Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres explained

The men's 400 metres event at the 1994 Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 23 August at the Centennial Stadium in Victoria, British Columbia.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Charles Gitonga	Du'aine Ladejo	Sunday Bada

Results

Heats

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Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	3			46.36	Q
2	4			46.39	Q
3	8			46.46	Q
4	1			46.49	Q
5	2			46.56	Q
6	3			46.61	Q
7	4			46.67	Q
8	6			46.70	Q
9	4			46.77	Q
10	3			46.80	Q
11	7			46.81	Q
12	4			46.84	q
13	8			46.91	Q
14	3			46.93	q
15	2			46.97	Q
16	4			47.09	q
17	1			47.10	Q
18	1			47.12	Q
18	8			47.12	Q
20	3			47.16	q
20	6			47.16	Q
20	8			47.16	q
23	7			47.26	Q
24	2			47.29	Q
25	7			47.30	Q
26	8			47.50	q
27	5			47.52	Q
28	1			47.53	q
29	2			47.57	q
30	1			47.58
31	5			47.62	Q
32	5			47.63	Q
33	3			47.71
34	7			47.78
35	8			47.78
36	2			47.84
37	5			47.90
37	6			47.90	Q
39	6			48.11
40	6			48.14
41	2			49.28
42	8			49.74
43	6			49.76
44	7			50.27
45	7			50.61
46	3			50.80
47	4			51.78
48	7			53.38
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Quarterfinals

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Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			46.04	Q
2	4			46.16	Q
3	4			46.16	Q
4	1			46.18	Q
5	3			46.26	Q
6	4			46.27	Q
7	1			46.37	Q
8	4			46.38	Q
9	3			46.44	Q
10	4			46.45
11	1			46.47	Q
12	3			46.48	Q
13	2			46.54	Q
14	2			46.63	Q
15	2			46.66	Q
16	2			46.68	Q
17	2			46.78
18	4			46.95
19	1			47.00
19	3			47.00	Q
19	4			47.00
22	1			47.04
23	4			47.21
24	1			47.23
25	3			47.40
26	2			47.50
27	3			47.60
28	2			47.68
29	3			47.71
30	3			47.72
31	2			48.11
32	1			49.07

Semifinals

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	2			45.20	Q
2	2			45.32	Q
3	2			45.45	Q
4	2			45.54	Q
5	2			45.67
6	1			45.68	Q
7	1			45.72	Q
8	1			45.80	Q
9	2			45.83
10	1			45.80	Q
11	2			45.98
12	1			46.18
13	2			46.19
14	1			46.30
15	1			46.47
16	1			46.71

Final

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	8			45.00
	6			45.11
	4			45.45
4	5			45.50
5	3			45.89
6	7			45.96
7	1			46.27
8	2			46.35

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . 2015-12-26 . https://archive.today/20120914052130/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp . 2012-09-14 . dead .
2. https://www.myheritage.pl/research/collection-10450/gazety-australijskie?itemId=9613471&action=showRecord Heats & Quarterfinals results