Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres
| Men's 400 metres at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 21–22 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 11 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 400 metres event at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Main Stadium, Guangzhou, China on 21–22 November.
Schedule[edit]
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday, 21 November 2010 | 19:05 | Round 1 |
| Monday, 22 November 2010 | 18:00 | Final |
Records[edit]
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Michael Johnson (USA) | 43.18 | Seville, Spain | 26 August 1999 |
| Asian Record |  Mohammed Al-Malki (OMA) | 44.56 | Budapest, Hungary | 12 August 1988 |
| Games Record |  Ibrahim Ismail Muftah (QAT) Fawzi Al-Shammari (KUW) | 44.93 | Hiroshima, Japan Busan, South Korea | 11 October 1994 9 October 2002 |
Results[edit]
- Legend
- DSQ — Disqualified
Round 1[edit]
- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ismail Al-Sabiani (KSA) | 46.25 | Q |
| 2 |  Prasanna Amarasekara (SRI) | 46.35 | Q |
| 3 |  Yusuke Ishitsuka (JPN) | 46.66 | q |
| 4 |  S. K. Mortaja (IND) | 46.75 | |
| 5 |  Choi Myung-jun (KOR) | 48.09 | |
| — |  Arnon Jaiaree (THA) | DSQ |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yuzo Kanemaru (JPN) | 46.33 | Q |
| 2 |  Liu Xiaosheng (CHN) | 46.76 | Q |
| 3 |  Reza Bouazar (IRI) | 46.80 | |
| 4 | Bibin Mathew (IND) | 46.93 | |
| 5 | Lim Chan-ho (KOR) | 47.06 | |
| 6 |  Heru Astriyanto (INA) | 48.29 |
Heat 3[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yousef Masrahi (KSA) | 45.48 | Q |
| 2 | Femi Ogunode (QAT) | 45.64 | Q |
| 3 | Chang Pengben (CHN) | 46.58 | q |
| 4 | Sajjad Hashemi (IRI) | 47.77 | |
| 5 | Chanatip Ruckburee (THA) | 48.91 | |
| — |  Fawzi Al-Shammari (IOC) | DSQ |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Femi Ogunode (QAT) | 45.12 | |
 | Yuzo Kanemaru (JPN) | 45.32 | |
 | Yousef Masrahi (KSA) | 45.71 | |
| 4 | Liu Xiaosheng (CHN) | 46.34 | |
| 5 | Chang Pengben (CHN) | 46.65 | |
| 6 | Prasanna Amarasekara (SRI) | 47.05 | |
| 7 | Ismail Al-Sabiani (KSA) | 47.11 | |
| 8 | Yusuke Ishitsuka (JPN) | 47.49 |