Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres

Athletics at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men	women
20 km walk	men	women
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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The 400 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Monday 20 March to Wednesday 22 March 2006.

The top two runners in each of the eight heats automatically qualified for the semifinals. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 24 runners competed in 3 semifinals, with the top two runners from each and next two fastest qualifying for the final.

Records[]

World Record	43.18 s	Michael Johnson	USA	Seville, Spain	26 August 1999
Games Record	44.52 s	Iwan Thomas	WAL	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	18 September 1998

Medals[]

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
John Steffensen, Australia	Alleyne Francique, Grenada	Jermaine Gonzales, Jamaica

Qualification[]

Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:

13 March Rank		Athlete	Nation	Games Result	27 March Rank
Comm.	World				Comm.	World
1	2	Chris Brown	Bahamas	4th	1	2
=2	=3	Timothy Benjamin	Wales	Did Not Compete	=2	=3
=2	=3	Brandon Simpson	Jamaica	Did Not Compete	=2	=3
4	5	Tyler Christopher	Canada	Did Not Compete	4	5
5	=7	Alleyne Francique	Grenada	Silver	5	6
6	=9	Michael Blackwood	Jamaica	Did Not Compete	6	=9
7	12	Davian Clarke	Jamaica	Semifinalist	7	12
8	16	Sanjay Ayre	Jamaica	Did Not Compete	9	17
9	17	John Steffensen	Australia	Gold	8	13
10	18	Robert Tobin	England	Semifinalist	11	19

Results[]

All times shown are in seconds.

• Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
• q denotes qualification by overall place.
• DNS denotes did not start.
• DNF denotes did not finish.
• DQ denotes disqualification.
• NR denotes national record.
• GR denotes Games record.
• WR denotes world record.
• PB denotes personal best.
• SB denotes season best.

Heats[]

Heat 1 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	7	James Godday	Nigeria	3	0.224 s	45.93 s	Q
2	=9	Chris Lloyd	Dominica	4	0.166 s	46.14 s	Q	SB
3	19	Gakologelwang Masheto	Botswana	6	0.174 s	46.43 s	q	PB
4	24	Jan van der Merwe	South Africa	5	0.292 s	46.81 s	q
5	=36	Chris Walasi	Solomon Islands	2	0.193 s	48.20 s
-	-	Moses Kamut	Vanuatu	1		DNS

Heat 2 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	14	Robert Tobin	England	4	0.230 s	46.20 s	Q
2	21	Davian Clarke	Jamaica	7	0.246 s	46.53 s	Q
3	22	Damion Barry	Trinidad and Tobago	3	0.244 s	46.66 s	q
4	30	Julius Kirwa	Kenya	5	0.213 s	47.55 s
5	31			6	0.216 s	47.59 s
6	=36	Samuel Egadu	Uganda	2	0.217 s	48.20 s

Heat 3 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	18	Ato Modibo	Trinidad and Tobago	3	??	46.42 s	Q
2	23	Eric Milazar	Mauritius	5	??	46.68 s	Q
3	26	Rohan Pradeep Kumara	Sri Lanka	7	??	47.03 s
4	28	Gareth Warburton	Wales	6	??	47.31 s
5	34		Fiji	2	??	48.10 s		PB

Heat 4 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	11	Chris Brown	Bahamas	4	0.187 s	46.16 s	Q
2	13	Clinton Hill	Australia	6	0.206 s	46.18 s	Q
3	25	Prasanna Amarasekara	Sri Lanka	3	0.227 s	46.83 s
4	35	Fernando Augustin	Mauritius	5	0.212 s	48.11 s
5	43		Bangladesh	7	0.239 s	51.70 s
6	44		Turks and Caicos Islands	2	0.250 s	51.79 s

Heat 5 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	6	John Steffensen	Australia	2	0.200 s	45.87 s	Q
2	15	Saul Welgopwa	Nigeria	7	0.360 s	46.26 s	Q
3	20	Ofentse Mogawane	South Africa	6	0.178 s	46.44 s	q
4	32	Obakeng Ngwigwa	Botswana	5	0.229 s	47.67 s
5	41		Antigua and Barbuda	4	0.327 s	49.69 s
-	-			3		DNS

Heat 6 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	1	California Molefe	Botswana	6	0.228 s	45.36 s	Q
2	2	Alleyne Francique	Grenada	3	0.183 s	45.60 s	Q	SB
3	4	Avard Moncur	Bahamas	4	0.194 s	45.82 s	q	SB
4	12	Sean Wroe	Australia	7	0.264 s	46.17 s	q
5	39		Fiji	2	0.224 s	48.98 s		PB
6	46		Maldives	5	0.226 s	53.42 s		SB
-	-		Nigeria	8	0.242 s	DSQ		163.3

Heat 7 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	8	Lansford Spence	Jamaica	2	0.278 s	46.13 s	Q
2	=9	Paul Gorries	South Africa	5	0.279 s	46.14 s	Q
3	16		Kenya	3	0.364 s	46.31 s	q
4	17	Niko Verekauta	Fiji	4	0.236 s	46.40 s	q	PB
5	29		Dominica	6	0.323 s	47.40 s		PB
6	45	Arnold Sorina	Vanuatu	1	0.190 s	52.41 s
-	-		Sierra Leone	7	0.183 s	DSQ		163.3

Heat 8 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	3	Martyn Rooney	England	7	0.255 s	45.69 s	Q	PB
2	5	Jermaine Gonzales	Jamaica	6	0.223 s	45.86 s	Q	SB
3	27	Ezra Sambu	Kenya	3	0.269 s	47.10 s
4	33		Sierra Leone	4	0.186 s	47.91 s
5	38		Mauritius	5	0.223 s	48.41 s
6	40		Uganda	1	0.319 s	49.10 s		PB
7	42		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2	0.235 s	50.31 s
-	-	Dennis Darling	Bahamas	8	0.154 s	DNF

Heats Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Lane	Place	Wind	Time	Qual.	Record
1	California Molefe	Botswana	6	6	1	?.?	45.36 s	Q
2	Alleyne Francique	Grenada	6	3	2	?.?	45.60 s	Q	SB
3	Martyn Rooney	England	8	7	1	?.?	45.69 s	Q	PB
4	Avard Moncur	Bahamas	6	4	3	?.?	45.82 s	q	SB
5	Jermaine Gonzales	Jamaica	8	6	2	?.?	45.86 s	Q	SB
6	John Steffensen	Australia	5	2	1	?.?	45.87 s	Q
7	James Godday	Nigeria	1	3	1	?.?	45.93 s	Q
8	Lansford Spence	Jamaica	7	2	1	?.?	46.13 s	Q
9	Paul Gorries	South Africa	7	5	2	?.?	46.14 s	Q
	Chris Lloyd	Dominica	1	4	2	?.?	46.14 s	Q	SB
11	Chris Brown	Bahamas	4	4	1	?.?	46.16 s	Q
12	Sean Wroe	Australia	6	7	4	?.?	46.17 s	q
13	Clinton Hill	Australia	4	6	2	?.?	46.18 s	Q
14	Robert Tobin	England	2	4	1	?.?	46.20 s	Q
15	Saul Welgopwa	Nigeria	5	7	2	?.?	46.26 s	Q
16		Kenya	7	3	3	?.?	46.31 s	q
17	Niko Verekauta	Fiji	7	4	4	?.?	46.40 s	q	PB
18	Ato Modibo	Trinidad and Tobago	3	3	1	?.?	46.42 s	Q
19	Gakologelwang Masheto	Botswana	1	6	3	?.?	46.43 s	q	PB
20	Ofentse Mogawane	South Africa	5	6	3	?.?	46.44 s	q
21	Davian Clarke	Jamaica	2	7	2	?.?	46.53 s	Q
22	Damion Barry	Trinidad and Tobago	2	3	3	?.?	46.66 s	q
23	Eric Milazar	Mauritius	3	5	2	?.?	46.68 s	Q
24	Jan van der Merwe	South Africa	1	5	4	?.?	46.81 s	q
25	Prasanna Amarasekara	Sri Lanka	4	3	3	?.?	46.83 s
26	Rohan Pradeep Kumara	Sri Lanka	3	7	3	?.?	47.03 s
27	Ezra Sambu	Kenya	8	3	3	?.?	47.10 s
28	Gareth Warburton	Wales	3	6	4	?.?	47.31 s
29		Dominica	7	6	5	?.?	47.40 s		PB
30	Julius Kirwa	Kenya	2	5	4	?.?	47.55 s
31			2	6	5	?.?	47.59 s
32	Obakeng Ngwigwa	Botswana	5	5	4	?.?	47.67 s
33		Sierra Leone	8	4	4	?.?	47.91 s
34		Fiji	3	2	5	?.?	48.10 s		PB
35	Fernando Augustin	Mauritius	4	5	4	?.?	48.11 s
36	Samuel Egadu	Uganda	2	2	6	?.?	48.20 s
	Chris Walasi	Solomon Islands	2	2	6	?.?	48.20 s
38		Mauritius	8	5	5	?.?	48.41 s
39		Fiji	6	2	5	?.?	48.98 s		PB
40		Uganda	8	1	6	?.?	49.10 s		PB
41		Antigua and Barbuda	5	4	5	?.?	49.69 s
42		Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	8	2	7	?.?	50.31 s
43		Bangladesh	4	7	5	?.?	51.70 s
44		Turks and Caicos Islands	4	2	6	?.?	51.79 s
45	Arnold Sorina	Vanuatu	7	1	6	?.?	52.41 s
46		Maldives	6	5	6	?.?	53.42 s		SB
-	Dennis Darling	Bahamas	8	8	-	?.?	DNF
		Nigeria	6	8	-	?.?	DSQ		163.3
		Sierra Leone	7	7	-	?.?	DSQ		163.3
	Moses Kamut	Vanuatu	1	1	-	?.?	DNS
			5	3	-	?.?	DNS

Semi Finals[]

Semifinal 1 of 3 Date: Tuesday 21 March 2006 Time: ??:?? PM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	3	Lansford Spence	Jamaica	5	0.323 s	45.32 s	Q
2	4	Martyn Rooney	England	3	0.221 s	45.35 s	Q	PB
3	8	Paul Gorries	South Africa	6	0.177 s	45.41 s	q	SB
4	9	Ato Modibo	Trinidad and Tobago	4	0.256 s	45.44 s
5	10	Avard Moncur	Bahamas	2	0.166 s	45.72 s		SB
6	16	Saul Welgopwa	Nigeria	1	0.168 s	46.12 s
7	18	Niko Verekauta	Fiji	7	0.189 s	46.28 s		PB
8	21	Sean Wroe	Australia	8	0.207 s	46.47 s

Semifinal 2 of 3 Date: Thursday 23 March 2006 Time: ??:?? PM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	1	John Steffensen	Australia	5	0.283 s	45.05 s	Q	PB
2	=5	Alleyne Francique	Grenada	3	0.215 s	45.36 s	Q	SB
3	7	Jermaine Gonzales	Jamaica	6	0.350 s	45.38 s	q	PB
4	13	James Godday	Nigeria	4	0.308 s	45.80 s
5	19		Kenya	7	0.370 s	46.34 s
6	20	Ofentse Mogawane	South Africa	8	0.350 s	46.46 s
7	22	Eric Milazar	Mauritius	1	0.254 s	46.48 s
8	24	Gakologelwang Masheto	Botswana	2	0.150 s	46.97 s

Semifinal 3 of 3 Date: Thursday 23 March 2006 Time: ??:?? PM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place		Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Qual.	Record
Heat	Overall
1	2	Chris Brown	Bahamas	6	0.182 s	45.24 s	Q	SB
2	=5	California Molefe	Botswana	3	0.289 s	45.36 s	Q	FS 1
3	11	Robert Tobin	England	4	0.236 s	45.74 s
4	12	Davian Clarke	Jamaica	7	0.213 s	45.74 s
5	14	Clinton Hill	Australia	1	0.206 s	45.86 s
6	15	Jan van der Merwe	South Africa	2	0.250 s	45.93 s
7	17	Chris Lloyd	Dominica	5	0.162 s	46.24 s
8	23	Damion Barry	Trinidad and Tobago	8	0.418 s	46.96 s

Semifinals Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Lane	Place	Wind	Time	Qual.	Record
1	John Steffensen	Australia	2	5	1	?.?	45.05 s	Q	PB
2	Chris Brown	the Bahamas	3	6	1	?.?	45.24 s	Q	SB
3	Lansford Spence	Jamaica	1	5	1	?.?	45.32 s	Q
4	Martyn Rooney	England	1	3	2	?.?	45.35 s	Q	PB
5	Alleyne Francique	Grenada	2	3	2	?.?	45.36 s	Q	SB
	California Molefe	Botswana	3	3	2	?.?	45.36 s	Q	FS 1
7	Jermaine Gonzales	Jamaica	2	6	3	?.?	45.38 s	q	PB
8	Paul Gorries	South Africa	1	6	3	?.?	45.41 s	q	SB
9	Ato Modibo	Trinidad and Tobago	1	4	4	?.?	45.44 s
10	Avard Moncur	Bahamas	1	2	5	?.?	45.72 s		SB
11	Robert Tobin	England	3	4	3	?.?	45.74 s
12	Davian Clarke	Jamaica	3	7	4	?.?	45.74 s
13	James Godday	Nigeria	2	4	4	?.?	45.80 s
14	Clinton Hill	Australia	3	1	5	?.?	45.86 s
15	Jan van der Merwe	South Africa	3	2	6	?.?	45.93 s
16	Saul Welgopwa	Nigeria	1	1	6	?.?	46.12 s
17	Chris Lloyd	Dominica	3	5	7	?.?	46.24 s
18	Niko Verekauta	Fiji	1	7	7	?.?	46.28 s		PB
19		Kenya	2	7	5	?.?	46.34 s
20	Ofentse Mogawane	South Africa	2	8	6	?.?	46.46 s
21	Sean Wroe	Australia	1	8	8	?.?	46.47 s
22	Eric Milazar	Mauritius	2	1	7	?.?	46.48 s
23	Damion Barry	Trinidad and Tobago	3	8	8	?.?	46.96 s
24	Gakologelwang Masheto	Botswana	2	2	8	?.?	46.97 s

Final[]

Final Date: Wednesday 22 March 2006 Time: ??:?? PM Wind: ?.? m/s
Place	Athlete	Nation	Lane	Reaction	Time	Record
1	John Steffensen	Australia	4	0.201 s	44.73 s	PB
2	Alleyne Francique	Grenada	7	0.206 s	45.09 s	SB
3	Jermaine Gonzales	Jamaica	8	0.216 s	45.16 s	PB
4	Chris Brown	Bahamas	3	0.264 s	45.19 s	SB
5	Martyn Rooney	England	5	0.182 s	45.51 s
6	California Molefe	Botswana	2	0.283 s	45.78 s
7	Paul Gorries	South Africa	1	0.161 s	45.79 s
7	Lansford Spence	Jamaica	6	0.322 s	45.79 s

References[]

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