Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres
# Athletics at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres

The Men's 400 metres at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, was held at Hampden Park between 28 and 30 July 2014. The event was won by pre-event favourite and Olympic champion Kirani James in a new Commonwealth Games record. Wayde van Niekerk from South Africa came second and Lalonde Gordon of Trinidad and Tobago got the bronze medal.

## Results

### First round

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Jarrin Solomon (TRI) | 0.169 | 45.69 | | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Winston George (GUY) | 0.230 | 46.25 | | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Akheem Gauntlett (JAM) | 0.178 | 46.31 | | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Nigel Levine (ENG) | 0.168 | 46.35 | | q |
| 5 | 5 | Erison Hurtault (DMA) | 0.171 | 47.02 | | |
| 6 | 2 | Angelo Garland (TCI) | 0.190 | 48.86 | | |
| 7 | 1 | Heamatangi Tuivai (TON) | 0.221 | 49.54 | | |
| 8 | 3 | Hussain Inaas (MDV) | 0.213 | 50.02 | SB | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Renny Quow (TRI) | 0.180 | 45.86 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Steven Solomon (AUS) | 0.175 | 46.26 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | 0.168 | 46.87 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Salihu Isah (NGR) | 0.149 | 47.51 | |
| 5 | 3 | Kwadwo Acheampong (GHA) | 0.154 | 47.72 | |
| 6 | 5 | Rosen Daniel (LCA) | 0.171 | 47.97 | |
| 7 | 7 | Theo Piniau (PNG) | 0.117 | 48.50 | |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Name | Reaction | Result | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kirani James (GRN) | 0.173 | 45.52 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Bingham (ENG) | 0.153 | 45.80 | Q |
| 3 | Rusheen McDonald (JAM) | 0.180 | 46.14 | Q |
| 4 | Mike Robertson (CAN) | 0.182 | 46.87 | q |
| 5 | Nelson Stone (PNG) | 0.171 | 47.60 | |
| 6 | Brandon Valentine-Parris (SVG) | 0.176 | 50.90 | |
| | Noah Akwu (NGR) | 0.187 | DQ | |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 8 | LaToy Williams (BAH) | 0.197 | 46.07 | | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Daundre Barnaby (CAN) | 0.174 | 46.16 | | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Emmanuel Tugumisirize (UGA) | 0.204 | 46.73 | | |
| 4 | 4 | Mark Mutai (KEN) | 0.175 | 47.60 | | |
| 5 | 5 | Golden Gunde (MAW) | 0.218 | 47.85 | | |
| 6 | 1 | Akeame Mussington (ANG) | 0.201 | 51.50 | | |
| | 6 | John O'Brien (GHA) | 0.163 | | DNF | |
| | 3 | Robert Simmons (NGR) | 0.142 | | DNF | |

**Heat 5**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 3 | Chris Brown (BAH) | 0.168 | 46.30 | | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Stephan James (GUY) | 0.171 | 46.39 | | Q |
| 3 | 7 | Pako Seribe (BOT) | 0.151 | 46.64 | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Lestrod Roland (SKN) | 0.170 | 47.17 | | |
| 5 | 4 | Talberc Poleon (LCA) | 0.191 | 47.32 | | |
| 6 | 1 | Siologa Viliamu Sepa (SAM) | 0.202 | 49.24 | | |
| | 6 | Boniface Mucheru (KEN) | | | DNS | |

**Heat 6**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 7 | Isaac Makwala (BOT) | 0.187 | 45.33 | | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Bralon Taplin (GRN) | 0.205 | 45.90 | | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Philip Osei (CAN) | 0.184 | 47.11 | | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Tom Druce (GUE) | 0.156 | 49.62 | | |
| | 5 | Solomon odongo Buoga (KEN) | 0.226 | | DQ | |
| | 6 | Hugh Graham Jr. (JAM) | 0.212 | | DQ | |
| | 4 | Alli Ngaimoko (UGA) | | | DNS | |

**Heat 7**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 6 | Martyn Rooney (ENG) | 0.194 | 45.57 | | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Lalonde Gordon (TRI) | 0.184 | 45.84 | | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Saviour Kombe (ZAM) | 0.171 | 46.41 | | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Mitchel Davis (DMA) | 0.177 | 46.94 | =PB | q |
| 5 | 4 | Daniel Gyasi (GHA) | 0.189 | 47.07 | | |
| 6 | 3 | Payton Hazzard (GRN) | 0.198 | 47.33 | | |
| 7 | 2 | Kaminiel Matlaun (PNG) | 0.162 | 48.65 | | |
| 8 | 5 | Imani james Rusanganya (TAN) | 0.210 | 50.87 | | |

### Semi-finals

**Semi-final 1**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Martyn Rooney (ENG) | 0.190 | 45.22 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Jarrin Solomon (TRI) | 0.168 | 45.49 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Chris Brown (BAH) | 0.152 | 45.55 | q |
| 4 | 8 | Rusheen McDonald (JAM) | 0.188 | 45.95 | |
| 5 | 4 | Bralon Taplin (GRN) | 0.168 | 46.68 | |
| 6 | 2 | Philip Osei (CAN) | 0.185 | 47.16 | |
| 7 | 7 | Pako Seribe (BOT) | 0.196 | 47.43 | |
| 8 | 1 | Mitchel Davis (DMA) | 0.171 | 47.49 | |

**Semi-final 2**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 4 | Kirani James (GRN) | 0.156 | 45.14 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | 0.173 | 45.41 | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Renny Quow (TRI) | 0.195 | 45.47 | q |
| 4 | 5 | Michael Bingham (ENG) | 0.155 | 45.71 | |
| 5 | 7 | Akheem Gauntlett (JAM) | 0.175 | 46.16 | |
| 6 | 3 | Daundre Barnaby (CAN) | 0.168 | 46.28 | |
| 7 | 8 | Stephan James (GUY) | 0.174 | 46.35 | |
| 8 | 1 | Emmanuel Tugumisirize (UGA) | 0.187 | 46.57 | |

**Semi-final 3**

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Notes | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 5 | Lalonde Gordon (TRI) | 0.183 | 45.37 | | Q |
| 2 | 4 | LaToy Williams (BAH) | 0.175 | 45.44 | | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Isaac Makwala (BOT) | 0.191 | 45.57 | | |
| 4 | 6 | Winston George (GUY) | 0.254 | 46.38 | | |
| 5 | 2 | Nigel Levine (ENG) | 0.151 | 46.57 | | |
| 6 | 1 | Mike Robertson (CAN) | 0.156 | 47.30 | | |
| 7 | 8 | Saviour Kombe (ZAM) | 0.181 | 47.70 | | |
| | 7 | Steven Solomon (AUS) | 0.137 | | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Lane | Name | Reaction | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 6 | Kirani James (GRN) | 0.154 | 44.24 | GR |
| | 4 | Wayde van Niekerk (RSA) | 0.168 | 44.68 | |
| | 3 | Lalonde Gordon (TRI) | 0.183 | 44.78 | SB |
| 4 | 5 | Martyn Rooney (ENG) | 0.156 | 45.15 | |
| 5 | 8 | LaToy Williams (BAH) | 0.174 | 45.63 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jarrin Solomon (TRI) | 0.145 | 45.82 | |
| | 2 | Renny Quow (TRI) | 0.182 | | DNF |
| | 1 | Chris Brown (BAH) | | | DNS |
