2013 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Luzhniki Stadium on 12–15 August.
In the second semifinal, it took Emir Bekrić a new Serbian national record to get the second automatic qualifier behind Michael Tinsley. The third semifinal was fast, with the now 35-year-old double Olympic and World Champion Félix Sánchez chasing Omar Cisneros' new world leading time. "The Dictator's" 48.10 season best took the Masters M35 world record from Danny McFarlane.
In the [|final] Kerron Clement was out like a rocket, first over the first barrier, but long strides in lane one don't usually work out. Down the backstretch Tinsley asserted himself and by the fifth hurdle was clearly the leader with Cisneros the next in line. At the back were Bekrić and Sanchez. Through the turn Javier Culson then Jehue Gordon tried to make up ground on Tinsley. Gordon broke away and passed Tinsley over the last hurdle with the momentum. Going into the line it looked like Gordon had the step but Tinsley worked his way back into first. In one of the best dives of modern time, Gordon snatched the win, then one step later falling to the track. Bekrić might have been the fastest finisher, coming from fifth place to third on the final straight setting a second national record at 48.05
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:| World record | 46.78 |  Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 | |
| Championship record | 47.18 |  Stuttgart, Germany | 19 August 1993 | |
| World Leading | 47.96 |  Des Moines, IA, United States | 22 June 2013 | |
| African Record | 47.10 |  Zürich, Switzerland | 7 August 1991 | |
| Asian Record | 47.53 |  Sydney, Australia | 27 September 2000 | |
| North, Central American and Caribbean record | 46.78 | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 | |
| South American Record | 47.84 |  Helsinki, Finland | 7 August 2005 | |
| European Record | 47.37 | Lausanne, Switzerland | 5 July 1995 | |
| Oceanian record | 48.28 | Atlanta, GA, United States | 31 July 1996 |
Qualification standards
Schedule
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 4 fastest advanced to the [|semifinals].| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | 3 | Michael Tinsley | 49.07 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | 8 | Emir Bekrić | 49.16 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | 7 | Félix Sánchez | 49.20 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | Timofey Chalyy | 49.33 | Q | |
| 5 | 4 | 6 | Mamadou Kassé Hanne | 49.33 | Q | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Kerron Clement | 49.43 | Q | |
| 7 | 4 | 3 | Leford Green | 49.45 | Q | |
| 8 | 5 | 5 | Jehue Gordon | 49.52 | Q | |
| 9 | 5 | 7 | Isa Phillips | 49.57 | Q | |
| 10 | 3 | 6 | Annsert Whyte | 49.63 | Q | |
| 10 | 5 | 8 | Rasmus Mägi | 49.63 | Q | |
| 12 | 1 | 4 | Cornel Fredericks | 49.66 | Q | |
| 12 | 1 | 6 | Sebastian Rodger | 49.66 | q | |
| 14 | 4 | 8 | Bershawn Jackson | 49.76 | Q | |
| 15 | 5 | 6 | Eric Alejandro | 49.79 | Q | |
| 16 | 5 | 4 | Dai Greene | 49.79 | q | |
| 17 | 1 | 5 | Tristan Thomas | 49.80 | q | |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | Rhys Williams | 49.85 | Q | |
| 19 | 2 | 6 | Omar Cisneros | 49.87 | Q | |
| 20 | 2 | 4 | Javier Culson | 49.91 | Q | |
| 21 | 2 | 2 | Takayuki Kishimoto | 49.96 | Q | |
| 22 | 5 | 3 | Mahau Suguimati | 50.00 | q | |
| 23 | 2 | 5 | Mickaël François | 50.02 | Q | |
| 23 | 3 | 5 | Denis Kudryavtsev | 50.02 | ||
| 25 | 2 | 8 | L.J. van Zyl | 50.05 | ||
| 26 | 1 | 2 | Yoann Décimus | 50.21 | ||
| 27 | 4 | 1 | Jeffery Gibson | 50.25 | Q | |
| 28 | 3 | 4 | Andrés Silva | 50.48 | SB | |
| 29 | 4 | 5 | Yasuhiro Fueki | 50.66 | ||
| 30 | 2 | 7 | Miloud Rahmani | 50.79 | ||
| 31 | 3 | 8 | PC Beneke | 51.14 | ||
| 32 | 5 | 2 | Takatoshi Abe | 51.41 | ||
| 33 | 4 | 4 | Mowen Boino | 51.49 | SB | |
| 34 | 4 | 7 | Eric Cray | 52.45 | ||
| 35 | 2 | 3 | Maoulida Daroueche | 53.28 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Jacques Frisch | ||||
| 4 | 2 | Silvio Schirrmeister |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 2 in each heat and the next 2 fastest advanced to the final.| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | 5 | Omar Cisneros | 47.93 | Q, WL | |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | Félix Sánchez | 48.10 | Q, SB | |
| 2 | 1 | 6 | Jehue Gordon | 48.10 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Kerron Clement | 48.21 | q | |
| 5 | 2 | 4 | Michael Tinsley | 48.31 | Q | |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Emir Bekrić | 48.36 | Q, NR, EL | |
| 7 | 1 | 4 | Javier Culson | 48.42 | Q | |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Mamadou Kassé Hanne | 48.69 | q | |
| 9 | 1 | 7 | Cornel Fredericks | 48.85 | ||
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Leford Green | 48.88 | SB | |
| 11 | 3 | 3 | Annsert Whyte | 49.17 | PB | |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Dai Greene | 49.25 | ||
| 13 | 1 | 3 | Isa Phillips | 49.28 | SB | |
| 14 | 2 | 8 | Rhys Williams | 49.29 | ||
| 15 | 1 | 2 | Sebastian Rodger | 49.32 | ||
| 16 | 3 | 8 | Rasmus Mägi | 49.42 | ||
| 17 | 3 | 7 | Eric Alejandro | 49.44 | SB | |
| 18 | 1 | 1 | Tristan Thomas | 49.91 | ||
| 19 | 2 | 6 | Timofey Chalyy | 50.06 | ||
| 20 | 2 | 1 | Mahau Suguimati | 50.27 | ||
| 21 | 3 | 1 | Jeffery Gibson | 50.51 | ||
| 22 | 2 | 2 | Mickaël François | 50.58 | ||
| 2 | 7 | Takayuki Kishimoto | R 168.7 | |||
| 1 | 8 | Bershawn Jackson |
Final
The final was started at 21:00.| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| 6 | Jehue Gordon | 47.69 | NR, WL | ||
| 3 | Michael Tinsley | 47.70 | PB | ||
| 8 | Emir Bekrić | 48.05 | NR, ЕL | ||
| 4 | 5 | Omar Cisneros | 48.12 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Félix Sánchez | 48.22 | ||
| 6 | 7 | Javier Culson | 48.38 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Mamadou Kassé Hanne | 48.68 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Kerron Clement | 49.08 |