Athletics at the 1989 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1989 Summer Universiade was held at the Wedaustadion in Duisburg with the final on 26, 27, and 28 August 1989.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Roberto Hernández Cuba	Sérgio Menezes Brazil	Oliver Bridges United States

Results

Heats

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3	Sérgio Menezes	Brazil	46.33	Q
2	3	Howard Burnett	Jamaica	46.41	Q
1	4	Roberto Hernández	Cuba	46.00	Q
2	4	Felix Sandy	Sierra Leone	46.18	Q
3	4	Aivar Ojastu	Soviet Union	46.36	Q

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Lázaro Martínez	Cuba	45.87	Q
2	1	Sérgio Menezes	Brazil	46.03	Q
3	1	Felix Sandy	Sierra Leone	46.20	Q
4	1	Devon Morris	Jamaica	46.38	q
1	2	Roberto Hernández	Cuba	45.53	Q
2	2	Howard Burnett	Jamaica	46.03	Q
3	2	Oliver Bridges	United States	46.31	Q

Final

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Roberto Hernández	Cuba	45.42
	Sérgio Menezes	Brazil	45.66
	Oliver Bridges	United States	45.78
4	Lázaro Martínez	Cuba	45.92
5	Devon Morris	Jamaica	46.30
6	Aivar Ojastu	Soviet Union	46.66
7	Howard Burnett	Jamaica	46.89
	Felix Sandy	Sierra Leone	DNF