The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Nagai Stadium on 25, 26 and 28 August.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeKerron ClementFélix SánchezMarek Plawgo
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows. World record46.78Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992Championship record47.18Stuttgart, Germany19 August 1993World leading47.72Indianapolis, United States23 June 2007African record47.10Zürich, Switzerland7 August 1991Asian record47.53Sydney, Australia27 September 2000North American record46.78Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992South American record47.84Helsinki, Finland7 August 2005European record47.37Lausanne, Switzerland5 July 1995Oceanian record48.28Atlanta, United States31 July 1996
Schedule Date Time RoundAugust 25, 2007 20:45 HeatsAugust 26, 2007 21:45 SemifinalsAugust 28, 2007 22:20 Final
Results KEY:qFastest non-qualifiersQQualifiedWRWorld recordARArea recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best
Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Félix Sánchez 48.70 Q, SB 5 Bershawn Jackson 48.87 Q 3 Danny McFarlane 48.91 Q 5 Kenji Narisako 48.92 Q, SB 4 Adam Kunkel 49.03 Q 3 Kerron Clement 49.07 Q 3 Javier Culson 49.09 Q 4 Periklis Iakovakis 49.10 Q 4 Pieter de Villiers 49.24 Q 10 5 Isa Phillips 49.38 Q 11 4 Fadil Bellaabouss 49.51 Q 12 2 James Carter 49.52 Q 13 5 Ibrahima Maïga 49.55 q 14 4 Jonathan Williams 49.61 q 15 5 Joseph Abraham 49.64 q 16 1 Derrick Williams 49.65 Q 17 1 Marek Plawgo 49.66 Q 17 1 Meng Yan 49.66 Q 17 3 Edivaldo Monteiro 49.66 Q 17 3 Aleksandr Derevyagin 49.66 q 21 2 Bayano Kamani 49.67 Q 21 3 Dai Tamesue 49.67 23 1 L. J. van Zyl 49.71 24 2 Gianni Carabelli 49.81 Q 25 2 Yevgeniy Meleshenko 49.94 Q 26 3 Dale Garland 49.98 27 2 Kurt Couto 50.06 28 1 Raphael Fernandes 50.33 29 2 Masahira Yoshikata 50.59 30 5 José María Romera 50.82 31 5 Nawaz Haq 51.72 PB 32 1 Allan Ayala Acevedo 52.26 33 4 Mowen Boino 52.45 34 1 Jonnie Lowe 52.66 1 Naman Keïta DSQ 2 Alwyn Myburgh DNF 4 Markino Buckley DNF 4 Ali Obaid Shirook DNS
Semifinals Qualification: First 2 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Marek Plawgo 48.18 Q, SB 1 James Carter 48.30 Q 1 Danny McFarlane 48.32 q, SB 2 Félix Sánchez 48.35 Q, SB 1 Derrick Williams 48.43 q 1 Kenji Narisako 48.44 SB 2 Periklis Iakovakis 48.44 Q 3 Kerron Clement 48.60 Q 3 Adam Kunkel 48.66 Q 10 2 Bershawn Jackson 48.95 11 2 Aleksandr Derevyagin 49.11 PB 12 3 Bayano Kamani 49.13 13 1 Fadil Bellaabouss 49.17 PB 14 2 Edivaldo Monteiro 49.31 SB 15 2 Pieter de Villiers 49.37 16 3 Isa Phillips 49.47 17 1 Joseph Abraham 49.51 NR 18 1 Yevgeniy Meleshenko 49.56 SB 19 2 Javier Culson 49.64 20 2 Meng Yan 49.70 21 3 Jonathan Williams 49.77 22 3 Gianni Carabelli 50.35 23 3 Ibrahima Maïga 51.24 3 Naman Keïta DSQ
Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Kerron Clement 47.61 WL Félix Sánchez 48.01 SB Marek Plawgo 48.12 NR James Carter 48.40 Danny McFarlane 48.59 Periklis Iakovakis 49.25 Derrick Williams 52.97 Adam Kunkel DNF
References Results