title: Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
text: # Athletics at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
  
  The men's 400 metres hurdles competition at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand was held on 15–17 December at the Thammasat Stadium.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
  
  | Date | Time | Event |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tuesday, 15 December 1998 | 17:40 | Heats |
  | Thursday, 17 December 1998 | 15:40 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Legend
  
  * DNF — Did not finish
  
  ### Heats
  
  * Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Hideaki Kawamura (JPN) | 49.92 | Q |
  | 2 | Chen Tien-wen (TPE) | 50.15 | Q |
  | 3 | Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT) | 51.23 | Q |
  | 4 | Harijan Ratnayake (SRI) | 51.41 | q |
  | 5 | Wirat Sarad (THA) | 51.81 | q |
  | 6 | Hamid Reza Fardinpour (IRI) | 51.94 | |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Yoshihiko Saito (JPN) | 50.36 | Q |
  | 2 | Abdullah Sabt Ghulam (UAE) | 50.92 | Q |
  | 3 | Zahirudin Al-Najem (SYR) | 51.21 | Q |
  | 4 | Jirachai Linglom (THA) | 51.85 | |
  | 5 | Lin Chin-fu (TPE) | 52.00 | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Time |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Hideaki Kawamura (JPN) | 49.59 |
  | | Yoshihiko Saito (JPN) | 49.94 |
  | | Chen Tien-wen (TPE) | 50.46 |
  | 4 | Wirat Sarad (THA) | 50.85 |
  | 5 | Harijan Ratnayake (SRI) | 50.93 |
  | 6 | Zahirudin Al-Najem (SYR) | 51.04 |
  | — | Mubarak Al-Nubi (QAT) | DNF |
  | DQ | Abdullah Sabt Ghulam (UAE) | 51.51 |
  
  * Abdullah Sabt Ghulam of the United Arab Emirates originally finished 7th, but was later disqualified after he tested positive for Ephedrine.
  