These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 2001 IAAF World Championships in Edmonton, Canada. There were a total number of 55 participating athletes, with seven qualifying heats, three semi-finals and the final held on Monday 6 August 2001 at 18:25h.
Medalists
| Gold |  Avard MoncurBahamas (BAH) |
| Silver |  Ingo SchultzGermany (GER) |
| Bronze |  Gregory HaughtonJamaica (JAM) |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 2001 World Athletics Championships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Michael Johnson (USA) |
43.18 | August 26, 1999 |  Seville, Spain
|
| Event Record | Michael Johnson (USA) |
43.18 | August 26, 1999 | Seville, Spain
|
| Season Best | Tyree Washington (USA) |
44.28 | May 12, 2001 | Los Angeles, United States
|
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
Avard Moncur (BAH)
|
44.64 |
|
Ingo Schultz (GER)
|
44.87 |
|
Gregory Haughton (JAM)
|
44.98 |
| 4. |  Eric Milazar (MRI)
|
45.13 |
| 5. |  Hamdan O. Al-Bishi (KSA)
|
45.23 |
| 6. |  Alleyne Francique (GRN)
|
46.23 |
| — |  Robert Maćkowiak (POL)
|
DNF |
| — | Antonio Pettigrew (USA)
|
DQ |
Semi-finals
- Held on Sunday 5 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Avard Moncur (BAH)
|
44.89 |
| 2. | Alleyne Francique (GRN)
|
45.11 |
| 3. |  Mark Richardson (GBR)
|
45.14 |
| 4. |  Marc Raquil (FRA)
|
45.22 |
| 5. | David Canal (ESP)
|
45.50 |
| 6. |  Anderson Jorge dos Santos (BRA)
|
45.83 |
| 7. | Piotr Rysiukiewicz (POL)
|
46.12 |
| — | Antonio Pettigrew (USA)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gregory Haughton (JAM)
|
44.83 |
| 2. | Eric Milazar (MRI)
|
44.92 |
| 3. | Hamdan O. Al-Bishi (KSA)
|
45.10 |
| 4. | Leonard Byrd (USA)
|
45.39 |
| 5. |  Shane Niemi (CAN)
|
45.91 |
| 6. |  Hendrick Mokganyetsi (RSA)
|
45.99 |
| 7. | Piotr Długosielski (POL)
|
46.62 |
| 8. | Iwan Thomas (GBR)
|
46.72 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingo Schultz (GER)
|
44.66 |
| 2. | Robert Maćkowiak (POL)
|
44.84 |
| 3. |  Malik Louahla (ALG)
|
45.14 |
| 4. | Jerome Young (USA)
|
45.43 |
| 5. | Marcus La Grange (RSA)
|
45.44 |
| 6. |  Jimisola Laursen (SWE)
|
45.62 |
| 7. |  Sugath Thilakaratne (SRI)
|
46.69 |
| — | Michael McDonald (JAM)
|
DNF |
Heats
Held on Tuesday 7 August 2001
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Avard Moncur (BAH)
|
44.88 |
| 2. | Marcus La Grange (RSA)
|
45.20 |
| 3. | Robert Maćkowiak (POL)
|
45.27 |
| 4. | Anderson Jorge dos Santos (BRA)
|
45.47 |
| 5. |  Karel Bláha (CZE)
|
45.82 |
| 6. |  Tomas Coman (IRL)
|
45.90 |
| — |  Yevgeniy Zyukov (UKR)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Alleyne Francique (GRN)
|
45.66 |
| 2. | Mark Richardson (GBR)
|
45.66 |
| 3. | Piotr Rysiukiewicz (POL)
|
45.92 |
| 4. |  Ezra Sambu (KEN)
|
46.18 |
| 5. |  Amin Badany Goma'a (EGY)
|
46.29 |
| 6. |  Alessandro Attene (ITA)
|
46.56 |
| 7. |  Kenji Tabata (JPN)
|
46.68 |
| 8. |  Carlton Fortune (SUR)
|
52.69 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hamdan O. Al-Bishi (KSA)
|
45.00 |
| 2. | Michael McDonald (JAM)
|
45.02 |
| 3. | Sugath Thilakaratne (SRI)
|
45.41 |
| 4. | Jerome Young (USA)
|
45.57 |
| 5. |  Ato Modibo (TRI)
|
45.82 |
| 6. | Takahiko Yamamura (JPN)
|
47.22 |
| 7. |  Alvaro James (CRC)
|
47.46 |
| 8. |  Youba Ould Mohamed (MTN)
|
47.87 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Eric Milazar (MRI)
|
45.94 |
| 2. | Piotr Długosielski (POL)
|
46.49 |
| 3. | Sanjay Ayre (JAM)
|
46.96 |
| 4. | Adriaan Botha (RSA)
|
47.32 |
| 5. |  Kenmore Hughes (ATG)
|
48.18 |
| 6. |  Meshaal Saad Al-Harbi (KUW)
|
48.19 |
| — |  Arnold Payne (ZIM)
|
DNF |
| — | Antonio Pettigrew (USA)
|
DQ |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Gregory Haughton (JAM)
|
45.54 |
| 2. | David Canal (ESP)
|
45.60 |
| 3. | Iwan Thomas (GBR)
|
45.92 |
| 4. | Christopher Brown (BAH)
|
46.01 |
| 5. |  Sunday Bada (NGR)
|
46.12 |
| 6. | Flávio Godoy (BRA)
|
46.13 |
| 7. |  Muhamad Zaiful Zainal Abidin (MAS)
|
46.46 |
| 8. |  Kerth Gumbs (AIA)
|
57.83 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ingo Schultz (GER)
|
45.11 |
| 2. | Leonard Byrd (USA)
|
45.35 |
| 3. | Shane Niemi (CAN)
|
45.41 |
| 4. | Jimisola Laursen (SWE)
|
45.54 |
| 5. | Rohan Pradeep Kumara (SRI)
|
46.46 |
| 6. |  Sofiane Labidi (TUN)
|
47.03 |
| 7. |  William Hernández (VEN)
|
47.26 |
| 8. |  Bheki Malima (SWZ)
|
49.61 |
| RANK | HEAT 7 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Malik Louahla (ALG)
|
45.13 |
| 2. | Hendrick Mokganyetsi (RSA)
|
45.15 |
| 3. | Marc Raquil (FRA)
|
45.55 |
| 4. |  Benjamin Youla (CGO)
|
45.92 |
| 5. | Jamie Baulch (GBR)
|
46.15 |
| 6. |  Dmitriy Golovastov (RUS)
|
46.22 |
| 7. | Jun Osakada (JPN)
|
46.86 |
| 8. |  Emmanuel De Lorenzi (MON)
|
55.57 |