<page_title> Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres </page_title> <section_title> Semifinal 1 </section_title> <table> <cell> 1 <col_header> Rank </col_header> </cell> <cell> Kirani James <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 44.02 <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> <cell> Q, SB <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> <cell> LaShawn Merritt <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 44.21 <col_header> Time </col_header> </cell> </table>
In the semi-finals, James had a season's best time of 44.02 to win the round nearly two tenths ahead of Merritt.