<page_title> Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres </page_title> <section_title> Records </section_title> <table> <cell> Wayde Van Niekerk (RSA) <col_header> Athlete </col_header> </cell> <cell> 43.03 s <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> WR <col_header> WR </col_header> </cell> </table>
Van Niekerk set a world record of 43.03 seconds.