Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's 400 metres
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Glenn Bogue Canada 46.06 Q
2 2 Richard Ashton England 46.27 Q
3 4 Rick Mitchell Australia 46.36 Q
4 1 Clyde Edwards Barbados 46.38 Q
5 2 Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago 46.40 Q
6 3 Joel Ngetich Kenya 46.43 Q
7 3 Glen Cohen England 46.45 Q
8 2 Washington Njiri Kenya 46.46 Q
9 1 Terry Whitehead England 46.52 Q
10 1 Brian Saunders Canada 46.59 Q
11 2 David Jenkins Scotland 46.66 q
12 2 Chum Darvall Australia 46.71 q
13 1 Bevan Smith New Zealand 46.77 q
14 4 Fred Sowerby Antigua and Barbuda 46.80 Q
15 4 Mike Solomon Trinidad and Tobago 46.89 Q
16 1 Rayfield Beaton Guyana 47.07 q
17 1 Bertland Cameron Jamaica 47.20
18 3 John Bandu Ghana 47.21
19 4 Jeremiah Ongwae Kenya 47.31
20 1 Michael Delaney Wales 47.41
Results -- Quarterfinals
Held on 6 August Qualification : First 3 in each heat ( Q ) and the next 4 fastest ( q ) qualify for the semifinals .
The men's 400 metres event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.