Defending champion Kirani James ran a season best in the Olympic final but oh boy !
World Champion Wayde van Niekerk running in lane 8 set a new world record and
came so close to the first ever sub 43 second run. Some consolation for Kirani was
the fact he beat LaShawn Merritt.
2016 Olympic Games men's 400m final. Rio de Janeiro.
| 1. |
Wayde van Niekerk
|
South Africa
|
43.03 |
World Record |
| 2. |
Kirani James |
Grenada |
43.76
|
SB
|
| 3. |
LaShawn Merritt |
United States |
43.85
|
SB
|
| 4. |
Machel Cedenio |
Trinidad and Tobago |
44.01
|
NR
|
| 5. |
Karabo Sibanda |
Botswana |
44.25
|
PB
|
| 6. |
Ali Khamis |
Bahrain |
44.36
|
NR
|
| 7. |
Bralon Taplin |
Grenada |
44.45
|
|
| 8. |
Matthew Hudson-Smith |
Great Britain |
44.61
|
|