Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles
# Athletics at the 2010 Commonwealth Games – 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.

## Records

| World Record | 46.78 | Kevin Young | United States | Barcelona, Spain | 6 August 1992 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Games Record | 48.05 | Louis van Zyl | RSA | Melbourne, Australia | 2006 |

## Round 1

First 2 in each heat (Q) and 2 best performers (q) advance to the Final.

### Heat 1

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Rhys Williams (WAL) | 0.209 | 49.81 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Brendan Cole (AUS) | 0.209 | 49.96 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | David Hughes (ENG) | 0.180 | 50.55 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Mowen Boino (PNG) | 0.224 | 51.40 | SB |
| 5 | 7 | David Benjimin (VAN) | 0.220 | 54.64 | |
| 6 | 8 | Josef Robertson (JAM) | 0.162 | | DNF |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | David Greene (WAL) | 0.177 | 49.98 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Vincent Koskei (KEN) | 0.222 | 50.11 | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Jean Vieillesse (MRI) | 0.230 | 51.21 | |
| 4 | 5 | Kuldev Singh (IND) | 0.208 | 51.59 | |
| 5 | 8 | Kurt Couto (MOZ) | 0.225 | 51.60 | |
| 6 | 3 | Amara Kamara (SLE) | 0.220 | 56.87 | PB |

### Heat 3

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Richard Yates (ENG) | 0.233 | 49.83 | Q, SB |
| 2 | 7 | Louis van Zyl (RSA) | 0.207 | 49.95 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Adrian Findlay (JAM) | 0.162 | 50.25 | q |
| 4 | 6 | Joseph Ganapathilacka (IND) | 0.182 | 50.55 | |
| 5 | 8 | Dale Garland (GUE) | 0.232 | 51.48 | |
| 6 | 3 | Wala Gime (PNG) | 0.208 | 56.61 | PB |

## Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction Time | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 6 | David Greene (WAL) | 0.163 | 48.52 | |
| | 7 | Louis van Zyl (RSA) | 0.201 | 48.63 | |
| | 5 | Rhys Williams (WAL) | 0.214 | 49.19 | |
| 4 | 9 | Vincent Koskei (KEN) | 0.225 | 49.36 | PB |
| 5 | 4 | Richard Yates (ENG) | 0.225 | 49.84 | |
| 6 | 8 | Brendan Cole (AUS) | 0.221 | 50.14 | |
| 7 | 3 | Adrian Findlay (JAM) | 0.169 | 50.48 | |
| 8 | 2 | David Hughes (ENG) | 0.170 | 50.48 | |
