1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres event at the 1987 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis on 6 and 7 March.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Antonio McKay United States | Roberto Hernández Cuba | Michael Franks United States |
Results
Heats
The first 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Roberto Hernández | Cuba | 46.57 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Arjen Visserman |  Netherlands | 46.73 | Q, NR |
| 3 | 3 | John Anzrah |  Kenya | 46.96 | q, NR |
| 4 | 3 | Allan Ingraham |  Bahamas | 46.96 | q, NR |
| 5 | 1 | Antonio McKay | United States | 47.33 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Paul Harmsworth |  Great Britain | 47.33 | Q |
| 7 | 4 | Mark Henrich |  West Germany | 47.35 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | Momchil Kharizanov |  Bulgaria | 47.44 | q |
| 9 | 3 | Moses Ugbisie |  Nigeria | 47.47 | q |
| 10 | 4 | Elvis Forde |  Barbados | 47.49 | Q |
| 11 | 2 | Michael Franks | United States | 47.54 | Q |
| 12 | 2 | Ian Morris |  Trinidad and Tobago | 47.57 | Q |
| 13 | 2 | Mauro Zuliani |  Italy | 47.67 | |
| 14 | 2 | David Kitur | Kenya | 47.90 | |
| 15 | 4 | Sunday Uti | Nigeria | 48.18 | |
| 16 | 4 | Ahmed Abdelhalim Ghanem |  Egypt | 48.25 | NR |
| 17 | 2 | Ahmed Hamada |  Bahrain | 49.15 | |
| 18 | 3 | Lenford O'Garro |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 49.84 | NR |
| 19 | 4 | Dawda Jallow |  Gambia | 50.00 | NR |
| 20 | 1 | Mohamed Nordin Jadi |  Malaysia | 50.34 | NR |
| 21 | 1 | Isidro del Prado |  Philippines | 50.49 |
Semifinals
First 3 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Ian Morris | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.69 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Antonio McKay | United States | 46.70 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Roberto Hernández | Cuba | 46.74 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Michael Franks | United States | 46.78 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands | 46.89 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Mark Henrich | West Germany | 46.89 | |
| 7 | 2 | Paul Harmsworth | Great Britain | 46.97 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Allan Ingraham | Bahamas | 47.06 | |
| 9 | 2 | Momchil Kharizanov | Bulgaria | 47.18 | |
| 10 | 1 | John Anzrah | Kenya | 47.35 | |
| 11 | 1 | Moses Ugbisie | Nigeria | 47.41 | |
| 12 | 2 | Elvis Forde | Barbados | 47.42 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Antonio McKay | United States | 45.98 | |
 | 5 | Roberto Hernández | Cuba | 46.09 | NR |
 | 2 | Michael Franks | United States | 46.19 | |
| 4 | 3 | Ian Morris | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.57 | |
| 5 | 6 | Paul Harmsworth | Great Britain | 46.59 | PB |
| 6 | 1 | Arjen Visserman | Netherlands | 47.11 |
