Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
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.[1] It was the first time that the metric distance was contested at the Games replacing the 440 yards hurdles.
Medalists[]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
John Sherwood England
|
William Koskei Uganda
|
 Kenya
|
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Sherwood | England |
51.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Kenya |
51.8 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Roger Johnson |  New Zealand |
51.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 |  Scotland |
54.4 | Q | |
| 5 | 1 | Norman Brinkworth |  Pakistan |
55.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Henry Jackson |  Jamaica |
1:00.4 | |
| 1 | Rich McDonald |  Canada |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 2 | John Akii-Bua | Uganda |
51.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bill Gairdner | Canada |
52.3 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Gary Knoke |  Australia |
52.4 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | David Scharer | England |
52.5 | Q |
| 5 | 2 |  Wales |
53.4 | q | |
| 6 | 2 | Tony Harper |  Bermuda |
53.6 | q |
| 7 | 2 |  Zambia |
55.6 | ||
| 8 | 2 |  Northern Ireland |
55.8 | ||
| 1 | 3 | William Koskei | Uganda |
51.3 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | England |
52.4 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Jamaica |
52.5 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 |  Nigeria |
53.1 | Q | |
| 5 | 3 | Scotland |
53.5 | q | |
| 6 | 3 | Kenya |
54.2 | q | |
| 7 | 3 | Canada |
54.5 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Wales |
54.8 |
Semifinals[]
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Sherwood | England |
51.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | John Akii-Bua | Uganda |
51.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Nigeria |
52.1 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Bill Gairdner | Canada |
52.1 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Jamaica |
52.2 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Scotland |
52.2 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Wales |
52.4 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Kenya |
54.6 | ||
| 1 | 2 | William Koskei | Uganda |
51.3 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kenya |
51.7 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Gary Knoke | Australia |
51.75 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | David Scharer | England |
51.9 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Roger Johnson | New Zealand |
52.0 | |
| 6 | 2 | England |
52.9 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Scotland |
53.0 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Tony Harper | Bermuda |
53.1 |
Final[]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
5 | John Sherwood | England |
50.03 | |
 |
4 | William Koskei | Uganda |
50.15 | |
 |
2 | Kenya |
50.19 | ||
| 4 | 7 | John Akii-Bua | Uganda |
51.1 | |
| 5 | 1 | David Scharer | England |
51.17 | |
| 6 | 5 | Bill Gairdner | Canada |
51.6 | |
| 7 | 8 | Nigeria |
51.6 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Gary Knoke | Australia |
52.13 |
References[]
- Heats results (p9)
- Semifinals results (p11)
- Australian results
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
- 400 metres hurdles at the Commonwealth Games