The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 18, 20 and 21 July 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 hurdles.
Medallists + Gold Silver BronzeJohn SherwoodWilliam KoskeiCharles Kipkemboi Yego
Results Heats Qualification for semifinals The first 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 John Sherwood 51.6 Q 2 1 Charles Kipkemboi Yego 51.8 Q 3 1 Roger Johnson 51.9 Q 4 1 William Taylor 54.4 Q 5 1 Norman Brinkworth 55.3 6 1 Henry Jackson 1 Rich McDonald 1 2 John Akii-Bua 51.8 Q 2 2 Bill Gairdner 52.3 Q 3 2 Gary Knoke 52.4 Q 4 2 David Scharer 52.5 Q 5 2 John Lewis 53.4 q 6 2 Tony Harper 53.6 q 7 2 Raymond Lweendo 55.6 8 2 John Kinahan 55.8 1 3 William Koskei 51.3 Q 2 3 Tony Collins 52.4 Q 3 3 James Grant 52.5 Q 4 3 Kingsley Agbabokha 53.1 Q 5 3 Andrew Webb 53.5 q 6 3 Wilfred Kailema 54.2 q 7 3 Brian Donnelly 54.5 8 3 Roger Richardson 54.8
Semifinals Qualification for final The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 John Sherwood 51.5 Q 2 1 John Akii-Bua 51.9 Q 3 1 Kingsley Agbabokha 52.1 Q 4 1 Bill Gairdner 52.1 Q 5 1 James Grant 52.2 6 1 William Taylor 52.2 7 1 John Lewis 52.4 8 1 Wilfred Kailema 54.6 1 2 William Koskei 51.3 Q 2 2 Charles Kipkemboi Yego 51.7 Q 3 2 Gary Knoke 51.75 Q 4 2 David Scharer 51.9 Q 5 2 Roger Johnson 52.0 6 2 Tony Collins 52.9 7 2 Andrew Webb 53.0 8 2 Tony Harper 53.1
Final + Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 John Sherwood 50.03 4 William Koskei 50.15 2 Charles Kipkemboi Yego 50.19 4 7 John Akii-Bua 51.1 5 1 David Scharer 51.17 6 5 Bill Gairdner 51.6 7 8 Kingsley Agbabokha 51.6 8 3 Gary Knoke 52.13
References
Heats results (p9) Semifinals results (p11) Australian results