The men'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. Zambia's champion from 2022, Muzala Samukonga, has been selected once more to defend his title.
Records Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows: Men's 400 m World record 43.03 14 Aug 2016 Rio de Janeiro, Commonwealth record Games record 44.24 30 Jul 2014 Glasgow,
Schedule The schedule is as follows: Date Time Round 28 July 2026 12:00 Round 1 30 July 2026 13:10 Semi-finals 1 August 2026 12:00 Final All times are United Kingdom time (UTC+1)
Results Round 1 Round 1 took place on the morning of 28 July 2026. 16 best performers (q) advanced to the semi-finals. Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4 Udo Edidiong 45.73 2 5 Desean Boyce 46.55 3 6 Michael Francois 46.62 4 3 Adoli Haron 47.27 5 8 Rayvon Black 47.80 6 7 Revon Williams 48.25 7 2 William Camilus Peka 49.88 8 1 Muhammad Ismail 50.60
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Kelvin Kiprotich Tonui 45.69 2 5 Delano Kennedy 45.82 3 8 Michael Joseph 45.84 4 6 Patrick Nyambe 45.94 5 4 Matthew Galea Soler 47.38 6 2 Bongumuzi Matsebula 49.23 7 3 Zeek Suad Hussain 49.96 8 1 Howard Tapuaiga Siila 55.96
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 3 Antonio Watson 46.36 2 2 George Mutuku 46.50 3 4 Rajesh Ramesh 47.43 4 6 Austin Cole 47.87 5 7 Erick Okwii 47.91 6 8 Lerano Missick 48.83 7 5 Riffath Adam 50.91
Heat 4 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 4 Zandrion Barnes 45.13 , 2 2 Reece Holder 45.63 3 1 Jaden Marchan 46.17 4 7 Kennedy Luchembe 46.44 5 8 Simeon Adams 47.35 6 6 Mohamed Bah 49.20 7 5 Mokheseng Kente 50.24 8 3 Adin Corbette 51.31
Heat 5 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Jereem Richards 45.72 2 3 Kalinga Kumarage 46.28 3 4 Brodie Young 46.57 4 7 Marvric Pamphile 47.12 5 2 Kyle Gale 47.41 6 8 Mario Greenaway 49.53 7 6 Adolf Kauba 50.06
Heat 6 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Amal Glasgow 46.03 2 8 Vishal Thennarasu 46.49 3 1 Elvis Khikhoe Gaseb 47.30 4 3 Joshem Sylvester 48.17 5 6 Daniel Baul 49.34 6 4 Md Lushad Islam 49.76 7 2 Neo Ntelele 51.20 8 7 Luka Desoiza 51.23
Semi-finals The semi-finals took place on 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 5 Samuel Ogazi 44.52 2 6 Lee Eppie 45.26 3 8 Zandrion Barnes 45.38 4 7 Lythe Pillay 45.87 5 4 Jaden Marchan 45.89 6 3 Vishal Thennarasu 46.33 7 2 Kennedy Luchembe 46.60 8 1 George Mutuku 47.22
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 5 Tom Reynolds 45.63 2 7 Muzala Samukonga 45.95 3 4 Christopher Morales Williams 45.99 4 3 Amal Glasgow 46.46 5 8 Delano Kennedy 46.52 6 1 Michael Joseph 46.69 7 6 Kelvin Kiprotich Tonui 46.69 — 2 Desean Boyce
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 1 7 Jereem Richards 45.06 2 8 Udo Edidiong 45.55 3 4 Zakithi Nene 45.70 4 3 Reece Holder 45.99 5 5 Boniface Mweresa 46.24 6 2 Patrick Nyambe 46.46 7 1 Kalinga Kumarage 46.80 — 6 Antonio Watson
Final The final took place on morning of 1 August 2026. Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes 5 Samuel Ogazi 44.25 4 Jereem Richards 44.82 2 Zakithi Nene 45.21 4 6 Lee Eppie 45.31 5 7 Tom Reynolds 45.57 6 8 Muzala Samukonga 45.61 7 1 Zandrion Barnes 45.68 8 3 Udo Edidiong 45.81
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