Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards hurdles

The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Men's 440 yards hurdles
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Duncan White
  Ceylon
John Holland
  New Zealand
Geoff Goodacre
  Australia

Results

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Heats

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Held on 5 February

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2][3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Duncan White   Ceylon 52.8 Q, GR
2 1 Geoff Goodacre   Australia 54.3 Q
3 1 Robert Woodward   Australia 54.3 Q
4 1 Alan Hill   New Zealand ??.?
5 1 John Hart   Scotland ??.?
1 2 John Holland   New Zealand 53.0 Q
2 2 Ken Doubleday   Australia 55.4 Q
3 2 George Lubbe   South Africa ??.? Q
4 2 Terence Higgins   England ?
2 Vivian Blaze   Ceylon DNS
1 3 Derek Steward   New Zealand 54.4 Q
2 3 Harold Whittle   England ??.? Q
3 3 George Gedge   Australia 56.4 Q
4 3 Bill LaRochelle   Canada ??.?
5 3 Ng Liang Chiang   Malaya ??.?

Semifinals

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Held on 7 February

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Geoff Goodacre   Australia 53.2 Q
2 1 George Lubbe   South Africa 53.4 Q
3 1 Duncan White   Ceylon 53.4 Q
4 1 Derek Steward   New Zealand ??.?
4 1 Ken Doubleday   Australia ??.?
1 2 John Holland   New Zealand 53.4 Q
2 2 George Gedge   Australia 53.9 Q
3 2 Harold Whittle   England 53.9 Q
4 2 Robert Woodward   Australia ??.?

Final

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Held on 7 February[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  2 Duncan White   Ceylon 52.5 GR
  5 John Holland   New Zealand 52.7
  1 Geoff Goodacre   Australia 53.1
4 6 George Lubbe   South Africa ??.?
5 4 Harold Whittle   England ??.?
6 3 George Gedge   Australia ??.? Fell

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.