Semifinals – 46.71 (→ did not advance) David Jenkins Heat, round 1 – 46.15 Heat, round 2 – 45.99 Semifinals – 45.91 (→ did not advance) Gary Armstrong Heat, round 1 – 46.48 Heat, round 2 – 47.10 (→ did not advance) Men's 800 metres Andy Carter Heat – 1:47.6 Semifinals – 1:46.5 Final – 1:46.6 (→ 6th place) Dave Cropper Heat – 1:47.5 Semifinals – 1:48.4 (→ did not advance) Colin Campbell Heat – 1:54.8 (→ did not advance) Men's 1500 metres Brendan Foster Heat – 3:40.8 Semifinals – 3:38.2 Final – 3:39.0 (→ 5th place) Ray Smedley Heat – 3:42.1 Semifinals – 3:45.8 (→ did not advance) John Kirkbride Heat – 3:45.3 (→ did not advance) Men's 5000 metres Ian Stewart Heat – 13:33.0 Final – 13:27.6 (→ 3rd place) Ian McCafferty Heat – 13:38.2 Final – 13:43.2 (→ 11th place) ] David Bedford Heat – 13:49.8 Final – 13:43.2 (→ 12th place) Men's 10000 metres David Bedford Heat – 27:53.6 Final – 28:05.4(→ 6th place) Lachie Stewart Heat – 28:31.4 (→ did not advance) Dave Holt Heat – 28:46.8(→ did not advance) Men's marathon Ron Hill 2:16:30.6 (→ 6th place) Donald MacGregor 2:16:34.4 (→ 7th place) Colin Kirkham 2:21:54.8 (→ 20th place) Men's 110m hurdles Alan Pascoe Heat – 14.08 Semifinals – 14.24 (→ did not advance) Berwyn Price Heat – 13.94 Semifinals – 14.37 (→ did not advance) David Wilson Heat – 14.31 (→ did not advance) Men's 400m hurdlles David Hemery Heat – 49.72 Semifinals – 49.66 Final – 48.52 (→ 3rd place) Men's 3000m steeplechase Andy Holden Heat – 8:33.8 (→ did not advance) Steve Hollings Heat – 8:35.0 (→ did not advance) John Bicourt Heat – 8:38.8 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 100 m relay Berwyn Price, Don Halliday, Dave Dear, and Brian Green Heat – 39.63 Les Piggot, Don Halliday, Dave Dear, and Brian Green Semifinals – 39.47 (→ did not advance) Men's 4 × 400 m relay Martin Reynolds, Alan Pascoe, David Hemery and David Jenkins Semifinals – 3:01.3 Final – 3:00.5 (→ 2nd place) Men's long jump Alan Lerwill Qualification – 7.86 Final – 7.91 (→ 7th place) Lynn Davies Qualification – 7.64 (→ did not advance) Men's pole vault Mike Bull Qualification – 4.80 (→ did not advance) Men's shot put Geoff Capes Qualification – 18.94 (→ did not advance) Men's discus Bill Tancred Qualification – 57.24