1991 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres Hurdles event at the 1991 IAAF World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. There were a total number of 36 participating athletes, with five qualifying heats, two semi-finals and the final held on Tuesday August 27, 1991.
Schedule[edit]
- All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| Heats | |
|---|---|
| 25.08.1991 – 17:30h | |
| Semi-Finals | |
| 26.08.1991 – 18:45h | |
| Final | |
| 27.08.1991 – 18:00h |
Final[edit]
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Samuel Matete (ZAM)
|
47.64 |
|
 Winthrop Graham (JAM)
|
47.74 |
|
 Kriss Akabusi (GBR)
|
47.86 |
| 4. |  Kevin Young (USA)
|
48.01 |
| 5. | Danny Harris (USA)
|
48.46 |
| 6. | Derrick Adkins (USA)
|
49.28 |
| 7. |  Erick Keter (KEN)
|
49.99 |
| 8. |  Niklas Wallenlind (SWE)
|
50.28 |
Semi-finals[edit]
- Held on Monday 1991-08-26
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Danny Harris (USA)
|
48.21 |
| 2. | Winthrop Graham (JAM)
|
48.31 |
| 3. | Derrick Adkins (USA)
|
49.37 |
| 4. | Niklas Wallenlind (SWE)
|
49.81 |
| 5. |  Eronilde de Araujo (BRA)
|
49.91 |
| 6. |  Shunji Karube (JPN)
|
49.94 |
| 7. | Gideon Yego (KEN)
|
50.07 |
| 8. |  Fabrizio Mori (ITA)
|
50.70 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kriss Akabusi (GBR)
|
47.91 |
| 2. | Samuel Matete (ZAM)
|
48.30 |
| 3. | Kevin Young (USA)
|
48.39 |
| 4. | Erick Keter (KEN)
|
48.47 |
| 5. |  Vladimir Budko (URS)
|
49.53 |
| 6. | Sven Nylander (SWE)
|
49.59 |
| 7. |  Domingo Cordero (PUR)
|
49.86 |
| 8. | Pedro Chiamulera (BRA)
|
50.02 |
Qualifying heats[edit]
- Held on Sunday 1991-08-25
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Danny Harris (USA)
|
48.32 |
| 2. | Erick Keter (KEN)
|
48.62 |
| 3. | Fabrizio Mori (ITA)
|
48.92 |
| 4. |  Amadou Dia Ba (SEN)
|
49.77 |
| 5. |  Olaf Hense (GER)
|
50.44 |
| 6. |  Pedro Rodrigues (POR)
|
50.50 |
| 7. |  Marc Dollendorf (BEL)
|
51.45 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kriss Akabusi (GBR)
|
48.79 |
| 2. | Vladimir Budko (URS)
|
49.26 |
| 3. | Eronilde de Araujo (BRA)
|
49.60 |
| 4. | Niklas Wallenlind (SWE)
|
49.77 |
| 5. | Kazuhiko Yamazaki (JPN)
|
49.97 |
| 6. | Michael Grün (GER)
|
50.30 |
| 7. |  Ghulam Abbas (PAK)
|
52.83 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kevin Young (USA)
|
49.08 |
| 2. | Gideon Yego (KEN)
|
49.59 |
| 3. | Pedro Chiamulera (BRA)
|
49.67 |
| 4. | Yoshihiko Saito (JPN)
|
49.89 |
| 5. | Alain Cuypers (BEL)
|
50.21 |
| 6. |  Antonio Smith (VEN)
|
50.59 |
| 7. | Carsten Köhrbrück (GER)
|
50.88 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Winthrop Graham (JAM)
|
49.13 |
| 2. | Sven Nylander (SWE)
|
49.61 |
| 3. |  Krasimir Demirev (BUL)
|
49.77 |
| 4. |  Jozef Kucej (TCH)
|
49.93 |
| 5. | Paolo Bellino (ITA)
|
50.74 |
| 6. |  Ahmed Abdelhalim Ghanem (EGY)
|
50.98 |
| 7. |  Sylvain Moreau (FRA)
|
51.26 |
| 8. |  Hamed Ziad Abou (SYR)
|
51.57 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Samuel Matete (ZAM)
|
49.13 |
| 2. | Derrick Adkins (USA)
|
49.40 |
| 3. | Shunji Karube (JPN)
|
49.57 |
| 4. | Domingo Cordero (PUR)
|
49.60 |
| 5. |  Mark Jackson (CAN)
|
50.13 |
| 6. |  Leigh Miller (AUS)
|
51.76 |
| — | Gideon Biwott (KEN)
|
DSQ |
See also[edit]
- 1988 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Seoul)
- 1990 Men's European Championships 400m Hurdles (Split)
- 1992 Men's Olympic 400m Hurdles (Barcelona)