Fastest run 400 metres (male)
- 纪录保持者
- Wayde Van Niekerk
- 纪录成绩
- 43.03 second(s)
- 地点
- Brazil
- 打破时间
- 14 August 2016
The fastest 400 metres run by a male athlete is 43.03 seconds, achieved by Wayde van Niekerk (South Africa) at the 2016 Olympic Games, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 14 August 2016
The previous record set by Michael Johnson had stood since 1999.
Wayde won gold in the event with the new world record achieved in the final.