IAAF World Championships
Olympic Stadium, Athina (GRE)
02–10 AUG 1997
OW
Men's 400 Metres Hurdles
Final
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stéphane DIAGANA | 23 JUL 1969 | FRA | 47.70 |
| 2. | Llewellyn HERBERT | 21 JUL 1977 | RSA | 47.86 |
| 3. | Bryan BRONSON | 09 SEP 1972 | USA | 47.88 |
| 4. | Fabrizio MORI | 28 JUN 1969 | ITA | 48.05 |
| 5. | Samuel MATETE | 27 JUL 1968 | ZAM | 48.11 |
| 6. | Ruslan MASHCHENKO | 11 NOV 1971 | RUS | 48.62 |
| 7. | Dinsdale MORGAN | 19 NOV 1972 | JAM | 49.06 |
| 8. | Jiří MUŽÍK | 01 SEP 1976 | CZE | 49.51 |
Semifinal - Heat
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhiko YAMAZAKI | 10 MAY 1971 | JPN | DNF |
Semifinal - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stéphane DIAGANA | 23 JUL 1969 | FRA | 48.14 |
| 2. | Llewellyn HERBERT | 21 JUL 1977 | RSA | 48.31 |
| 3. | Samuel MATETE | 27 JUL 1968 | ZAM | 48.44 |
| 4. | Mubarak Faraj AL NUBI | 30 DEC 1977 | QAT | 48.84 |
| 5. | Joey WOODY | 22 MAY 1973 | USA | 49.14 |
| 6. | Ian WEAKLEY | 24 FEB 1974 | JAM | 49.98 |
| 7. | Mustapha SDAD | 11 APR 1970 | MAR | 50.78 |
Semifinal - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ruslan MASHCHENKO | 11 NOV 1971 | RUS | 48.54 |
| 2. | Dinsdale MORGAN | 19 NOV 1972 | JAM | 48.56 |
| 3. | Shunji KARUBE | 08 MAY 1969 | JPN | 48.81 |
| 4. | Paweł JANUSZEWSKI | 02 JAN 1972 | POL | 48.94 |
| 5. | Derrick ADKINS | 02 JUL 1970 | USA | 48.95 |
| 6. | Lukáš SOUČEK | 10 JUL 1975 | CZE | 49.09 |
| 7. | Zaid Abou HAMED | 22 APR 1970 | AUS | 49.12 |
| 8. | Ashraf SABER | 02 APR 1973 | ITA | 49.36 |
Semifinal - Heat 3
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryan BRONSON | 09 SEP 1972 | USA | 47.83 |
| 2. | Fabrizio MORI | 28 JUN 1969 | ITA | 48.17 |
| 3. | Jiří MUŽÍK | 01 SEP 1976 | CZE | 48.27 |
| 4. | Dusán KOVÁCS | 31 JUL 1971 | HUN | 48.45 |
| 5. | Kenneth HARNDEN | 31 MAR 1973 | ZIM | 48.82 |
| 6. | Yoshihiko SAITO | 12 FEB 1972 | JPN | 49.60 |
| 7. | Vadim ZADOINOV | 24 MAY 1969 | MDA | 50.07 |
| 8. | Kareem ARCHER | 11 DEC 1976 | JAM | 50.76 |
Round 1 - Heat 1
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Llewellyn HERBERT | 21 JUL 1977 | RSA | 49.23 |
| 2. | Mubarak Faraj AL NUBI | 30 DEC 1977 | QAT | 49.39 |
| 3. | Ian WEAKLEY | 24 FEB 1974 | JAM | 49.52 |
| 4. | Marc DOLLENDORF | 07 FEB 1966 | BEL | 49.66 |
| 5. | Thomas MCGUIRK | 02 MAR 1971 | IRL | 49.93 |
| 6. | Niklas ERIKSSON | 22 FEB 1969 | SWE | 50.25 |
| 7. | Siniša PEŠA | 06 MAR 1973 | YUG | 50.65 |
Round 1 - Heat 2
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Fabrizio MORI | 28 JUN 1969 | ITA | 48.93 |
| 2. | Lukáš SOUČEK | 10 JUL 1975 | CZE | 49.08 |
| 3. | Yoshihiko SAITO | 12 FEB 1972 | JPN | 49.52 |
| 4. | Jean-Paul BRUWIER | 18 FEB 1971 | BEL | 49.56 |
| 5. | Gary JENNINGS | 21 FEB 1972 | GBR | 49.84 |
| 6. | Vladislav SHIRYAYEV | 30 OCT 1973 | RUS | 49.95 |
| 7. | Hubert RAKOTOMBÉLONTSOA | 08 DEC 1968 | MAD | 52.29 |
Round 1 - Heat 3
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Samuel MATETE | 27 JUL 1968 | ZAM | 48.43 |
| 2. | Jiří MUŽÍK | 01 SEP 1976 | CZE | 48.56 |
| 3. | Dinsdale MORGAN | 19 NOV 1972 | JAM | 49.34 |
| 4. | Mustapha SDAD | 11 APR 1970 | MAR | 49.50 |
| 5. | Christopher RAWLINSON | 19 MAY 1972 | GBR | 49.72 |
| 6. | Nabil SELMI | 05 FEB 1972 | ALG | 50.45 |
| 7. | Abdullah Kanbar GHULAM | 02 JAN 1975 | UAE | 51.51 |
| Ibou FAYE | 13 DEC 1969 | SEN | DNS |
Round 1 - Heat 4
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Shunji KARUBE | 08 MAY 1969 | JPN | 48.63 |
| 2. | Joey WOODY | 22 MAY 1973 | USA | 48.89 |
| 3. | Kareem ARCHER | 11 DEC 1976 | JAM | 49.11 |
| 4. | Zaid Abou HAMED | 22 APR 1970 | AUS | 49.21 |
| 5. | Paweł JANUSZEWSKI | 02 JAN 1972 | POL | 49.29 |
| 6. | Willie SMIT | 20 SEP 1977 | NAM | 51.12 |
| 7. | Domingo CORDERO | 17 OCT 1965 | PUR | 52.26 |
Round 1 - Heat 5
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ruslan MASHCHENKO | 11 NOV 1971 | RUS | 48.93 |
| 2. | Derrick ADKINS | 02 JUL 1970 | USA | 49.23 |
| 3. | Vadim ZADOINOV | 24 MAY 1969 | MDA | 49.49 |
| 4. | Laurent OTTOZ | 10 APR 1970 | ITA | 49.69 |
| 5. | Egils TEBELIS | 12 DEC 1972 | LAT | 50.42 |
| Miro KOCUVAN | 15 JUN 1971 | SLO | DNF | |
| - | Pascal MARAN | 21 MAR 1967 | FRA | DQ |
Round 1 - Heat 6
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Stéphane DIAGANA | 23 JUL 1969 | FRA | 49.34 |
| 2. | Kenneth HARNDEN | 31 MAR 1973 | ZIM | 49.42 |
| 3. | Kazuhiko YAMAZAKI | 10 MAY 1971 | JPN | 49.47 |
| 4. | Octavius TERRY | 07 NOV 1972 | USA | 49.84 |
| 5. | Kenneth ENYIAZU | 22 JUL 1974 | NGR | 50.12 |
| 6. | Cleverson DA SILVA | 05 SEP 1973 | BRA | 50.63 |
| 7. | El Hafni Abdelmaksoud IBRAHIM | 10 MAR 1971 | EGY | 50.70 |
| Ilir XHANI | 16 APR 1970 | ALB | DNF |
Round 1 - Heat 7
| Place | Name | Birth Date | Mark | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Bryan BRONSON | 09 SEP 1972 | USA | 48.84 |
| 2. | Dusán KOVÁCS | 31 JUL 1971 | HUN | 48.99 |
| 3. | Ashraf SABER | 02 APR 1973 | ITA | 49.11 |
| 4. | Jimmy COCO | 28 NOV 1972 | FRA | 49.64 |
| 5. | Carlos ZBINDEN | 02 DEC 1976 | CHI | 50.42 |
| 6. | Rohan ROBINSON | 15 NOV 1971 | AUS | 51.67 |
| 7. | Lambros ZERVAKOS | 15 JUL 1977 | GRE | 52.94 |
