| Men's 400 metres at the Commonwealth Games | 
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| Athletics at the 1982 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 | women | 
| 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 | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
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. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | 
| Bert Cameron  Jamaica | Rick Mitchell  Australia | Gary Minihan  Australia | 
Qualification: First 6 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Bert Cameron |  Jamaica | 45.78 | Q | 
| 2 | 1 | Todd Bennett |  England | 45.89 | Q | 
| 3 | 1 | Michael Okot |  Uganda | 46.12 | Q | 
| 4 | 1 | Greg Parker |  Australia | 46.22 | Q | 
| 5 | 2 | Phil Brown |  England | 46.45 | Q | 
| 6 | 1 | Tim Bethune |  Canada | 46.50 | q | 
| 7 | 2 | Gary Minihan |  Australia | 46.60 | Q | 
| 8 | 2 | Rick Mitchell |  Australia | 46.64 | Q | 
| 9 | 2 | James Atuti |  Kenya | 46.68 | Q | 
| 10 | 1 | Elisha Bitok |  Kenya | 46.74 | |
| 11 | 2 | John Anzrah |  Kenya | 46.82 | |
| 12 | 1 | Steven Scutt |  England | 46.91 | |
| 13 | 2 | Davison Lishebo |  Zambia | 47.11 | |
| 14 | 2 | Doug Hinds |  Canada | 47.30 | |
| 15 | 1 | Nikolaos Megalemos |  Cyprus | 47.47 | |
| 16 | 1 | Abu Alhassan |  Ghana | 47.82 | |
| 17 | 2 | John Okoye |  Nigeria | 47.85 | |
| 18 | 2 | Richard Louis |  Barbados | 48.49 | 
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | 3 | Bert Cameron |  Jamaica | 45.89 | |
|  | 6 | Rick Mitchell |  Australia | 46.61 | |
|  | 2 | Gary Minihan |  Australia | 46.68 | |
| 4 | 5 | Michael Okot |  Uganda | 46.81 | |
| 5 | 9 | Todd Bennett |  England | 47.06 | |
| 6 | 7 | Phil Brown |  England | 47.11 | |
| 7 | 4 | Tim Bethune |  Canada | 47.34 | |
| 8 | 1 | Greg Parker |  Australia | 47.57 | |
| 9 | 8 | James Atuti |  Kenya | 48.01 |