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]
| Men's 400 metres hurdles at the Commonwealth Games |
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Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Alan Pascoe England
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Bruce Field Australia
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Bill Koskei Kenya
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Results
editHeats
editHeld 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 | Fatwell Kimaiyo | Kenya |
52.1 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Pascoe | England |
53.0 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Silver Ayoo |  Uganda |
53.2 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Gladstone Agbamu |  Nigeria |
53.9 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Wynford Leyshon |  Wales |
54.0 | Q |
| 1 | Sakaraia Tuva |  Fiji |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Bruce Field | Australia |
51.42 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bill Hartley | England |
52.5 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Colin O'Neill | Wales |
52.6 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Bill Koskei | Kenya |
52.7 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Rendell McIntosh |  New Zealand |
53.1 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Iroa Pamoa |  Papua New Guinea |
54.28 | |
| 1 | 3 | Cosmas Silei | Kenya |
51.7 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Gary Knoke | Australia |
52.30 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Roger Johnson | New Zealand |
52.9 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | John Sherwood | England |
52.87 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Berwyn Price | Wales |
53.0 | Q |
| 6 | 3 | Seru Gukilau | Fiji |
53.0 | q |
Semifinals
editHeld on 27 January
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Fatwell Kimaiyo | Kenya |
49.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Bill Hartley | England |
50.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Gary Knoke | Australia |
50.60 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Colin O'Neill | Wales |
52.3 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Roger Johnson | New Zealand |
52.45 | |
| 6 | 1 | Berwyn Price | Wales |
52.80 | |
| 7 | 1 | Seru Gukilau | Fiji |
52.88 | |
| 8 | 1 | Gladstone Agbamu | Nigeria |
53.74 | |
| 1 | 2 | Bruce Field | Australia |
49.49 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Bill Koskei | Kenya |
49.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Alan Pascoe | England |
50.4 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Cosmas Silei | Kenya |
50.7 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Silver Ayoo | Uganda |
51.87 | |
| 6 | 2 | Rendell McIntosh | New Zealand |
51.95 | |
| 7 | 2 | Wynford Leyshon | Wales |
52.64 | |
| 2 | John Sherwood | England |
DNS |
Final
editHeld on 29 January
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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8 | Alan Pascoe | England |
48.83 | GR |
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5 | Bruce Field | Australia |
49.32 | |
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4 | Bill Koskei | Kenya |
49.34 | |
| 4 | 7 | Fatwell Kimaiyo | Kenya |
49.63 | |
| 5 | 1 | Cosmas Silei | Kenya |
50.02 | |
| 6 | 3 | Bill Hartley | England |
50.20 | |
| 7 | 6 | Gary Knoke | Australia |
50.23 | |
| 8 | 2 | Colin O'Neill | Wales |
50.58 |