| Event: | 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.
| World Record | 46.78 | Kevin Young | United States | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 | |
| Games Record | 48.05 | Louis van Zyl | RSA | Melbourne, Australia | 2006 |
First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.
| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0.209 | 49.81 | Q | ||
| 2 | 5 | 0.209 | 49.96 | Q | ||
| 3 | 6 | 0.180 | 50.55 | q | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0.224 | 51.40 | SB | ||
| 5 | 7 | 0.220 | 54.64 | |||
| 6 | 8 | 0.162 | DNF |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0.177 | 49.98 | Q | ||
| 2 | 6 | 0.222 | 50.11 | Q | ||
| 3 | 7 | 0.230 | 51.21 | |||
| 4 | 5 | 0.208 | 51.59 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0.225 | 51.60 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 0.220 | 56.87 | PB |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 0.233 | 49.83 | Q, SB | ||
| 2 | 7 | 0.207 | 49.95 | Q | ||
| 3 | 4 | 0.162 | 50.25 | q | ||
| 4 | 6 | 0.182 | 50.55 | |||
| 5 | 8 | 0.232 | 51.48 | |||
| 6 | 3 | 0.208 | 56.61 | PB |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0.163 | 48.52 | |||
| 7 | 0.201 | 48.63 | |||
| 5 | 0.214 | 49.19 | |||
| 4 | 9 | 0.225 | 49.36 | PB | |
| 5 | 4 | 0.225 | 49.84 | ||
| 6 | 8 | 0.221 | 50.14 | ||
| 7 | 3 | 0.169 | 50.48 | ||
| 8 | 2 | 0.170 | 50.48 | ||