Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles


The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 and 12 April 2018.
Kyron McMaster won the first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal for the British Virgin Islands. His victory followed severe disruption of his life, as his coach Xavier Samuels had died the previous year during Hurricane Irma.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:
World record46.78Barcelona, Spain6 August 1992
Games record48.05Melbourne, Australia23 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
DateTimeRound
Tuesday 10 April 201811:15First round
Thursday 12 April 201819:45Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time

Results

First round

The first round consisted of three heats. The two fastest competitors per heat advanced to the final.
;Heat 1
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
180.17048.78
240.16049.10
370.14549.56
420.16149.71
550.16249.85
630.20250.92
760.20452.14

;Heat 2
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
150.14949.14
260.19449.24
320.14449.28
440.20549.49
570.15450.41
610.17250.60
730.16951.10
880.17851.61

;Heat 3
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
140.33049.24
250.17349.75
360.17949.84
470.16350.68
580.16550.98
620.19651.60
730.19452.17

Final

The medals were determined in the final.
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
50.15648.25
80.14649.10
30.15749.16
470.18549.18
520.17949.80
610.16850.02
740.17950.08
860.17051.00