# 2001 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres

These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 55 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Monday 6 August 2001 at 18:25h. The winning margin was 0.23 seconds.

## Medalists

| Gold | Avard Moncur Bahamas (BAH) |
| Silver | Ingo Schultz Germany (GER) |
| Bronze | Gregory Haughton Jamaica (JAM) |

## Records

Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships :
| World Record | Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.18 | August 26, 1999 | Seville, Spain |
| Event Record | Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.18 | August 26, 1999 | Seville, Spain |
| Season Best | Tyree Washington (USA) | 44.28 | May 12, 2001 | Los Angeles, United States |

## Final

| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
| | Avard Moncur (BAH) | 44.64 |
| | Ingo Schultz (GER) | 44.87 |
| | Gregory Haughton (JAM) | 44.98 |
| 4. | Eric Milazar (MRI) | 45.13 |
| 5. | Hamdan O. Al-Bishi (KSA) | 45.23 |
| 6. | Alleyne Francique (GRN) | 46.23 |
| — | Robert Maćkowiak (POL) | DNF |
| — | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | DQ |

## Semi-finals

* Held on Sunday 5 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Avard Moncur (BAH) | 44.89 |
| 2. | Alleyne Francique (GRN) | 45.11 |
| 3. | Mark Richardson (GBR) | 45.14 |
| 4. | Marc Raquil (FRA) | 45.22 |
| 5. | David Canal (ESP) | 45.50 |
| 6. | Anderson Jorge dos Santos (BRA) | 45.83 |
| 7. | Piotr Rysiukiewicz (POL) | 46.12 |
| — | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Gregory Haughton (JAM) | 44.83 |
| 2. | Eric Milazar (MRI) | 44.92 |
| 3. | Hamdan O. Al-Bishi (KSA) | 45.10 |
| 4. | Leonard Byrd (USA) | 45.39 |
| 5. | Shane Niemi (CAN) | 45.91 |
| 6. | Hendrick Mokganyetsi (RSA) | 45.99 |
| 7. | Piotr Długosielski (POL) | 46.62 |
| 8. | Iwan Thomas (GBR) | 46.72 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Ingo Schultz (GER) | 44.66 |
| 2. | Robert Maćkowiak (POL) | 44.84 |
| 3. | Malik Louahla (ALG) | 45.14 |
| 4. | Jerome Young (USA) | 45.43 |
| 5. | Marcus La Grange (RSA) | 45.44 |
| 6. | Jimisola Laursen (SWE) | 45.62 |
| 7. | Sugath Thilakaratne (SRI) | 46.69 |
| — | Michael McDonald (JAM) | DNF |

## Heats

Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
| 1. | Avard Moncur (BAH) | 44.88 |
| 2. | Marcus La Grange (RSA) | 45.20 |
| 3. | Robert Maćkowiak (POL) | 45.27 |
| 4. | Anderson Jorge dos Santos (BRA) | 45.47 |
| 5. | Karel Bláha (CZE) | 45.82 |
| 6. | Tomas Coman (IRL) | 45.90 |
| — | Yevgeniy Zyukov (UKR) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
| 1. | Alleyne Francique (GRN) | 45.66 |
| 2. | Mark Richardson (GBR) | 45.66 |
| 3. | Piotr Rysiukiewicz (POL) | 45.92 |
| 4. | Ezra Sambu (KEN) | 46.18 |
| 5. | Amin Badany Goma'a (EGY) | 46.29 |
| 6. | Alessandro Attene (ITA) | 46.56 |
| 7. | Kenji Tabata (JPN) | 46.68 |
| 8. | Carlton Fortune (SUR) | 52.69 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
| 1. | Hamdan O. Al-Bishi (KSA) | 45.00 |
| 2. | Michael McDonald (JAM) | 45.02 |
| 3. | Sugath Thilakaratne (SRI) | 45.41 |
| 4. | Jerome Young (USA) | 45.57 |
| 5. | Ato Modibo (TRI) | 45.82 |
| 6. | Takahiko Yamamura (JPN) | 47.22 |
| 7. | Alvaro James (CRC) | 47.46 |
| 8. | Youba Ould Mohamed (MTN) | 47.87 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
| 1. | Eric Milazar (MRI) | 45.94 |
| 2. | Piotr Długosielski (POL) | 46.49 |
| 3. | Sanjay Ayre (JAM) | 46.96 |
| 4. | Adriaan Botha (RSA) | 47.32 |
| 5. | Kenmore Hughes (ATG) | 48.18 |
| 6. | Meshaal Saad Al-Harbi (KUW) | 48.19 |
| — | Arnold Payne (ZIM) | DNF |
| — | Antonio Pettigrew (USA) | DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
| 1. | Gregory Haughton (JAM) | 45.54 |
| 2. | David Canal (ESP) | 45.60 |
| 3. | Iwan Thomas (GBR) | 45.92 |
| 4. | Christopher Brown (BAH) | 46.01 |
| 5. | Sunday Bada (NGR) | 46.12 |
| 6. | Flávio Godoy (BRA) | 46.13 |
| 7. | Muhamad Zaiful Zainal Abidin (MAS) | 46.46 |
| 8. | Kerth Gumbs (AIA) | 57.83 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
| 1. | Ingo Schultz (GER) | 45.11 |
| 2. | Leonard Byrd (USA) | 45.35 |
| 3. | Shane Niemi (CAN) | 45.41 |
| 4. | Jimisola Laursen (SWE) | 45.54 |
| 5. | Rohan Pradeep Kumara (SRI) | 46.46 |
| 6. | Sofiane Labidi (TUN) | 47.03 |
| 7. | William Hernández (VEN) | 47.26 |
| 8. | Bheki Malima (SWZ) | 49.61 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
| 1. | Malik Louahla (ALG) | 45.13 |
| 2. | Hendrick Mokganyetsi (RSA) | 45.15 |
| 3. | Marc Raquil (FRA) | 45.55 |
| 4. | Benjamin Youla (CGO) | 45.92 |
| 5. | Jamie Baulch (GBR) | 46.15 |
| 6. | Dmitriy Golovastov (RUS) | 46.22 |
| 7. | Jun Osakada (JPN) | 46.86 |
| 8. | Emmanuel De Lorenzi (MON) | 55.57 |