Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles explained

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 29 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Alan Pascoe	Bruce Field	Bill Koskei

Results

Heats

Held on 27 January

Qualification: First 5 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			52.1	Q
2	1			53.0	Q
3	1			53.2	Q
4	1			53.9	Q
5	1			54.0	Q
	1
1	2			51.42	Q
2	2			52.5	Q
3	2			52.6	Q
4	2			52.7	Q
5	2			53.1	Q
6	2			54.28
1	3			51.7	Q
2	3			52.30	Q
3	3			52.9	Q
4	3			52.87	Q
5	3			53.0	Q
6	3			53.0	q

Semifinals

Held on 27 January

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			49.8	Q
2	1			50.4	Q
3	1			50.60	Q
4	1			52.3	Q
5	1			52.45
6	1			52.80
7	1			52.88
8	1			53.74
1	2			49.49	Q
2	2			49.6	Q
3	2			50.4	Q
4	2			50.7	Q
5	2			51.87
6	2			51.95
7	2			52.64
	2

Final

Held on 29 January

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	8			48.83	GR
	5			49.32
	4			49.34
4	7			49.63
5	1			50.02
6	3			50.20
7	6			50.23
8	2			50.58

References

• Heats & Semifinals results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 23 December 2018.