The women's 400 metres at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place at the Scotstoun Stadium from 28 July to 1 August 2026.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: Women's 400 Metres World record47.60Bruce Stadium, 6 Oct 1985 Commonwealth record48.36Tokyo. 6 Aug 2021 Games record49.90Birmingham, 7 August 2022
Schedule The schedule was as follows: Date Time Round 28 July 2026 10:30 Round 1 30 July 2026 12:45 Semi-finals 1 August 2026 12:20 Final All times are United Kingdom time (UTC+1)
Results Round 1 Round 1 took place on the morning of 28 July 2026. 18 best performers (q) advance to the semi-finals.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4 Charlotte Henrich 52.13 2 5 Laviai Nielsen 52.72 3 7 Jamara Patterson 52.79 4 3 Niddy Mingilishi 54.04 5 8 Mauren Banura 55.46 6 2 Naledi Monthe 56.30 — 6 Marie Bangura
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Lauren Gale 51.59 2 5 Nicole Yeargin 52.44 3 3 Leah Anderson 52.74 4 6 Patience Okon George 53.27 5 8 Kennekae Batisani 54.60 6 4 Caitlyn Bobb 54.94 7 2 Aminath Layaana Mohamed 1:01.05 — 1 Amani Kirnon
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4 Obakeng Kamberuka 51.54 2 3 Shana Kaye Anderson 52.71 3 2 Esther Joseph 52.82 4 7 Mercy Chebet 53.16 5 8 Mamakoli Senauoane 53.45 6 5 Asimenye Simwaka 54.16 , 7 6 Leni Shida 55.01 8 1 Emeldah Kapunjila 56.87
Semi-finals The semi-final was scheduled for the morning of 30 July 2026. First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Yemi Mary John 51.67 2 5 Obakeng Kamberuka 52.10 3 5 Mercy Adongo Oketch 52.85 4 8 Shana Kaye Anderson 52.87 5 3 Patience Okon George 53.21 6 4 Esther Joseph 53.26 7 1 Caitlyn Bobb 55.17 8 2 Mauren Banura 57.91
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 6 Dejanea Oakley 51.18 2 4 Sada Williams 51.85 3 5 Nicole Yeargin 51.98 4 7 Lauren Gale 52.05 5 8 Laviai Nielsen 52.17 6 3 Mamakoli Senauoane 53.91 7 1 Kennekae Batisani 55.25 — 2 Asimenye Simwaka
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Ella Onojuvwevwo 51.47 2 5 Charlotte Henrich 52.13 3 6 Jamara Patterson 52.92 4 4 Marlie Viljoen 52.99 5 8 Mercy Chebet 53.49 6 3 Leah Anderson 54.15 7 2 Niddy Mingilishi 55.01 8 1 Leni Shida 55.85
Final The final of the women's 400 metres was scheduled for the morning of 1 August 2026.
Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 4 Dejanea Oakley 50.21 5 Sada Williams 50.99 6 Ella Onojuvwevwo 51.00 4 3 Charlotte Henrich 51.16 5 1 Nicole Yeargin 51.27 6 7 Yemi Mary John 51.60 7 2 Lauren Gale 52.01 8 8 Obakeng Kamberuka 52.53
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