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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards

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]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Kevan Gosper   Australia 47.1 Q, GR
2 1 Laird Sloane   Canada 48.5 Q
3 1 Harry Kane   England 48.7
4 1 Musembi Mbathi   Kenya 49.4
5 1 Peter Phillips   Wales 50.0
6 1 John Quartey   Gold Coast 50.0
1 2 Don Jowett   New Zealand 48.4 Q
2 2 James Rogers   British Guiana 48.6 Q
3 2 Dick Harding   Canada 49.2
4 2 Edward Nyako   Gold Coast 51.4
5 2 Josefa Sadulu   Fiji 52.5
2 Allan Moore   Jamaica DNF
1 3 Terry Tobacco   Canada 48.3 Q
2 3 Kipkorir Boit Kibet   Kenya 49.0 Q
3 3 Keith Davis   Bermuda 49.9
4 3 Cyril Johnson   Bahamas 51.8
3 Keith Gardner   Jamaica DNS
3 Mike Agostini   Trinidad and Tobago DNS
1 4 Louis Gooden   Jamaica 54.5 Q
2 4 Alan Dick   England 55.4 Q
4 Joginder Dhanaor   India DNF
4 Leonard Dames   Bahamas DNS
1 5 Peter Fryer   England 48.6 Q
2 5 Fitzroy Bates   Trinidad and Tobago 49.1 Q
3 5 David Fleming   New Zealand 49.8
4 5 Richard Ampadu   Gold Coast 50.2
5 5 Irrington Isaacs   Bahamas 54.3
1 6 Peter Higgins   England 49.1 Q
2 6 Henry Ofori-Nayako   Gold Coast 49.5 Q
3 6 Joseph Foreman   Canada 49.9
4 6 Richard Estick   Jamaica 50.1
4 Abdul Karim Amu   Nigeria DNS

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
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

Held on 7 August[3][4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  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

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Final results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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