Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 18, 20 and 21 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 440 yards hurdles.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
John Sherwood
 England
William Koskei
 Uganda
Charles Kipkemboi Yego
 Kenya

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11John Sherwood England51.6Q
21Charles Kipkemboi Yego Kenya51.8Q
31Roger Johnson New Zealand51.9Q
41William Taylor Scotland54.4Q
51Norman Brinkworth Pakistan55.3
61Henry Jackson Jamaica1:00.4
1Rich McDonald CanadaDNF
12John Akii-Bua Uganda51.8Q
22Bill Gairdner Canada52.3Q
32Gary Knoke Australia52.4Q
42David Scharer England52.5Q
52John Lewis Wales53.4q
62Tony Harper Bermuda53.6q
72Raymond Lweendo Zambia55.6
82John Kinahan Northern Ireland55.8
13William Koskei Uganda51.3Q
23Tony Collins England52.4Q
33James Grant Jamaica52.5Q
43Kingsley Agbabokha Nigeria53.1Q
53Andrew Webb Scotland53.5q
63Wilfred Kailema Kenya54.2q
73Brian Donnelly Canada54.5
83Roger Richardson Wales54.8

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11John Sherwood England51.5Q
21John Akii-Bua Uganda51.9Q
31Kingsley Agbabokha Nigeria52.1Q
41Bill Gairdner Canada52.1Q
51James Grant Jamaica52.2
61William Taylor Scotland52.2
71John Lewis Wales52.4
81Wilfred Kailema Kenya54.6
12William Koskei Uganda51.3Q
22Charles Kipkemboi Yego Kenya51.7Q
32Gary Knoke Australia51.75Q
42David Scharer England51.9Q
52Roger Johnson New Zealand52.0
62Tony Collins England52.9
72Andrew Webb Scotland53.0
82Tony Harper Bermuda53.1

Final

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
5John Sherwood England50.03
4William Koskei Uganda50.15
2Charles Kipkemboi Yego Kenya50.19
47John Akii-Bua Uganda51.1
51David Scharer England51.17
65Bill Gairdner Canada51.6
78Kingsley Agbabokha Nigeria51.6
83Gary Knoke Australia52.13

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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