Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 and 27 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.[1]

Men's 400 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Roger Black
  England
Darren Clark
  Australia
Phil Brown
  England

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Darren Clark   Australia 46.12 Q
2 1 Roger Black   England 46.66 Q
3 3 Brian Whittle   Scotland 46.69 Q
4 3 Phil Brown   England 46.78 Q
5 2 Kriss Akabusi   England 46.84 Q
6 1 Bruce Frayne   Australia 46.99 Q
7 3 David Johnston   Australia 47.13 Q
8 2 Andre Smith   Canada 47.21 Q
9 1 Anton Skerritt   Canada 47.53 Q
10 2 Martin Johnston   Scotland 48.19 Q
11 3 Michael Guegan   Jersey 48.40 Q
12 1 Joseph Rodan   Fiji 49.41 Q
13 3 Reuben Kaiaha Wotu   Vanuatu 49.44 q
14 2 Odiya Silweya   Malawi 49.45 q
15 3 Zacharia Machangani   Botswana 49.75 q
16 1 Brian Nicoll   Scotland 49.91 q
17 1 John Chappory   Gibraltar 50.65
18 2 Avelino Baldachino   Gibraltar 51.55
1 Georges Taniel   Vanuatu DNS

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.[3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 2 Bruce Frayne   Australia 47.09 Q
2 1 Kriss Akabusi   England 47.15 Q
3 2 David Johnston   Australia 47.22 Q
4 2 Roger Black   England 47.27 Q
5 2 Brian Whittle   Scotland 47.56 Q
6 1 Darren Clark   Australia 47.61 Q
7 1 Phil Brown   England 47.72 Q
8 2 Anton Skerritt   Canada 47.74
9 1 Andre Smith   Canada 47.96 Q
10 1 Martin Johnston   Scotland 48.57
11 2 Michael Guegan   Jersey 48.80
12 2 Odiya Silweya   Malawi 49.56
13 1 Brian Nicoll   Scotland 50.07
14 2 Zacharia Machangani   Botswana 50.09
15 1 Joseph Rodan   Fiji 50.30
16 1 Reuben Kaiaha Wotu   Vanuatu 51.08

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Roger Black   England 45.57
  8 Darren Clark   Australia 45.98
  2 Phil Brown   England 46.80
4 3 Kriss Akabusi   England 46.83
5 1 Brian Whittle   Scotland 47.10
6 4 David Johnston   Australia 47.24
7 5 Bruce Frayne   Australia 47.29
8 7 Andre Smith   Canada 47.97

References

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  1. ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  2. ^ Heats results
  3. ^ Semifinals results