Men's 400 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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The 400 metres at the 2006 Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme were held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Monday 20 March to Wednesday 22 March 2006.
The top two runners in each of the eight heats automatically qualified for the semifinals. The next eight fastest runners from across the heats also qualified. Those 24 runners competed in 3 semi finals, with the top two runners from each and next two fastest qualifing for the final.
Records
| World Record | 43.18 s | Michael Johnson | USA | Seville, Spain | 26 August, 1999 |
| Games Record | 44.52 s | Iwan Thomas | WAL | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 18 September, 1998 |
Medals
| Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
John Steffensen, Australia |
Alleyne Francique, Grenada |
Jermaine Gonzales, Jamaica |
Qualification
Going into the event, the top ten Commonwealth athletes as ranked by the International Association of Athletics Federations were:
| 13 March Rank | Athlete | Nation | Games Result | 27 March Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comm. | World | Comm. | World | |||
| 1 | 2 | Christopher Brown |
The Bahamas | 4th | 1 | 2 |
| =2 | =3 | Tim Benjamin |
Wales | Did Not Compete | =2 | =3 |
| =2 | =3 | Brandon Simpson |
Jamaica | Did Not Compete | =2 | =3 |
| 4 | 5 | Tyler Christopher |
Canada | Did Not Compete | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | =7 | Alleyne Francique |
Grenada | Silver | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | =9 | Michael Blackwood |
Jamaica | Did Not Compete | 6 | =9 |
| 7 | 12 | Davian Clarke |
Jamaica | Semi Finalist | 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 16 | Sanjay Ayre |
Jamaica | Did Not Compete | 9 | 17 |
| 9 | 17 | John Steffensen |
Australia | Gold | 8 | 13 |
| 10 | 18 | Robert Tobin |
England | Semi Finalist | 11 | 19 |
Results
All times shown are in seconds.- Q denotes qualification by place in heat.
- q denotes qualification by overall place.
- DNS denotes did not start.
- DNF denotes did not finish.
- DQ denotes disqualification.
- NR denotes national record.
- GR denotes Games record.
- WR denotes world record.
- PB denotes personal best.
- SB denotes season best.
Round 1
| Heat 1 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | ?? | James Godday |
Nigeria | 3 | 0.224 s | 45.93 s | Q | |
| 2 | ?? | Chris Lloyd |
Dominica | 4 | 0.166 s | 46.14 s | Q | SB |
| 3 | ?? | Gakologelwang Masheto |
Botswana | 6 | 0.174 s | 46.43 s | q | PB |
| 4 | ?? | Jan van der Merwe |
South Africa | 5 | 0.292 s | 46.81 s | q | |
| 5 | ?? | Chris Walasi |
Solomon Islands | 2 | 0.193 s | 48.20 s | ||
| - | - | Moses Kamut |
Vanuatu | 1 | DNS | |||
| Heat 2 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | ?? | Robert Tobin |
England | 4 | 0.230 s | 46.20 s | Q | |
| 2 | ?? | Davian Clarke |
Jamaica | 7 | 0.246 s | 46.53 s | Q | |
| 3 | ?? | Damion Barry |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0.244 s | 46.66 s | q | |
| 4 | ?? | Julius Kirwa |
Kenya | 5 | 0.213 s | 47.55 s | ||
| 5 | ?? | Enote Inanga |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 0.216 s | 47.59 s | ||
| 6 | ?? | Samuel Egadu |
Uganda | 2 | 0.217 s | 48.20 s | ||
| Heat 3 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | ?? | Ato Modibo |
Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | ?? | 46.42 s | Q | |
| 2 | ?? | Eric Milazar |
Mauritius | 5 | ?? | 46.68 s | Q | |
| 3 | ?? | Rohan Pradeep Kumara |
Sri Lanka | 7 | ?? | 47.03 s | ||
| 4 | ?? | Gareth Warburton |
Wales | 6 | ?? | 47.31 s | ||
| 5 | ?? | Waisea Finau |
Fiji | 2 | ?? | 48.10 s | PB | |
| Heat 4 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | ?? | Christopher Brown |
Bahamas | 4 | 0.187 s | 46.16 s | Q | |
| 2 | ?? | Clinton Hill |
Australia | 6 | 0.206 s | 46.18 s | Q | |
| 3 | ?? | Prasanna Amarasekara |
Sri Lanka | 3 | 0.227 s | 46.83 s | ||
| 4 | ?? | Fernando Augustin |
Mauritius | 5 | 0.212 s | 48.11 s | ||
| 5 | ?? | Tawhidul Islam Md |
Bangladesh | 7 | 0.239 s | 51.70 s | ||
| 6 | ?? | Shaquan Been |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 0.250 s | 51.79 s | ||
| Heat 5 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | ?? | John Steffensen |
Australia | 2 | 0.200 s | 45.87 s | Q | |
| 2 | ?? | Saul Welgopwa |
Nigeria | 7 | 0.360 s | 46.26 s | Q | |
| 3 | ?? | Iginitius Mogawane |
South Africa | 6 | 0.178 s | 46.44 s | q | |
| 4 | ?? | Obakeng Ngwigwa |
Botswana | 5 | 0.229 s | 47.67 s | ||
| 5 | ?? | Nkosie Barnes |
Antigua and Barbuda | 4 | 0.327 s | 49.69 s | ||
| 6 | ?? | Daryl Vassallo |
Gibraltar | 3 | DNS | |||
| Heat 6 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | ?? | California Molefe |
Botswana | 6 | 0.228 s | 45.36 s | Q | |
| 2 | ?? | Alleyne Francique |
Grenada | 3 | 0.183 s | 45.60 s | Q | SB |
| 3 | ?? | Avard Moncur |
Bahamas | 4 | 0.194 s | 45.82 s | q | SB |
| 4 | ?? | Sean Wroe |
Australia | 7 | 0.264 s | 46.17 s | q | |
| 5 | ?? | Foy Waqairadovu |
Fiji | 2 | 0.224 s | 48.98 s | PB | |
| 6 | ?? | Ismail Saneem |
Maldives | 5 | 0.226 s | 53.42 s | SB | |
| - | - | Bola Lawal |
Nigeria | 8 | 0.242 s | DSQ | 163.3 | |
| Heat 7 of 8 Date: Monday 20 March 2006 Time: ??:?? AM Wind: ?.? m/s | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Lane | Reaction | Time | Qual. | Record | |
| Heat | Overall | |||||||
| 1 | ?? | Lansford Spence |
Jamaica | 2 | 0.278 s | 46.13 s | Q | |
| 2 | ?? | Paul Gorries |
South Africa | 5 | 0.279 s | 46.14 s | Q | |
| 3 | ?? | Wambua Musembi |
Kenya | 3 | 0.364 s | 46.31 s | q | |
| 4 | ?? | Niko Verekauta |
Fiji | 4 | 0.236 s | 46.40 s | q | PB |
| 5 | ?? | Roger Polydore |
Dominica | 6 | 0.323 s | 47.40 s | PB | |
| 6 | ?? | Arnold Sorina |
Vanuatu | 1 | 0.190 s | 52.41 s | ||
| - | - | Albert Kobba |
Sierra Leone | 7 | 0.183 s | DSQ | 163.3 | |
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