| Event: | Men's 400 metres |
The men's 400 metres event at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 28 January at the Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Darren Clark | Samson Kitur | Simeon Kipkemboi |
Qualification: First 6 of each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) qualified for the quarterfinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 46.12 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 46.51 | Q | |||
| 3 | 5 | 46.64 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 46.70 | Q | |||
| 5 | 2 | 46.73 | Q | |||
| 6 | 4 | 46.87 | Q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 47.11 | Q | |||
| 8 | 3 | 47.12 | Q | |||
| 9 | 4 | 47.13 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 47.23 | Q | |||
| 11 | 3 | 47.27 | Q | |||
| 12 | 3 | 47.28 | Q | |||
| 13 | 4 | 47.37 | Q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 47.49 | Q | |||
| 15 | 4 | 47.64 | Q | |||
| 16 | 1 | 47.67 | Q | |||
| 17 | 1 | 47.85 | Q | |||
| 18 | 5 | 47.89 | Q | |||
| 19 | 5 | 48.08 | Q | |||
| 20 | 5 | 48.11 | Q | |||
| 21 | 5 | 48.20 | Q | |||
| 22 | 1 | 48.24 | Q | |||
| 22 | 2 | 48.24 | Q | |||
| 24 | 2 | 48.45 | Q | |||
| 25 | 2 | 48.47 | Q | |||
| 26 | 5 | 48.49 | Q | |||
| 27 | 3 | 48.80 | Q | |||
| 28 | 5 | 48.84 | q | |||
| 29 | 2 | 48.99 | Q | |||
| 30 | 1 | 49.08 | q | |||
| 31 | 3 | 49.19 | Q | |||
| 32 | 5 | 49.75 | q | |||
| 33 | 3 | 50.27 | Q | |||
| 34 | 4 | 50.32 | q | |||
| 35 | 4 | 50.86 | q | |||
| 36 | 1 | 53.32 | q | |||
| 37 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 2 |
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 45.79 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 46.23 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 46.24 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 46.33 | Q | |||
| 5 | 3 | 46.44 | Q | |||
| 6 | 3 | 46.59 | Q | |||
| 7 | 3 | 46.67 | Q | |||
| 8 | 2 | 46.68 | Q | |||
| 9 | 3 | 46.74 | q | |||
| 10 | 2 | 46.82 | Q | |||
| 11 | 1 | 46.89 | Q | |||
| 12 | 4 | 46.93 | Q | |||
| 13 | 4 | 47.09 | Q | |||
| 14 | 4 | 47.11 | Q | |||
| 15 | 4 | 47.19 | Q | |||
| 16 | 4 | 47.24 | q | |||
| 17 | 2 | 47.34 | Q | |||
| 18 | 2 | 47.41 | Q | |||
| 19 | 2 | 47.58 | ||||
| 20 | 3 | 47.78 | ||||
| 21 | 1 | 47.87 | ||||
| 22 | 2 | 47.98 | ||||
| 23 | 1 | 47.99 | ||||
| 24 | 1 | 48.04 | ||||
| 25 | 4 | 48.07 | ||||
| 26 | 2 | 48.51 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | 48.60 | ||||
| 28 | 4 | 48.71 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | 48.75 | ||||
| 30 | 3 | 49.00 | ||||
| 31 | 3 | 49.43 | ||||
| 32 | 1 | 51.69 | ||||
| 33 | 4 | 52.24 | ||||
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| 3 |
Qualification: First 4 of each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 45.64 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 45.67 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 46.02 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 46.06 | Q | |||
| 5 | 1 | 46.22 | Q | |||
| 6 | 2 | 46.28 | q | |||
| 7 | 1 | 46.29 | Q | |||
| 8 | 1 | 46.65 | Q | |||
| 9 | 1 | 46.68 | Q | |||
| 10 | 1 | 46.89 | ||||
| 11 | 1 | 47.08 | ||||
| 12 | 1 | 47.13 | ||||
| 13 | 1 | 47.21 | ||||
| 14 | 2 | 47.22 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 47.79 | ||||
| 16 | 1 | 47.81 | ||||
| 17 | 2 | 48.15 | ||||
| 2 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 44.60 | CR | ||||
| 4 | 44.88 | |||||
| 7 | 44.93 | |||||
| 4 | 1 | 45.25 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 45.68 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 46.10 | ||||
| 7 | 2 | 46.18 | ||||
| 8 | 9 | 46.35 | ||||
| 9 | 5 | 46.64 |