# 1995 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1995 IAAF World Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were a total number of 51 participating athletes, with two semi-finals, four quarter-finals and seven qualifying heats and the final held on Wednesday 1995-08-09. The winning margin was 0.83 seconds.

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.39 |
| | Butch Reynolds (USA) | 44.22 |
| | Greg Haughton (JAM) | 44.56 |
| 4. | Samson Kitur (KEN) | 44.71 |
| 5. | Mark Richardson (GBR) | 44.81 |
| 6. | Darnell Hall (USA) | 44.83 |
| 7. | Roger Black (GBR) | 45.28 |
| 8. | Sunday Bada (NGR) | 45.50 |

## Semi-finals

* Held on Monday 1995-08-07
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Michael Johnson (USA) | 44.91 |
| 2. | Sunday Bada (NGR) | 45.03 |
| 3. | Darnell Hall (USA) | 45.07 |
| 4. | Roger Black (GBR) | 45.32 |
| 5. | Abednego Matilu (KEN) | 45.41 |
| 6. | Davian Clarke (JAM) | 45.58 |
| 7. | Matthias Rusterholz (SUI) | 45.80 |
| 8. | Davis Kamoga (UGA) | 45.92 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Greg Haughton (JAM) | 44.70 |
| 2. | Butch Reynolds (USA) | 45.10 |
| 3. | Samson Kitur (KEN) | 45.27 |
| 4. | Mark Richardson (GBR) | 45.42 |
| 5. | Jude Monye (NGR) | 45.95 |
| 6. | Danny McFarlane (JAM) | 45.98 |
| 7. | Norberto Téllez (CUB) | 46.68 |
| — | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT) | DNS |

## Quarterfinals

* Held on Sunday 1995-08-06
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Butch Reynolds (USA) | 44.63 |
| 2. | Abednego Matilu (KEN) | 44.97 |
| 3. | Roger Black (GBR) | 45.01 |
| 4. | Jude Monye (NGR) | 45.16 |
| 5. | Francis Ogola (UGA) | 45.64 |
| 6. | Troy McIntosh (BAH) | 45.72 |
| 7. | Arnaud Malherbe (RSA) | 46.12 |
| 8. | Hachim Ndiaye (SEN) | 46.96 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Darnell Hall (USA) | 45.09 |
| 2. | Greg Haughton (JAM) | 45.12 |
| 3. | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT) | 45.31 |
| 4. | Davis Kamoga (UGA) | 45.50 |
| 5. | Inaldo Sena (BRA) | 45.71 |
| 6. | Jorge Crusellas (CUB) | 46.09 |
| 7. | Adrian Patrick (GBR) | 46.27 |
| 8. | Eswort Coombs (VIN) | 47.15 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Samson Kitur (KEN) | 45.25 |
| 2. | Mark Richardson (GBR) | 45.30 |
| 3. | Matthias Rusterholz (SUI) | 45.54 |
| 4. | Danny McFarlane (JAM) | 45.79 |
| 5. | Andrea Nuti (ITA) | 45.89 |
| 6. | Pierre-Marie Hilaire (FRA) | 46.01 |
| 7. | Shon Ju-Il (KOR) | 46.31 |
| 8. | Paul Greene (AUS) | 46.36 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Michael Johnson (USA) | 45.15 |
| 2. | Sunday Bada (NGR) | 45.29 |
| 3. | Norberto Téllez (CUB) | 45.68 |
| 4. | Davian Clarke (JAM) | 45.69 |
| 5. | Bobang Phiri (RSA) | 45.94 |
| 6. | Kennedy Ochieng (KEN) | 46.15 |
| 7. | Michael Joubert (AUS) | 46.61 |
| 8. | Amar Hacini (ALG) | 46.64 |

## Qualifying heats

* Held on Saturday 1995-08-05
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Roger Black (GBR) | 45.81 |
| 2. | Kennedy Ochieng (KEN) | 45.87 |
| 3. | Arnaud Malherbe (RSA) | 46.09 |
| 4. | Amar Hacini (ALG) | 46.29 |
| 5. | Udeme Ekpeyong (NGR) | 46.41 |
| 6. | Ahmed Ali (GHA) | 46.75 |
| 7. | Kenmore Hughes (ATG) | 47.26 |
| 8. | Medard Makanga (CGO) | 47.38 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT) | 45.10 |
| 2. | Davis Kamoga (UGA) | 45.34 |
| 3. | Darnell Hall (USA) | 45.34 |
| 4. | Bobang Phiri (RSA) | 45.94 |
| 5. | Paul Greene (AUS) | 46.25 |
| 6. | Desire Pierre-Louis (MRI) | 46.73 |
| 7. | Evripides Demosthenous (CYP) | 46.84 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Mark Richardson (GBR) | 45.61 |
| 2. | Greg Haughton (JAM) | 45.62 |
| 3. | Francis Ogola (UGA) | 45.70 |
| 4. | Eswort Coombs (VIN) | 46.06 |
| 5. | Hachim Ndiaye (SEN) | 46.31 |
| 6. | Maxime Charlemagne (LCA) | 48.21 |
| — | Arnold Payne (ZIM) | DQ |
| — | Sebastián Keitel (CHI) | DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Michael Johnson (USA) | 45.49 |
| 2. | Abednego Matilu (KEN) | 45.80 |
| 3. | Davian Clarke (JAM) | 45.92 |
| 4. | Adrian Patrick (GBR) | 46.11 |
| 5. | Pablo Escriba (ESP) | 46.85 |
| 6. | Omar Mena (CUB) | 47.53 |
| — | Stephen Lugor (SUD) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Butch Reynolds (USA) | 45.60 |
| 2. | Matthias Rusterholz (SUI) | 45.97 |
| 3. | Pierre-Marie Hilaire (FRA) | 46.13 |
| 4. | Jude Monye (NGR) | 46.25 |
| 5. | Jorge Crusellas (CUB) | 46.32 |
| 6. | Mohammed Al-Beshi (KSA) | 46.76 |
| 7. | Richard Jones (GUY) | 47.36 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
| 1. | Samson Kitur (KEN) | 45.63 |
| 2. | Norberto Téllez (CUB) | 45.72 |
| 3. | Inaldo Sena (BRA) | 45.75 |
| 4. | Troy McIntosh (BAH) | 45.87 |
| 5. | Michael Joubert (AUS) | 46.31 |
| 6. | Justice Dipeba (BOT) | 46.57 |
| 7. | Raymundo Escalante (MEX) | 48.29 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
| 1. | Sunday Bada (NGR) | 46.08 |
| 2. | Andrea Nuti (ITA) | 46.25 |
| 3. | Danny McFarlane (JAM) | 46.27 |
| 4. | Shon Ju-Il (KOR) | 46.41 |
| 5. | Sanderlei Parrela (BRA) | 46.59 |
| 6. | Hayden Stephen (TRI) | 47.64 |
| 7. | Salomone Bole (FIJ) | 47.92 |
| — | Alvaro James (CRC) | DQ |