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
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
John Sherwood |
William Koskei |
Charles Kipkemboi Yego |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Sherwood | | 51.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Charles Kipkemboi Yego | | 51.8 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Roger Johnson |  | 51.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | William Taylor |  | 54.4 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Norman Brinkworth |  | 55.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Henry Jackson |  | 1:00.4 | |
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| 1 | 2 | John Akii-Bua | | 51.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bill Gairdner | | 52.3 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gary Knoke | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 52.4 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | David Scharer | | 52.5 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | John Lewis | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 53.4 | q |
| 6 | 2 | Tony Harper |  | 53.6 | q |
| 7 | 2 | Raymond Lweendo | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 55.6 | |
| 8 | 2 | John Kinahan |  | 55.8 | |
| 1 | 3 | William Koskei | | 51.3 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Tony Collins | | 52.4 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | James Grant | | 52.5 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Kingsley Agbabokha |  | 53.1 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Andrew Webb | | 53.5 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Wilfred Kailema | | 54.2 | q |
| 7 | 3 | Brian Donnelly | | 54.5 | |
| 8 | 3 | Roger Richardson | | 54.8 |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Sherwood | | 51.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | John Akii-Bua | | 51.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Kingsley Agbabokha | | 52.1 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Bill Gairdner | | 52.1 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | James Grant | | 52.2 | |
| 6 | 1 | William Taylor | | 52.2 | |
| 7 | 1 | John Lewis | | 52.4 | |
| 8 | 1 | Wilfred Kailema | | 54.6 | |
| 1 | 2 | William Koskei | | 51.3 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Charles Kipkemboi Yego | | 51.7 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gary Knoke | | 51.75 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | David Scharer | | 51.9 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Roger Johnson | | 52.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Tony Collins | | 52.9 | |
| 7 | 2 | Andrew Webb | | 53.0 | |
| 8 | 2 | Tony Harper | | 53.1 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 5 | John Sherwood | | 50.03 | |
 | 4 | William Koskei | | 50.15 | |
 | 2 | Charles Kipkemboi Yego | | 50.19 | |
| 4 | 7 | John Akii-Bua | | 51.1 | |
| 5 | 1 | David Scharer | | 51.17 | |
| 6 | 5 | Bill Gairdner | | 51.6 | |
| 7 | 8 | Kingsley Agbabokha | | 51.6 | |
| 8 | 3 | Gary Knoke | | 52.13 |
References
- "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- Heats results (p9)
- Semifinals results (p11)
- Australian results
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