The men's 400 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22–23 July 1970 at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games, replacing the 440 yards event.

Medalists + Gold Silver BronzeCharles AsatiRoss WilsonSaimoni Tamani

Results Heats Held on 22 July 1970

Qualification for quarterfinals The first 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified 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 49.4 Q 5 1 Brian Cowley 51.3 6 1 Gerard Gangaram 52.1 1 William Koskei 1 2 Kent Bernard 48.5 Q 2 2 Julius Sang 49.1 Q 3 2 Leslie Miller 49.3 Q 4 2 Ghulam Qadir 50.9 Q 2 Tony Powell 2 Joe Chivers 2 David Jenkins 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 50.6 6 4 Wilbert Moss 50.7 7 4 Nicodemus Maipambe 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 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 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 1970

Qualification for semifinals The first 4 in each heat (Q) qualified 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

Semifinals Held on 23 July 1970

Qualification for final The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified 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 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 1970

+ 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

Heats & Quarterfinals results (p9) Semifinals & Final results Australian results