50.46 | Q |
| 9 | 4 | Daniel Ogidi | Nigeria | 50.53 | Q |
| 10 | 1 | Julio Prado | Cuba | 50.56 | q |
| 11 | 3 | Fujihide Nakaiyo | Japan | 50.62 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Toma Tomov | Bulgaria | 50.63 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | Aleksandr Kharlov | Soviet Union | 50.67 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | Franck Jonot | France | 50.69 | Q |
| 15 | 4 | István Takács | Hungary | 50.76 | Q |
| 16 | 3 | Pedro Chiamulera | Brazil | 50.77 | Q |
| 17 | 4 | Georgios Vamvakas | Greece | 50.83 | |
| 18 | 2 | Lloyd Guss | Canada | 51.13 | |
| 19 | 3 | John Graham | Canada | 51.28 | |
| 20 | 1 | Giorgio Rucli | Italy | 51.29 | |
| 21 | 2 | José Casabona | Spain | 51.34 | |
| 22 | 1 | Shigenori Omori | Japan | 51.41 | |
| 23 | 1 | István Simon-Balla | Hungary | 51.48 | |
| 24 | 5 | Thomas Wild | Switzerland | 51.65 | |
| 25 | 4 | Wilfredo Santiago | Puerto Rico | 51.79 | |
| 26 | 5 | Jung Han-joo | South Korea | 52.13 | |
| 27 | 4 | Tapio Kallio | Finland | 52.17 | |
| 28 | 5 | Javier Andrade | Puerto Rico | 53.60 | |
| 29 | 2 | Alex Ngeno | Kenya | 54.76 | |
| 30 | 3 | Mahmoud Abou Sarouil | Libya | 57.13 | |
| 31 | 2 | Yeung C. | Hong Kong | 1:04.30 | |
| | 3 | Markus König | West Germany | DNF | |

### Semifinals

| Rank | Heat | Athlete | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 2 | René Djédjémel Mélédjé | Ivory Coast | 49.13 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Henry Amike | Nigeria | 49.21 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Antônio Dias Ferreira | Brazil | 49.24 | Q, NR |
| 4 | 1 | Dale Laverty | United States | 49.27 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Thomas Futterknecht | Austria | 49.33 | Q, NR |
| 6 | 1 | Tagir Zemskov | Soviet Union | 49.33 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Jon Thomas | United States | 49.34 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Pedro Chiamulera | Brazil | 49.65 | q |
| 9 | 2 | Daniel Ogidi | Nigeria | 49.69 | |
| 10 | 2 | Aleksandr Kharlov | Soviet Union | 49.73 | |
| 11 | 2 | Martin Briggs | Great Britain | 49.91 | |
| 12 | 1 | Julio Prado | Cuba | 50.27 | |
| 13 | 2 | Fujihide Nakaiyo | Japan | 50.87 | |
| 14 | 1 | Toma Tomov | Bulgaria | 51.47 | |
| 15 | 2 | István Takács | Hungary | 51.98 | |
| 16 | 1 | Franck Jonot | France | 52.27 | |

### Final

| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | Time |
| | Tagir Zemskov | Soviet Union | 49.38 |
| | Henry Amike | Nigeria | 49.70 |
| | René Djédjémel Mélédjé | Ivory Coast | 49.73 |
| 4 | Dale Laverty | United States | 49.83 |
| 5 | Thomas Futterknecht | Austria | 50.21 |
| 6 | Pedro Chiamulera | Brazil | 50.54 |
| 7 | Jon Thomas | United States | 50.95 |
| 8 | Antônio Dias Ferreira | Brazil | 51.22 |