| Event: | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Games: | 1970 |
| Venue: | Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh |
| Dates: | 18, 21 and 21 July 1970 |
| Gold: | John Sherwood |
| Goldcga: | ENG |
| Silver: | William Koskei |
| Silvercga: | UGA |
| Bronze: | Charles Kipkemboi Yego |
| Bronzecga: | KEN |
| Prev: | 1966 Kingston |
| Next: | Christchurch 1974 |
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.
| scope=col style="background-color:gold; width:200px; | Gold | scope=col style="background-color:silver; width:200px; | Silver | scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966; width:200px; | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Sherwood | William Koskei | Charles Kipkemboi Yego |
The first 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 51.6 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 51.8 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 51.9 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 54.4 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 55.3 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1 | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 51.8 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 52.3 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 52.4 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 52.5 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 53.4 | q | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 53.6 | q | ||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 55.6 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 55.8 | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | 51.3 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 3 | 52.4 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 52.5 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 3 | 53.1 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 3 | 53.5 | q | ||||||||
| 6 | 3 | 54.2 | q | ||||||||
| 7 | 3 | 54.5 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 54.8 |
The first 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualified directly for the final.
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Heat ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 51.5 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 1 | 51.9 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 52.1 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 1 | 52.1 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 52.2 | |||||||||
| 6 | 1 | 52.2 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1 | 52.4 | |||||||||
| 8 | 1 | 54.6 | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 51.3 | Q | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 51.7 | Q | ||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 51.75 | Q | ||||||||
| 4 | 2 | 51.9 | Q | ||||||||
| 5 | 2 | 52.0 | |||||||||
| 6 | 2 | 52.9 | |||||||||
| 7 | 2 | 53.0 | |||||||||
| 8 | 2 | 53.1 |
| scope=col | Rank ! | scope=col | Lane ! | scope=col | Name ! | scope=col | Nationality ! | scope=col | Time ! | scope=col | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 50.03 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 50.15 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 50.19 | ||||||||||
| 4 | 7 | 51.1 | |||||||||
| 5 | 1 | 51.17 | |||||||||
| 6 | 5 | 51.6 | |||||||||
| 7 | 8 | 51.6 | |||||||||
| 8 | 3 | 52.13 |