Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres event at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was held on 25 and 26 January at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Charles Asati Kenya	Silver Ayoo Uganda	Claver Kamanya Tanzania

Held on 25 January^[2]

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Silver Ayoo	Uganda	46.4	Q
2	1	Kim Rowe	Jamaica	47.1	Q
3	1	Bruce Field	Australia	47.66	Q^[3]
4	1	Bruce Ijirighwo	Nigeria	47.91
5	1	Michael Delaney	Wales	48.17
6	1	Motsapi Moorosi	Lesotho	48.87
7	1	Seru Gukilau	Fiji	50.98
1	2	Claver Kamanya	Tanzania	46.9	Q
2	2	Seymour Newman	Jamaica	47.0	Q
3	2	Julius Sang	Kenya	47.7	Q
4	2	Enoch Mtelemuka	Malawi	49.74
5	2	Samuela Bulai	Fiji	50.45
6	2	Raymond Hearn	England	52.19
	2	Laurie D'Arcy	Australia	DNS
1	3	Charles Asati	Kenya	46.3	Q
2	3	Pius Olowu	Uganda	46.52	Q^[4]
3	3	Mamman Makama	Nigeria	46.7	Q
4	3	Bill Hooker	Australia	47.24	q^[3]
5	3	Richard Endean	New Zealand	47.94
6	3	Samuela Yavala	Fiji	48.54
7	3	Bambo Fatty	Gambia	50.07
8	3	Blackie Masalila	Botswana	50.99
1	4	Francis Musyoki	Kenya	46.8	Q
2	4	Philip Kear	New Zealand	47.7	Q
3	4	Trevor Campbell	Jamaica	47.74	Q
4	4	Omari Abdallah	Tanzania	48.24
5	4	Musa Yaro	Nigeria	49.03
6	4	Wilfred Kareng	Botswana	50.02
7	4	Wavala Kali	Papua New Guinea	50.20
1	5	David Jenkins	Scotland	47.0	Q
2	5	Bevan Smith	New Zealand	47.2	Q
3	5	John Wilson	England	47.5	Q
4	5	Joseph Chivers	Northern Ireland	47.76
5	5	Samuel Kakonge	Uganda	48.80
6	5	Jacques Bazerd	Mauritius	50.30
7	5	Stephen Higgins	Isle of Man	52.91

Held on 26 January

Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Claver Kamanya	Tanzania	46.2	Q
2	1	Bevan Smith	New Zealand	46.50	Q^[4]
3	1	Pius Olowu	Uganda	46.7	Q
4	1	Mamman Makama	Nigeria	46.9	Q
5	1	Kim Rowe	Jamaica	47.12
6	1	Julius Sang	Kenya	47.23
	1	Trevor Campbell	Jamaica	DNF
	1	Bill Hooker	Australia	DNS
1	2	Silver Ayoo	Uganda	45.68	Q^[4]
2	2	Charles Asati	Kenya	45.68	Q^[4]
3	2	David Jenkins	Scotland	45.9	Q
4	2	Bruce Field	Australia	46.11	Q^[3]
5	2	Francis Musyoki	Kenya	46.39
6	2	Seymour Newman	Jamaica	46.82
7	2	John Wilson	England	47.06
8	2	Philip Kear	New Zealand	47.13

Held on 26 January

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time
	6	Charles Asati	Kenya	46.04
	8	Silver Ayoo	Uganda	46.07
	1	Claver Kamanya	Tanzania	46.16
4	7	David Jenkins	Scotland	46.46
5	4	Bruce Field	Australia	46.58
6	2	Bevan Smith	New Zealand	46.60
7	3	Pius Olowu	Uganda	46.84
8	5	Mamman Makama	Nigeria	47.19

^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ "Heats results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 January 1974. p. 72. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Australia results". Retrieved 22 December 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "1974 year list". Retrieved 22 December 2018.