The men's 400 metres hurdles at the

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, as part of the athletics programme, took place in the

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on 10 and 12 April 2018.

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won the first ever Commonwealth Games gold medal for the

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. His victory followed severe disruption of his life, as his coach Xavier Samuels had died the previous year during

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Records

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

Schedule

The schedule was as follows: All times are

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(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. ;Heat 1 ;Heat 2 ;Heat 3

Final

The medals were determined in the final.

References

Men's 400 metres hurdles

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