| Men's 400 metres at the 2002 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | City of Manchester Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates |
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| Competitors | 48 from 26 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 45.07 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2002 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 |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 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 | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
| Para-athletics | ||
| 100 m blind | men | |
| 800 m wheelchair | women | |
The men's 400 metres event at the 2002 Commonwealth Games took place between 26 and 28 July at the City of Manchester Stadium in Manchester, England. Michael Blackwood won the gold medal with a time of 45.07 seconds giving Jamaica its second victory in the event after Bert Cameron claimed the title in 1982. Canadian Shane Niemi placed second, taking the silver medal in 45.09. He finished ahead of world champion Avard Moncur of the Bahamas who won the bronze. [1] [2]
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This was the ninth running of the 400 metres event at the Commonwealth Games after converting to metric at the 1970 Edinburgh Games. A 440 yard event was contested between 1930 and 1966. 48 competitors from 26 nations entered the event. [3] The 1999 world indoor champion Jamie Baulch withdrew from the event as he had failed to recover from a hamstring injury. His Welsh team mate and defending champion Iwan Thomas also chose not to contest the event. [4] [5] [6] However, both men were part of the quartet who won silver the 4 × 400 metres relay held later in the meet. [7] Mark Richardson, the silver medallist from Kuala Lumpur, withdrew from the Games in June due to an achilles injury. [8] Sri Lankan Sugath Thilakaratne, who won the bronze four year prior, narrowly missed reaching the final, finishing sixth in the second semi final. [9] The other notable absentee was Greg Haughton, the Olympic and world bronze medallist who missed the Games over a dispute with the Jamaica Athletics Administrative Association. [6] [10]
