Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres hurdles

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the Carrara Stadium on 10 and 12 April 2018.[1]

Men's 400 metres hurdles
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueCarrara Stadium
Dates10 April (heats)
12 April (final)
Competitors22 from 14 nations
Winning time48.25
Medalists
 Kyron McMaster   British Virgin Islands
 Jeffery Gibson   Bahamas
 Jaheel Hyde   Jamaica
Athletics at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		menwomen
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
20 km walkmenwomen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmenwomen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmenwomen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen
Para events
100 m (T12)men
100 m (T35)women
100 m (T38)menwomen
100 m (T47)men
1500 m (T54)menwomen
Marathon (T54)menwomen
Long jump (T38)women
Shot put (F38)men
Javelin throw (F46)women

Kyron McMaster won the first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal for the British Virgin Islands. His victory followed severe disruption of his life, as his coach Xavier Samuels had died the previous year during Hurricane Irma.[2]

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Games records were as follows:[3]

World record  Kevin Young (USA) 46.78 Barcelona, Spain 6 August 1992
Games record  L. J. van Zyl (RSA) 48.05 Melbourne, Australia 23 March 2006

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:[1]

Date Time Round
Tuesday 10 April 201811:15First round
Thursday 12 April 201819:45Final

All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)

Results

First round

The first round consisted of three heats. The two fastest competitors per heat (plus two fastest losers) advanced to the final.[4]

Heat 1
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
18 Kyron McMaster (IVB)0.17048.78Q
24 Andre Clarke (JAM)0.16049.10PBQ
37 Kurt Couto (MOZ)0.14549.56SB
42 Constant Pretorius (RSA)0.16149.71
55 Ayyasamy Dharun (IND)0.16249.85
63 William Mbevi Mutunga (KEN)0.20250.92
76 Henry Okorie (NGR)0.20452.14
Heat 2
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
15 Jaheel Hyde (JAM)0.14949.14Q
26 Jack Green (ENG)0.19449.24Q
32 Aron Koech (KEN)0.14449.28SBq
44 Mohamed Rilwan Alowonle (NGR)0.20549.49PB
R 162.5b		q
57 Johannes Maritz (NAM)0.15450.41
61 Cameron French (NZL)0.17250.60
73 Alastair Chalmers (GUE)0.16951.10PB
88 Mowen Boino (PNG)0.17851.61SB
Heat 3
RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotesQual.
14 Nicholas Bett (KEN)0.33049.24Q
25 Jeffery Gibson (BAH)0.17349.75Q
36 Ian Dewhurst (AUS)0.17949.84
47 Ricardo Cunningham (JAM)0.16350.68
58 L. J. van Zyl (RSA)0.16550.98
62 Creve Armando Machava (MOZ)0.19651.60
73 Ephraim Lerkin (PNG)0.19452.17

Final

The medals were determined in the final.[3]

RankLaneNameReaction TimeResultNotes
5 Kyron McMaster (IVB)0.15648.25
8 Jeffery Gibson (BAH)0.14649.10SB
3 Jaheel Hyde (JAM)0.15749.16
47 Jack Green (ENG)0.18549.18
52 Mohamed Rilwan Alowonle (NGR)0.17949.80
61 Aron Koech (KEN)0.16850.02
74 Andre Clarke (JAM)0.17950.08
86 Nicholas Bett (KEN)0.17051.00

References
  1. "Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games: Event Schedule - Men's 400 metres hurdles". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  2. Kelner, Martha (2018-04-12). Kyron McMaster lets the tears flow after gold follows coach’s death. The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  3. Athletics | Men's 400m Hurdles - Final (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 64. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  4. Athletics | Men's 400m Hurdles - Round 1 (PDF). Gold Coast 2018. p. 66. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
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