Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2006 Asian Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Khalifa International Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | December 9, 2006–December 10, 2006 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 10 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 400 metres hurdles competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 9 and 10 December 2006 at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 9 December 2006 | 16:10 | 1st round |
| Sunday, 10 December 2006 | 17:30 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  Kevin Young (USA) |
46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| Asian Record |  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) |
47.53 | Sydney, Australia | 27 September 2000 |
| Games Record |  Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA) |
48.42 | Busan, South Korea | 8 October 2002 |
Results
- Legend
- DNS — Did not start
1st round
- Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenji Narisako (JPN)
|
50.69 | Q |
| 2 |  Yevgeniy Meleshenko (KAZ)
|
51.27 | Q |
| 3 | Bandar Sharahili (KSA)
|
52.10 | Q |
| 4 |  Aleksey Pogorelov (KGZ)
|
52.31 | q |
| 5 |  Ali Hazer (LIB)
|
55.55 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naohiro Kawakita (JPN)
|
50.44 | Q |
| 2 |  Meng Yan (CHN)
|
50.64 | Q |
| 3 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA)
|
50.87 | Q |
| 4 |  Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT)
|
51.28 | q |
| 5 |  Allah Ditta (PAK)
|
53.16 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Kenji Narisako (JPN)
|
48.78 | |
|
Meng Yan (CHN)
|
49.26 | |
|
Naohiro Kawakita (JPN)
|
50.19 | |
| 4 | Yevgeniy Meleshenko (KAZ)
|
50.57 | |
| 5 | Hadi Soua'an Al-Somaily (KSA)
|
50.69 | |
| 6 | Aleksey Pogorelov (KGZ)
|
52.20 | |
| 7 | Bandar Sharahili (KSA)
|
1:07.94 | |
| — | Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT)
|
DNS |