The men's 400 metres at the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships was held at the Estadio Atlético de la VIDENA in Lima, Peru on 28 and 29 August 2024.

Records U20 standing records prior to the 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows: Record Athlete & Nationality Mark Location DateWorld U20 Record43.87Seoul, South Korea28 September 1988Championship Record44.58Nairobi, Kenya21 August 2021World U20 Leading44.20Eugene, United States19 July 2024

Results Heats The first 3 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-finals. Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Jakub Szarapo 46.95 2 8 Sean Doggett 47.31 3 9 Max Husemann 47.38 4 5 Thabang Monngathipa 47.57 5 2 Alexandru Vochin 47.64 6 3 Muh.Khalil Helmi 48.19 6 Youssouf Djibrine 4 Matas Janarauskas

Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 9 46.44 , 2 6 Michał Kijewski 47.32 3 2 Jarell Cruz 47.68 4 8 Jaylen Bennett 47.88 5 5 Jabari Matheson 49.34 6 4 Khalid Adoum 49.81 3 7

Heat 3 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4 Sidi Njie 46.83 2 3 Walid El Boussiri 46.87 , 3 8 Kemarrio Bygrave 47.39 4 9 Ryota Oishi 47.46 5 6 Victor Chaves 47.52 6 5 Aleksandrs Tiščenko 47.98 7 2 48.75 7

Heat 4 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Jayden Davis 46.32 2 7 Vinícius Galeno 47.55 3 4 G.W.Jathya Kirulu 47.64 4 3 Bryan Katoo 48.19 5 8 Dragos Nastasa 48.20 6 2 Joshem Sylvester 48.49 7 9 Bapi Hansda 51.26 8 6 James Lochauluka 58.03

Heat 5 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 8 Kentaro Shirahata 46.45 , 2 2 Malachi Austin 46.92 3 9 Jaden Clement 47.63 4 4 Francesco De Santis 48.07 5 6 Pishon Haughton 48.15 6 3 Neo Ntelele 50.67 5 Caleb Joshua 7 Ailixier Wumaier

Heat 6 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 8 Enerst Kumevu 46.69 2 6 Árpád Kovács 46.89 3 4 Jay Kumar 47.08 4 7 Jett Grundy 47.44 5 2 Rafael Buelna 47.82 6 3 Kyrell Thomas 48.02 7 9 Matthew Galea Soler 48.40 8 5 Emīls Lamba 48.59

Heat 7 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6 Udeme Okon 47.03 2 3 Fu Haoran 47.17 3 5 Gafari Badmus 47.24 4 7 Simone Giliberto 47.29 , 5 8 Alessandro Greco 47.68 6 4 47.84 7 9 Zion Miller

Semi-finals The first 2 athletes in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified to the semi-final. Heat 1 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 8 Jayden Davis 45.79 2 7 Udeme Okon 47.08 3 4 Vinícius Galeno 47.29 4 9 Kemarrio Bygrave 47.56 5 6 Jakub Szarapo 47.57 6 2 Jett Grundy 48.08 7 5 Sean Doggett 50.33 3 Jaden Clement

Heat 2 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 8 Kentaro Shirahata 46.30 , 2 7 Árpád Kovács 46.70 3 9 Jay Kumar 46.96 , 4 3 Jarell Cruz 47.26 5 4 Gafari Badmus 47.43 6 6 Enerst Kumevu 47.55 7 2 Simone Giliberto 47.73 5 Malachi Austin

Heat 3 Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6 Sidi Njie 46.56 2 5 46.66 3 7 Walid El Boussiri 46.73 , 4 3 G.W.Jathya Kirulu 47.85 5 2 Ryota Oishi 48.09 6 4 Max Husemann 48.77 8 Fu Haoran 9 Michał Kijewski

Final Rank Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 4 Udeme Okon 45.69 8 Jayden Davis 46.08 7 Sidi Njie 46.29 4 9 Árpád Kovács 46.60 5 6 Kentaro Shirahata 46.83 6 3 Jay Kumar 46.99 7 5 47.11 2 Walid El Boussiri

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