The men's 400 metres hurdles was held over two rounds at the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary on 12 and 13 September 2026. It was the first time the World Ultimate Championship is held. Athletes qualified by wildcard or by their world ranking.
Background + Global records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record 45.94 Tokyo, Japan 3 August 2021 45.80 Zurich, Switzerland 27 August 2026 World lead
+ Area records before the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship Record Athlete (nation) Location Date African record 47.10 Zürich, Switzerland 7 August 1991 Asian record 46.98 Paris, France 30 June 2018 European record 45.94 Tokyo, Japan 3 August 2021 North, Central American,and Caribbean record 46.17 Oceanian record 48.28 Atlanta, United States 31 July 1996 South American record 45.80 Zurich, Switzerland 27 August 2026
Qualification For the 400 metres hurdles, sixteen athletes qualified, up to three by wildcard for winners of the event at the 2024 Summer Olympic, the 2025 World Athletics Championships, or the 2026 Diamond League final and the others by their position at the World Athletics Rankings for the event on 3 September 2026.
Results Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 12 September at 19:57 (UTC+2). First 4 of each heat (Q) qualified to the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6 Alison dos Santos 47.25 2 3 Rai Benjamin 47.49 3 5 Emil Agyekum 47.75 4 7 Abderrahman Samba 47.83 5 2 Oskar Edlund 48.13 6 9 Matic Ian Guček 48.17 7 4 Yeral Núñez 48.27 8 8 Trevor Bassitt 48.59
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Karsten Warholm 47.68 2 6 Ezekiel Nathaniel 47.75 3 7 Matheus Lima 47.91 4 9 İsmail Nezir 48.01 , 5 4 Bassem Hemeida 48.12 6 3 Kemorena Tisang 49.21 2 Owe Fischer-Breiholz 8 Caleb Dean
Final The final was held on 13 September at 18:36 (UTC+2).
Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 7 Alison dos Santos 45.98 2 6 Rai Benjamin 46.40 3 8 Karsten Warholm 46.78 4 9 Emil Agyekum 47.10 5 3 Abderrahman Samba 47.78 6 5 Ezekiel Nathaniel 48.23 7 4 Matheus Lima 48.67 8 2 İsmail Nezir 49.04
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