Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres

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]

Men's 400 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Rick Mitchell
  Australia
Joseph Coombs
  Trinidad and Tobago
Glenn Bogue
  Canada

Results

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Heats

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Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 6 Joel Ngetich   Kenya 46.50 Q
2 4 Rick Mitchell   Australia 46.74 Q
3 5 Glenn Bogue   Canada 46.77 Q
4 5 Clyde Edwards   Barbados 46.78 Q
5 6 Glen Cohen   England 47.15 Q
6 4 Washington Njiri   Kenya 47.20 Q
7 5 Chum Darvall   Australia 47.42 Q
7 6 John Bandu   Ghana 47.42 Q
9 2 Richard Ashton   England 47.50 Q
10 3 Terry Whitehead   England 47.52 Q
11 2 Joseph Coombs   Trinidad and Tobago 47.53 Q
12 4 Michael Delaney   Wales 47.56 Q
13 2 Jeremiah Ongwae   Kenya 47.61 Q
14 3 Rayfield Beaton   Guyana 47.77 Q
15 1 David Jenkins   Scotland 47.78 Q
16 1 Fred Sowerby   Antigua and Barbuda 47.82 Q
17 4 Clive Beattie   Northern Ireland 47.83 Q
18 1 Mike Paul   Trinidad and Tobago 47.87 Q
19 5 Roger Jenkins   Scotland 47.93 Q
20 1 Jeff Griffiths   Wales 47.97 Q
21 6 Bevan Smith   New Zealand 48.02 Q
22 4 Mike Solomon   Trinidad and Tobago 48.14 Q
23 2 Brian Saunders   Canada 48.26 Q
24 3 John Higham   Australia 48.27 Q
25 6 Appunidage Premachandra   Sri Lanka 48.30 Q
26 3 Zvonko Stankovic   Canada 48.31 Q
27 2 Elroy Turner   Antigua and Barbuda 48.46 Q
28 1 Bertland Cameron   Jamaica 48.49 Q
29 3 Benjamin Soglo   Ghana 48.53 Q
30 6 Carlsen Phillips   Bermuda 48.77 q
31 2 Renelda Swan   Bermuda 48.78 q
32 3 David Anderson   Isle of Man 48.80
33 1 Vaughn Harvey   Bermuda 48.86
34 5 Donald Pierre   Grenada 49.19 Q
35 4 Lester Flax   Antigua and Barbuda 49.42
36 6 Norris Bailey   Belize 49.64
37 5 Heligar Calderon   Saint Lucia 50.04
38 2 Keith Rocque   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 50.15
39 4 Henry Carver   Mauritius 50.76
40 5 Bambo Fatty   Gambia 50.98
41 3 Michael Olliviere   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 51.15
42 1 Genevieve Nestor   Saint Lucia 51.39

Quarterfinals

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Held on 6 August

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Glenn Bogue   Canada 46.06 Q
2 2 Richard Ashton   England 46.27 Q
3 4 Rick Mitchell   Australia 46.36 Q
4 1 Clyde Edwards   Barbados 46.38 Q
5 2 Joseph Coombs   Trinidad and Tobago 46.40 Q
6 3 Joel Ngetich   Kenya 46.43 Q
7 3 Glen Cohen   England 46.45 Q
8 2 Washington Njiri   Kenya 46.46 Q
9 1 Terry Whitehead   England 46.52 Q
10 1 Brian Saunders   Canada 46.59 Q
11 2 David Jenkins   Scotland 46.66 q
12 2 Chum Darvall   Australia 46.71 q
13 1 Bevan Smith   New Zealand 46.77 q
14 4 Fred Sowerby   Antigua and Barbuda 46.80 Q
15 4 Mike Solomon   Trinidad and Tobago 46.89 Q
16 1 Rayfield Beaton   Guyana 47.07 q
17 1 Bertland Cameron   Jamaica 47.20
18 3 John Bandu   Ghana 47.21
19 4 Jeremiah Ongwae   Kenya 47.31
20 1 Michael Delaney   Wales 47.41
21 4 Jeff Griffiths   Wales 47.41
22 3 Roger Jenkins   Scotland 47.44
23 4 Clive Beattie   Northern Ireland 47.77
24 3 Mike Paul   Trinidad and Tobago 47.83
25 3 John Higham   Australia 47.84
26 4 Zvonko Stankovic   Canada 48.20
27 4 Benjamin Soglo   Ghana 48.29
28 2 Elroy Turner   Antigua and Barbuda 48.35
29 2 Renelda Swan   Bermuda 48.77
30 3 Carlsen Phillips   Bermuda 48.99
31 2 Donald Pierre   Grenada 50.45
1 Appunidage Premachandra   Sri Lanka DNS

Semifinals

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Held on 7 August

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
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

Final

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Held on 7 August

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  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

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 29 November 2019.