The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2025 Summer World University Games was held in Bochum, Germany, at Lohrheidestadion on 21, 22 and 23 July.
Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: Record Athlete (nation) Location Date Games record 48.09 Beijing, China 31 August 2001
Results Heats First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Ryan Matulonis 50.51 2 Berke Akçam 50.55 3 Mori Ruchit 50.58 , 4 50.69 5 Ben Tilson 50.86 , 6 Gustav Karlsson 53.26
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Ryosuke Takahashi 50.20 2 50.27 3 Duarte Fernandes 50.38 , 4 50.50 5 David Moulongou 52.24 6 Byron Preciado 53.11 7 Jordan Pace 55.43 8 Muhammad Fakrul 1:11.87
Heat 3 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 50.43 2 50.91 3 Wernich van Rensburg 51.35 4 Azzam Ibrahim Abu Bakr 53.41 5 Jose Manuel Higuera 53.82 6 Chi Chong Cheong 54.24 7 Andres Ruiz 56.00
Heat 4 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Syota Fuchigami 50.16 2 Patrik Dömötör 50.55 3 Nahom Yirga 50.73 4 Csaba Molnár 50.91 5 An Seong Jung 52.31 6 Henri Ilves 53.89 7 Ova Thandalge 57.90
Semi-finals First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
Heat 1 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Berke Akçam 49.68 2 Patrik Dömötör 49.69 3 Ryosuke Takahashi 49.95 4 49.97 5 Nahom Yirga 50.23 6 Csaba Molnár 50.92 7 Mori Ruchit 51.04 8 Ben Tilson 51.69
Heat 2 Place Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 Duarte Fernandes 49.51 , 2 49.61 3 Ryan Matulonis 49.69 4 49.74 , 5 Syota Fuchigami 49.95 6 50.65 7 51.33— Wernich van Rensburg
Final Place Athlete Nation Time Notes Berke Akçam 49.29 Ryan Matulonis 49.38 Patrik Dömötör 49.45 4 Ryosuke Takahashi 49.60 5 50.05 6 Syota Fuchigami 50.45 7 Duarte Fernandes 50.77 8 51.96
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