Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 26 and 27 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Roger Black	Darren Clark	Phil Brown

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			46.12	Q
2	1			46.66	Q
3	3			46.69	Q
4	3			46.78	Q
5	2			46.84	Q
6	1			46.99	Q
7	3			47.13	Q
8	2			47.21	Q
9	1			47.53	Q
10	2			48.19	Q
11	3			48.40	Q
12	1			49.41	Q
13	3			49.44	q
14	2			49.45	q
15	3			49.75	q
16	1			49.91	q
17	1			50.65
18	2			51.55
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Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 of each semifinal qualified directly (Q) for the final.^[3]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			47.09	Q
2	1			47.15	Q
3	2			47.22	Q
4	2			47.27	Q
5	2			47.56	Q
6	1			47.61	Q
7	1			47.72	Q
8	2			47.74
9	1			47.96	Q
10	1			48.57
11	2			48.80
12	2			49.56
13	1			50.07
14	2			50.09
15	1			50.30
16	1			51.08

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			45.57
	8			45.98
	2			46.80
4	3			46.83
5	1			47.10
6	4			47.24
7	5			47.29
8	7			47.97

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2016-10-29 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121508879/ Heats results
3. https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/121510058/ Semifinals results