Men's 400 metres at the Commonwealth Games |
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Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | women |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | women |
3000 m | women | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
100 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | women |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
30 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Pentathlon | women | |
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 400 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Rick Mitchell Australia | Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago | Glenn Bogue Canada |
Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.
Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Held on 7 August
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Fred Sowerby | Antigua and Barbuda | 46.86 | Q |
2 | 1 | Joseph Coombs | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.87 | Q |
3 | 1 | Richard Ashton | England | 46.88 | Q |
3 | 2 | Rick Mitchell | Australia | 46.88 | Q |
5 | 2 | Glen Cohen | England | 47.00 | Q |
6 | 1 | Brian Saunders | Canada | 47.32 | Q |
6 | 2 | Glenn Bogue | Canada | 47.32 | Q |
8 | 1 | David Jenkins | Scotland | 47.37 | |
9 | 1 | Chum Darvall | Australia | 47.41 | |
10 | 2 | Mike Solomon | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.61 | Q |
11 | 1 | Clyde Edwards | Barbados | 47.62 | |
12 | 2 | Joel Ngetich | Kenya | 47.64 | |
13 | 2 | Terry Whitehead | England | 47.85 | |
14 | 2 | Rayfield Beaton | Guyana | 48.05 | |
15 | 2 | Bevan Smith | New Zealand | 48.25 | |
16 | 1 | Washington Njiri | Kenya | 48.55 |
Held on 7 August
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Rick Mitchell | Australia | 46.34 | ||
Joseph Coombs | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.54 | ||
Glenn Bogue | Canada | 46.63 | ||
4 | Mike Solomon | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.97 | |
5 | Glen Cohen | England | 46.99 | |
6 | Richard Ashton | England | 47.32 | |
7 | Fred Sowerby | Antigua and Barbuda | 47.51 | |
8 | Brian Saunders | Canada | 48.01 |
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The women's 200 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The men's 400 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
The women's 400 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 3 and 4 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
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The women's 800 metres event at the 1982 Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 7 October at the QE II Stadium in Brisbane, Australia.
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The men's 100 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The women's 100 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 200 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The women's 200 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The women's 400 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The men's 800 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The women's 800 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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