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Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 22–23 July 1970 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 event.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Charles Asati Kenya | Ross Wilson Australia | Saimoni Tamani Fiji |
Results edit
Heats edit
Held on 22 July 1970
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the quarterfinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Hezekiah Nyamau | Kenya | 47.3 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Edwin Roberts | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.3 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Martin Bilham | England | 48.5 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Larry Barton | Canada | 49.4 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Brian Cowley | Isle of Man | 51.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Gerard Gangaram | Mauritius | 52.1 | |
| 1 | William Koskei | Uganda | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Kent Bernard | Trinidad and Tobago | 48.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Julius Sang | Kenya | 49.1 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Leslie Miller | Bahamas | 49.3 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Ghulam Qadir | Pakistan | 50.9 | Q |
| 2 | Tony Powell | Canada | DNS | ||
| 2 | Joe Chivers | Northern Ireland | DNS | ||
| 2 | David Jenkins | Scotland | DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | Charles Asati | Kenya | 46.7 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Mamman Makama | Nigeria | 47.8 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Leighton Priestley | Jamaica | 48.9 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Tony Harper | Bermuda | 50.0 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | John Mottley | Trinidad and Tobago | 50.1 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Peter Ndovi | Malawi | 50.1 | |
| 7 | 3 | Percy Coker | Gambia | 52.7 | |
| 1 | 4 | Garth Case | Jamaica | 48.7 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Ian Gordon | Canada | 49.7 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Ray Gordon | Scotland | 50.1 | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Charles Obilu | Uganda | 50.6 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | Dave Griffiths | Wales | 50.6 | |
| 6 | 4 | Wilbert Moss | Bahamas | 50.7 | |
| 7 | 4 | Nicodemus Maipambe | Zambia | 50.8 | |
| 1 | 5 | Saimoni Tamani | Fiji | 47.3 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Musa Dogon Yaro | Nigeria | 47.6 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Sam Bugri | Ghana | 47.8 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Andrew Wood | Scotland | 48.0 | Q |
| 7 | 5 | Malcolm Yardley | England | 50.7 | |
| 8 | 5 | Anthony Perera | Gibraltar | 53.2 | |
| 1 | 6 | Claver Kamanya | Tanzania | 47.2 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Ross Wilson | Australia | 47.76 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Anthony Egwunyenga | Nigeria | 48.6 | Q |
| 4 | 6 | Fred Sowerby | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.0 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Vikimbi Radebe | Swaziland | 50.9 | |
| 6 | 6 | Francisco Mvula | Malawi | 51.2 | |
| 6 | George Daniels | Ghana | DNS | ||
| 1 | 7 | Clifton Forbes | Jamaica | 48.1 | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Mike Hauck | England | 48.7 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Daniel Oboth | Uganda | 48.7 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Gary Knoke | Australia | 48.91 | Q |
| 6 | 7 | Zuku Tofile | Swaziland | 50.3 | |
| 7 | 7 | Patrick Francis | Antigua and Barbuda | 52.1 | |
| 6 | 5 | Gerard Carson | Northern Ireland | 50.0 | q |
| 5 | 5 | Norman Brinkworth | Pakistan | 49.6 | q |
| 5 | 7 | Andrew McKinney | Bahamas | 49.7 | q |
Quarterfinals edit
Held on 22 July 1970
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Semifinals edit
Held on 23 July 1970
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Julius Sang | Kenya | 45.9 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Ross Wilson | Australia | 45.94 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Edwin Roberts | Trinidad and Tobago | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Claver Kamanya | Tanzania | 46.0 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Sam Bugri | Ghana | 46.5 | |
| 6 | 1 | Leighton Priestley | Jamaica | 47.4 | |
| 7 | 1 | Anthony Egwunyenga | Nigeria | 47.5 | |
| 1 | Garth Case | Jamaica | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Charles Asati | Kenya | 45.5 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Saimoni Tamani | Fiji | 46.0 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kent Bernard | Trinidad and Tobago | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Clifton Forbes | Jamaica | 46.8 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Mike Hauck | England | 46.9 | |
| 6 | 2 | Hezekiah Nyamau | Kenya | 47.3 | |
| 7 | 2 | Gary Knoke | Australia | 47.38 | |
| 8 | 2 | Mamman Makama | Nigeria | 47.6 |
Final edit
Held on 23 July 1970
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Asati | Kenya | 45.01 | ||
| Ross Wilson | Australia | 45.61 | ||
| Saimoni Tamani | Fiji | 45.82 | ||
| 4 | Claver Kamanya | Tanzania | 45.8 | |
| 5 | Kent Bernard | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.0 | |
| 6 | Edwin Roberts | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.1 | |
| 7 | Clifton Forbes | Jamaica | 46.1 | |
| 8 | Julius Sang | Kenya | 46.4 |
References edit
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
- Heats & Quarterfinals results (p9)
- Semifinals & Final results
- Australian results