The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 10 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Daniel Kimaiyo Kenya
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Garry Brown Australia
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Alan Pascoe England
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Results
Heats
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) and the next 4 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Peter Kipchumba | Kenya |
50.81 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Gladstone Williams |  Canada |
51.17 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Alan Pascoe | England |
51.39 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Steve James |  Wales |
51.42 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Clive Beattie |  Northern Ireland |
51.45 | q |
| 6 | 1 | Simit Bolkiah |  Malaysia |
54.36 | q |
| 1 | 2 | Clive Barriffe |  Jamaica |
50.92 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | William Koskei | Kenya |
51.41 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Bill Hartley | England |
51.89 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Mike Forgrave | Canada |
??.?? | Q |
| 2 | Joseph Appiagyei |  Ghana |
DQ | ||
| 2 | Lutama Ibis |  Tanzania |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | Daniel Kimaiyo | Kenya |
51.25 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Garry Brown | Australia |
52.91 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Gary Oakes | England |
53.36 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | David Anderson |  Isle of Man |
53.75 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Phillip Mills |  New Zealand |
53.78 | q |
| 6 | 3 | Daniel Taillon | Canada |
54.12 | q |
Semifinals
Held on 8 August
Qualification: First 4 in each semifinal (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Daniel Kimaiyo | Kenya |
49.20 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Peter Kipchumba | Kenya |
50.25 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | William Koskei | Kenya |
50.30 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Garry Brown | Australia |
50.31 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Clive Barriffe | Jamaica |
50.80 | Q |
| 6 | 1 | Alan Pascoe | England |
50.83 | Q |
| 7 | 1 | Phillip Mills | New Zealand |
50.92 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Gary Oakes | England |
50.96 | Q |
| 9 | 2 | Gladstone Williams | Canada |
51.27 | |
| 10 | 2 | Bill Hartley | England |
51.57 | |
| 11 | 1 | Mike Forgrave | Canada |
51.98 | |
| 12 | 2 | Clive Beattie | Northern Ireland |
52.85 | |
| 13 | 1 | Steve James | Wales |
53.00 | |
| 14 | 1 | David Anderson | Isle of Man |
53.27 | |
| 15 | 1 | Daniel Taillon | Canada |
53.81 | |
| 2 | Simit Bolkiah | Malaysia |
DNS |
Final
Held on 10 August
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
8 | Daniel Kimaiyo | Kenya |
49.48 | |
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4 | Garry Brown | Australia |
50.04 | |
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3 | Alan Pascoe | England |
50.09 | |
| 4 | 1 | Peter Kipchumba | Kenya |
50.50 | |
| 5 | 6 | William Koskei | Kenya |
50.69 | |
| 6 | 7 | Clive Barriffe | Jamaica |
51.50 | |
| 7 | 2 | Gary Oakes | England |
51.60 | |
| 8 | 5 | Phillip Mills | New Zealand |
52.01 |
References
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- Heats & Semifinals results (The Canberra Times)
- Final results (The Canberra Times)
- Australian results
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 400 metres hurdles | |
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| 440 yards hurdles (1930–1966) |
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| 400 metres hurdles (1970–present) |
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