Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 26, 27, and 28 August 1989.[1][2]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Roberto Hernández
 Cuba
Sérgio Menezes
 Brazil
Oliver Bridges
 United States

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 4 Roberto Hernández  Cuba 46.00 Q
2 4 Felix Sandy  Sierra Leone 46.18 Q
3 3 Sérgio Menezes  Brazil 46.33 Q
4 4 Aivar Ojastu  Soviet Union 46.36 q
5 3 Howard Burnett  Jamaica 46.41 Q
6 5 Hachim Ndiaye  Senegal 46.42 Q
7 1 Lázaro Martínez  Cuba 46.59 Q
8 1 Oliver Bridges  United States 46.69 Q
9 5 Devon Morris  Jamaica 46.72 Q
10 3 Antonio Sánchez  Spain 46.79 q[3]
11 2 Alessandro Pinna  Italy 46.93 Q
12 2 Arkadiy Kornilov  Soviet Union 46.99 Q
13 4 Junior de Lain  Netherlands 47.02 q
14 5 Thomas Koech  Kenya 47.03 q
15 3 Koichi Konakatomi  Japan 47.05 q
16 1 Raymundo Escalante  Mexico 47.17 q
17 1 Anselm Schuster  West Germany 47.39
18 2 Marcello Pantone  Italy 47.71
19 1 Moisés Fernández  Spain 47.78 [3]
19 5 Richard Hill  Great Britain 47.78
21 1 Josue Morales  Mexico 47.80
21 5 Lee Bridges  United States 47.80
23 3 Dávid Somfai  Hungary 48.14
24 1 Daniel Mwihuri  Kenya 48.26
25 2 Nicos Adamou  Cyprus 48.47
26 2 Ali Faudet  Chad 48.50
27 4 Paul Dennis  Great Britain 48.56
28 3 Seiichi Ibe  Japan 48.84
29 4 Lin Kuang-liang  Chinese Taipei 48.89
30 2 Bernard Austin  Ghana 49.85
31 1 Mohamed Mehdi Hasan  Bangladesh 50.12
32 3 Wu Cheng-ho  Chinese Taipei 50.77
33 5 Camera Ntereke  Botswana 51.21
34 2 Lee Ka Kit  Hong Kong 51.85
35 4 Wong Hung  Hong Kong 53.36
36 4 Ndoluvualu Mukoko  Zaire 1:04.01
5 Francis Kpaka  Sierra Leone DQ

Semifinals[edit]

Rank Heat Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Roberto Hernández  Cuba 45.53 Q
2 1 Lázaro Martínez  Cuba 45.87 Q
3 1 Sérgio Menezes  Brazil 46.03 Q
4 2 Howard Burnett  Jamaica 46.03 Q
5 1 Felix Sandy  Sierra Leone 46.20 Q
6 2 Oliver Bridges  United States 46.31 Q
7 1 Devon Morris  Jamaica 46.38 q
8 2 Aivar Ojastu  Soviet Union 46.63 Q
9 2 Hachim Ndiaye  Senegal 46.68
10 1 Antonio Sánchez  Spain 46.83 [4]
11 1 Thomas Koech  Kenya 47.02
12 1 Koichi Konakatomi  Japan 47.08
13 2 Junior de Lain  Netherlands 47.27
14 1 Arkadiy Kornilov  Soviet Union 47.32
15 2 Alessandro Pinna  Italy 47.60
16 2 Raymundo Escalante  Mexico 47.92

Final[edit]

[5]

Rank Athlete Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roberto Hernández  Cuba 45.42
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sérgio Menezes  Brazil 45.66
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Oliver Bridges  United States 45.78
4 Lázaro Martínez  Cuba 45.92
5 Devon Morris  Jamaica 46.30
6 Aivar Ojastu  Soviet Union 46.66
7 Howard Burnett  Jamaica 46.89
Felix Sandy  Sierra Leone DNF

References[edit]

  1. ^ Schröder, Gustav (7 September 1989). "XV. Universiade: Ein Hauch von Olympia im Ruhrevier" [XV. Universiade: A touch of the Olympics in the Ruhrevier]. Leichtathletik (in German). 36/1989. Bartels & Wernitz: 1134–1139. ISSN 0343-5369.
  2. ^ Results at Tilastopaja
  3. ^ a b "García Chico consiguio el bronce a 5,40 metros" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 August 1989. p. 52. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Serrano, bronce en 10.000 m, y Hernández, cuarto en longitud" (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 28 August 1989. p. 56. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Final results". Courier-Post. 28 August 1989. p. 32. Retrieved 3 January 2020.