<page_title> Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres </page_title> <section_title> Final </section_title> <table> <cell> Steve Lewis (USA) <col_header> FINAL </col_header> </cell> <cell> 43.87 <col_header> TIME </col_header> </cell> <cell> Butch Reynolds (USA) <col_header> FINAL </col_header> </cell> </table>
Lewis was leading with a time of 43.87sec and Reynolds charging back at him.