Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards
Appearance
Men's 440 yards at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's 440 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kevan Gosper Australia |
Don Jowett New Zealand |
Terry Tobacco Canada |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2]
Semifinals
[edit]Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Kevan Gosper | Australia | 47.8 | Q |
2 | 1 | Terry Tobacco | Canada | 48.4 | Q |
3 | 1 | James Rogers | British Guiana | 48.4 | Q |
4 | 1 | Henry Ofori-Nayako | Gold Coast | 48.9 | |
5 | 1 | Fitzroy Bates | Trinidad and Tobago | 49.2 | |
6 | 1 | Peter Higgins | England | 50.3 | |
1 | 2 | Alan Dick | England | 48.8 | Q |
2 | 2 | Don Jowett | New Zealand | 48.9 | Q |
3 | 2 | Peter Fryer | England | 48.9 | Q |
4 | 2 | Laird Sloane | Canada | 49.2 | |
5 | 2 | Kipkorir Boit Kibet | Kenya | 49.6 | |
6 | 2 | Louis Gooden | Jamaica | 49.7 |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Kevan Gosper | Australia | 47.2 | GR | |
Don Jowett | New Zealand | 47.4 | ||
Terry Tobacco | Canada | 47.8 | ||
4 | Peter Fryer | England | 48.4 | |
5 | James Rogers | British Guiana | 48.5 | |
6 | Alan Dick | England | 48.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.