Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 23 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 event.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Charles Asati |
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Results
Heats
Held on 22 July
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hezekiah Nyamau | | 47.3 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Edwin Roberts |  | 47.3 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Martin Bilham |  | 48.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Larry Barton | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49.4 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Brian Cowley |  | 51.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Gerard Gangaram |  | 52.1 | |
| 1 | William Koskei |  | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Kent Bernard | | 48.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Julius Sang | | 49.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Leslie Miller | .svg.png){kind=small} | 49.3 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ghulam Qadir |  | 50.9 | Q |
| 2 | Tony Powell | | DNS | ||
| 2 | Joe Chivers |  | DNS | ||
| 2 | David Jenkins |  | DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | Charles Asati | | 46.7 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mamman Makama |  | 47.8 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Leighton Priestley |  | 48.9 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Tony Harper |  | 50.0 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | John Mottley | | 50.1 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Peter Ndovi |  | 50.1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Percy Coker |  | 52.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | Garth Case | | 48.7 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ian Gordon | | 49.7 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ray Gordon | | 50.1 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Charles Obilu | | 50.6 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Dave Griffiths | .svg.png){kind=small} | 50.6 | |
| 6 | 4 | Wilbert Moss | | 50.7 | |
| 7 | 4 | Nicodemus Maipambe | .svg.png){kind=small} | 50.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | Saimoni Tamani | | 47.3 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Musa Dogon Yaro | | 47.6 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Sam Bugri |  | 47.8 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Andrew Wood | | 48.0 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | Malcolm Yardley | | 50.7 | |
| 8 | 5 | Anthony Perera | .svg.png){kind=small} | 53.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Claver Kamanya |  | 47.2 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Ross Wilson | | 47.76 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Anthony Egwunyenga | | 48.6 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Fred Sowerby |  | 50.0 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Vikimbi Radebe |  | 50.9 | |
| 6 | 6 | Francisco Mvula | | 51.2 | |
| 6 | George Daniels | | DNS | ||
| 1 | 7 | Clifton Forbes | | 48.1 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Mike Hauck | | 48.7 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Daniel Oboth | | 48.7 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Gary Knoke | | 48.91 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Zuku Tofile | | 50.3 | |
| 7 | 7 | Patrick Francis | | 52.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | Gerard Carson | | 50.0 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Norman Brinkworth | | 49.6 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Andrew McKinney | | 49.7 | q |
Quarterfinals
Held on 22 July
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Edwin Roberts | | 46.2 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Clifton Forbes | | 46.6 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Mike Hauck | | 46.75 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Mamman Makama | | 47.0 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Andrew Wood | | 47.7 | |
| 6 | 1 | Ian Gordon | | 48.4 | |
| 7 | 1 | Charles Obilu | | 48.5 | |
| 8 | 1 | Norman Brinkworth | | 49.0 | |
| 1 | 2 | Claver Kamanya | | 46.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Julius Sang | | 46.8 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kent Bernard | | 46.8 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Sam Bugri | | 47.5 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Martin Bilham | | 48.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | Larry Barton | | 48.7 | |
| 7 | 2 | Fred Sowerby | | 48.8 | |
| 8 | 2 | Andrew McKinney | | 49.9 | |
| 1 | 3 | Charles Asati | | 45.8 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ross Wilson | | 46.35 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Anthony Egwunyenga | | 47.4 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Leighton Priestley | | 47.9 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Oboth | | 48.7 | |
| 6 | 3 | Leslie Miller | | 49.5 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ghulam Qadir | | 50.3 | |
| 8 | 3 | Gerard Carson | | 52.3 | |
| 1 | 4 | Garth Case | | 46.6 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Hezekiah Nyamau | | 46.9 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Saimoni Tamani | | 46.9 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Gary Knoke | | 47.3 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Musa Dogon Yaro | | 47.8 | |
| 6 | 4 | Tony Harper | | 48.9 | |
| 7 | 4 | Ray Gordon | | 49.1 | |
| 4 | John Mottley | | DNS |
Semifinals
Held on 23 July
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Julius Sang | | 45.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Wilson | | 45.94 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Edwin Roberts | | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Claver Kamanya | | 46.0 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Bugri | | 46.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Leighton Priestley | | 47.4 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anthony Egwunyenga | | 47.5 | |
| 1 | Garth Case | | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Charles Asati | | 45.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Saimoni Tamani | | 46.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kent Bernard | | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Clifton Forbes | | 46.8 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mike Hauck | | 46.9 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hezekiah Nyamau | | 47.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Gary Knoke | | 47.38 | |
| 8 | 2 | Mamman Makama | | 47.6 |
Final
Held on 23 July
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Charles Asati | | 45.01 | |
 | Ross Wilson | | 45.61 | |
 | Saimoni Tamani | | 45.82 | |
| 4 | Claver Kamanya | | 45.8 | |
| 5 | Kent Bernard | | 46.0 | |
| 6 | Edwin Roberts | | 46.1 | |
| 7 | Clifton Forbes | | 46.1 | |
| 8 | Julius Sang | | 46.4 |
References
- "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
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