The men's 400 metres event at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Budapest Sportcsarnok in Budapest on 4 and 5 March 1989.[citation needed]
The winning margin was 0.50 seconds which as of July 2024 remains the greatest winning margin in the men's 400 metres at these championships.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Antonio McKay![]() |
Ian Morris![]() |
Cayetano Cornet![]() |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals
[edit]First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Antonio McKay | ![]() |
46.06 | Q |
2 | 1 | Cayetano Cornet | ![]() |
46.30 | Q |
3 | 2 | Slobodan Branković | ![]() |
46.49 | Q |
4 | 1 | Ian Morris | ![]() |
46.52 | Q, NR |
5 | 2 | Gabriel Tiacoh | ![]() |
46.69 | Q, NR |
6 | 2 | Brian Whittle | ![]() |
46.71 | Q |
7 | 2 | Arjen Visserman | ![]() |
46.94 | |
8 | 1 | Alemayehu Gudeta | ![]() |
46.96 | NR |
9 | 1 | Jörg Vaihinger | ![]() |
47.01 | |
10 | 2 | Clarence Daniel | ![]() |
47.03 | |
11 | 1 | Howard Burnett | ![]() |
47.18 | |
12 | 2 | Bert Cameron | ![]() |
47.78 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | Antonio McKay | ![]() |
45.59 | CR |
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2 | Ian Morris | ![]() |
46.09 | NR |
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4 | Cayetano Cornet | ![]() |
46.40 | |
4 | 6 | Slobodan Branković | ![]() |
46.48 | |
5 | 3 | Brian Whittle | ![]() |
46.78 | |
6 | 1 | Gabriel Tiacoh | ![]() |
47.35 |