<page_title> 2011 World Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres </page_title> <section_title> Heats </section_title> <table> <cell> 3 <col_header> Heat </col_header> </cell> <cell> LaShawn Merritt <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 44.35 <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> Q, WL <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
In qualifying, Merritt ran the 2011 world leading time of 44.35 in heat 3.