1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 400 metres
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The men's 400 metres event at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 7–9.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Sunday Bada Nigeria |
Jamie Baulch Great Britain |
Shunji Karube Japan |
Results
Heats
First 2 of each heat (Q) and next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[1]
Semifinals
First 2 of each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jamie Baulch | Great Britain | 46.02 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Sunday Bada | Nigeria | 46.06 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 2 | Derek Mills |  United States | 46.14 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Shunji Karube | Japan | 46.16 | Q, NR |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Hylton | Great Britain | 46.19 | |
| 6 | 1 | Troy McIntosh |  Bahamas | 46.20 | Q, NR |
| 7 | 3 | Robert Maćkowiak |  Poland | 46.22 | Q, SB |
| 8 | 3 | Sanderlei Parrela |  Brazil | 46.33 | AR |
| 9 | 3 | Ruslan Mashchenko |  Russia | 46.42 | |
| 10 | 1 | Alejandro Cárdenas |  Mexico | 46.50 | |
| 11 | 1 | Deon Minor | United States | 46.68 | |
| 12 | 2 | Linval Laird |  Jamaica | 47.01 | |
| 13 | 3 | Mathias Rusterholz |  Switzerland | 47.16 | |
| 14 | 2 | Dusán Kovács |  Hungary | 47.23 | |
| 15 | 2 | Shigekazu Ōmori | Japan | 47.34 | |
| 16 | 1 | Marco Vaccari |  Italy | 47.54 | |
| 17 | 1 | Antonio Andrés |  Spain | 47.71 | |
| 18 | 3 | Kjell Provost |  Belgium | 48.30 |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Sunday Bada | Nigeria | 45.51 | AR |
 | Jamie Baulch | Great Britain | 45.62 | |
 | Shunji Karube | Japan | 45.76 | AR |
| 4 | Robert Maćkowiak | Poland | 45.94 | SB |
| 5 | Derek Mills | United States | 46.30 | |
| Troy McIntosh | Bahamas | DNF |