Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 28 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Phil Beattie Northern Ireland | Max Robertson England | John Graham Canada |

## Results

### Heats

Qualification: First 3 of each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the final.

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 2 | Phil Beattie | Northern Ireland | 51.63 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Max Robertson | England | 52.26 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Lloyd Guss | Canada | 52.36 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | John Graham | Canada | 52.63 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Ken Gordon | Australia | 52.66 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | Pierre Leveille | Canada | 52.75 | q |
| 7 | 1 | Gary Oakes | England | 53.02 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | Mark Holtom | England | 53.11 | q |
| 9 | 1 | Wayne Paul | New Zealand | 53.39 | |
| 10 | 2 | Dave McCutcheon | Scotland | 53.58 | |
| 11 | 1 | Mark Hardie | Scotland | 55.68 | |
| 12 | 1 | Mark Fulton | Scotland | 57.90 | |
| | 2 | Joseph Rodan | Fiji | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 4 | Phil Beattie | Northern Ireland | 49.60 | PB |
| | 3 | Max Robertson | England | 49.77 | |
| | 5 | John Graham | Canada | 50.25 | |
| 4 | 6 | Lloyd Guss | Canada | 50.56 | |
| 5 | 2 | Mark Holtom | England | 50.58 | |
| 6 | 1 | Gary Oakes | England | 50.82 | |
| 7 | 8 | Pierre Leveille | Canada | 51.54 | |
| 8 | 7 | Ken Gordon | Australia | 51.59 | |
