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:
Schedule
The schedule was as follows:
Date | Time | Round |
Tuesday 10 April 2018 | 11:15 | First round |
Thursday 12 April 2018 | 19:45 | Final |
All times are Australian Eastern Standard TimeResults
First round
The first round consisted of three heats. The two fastest competitors per heat advanced to the final.
;Heat 1
Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
1 | 8 | | 0.170 | 48.78 | | |
2 | 4 | | 0.160 | 49.10 | | |
3 | 7 | | 0.145 | 49.56 | | |
4 | 2 | | 0.161 | 49.71 | | |
5 | 5 | | 0.162 | 49.85 | | |
6 | 3 | | 0.202 | 50.92 | | |
7 | 6 | | 0.204 | 52.14 | | |
;Heat 2
Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
1 | 5 | | 0.149 | 49.14 | | |
2 | 6 | | 0.194 | 49.24 | | |
3 | 2 | | 0.144 | 49.28 | | |
4 | 4 | | 0.205 | 49.49 |
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5 | 7 | | 0.154 | 50.41 | | |
6 | 1 | | 0.172 | 50.60 | | |
7 | 3 | | 0.169 | 51.10 | | |
8 | 8 | | 0.178 | 51.61 | | |
;Heat 3
Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | Qual. |
1 | 4 | | 0.330 | 49.24 | | |
2 | 5 | | 0.173 | 49.75 | | |
3 | 6 | | 0.179 | 49.84 | | |
4 | 7 | | 0.163 | 50.68 | | |
5 | 8 | | 0.165 | 50.98 | | |
6 | 2 | | 0.196 | 51.60 | | |
7 | 3 | | 0.194 | 52.17 | | |
Final
The medals were determined in the final.
Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| 5 | | 0.156 | 48.25 | |
| 8 | | 0.146 | 49.10 | |
| 3 | | 0.157 | 49.16 | |
4 | 7 | | 0.185 | 49.18 | |
5 | 2 | | 0.179 | 49.80 | |
6 | 1 | | 0.168 | 50.02 | |
7 | 4 | | 0.179 | 50.08 | |
8 | 6 | | 0.170 | 51.00 | |