The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 and 12 April 2018.
Kyron McMaster won the first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal for the British Virgin Islands. His victory followed severe disruption of his life, as his coach Xavier Samuels had died the previous year during Hurricane Irma.Kelner, Martha (2018-04-12). Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach’s death. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: World record46.78Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992Games record48.05Melbourne, Australia23 March 2006
Schedule The schedule was as follows: Date Time Round Tuesday 10 April 2018 11:15 First round Thursday 12 April 2018 19:45 Final All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Results First round The first round consisted of three heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.
Heat 1 Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes Qual. 1 8 0.170 48.78 2 4 0.160 49.10 3 7 0.145 49.56 4 2 0.161 49.71 5 5 0.162 49.85 6 3 0.202 50.92 7 6 0.204 52.14
Heat 2 Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes Qual. 1 5 0.149 49.14 2 6 0.194 49.24 3 2 0.144 49.28 4 4 0.205 49.49 5 7 0.154 50.41 6 1 0.172 50.60 7 3 0.169 51.10 8 8 0.178 51.61
Heat 3 Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes Qual. 1 4 0.330 49.24 2 5 0.173 49.75 3 6 0.179 49.84 4 7 0.163 50.68 5 8 0.165 50.98 6 2 0.196 51.60 7 3 0.194 52.17
Final The medals were determined in the final.
Rank Lane Name Reaction Time Result Notes 5 0.156 48.25 8 0.146 49.10 3 0.157 49.16 4 7 0.185 49.18 5 2 0.179 49.80 6 1 0.168 50.02 7 4 0.179 50.08 8 6 0.170 51.00
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