Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres

The 400 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Monday 20 March to Wednesday 22 March 2006.

Men's 400 metres
at the Commonwealth Games

The top two runners in each of the eight heats automatically qualified for the semifinals. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 24 runners competed in 3 semifinals, with the top two runners from each and next two fastest qualifying for the final.

Records

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World Record 43.18 s Michael Johnson USA Seville, Spain 26 August 1999
Games Record 44.52 s Iwan Thomas WAL Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 18 September 1998

Medals

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Gold: Silver: Bronze:
  John Steffensen, Australia   Alleyne Francique, Grenada   Jermaine Gonzales, Jamaica

Qualification

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Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:

13 March Rank Athlete Nation Games
Result
27 March Rank
Comm. World Comm. World
1 2 Chris Brown   Bahamas 4th 1 2
=2 =3 Timothy Benjamin   Wales Did not compete =2 =3
=2 =3 Brandon Simpson   Jamaica Did not compete =2 =3
4 5 Tyler Christopher   Canada Did not compete 4 5
5 =7 Alleyne Francique   Grenada Silver 5 6
6 =9 Michael Blackwood   Jamaica Did not compete 6 =9
7 12 Davian Clarke   Jamaica Semifinalist 7 12
8 16 Sanjay Ayre   Jamaica Did not compete 9 17
9 17 John Steffensen   Australia Gold 8 13
10 18 Robert Tobin   England Semifinalist 11 19

Results

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All times shown are in seconds.

  • Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
  • q denotes qualification by overall place.
  • DNS denotes did not start.
  • DNF denotes did not finish.
  • DQ denotes disqualification.
  • NR denotes national record.
  • GR denotes Games record.
  • WR denotes world record.
  • PB denotes personal best.
  • SB denotes season best.

Heats

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Heat 1 of 8
Date: Monday 20 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 7 James Godday   Nigeria 3 0.224 s 45.93 s Q
2 =9 Chris Lloyd   Dominica 4 0.166 s 46.14 s Q SB
3 19 Gakologelwang Masheto   Botswana 6 0.174 s 46.43 s q PB
4 24 Jan van der Merwe   South Africa 5 0.292 s 46.81 s q
5 =36 Chris Walasi   Solomon Islands 2 0.193 s 48.20 s
- - Moses Kamut   Vanuatu 1 DNS
Heat 2 of 8
Date: Monday 20 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 14 Robert Tobin   England 4 0.230 s 46.20 s Q
2 21 Davian Clarke   Jamaica 7 0.246 s 46.53 s Q
3 22 Damion Barry   Trinidad and Tobago 3 0.244 s 46.66 s q
4 30 Julius Kirwa   Kenya 5 0.213 s 47.55 s
5 31 Enote Inanga   Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 0.216 s 47.59 s
6 =36 Samuel Egadu   Uganda 2 0.217 s 48.20 s
Heat 3 of 8
Date: Monday 20 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 18 Ato Modibo   Trinidad and Tobago 3 ?? 46.42 s Q
2 23 Eric Milazar   Mauritius 5 ?? 46.68 s Q
3 26 Rohan Pradeep Kumara   Sri Lanka 7 ?? 47.03 s
4 28 Gareth Warburton   Wales 6 ?? 47.31 s
5 34 Waisea Finau   Fiji 2 ?? 48.10 s PB
Heat 4 of 8
Date: Monday 20 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 11 Chris Brown   Bahamas 4 0.187 s 46.16 s Q
2 13 Clinton Hill   Australia 6 0.206 s 46.18 s Q
3 25 Prasanna Amarasekara   Sri Lanka 3 0.227 s 46.83 s
4 35 Fernando Augustin   Mauritius 5 0.212 s 48.11 s
5 43 Tawhidul Islam Md   Bangladesh 7 0.239 s 51.70 s
6 44 Shaquan Been   Turks and Caicos Islands 2 0.250 s 51.79 s
Heat 5 of 8
Date: Monday 20 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 6 John Steffensen   Australia 2 0.200 s 45.87 s Q
2 15 Saul Welgopwa   Nigeria 7 0.360 s 46.26 s Q
3 20 Ofentse Mogawane   South Africa 6 0.178 s 46.44 s q
4 32 Obakeng Ngwigwa   Botswana 5 0.229 s 47.67 s
5 41 Nkosie Barnes   Antigua and Barbuda 4 0.327 s 49.69 s
- - Daryl Vassallo   Gibraltar 3 DNS
Heat 6 of 8
Date: Monday 20 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 California Molefe   Botswana 6 0.228 s 45.36 s Q
2 2 Alleyne Francique   Grenada 3 0.183 s 45.60 s Q SB
3 4 Avard Moncur   Bahamas 4 0.194 s 45.82 s q SB
4 12 Sean Wroe   Australia 7 0.264 s 46.17 s q
5 39 Foy Waqairadovu   Fiji 2 0.224 s 48.98 s PB
6 46 Ismail Saneem   Maldives 5 0.226 s 53.42 s SB
- - Bola Lawal   Nigeria 8 0.242 s DSQ 163.3
Heat 7 of 8
Date: Monday 20 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 8 Lansford Spence   Jamaica 2 0.278 s 46.13 s Q
2 =9 Paul Gorries   South Africa 5 0.279 s 46.14 s Q
3 16 Wambua Musembi   Kenya 3 0.364 s 46.31 s q
4 17 Niko Verekauta   Fiji 4 0.236 s 46.40 s q PB
5 29 Roger Polydore   Dominica 6 0.323 s 47.40 s PB
6 45 Arnold Sorina   Vanuatu 1 0.190 s 52.41 s
- - Albert Kobba   Sierra Leone 7 0.183 s DSQ 163.3
Heat 8 of 8
Date: Monday 20 March 2006
Time: ??:?? AM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 3 Martyn Rooney   England 7 0.255 s 45.69 s Q PB
2 5 Jermaine Gonzales   Jamaica 6 0.223 s 45.86 s Q SB
3 27 Ezra Sambu   Kenya 3 0.269 s 47.10 s
4 33 Hassan Fullah   Sierra Leone 4 0.186 s 47.91 s
5 38 Jean Degrace   Mauritius 5 0.223 s 48.41 s
6 40 Lukungu Waiswa   Uganda 1 0.319 s 49.10 s PB
7 42 Charmant Ollivierre   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 0.235 s 50.31 s
- - Dennis Darling   Bahamas 8 0.154 s DNF
Heats
overall results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Wind Time Qual. Record
1 California Molefe   Botswana 6 6 1 ?.? 45.36 s Q
2 Alleyne Francique   Grenada 6 3 2 ?.? 45.60 s Q SB
3 Martyn Rooney   England 8 7 1 ?.? 45.69 s Q PB
4 Avard Moncur   Bahamas 6 4 3 ?.? 45.82 s q SB
5 Jermaine Gonzales   Jamaica 8 6 2 ?.? 45.86 s Q SB
6 John Steffensen   Australia 5 2 1 ?.? 45.87 s Q
7 James Godday   Nigeria 1 3 1 ?.? 45.93 s Q
8 Lansford Spence   Jamaica 7 2 1 ?.? 46.13 s Q
9 Paul Gorries   South Africa 7 5 2 ?.? 46.14 s Q
Chris Lloyd   Dominica 1 4 2 ?.? 46.14 s Q SB
11 Chris Brown   Bahamas 4 4 1 ?.? 46.16 s Q
12 Sean Wroe   Australia 6 7 4 ?.? 46.17 s q
13 Clinton Hill   Australia 4 6 2 ?.? 46.18 s Q
14 Robert Tobin   England 2 4 1 ?.? 46.20 s Q
15 Saul Welgopwa   Nigeria 5 7 2 ?.? 46.26 s Q
16 Wambua Musembi   Kenya 7 3 3 ?.? 46.31 s q
17 Niko Verekauta   Fiji 7 4 4 ?.? 46.40 s q PB
18 Ato Modibo   Trinidad and Tobago 3 3 1 ?.? 46.42 s Q
19 Gakologelwang Masheto   Botswana 1 6 3 ?.? 46.43 s q PB
20 Ofentse Mogawane   South Africa 5 6 3 ?.? 46.44 s q
21 Davian Clarke   Jamaica 2 7 2 ?.? 46.53 s Q
22 Damion Barry   Trinidad and Tobago 2 3 3 ?.? 46.66 s q
23 Eric Milazar   Mauritius 3 5 2 ?.? 46.68 s Q
24 Jan van der Merwe   South Africa 1 5 4 ?.? 46.81 s q
25 Prasanna Amarasekara   Sri Lanka 4 3 3 ?.? 46.83 s
26 Rohan Pradeep Kumara   Sri Lanka 3 7 3 ?.? 47.03 s
27 Ezra Sambu   Kenya 8 3 3 ?.? 47.10 s
28 Gareth Warburton   Wales 3 6 4 ?.? 47.31 s
29 Roger Polydore   Dominica 7 6 5 ?.? 47.40 s PB
30 Julius Kirwa   Kenya 2 5 4 ?.? 47.55 s
31 Enote Inanga   Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 6 5 ?.? 47.59 s
32 Obakeng Ngwigwa   Botswana 5 5 4 ?.? 47.67 s
33 Hassan Fullah   Sierra Leone 8 4 4 ?.? 47.91 s
34 Waisea Finau   Fiji 3 2 5 ?.? 48.10 s PB
35 Fernando Augustin   Mauritius 4 5 4 ?.? 48.11 s
36 Samuel Egadu   Uganda 2 2 6 ?.? 48.20 s
Chris Walasi   Solomon Islands 2 2 6 ?.? 48.20 s
38 Jean Degrace   Mauritius 8 5 5 ?.? 48.41 s
39 Foy Waqairadovu   Fiji 6 2 5 ?.? 48.98 s PB
40 Lukungu Waiswa   Uganda 8 1 6 ?.? 49.10 s PB
41 Nkosie Barnes   Antigua and Barbuda 5 4 5 ?.? 49.69 s
42 Charmant Ollivierre   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8 2 7 ?.? 50.31 s
43 Tawhidul Islam Md   Bangladesh 4 7 5 ?.? 51.70 s
44 Shaquan Been   Turks and Caicos Islands 4 2 6 ?.? 51.79 s
45 Arnold Sorina   Vanuatu 7 1 6 ?.? 52.41 s
46 Ismail Saneem   Maldives 6 5 6 ?.? 53.42 s SB
- Dennis Darling   Bahamas 8 8 - ?.? DNF
Bola Lawal   Nigeria 6 8 - ?.? DSQ 163.3
Albert Kobba   Sierra Leone 7 7 - ?.? DSQ 163.3
Moses Kamut   Vanuatu 1 1 - ?.? DNS
Daryl Vassallo   Gibraltar 5 3 - ?.? DNS

Semi-finals

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Semifinal 1 of 3
Date: Tuesday 21 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 3 Lansford Spence   Jamaica 5 0.323 s 45.32 s Q
2 4 Martyn Rooney   England 3 0.221 s 45.35 s Q PB
3 8 Paul Gorries   South Africa 6 0.177 s 45.41 s q SB
4 9 Ato Modibo   Trinidad and Tobago 4 0.256 s 45.44 s
5 10 Avard Moncur   Bahamas 2 0.166 s 45.72 s SB
6 16 Saul Welgopwa   Nigeria 1 0.168 s 46.12 s
7 18 Niko Verekauta   Fiji 7 0.189 s 46.28 s PB
8 21 Sean Wroe   Australia 8 0.207 s 46.47 s
Semifinal 2 of 3
Date: Thursday 23 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 1 John Steffensen   Australia 5 0.283 s 45.05 s Q PB
2 =5 Alleyne Francique   Grenada 3 0.215 s 45.36 s Q SB
3 7 Jermaine Gonzales   Jamaica 6 0.350 s 45.38 s q PB
4 13 James Godday   Nigeria 4 0.308 s 45.80 s
5 19 Wambua Musembi   Kenya 7 0.370 s 46.34 s
6 20 Ofentse Mogawane   South Africa 8 0.350 s 46.46 s
7 22 Eric Milazar   Mauritius 1 0.254 s 46.48 s
8 24 Gakologelwang Masheto   Botswana 2 0.150 s 46.97 s
Semifinal 3 of 3
Date: Thursday 23 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Qual. Record
Heat Overall
1 2 Chris Brown   Bahamas 6 0.182 s 45.24 s Q SB
2 =5 California Molefe   Botswana 3 0.289 s 45.36 s Q FS 1
3 11 Robert Tobin   England 4 0.236 s 45.74 s
4 12 Davian Clarke   Jamaica 7 0.213 s 45.74 s
5 14 Clinton Hill   Australia 1 0.206 s 45.86 s
6 15 Jan van der Merwe   South Africa 2 0.250 s 45.93 s
7 17 Chris Lloyd   Dominica 5 0.162 s 46.24 s
8 23 Damion Barry   Trinidad and Tobago 8 0.418 s 46.96 s
Semifinals
overall results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Lane Place Wind Time Qual. Record
1 John Steffensen   Australia 2 5 1 ?.? 45.05 s Q PB
2 Chris Brown   the Bahamas 3 6 1 ?.? 45.24 s Q SB
3 Lansford Spence   Jamaica 1 5 1 ?.? 45.32 s Q
4 Martyn Rooney   England 1 3 2 ?.? 45.35 s Q PB
5 Alleyne Francique   Grenada 2 3 2 ?.? 45.36 s Q SB
California Molefe   Botswana 3 3 2 ?.? 45.36 s Q FS 1
7 Jermaine Gonzales   Jamaica 2 6 3 ?.? 45.38 s q PB
8 Paul Gorries   South Africa 1 6 3 ?.? 45.41 s q SB
9 Ato Modibo   Trinidad and Tobago 1 4 4 ?.? 45.44 s
10 Avard Moncur   Bahamas 1 2 5 ?.? 45.72 s SB
11 Robert Tobin   England 3 4 3 ?.? 45.74 s
12 Davian Clarke   Jamaica 3 7 4 ?.? 45.74 s
13 James Godday   Nigeria 2 4 4 ?.? 45.80 s
14 Clinton Hill   Australia 3 1 5 ?.? 45.86 s
15 Jan van der Merwe   South Africa 3 2 6 ?.? 45.93 s
16 Saul Welgopwa   Nigeria 1 1 6 ?.? 46.12 s
17 Chris Lloyd   Dominica 3 5 7 ?.? 46.24 s
18 Niko Verekauta   Fiji 1 7 7 ?.? 46.28 s PB
19 Wambua Musembi   Kenya 2 7 5 ?.? 46.34 s
20 Ofentse Mogawane   South Africa 2 8 6 ?.? 46.46 s
21 Sean Wroe   Australia 1 8 8 ?.? 46.47 s
22 Eric Milazar   Mauritius 2 1 7 ?.? 46.48 s
23 Damion Barry   Trinidad and Tobago 3 8 8 ?.? 46.96 s
24 Gakologelwang Masheto   Botswana 2 2 8 ?.? 46.97 s

Final

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Final
Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006
Time: ??:?? PM
Wind: ?.? m/s
Place Athlete Nation Lane Reaction Time Record
1 John Steffensen   Australia 4 0.201 s 44.73 s PB
2 Alleyne Francique   Grenada 7 0.206 s 45.09 s SB
3 Jermaine Gonzales   Jamaica 8 0.216 s 45.16 s PB
4 Chris Brown   Bahamas 3 0.264 s 45.19 s SB
5 Martyn Rooney   England 5 0.182 s 45.51 s
6 California Molefe   Botswana 2 0.283 s 45.78 s
7 Paul Gorries   South Africa 1 0.161 s 45.79 s
7 Lansford Spence   Jamaica 6 0.322 s 45.79 s

References

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