Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 17–19 August.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Jeshua Anderson |
Takayuki Kishimoto |
Kurt Couto |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jeshua Anderson | 49.78 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Michaël Bultheel | 49.87 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 1 | Aleksey Pogorelov | 50.71 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | João Ferreira | 50.88 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Gabriel El Hanbli | 50.92 | Q | |
| 6 | 4 | Richard Davenport | 51.08 | Q | |
| 7 | 2 | Kurt Couto | 51.14 | Q | |
| 8 | 2 | Niall Flannery | 51.25 | Q | |
| 9 | 5 | Takatoshi Abe | 51.27 | Q | |
| 10 | 3 | Takayuki Kishimoto | 51.29 | Q | |
| 11 | 4 | Emir Bekrić | 51.46 | Q | |
| 12 | 1 | Chen Dayu | 51.50 | q | |
| 13 | 5 | Jorge Paula | 51.52 | Q | |
| 14 | 2 | Rasmus Mägi | 51.55 | Q | |
| 15 | 2 | Silvestras Guogis | 51.65 | q, SB | |
| 16 | 3 | Nils Duerinck | 51.69 | Q | |
| 17 | 3 | Viacheslav Sakaev | 51.71 | Q | |
| 18 | 5 | Leonardo Capotosti | 51.86 | Q | |
| 19 | 4 | Giacomo Panizza | 51.91 | Q | |
| 20 | 4 | Pieter Beneke | 51.92 | Q | |
| 21 | 5 | Johannes Maritz | 52.22 | Q | |
| 22 | 1 | Robert Dwumfour | 52.24 | q, SB | |
| 22 | 5 | Fausto Santini | 52.24 | q | |
| 24 | 1 | Lee Roy Bock | 52.35 | PB | |
| 25 | 4 | Marko Macuh | 52.37 | ||
| 26 | 3 | Chen Chieh | 52.39 | Q | |
| 27 | 3 | Atilla Nagy | 52.42 | ||
| 28 | 2 | Jonathan Puemi | 52.63 | ||
| 29 | 3 | Aarne Nirk | 52.93 | ||
| 30 | 4 | Choi Suchang | 54.09 | ||
| 31 | 5 | Michael Cochrane | 55.98 | ||
| 32 | 3 | Abdou Ahmed Masrahi | 56.73 | ||
| 2 | Mohammed Ali Dakkam | DQ | 168.7b |
Semifinals

Qualification: First 2 of each semifinal (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Takayuki Kishimoto | 49.53 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Emir Bekrić | 49.55 | Q, NR | |
| 3 | 2 | Kurt Couto | 49.68 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Jeshua Anderson | 49.72 | Q | |
| 5 | 2 | Michaël Bultheel | 49.88 | q | |
| 6 | 3 | Richard Davenport | 49.89 | Q | |
| 7 | 3 | Jorge Paula | 49.99 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | João Ferreira | 50.07 | q, PB | |
| 9 | 1 | Rasmus Mägi | 50.14 | PB | |
| 10 | 1 | Aleksey Pogorelov | 50.50 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Nils Duerinck | 50.80 | ||
| 12 | 2 | Pieter Beneke | 50.82 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Takatoshi Abe | 50.96 | ||
| 14 | 3 | Gabriel El Hanbli | 51.00 | ||
| 15 | 2 | Viacheslav Sakaev | 51.18 | ||
| 16 | 1 | Leonardo Capotosti | 51.19 | ||
| 17 | 3 | Chen Dayu | 51.30 | ||
| 18 | 3 | Silvestras Guogis | 51.32 | SB | |
| 19 | 3 | Giacomo Panizza | 51.47 | ||
| 20 | 1 | Chen Chieh | 51.49 | ||
| 21 | 1 | Fausto Santini | 51.77 | ||
| 21 | 2 | Robert Dwumfour | 51.77 | SB | |
| 23 | 2 | Johannes Maritz | 51.94 | ||
| 24 | 2 | Niall Flannery | 53.86 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Jeshua Anderson | 49.03 | |||
| 5 | Takayuki Kishimoto | 49.52 | |||
| 4 | Kurt Couto | 49.61 | |||
| 4 | 2 | João Ferreira | 49.63 | PB | |
| 5 | 3 | Richard Davenport | 49.98 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Emir Bekrić | 50.20 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Jorge Paula | 50.69 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Michaël Bultheel | 54.39 |
