Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The Men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday 9 October and Sunday 10 October 2010.

The top two runners in each of the initial three heats automatically alongside the two fasters runners qualified for the final.

Records

World Record	46.78	Kevin Young	United States	Barcelona, Spain	6 August 1992
Games Record	48.05	Louis van Zyl	RSA	Melbourne, Australia	2006

Round 1

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

Heat 1

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Result	Notes
1	4	Rhys Williams (WAL)	0.209	49.81	Q
2	5	Brendan Cole (AUS)	0.209	49.96	Q
3	6	David Hughes (ENG)	0.180	50.55	q
4	3	Mowen Boino (PNG)	0.224	51.40	SB
5	7	David Benjimin (VAN)	0.220	54.64
6	8	Josef Robertson (JAM)	0.162		DNF

Heat 2

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Result	Notes
1	4	David Greene (WAL)	0.177	49.98	Q
2	6	Vincent Koskei (KEN)	0.222	50.11	Q
3	7	Jean Vieillesse (MRI)	0.230	51.21
4	5	Kuldev Singh (IND)	0.208	51.59
5	8	Kurt Couto (MOZ)	0.225	51.60
6	3	Amara Kamara (SLE)	0.220	56.87	PB

Heat 3

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Result	Notes
1	5	Richard Yates (ENG)	0.233	49.83	Q, SB
2	7	Louis van Zyl (RSA)	0.207	49.95	Q
3	4	Adrian Findlay (JAM)	0.162	50.25	q
4	6	Joseph Ganapathilacka (IND)	0.182	50.55
5	8	Dale Garland (GUE)	0.232	51.48
6	3	Wala Gime (PNG)	0.208	56.61	PB

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Reaction Time	Result	Notes
	6	David Greene (WAL)	0.163	48.52
	7	Louis van Zyl (RSA)	0.201	48.63
	5	Rhys Williams (WAL)	0.214	49.19
4	9	Vincent Koskei (KEN)	0.225	49.36	PB
5	4	Richard Yates (ENG)	0.225	49.84
6	8	Brendan Cole (AUS)	0.221	50.14
7	3	Adrian Findlay (JAM)	0.169	50.48
8	2	David Hughes (ENG)	0.170	50.48

External links

• 2010 Commonwealth Games - Athletics