Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 220 yards

The men's 220 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Tom Robinson
  Bahamas
Keith Gardner
  Jamaica
Gordon Day
  South Africa

Results edit

Heats edit

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Keith Gardner   Jamaica 22.0 Q
2 1 William Henderson   Scotland 22.4 Q
3 1 Samuel Chemweno   Kenya 22.5 Q
4 1 G. Esan   Nigeria 22.5 Q
1 Joe Goddard   Trinidad and Tobago DNS
1 S. Bwowe   Uganda DNS
1 2 Tom Robinson   Bahamas 21.6 Q
2 2 John Jones   Wales 21.9 Q
3 2 Augustus Lawson   Ghana 22.3 Q
4 2 Ronald Chambers   Northern Ireland 22.3 Q
5 2 Ignatius Okello   Uganda 22.4
6 2 Francis Tommy   Sierra Leone 23.6
1 3 Benjamin Nduga   Uganda 21.7 Q
2 3 Mike Agostini   Canada 22.2 Q
3 3 Terrance Gale   Australia 22.4 Q
4 3 Graham Fleck   Scotland 22.5 Q
5 3 Hendrickson Harewood   Trinidad and Tobago 22.9
6 3 Lloyd Anderson   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 23.2
1 4 Stan Levenson   Canada 21.6 Q
2 4 David Segal   England 21.9 Q
3 4 Smart Akraka   Nigeria 22.4 Q
4 4 Peter Street   Northern Ireland 23.3 Q
5 4 D. Doherty   Sierra Leone 23.5
4 Basil Ince   Trinidad and Tobago DNS
1 5 Maurice Rae   New Zealand 22.1 Q
2 5 Seraphino Antao   Kenya 22.3 Q
3 5 Gerald James   Jamaica 23.0 Q
4 5 Robert Cockburn   Scotland 23.1 Q
5 5 I. Benjamin   Sierra Leone 23.4
5 John Morgan   Wales DNS
1 6 Clifton Bertrand   Trinidad and Tobago 22.1 Q
2 6 John Scott-Oldfield   England 22.1 Q
3 6 Abdul Khaliq   Pakistan 22.4 Q
4 6 Patrick Toner   Northern Ireland 22.6 Q
5 6 John Oliver   Wales 22.8
6 Godrey Roberts   Saint Vincent and the Grenadines DNS
1 7 Gordon Day   South Africa 21.9 Q
2 7 Peter Radford   England 22.1 Q
3 7 Muhammad Sharif Butt   Pakistan 22.8 Q
4 7 John Quartey   Ghana 23.1 Q
5 7 Ivan Mayers   British Guiana 23.3
1 8 Edward Jeffreys   South Africa 21.4 Q
2 8 Erasmus Amukun   Uganda 22.0 Q
3 8 Edwin Solomon   British Guiana 22.5 Q
4 8 Doug Clement   Canada 22.5 Q
5 8 Dursley Stott   Isle of Man 23.9
1 9 Robbie Brightwell   England 22.0 Q
2 9 Stuart Cameron   Canada 22.2 Q
3 9 Joseph Whitehead   Wales 22.9 Q
4 9 Henry Kennedy-Skipton   Hong Kong 24.1 Q
9 P. R. Hein   Mauritius DNS

Quarterfinals edit

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

Rank Heat Na9e Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Keith Gardner   Jamaica 21.5 Q
2 1 Stuart Cameron   Canada 21.5 Q
3 1 Smart Akraka   Nigeria 22.0
4 1 Augustus Lawson   Ghana 22.1
5 1 Edwin Solomon   British Guiana 22.6
6 1 Abdul Khaliq   Pakistan 23.4
1 2 Edward Jeffreys   South Africa 21.2 Q, =GR
2 2 David Segal   England 21.4 Q
3 2 Joseph Whitehead   Wales 22.0
4 2 Ronald Chambers   Northern Ireland 22.4
5 2 Benjamin Nduga   Uganda 22.5
6 2 William Henderson   Scotland 23.0
1 3 Robbie Brightwell   England 21.5 Q
2 3 Mike Agostini   Canada 21.5 Q
3 3 Clifton Bertrand   Trinidad and Tobago 21.7
4 3 Samuel Chemweno   Kenya 22.3
5 3 Muhammad Sharif Butt   Pakistan 22.6
6 3 Peter Street   Northern Ireland 22.8
1 4 Peter Radford   England 21.5 Q
2 4 Maurice Rae   New Zealand 21.7 Q
3 4 Erasmus Amukun   Uganda 22.1
4 4 Terrance Gale   Australia 22.1
5 4 G. Esan   Nigeria 22.4
6 4 Robert Cockburn   Scotland 22.5
1 5 Stan Levenson   Canada 21.5 Q
2 5 John Scott-Oldfield   England 21.5 Q
3 5 John Jones   Wales 22.1
4 5 Seraphino Antao   Kenya 22.2
5 5 John Quartey   Ghana 22.4
5 Henry Kennedy-Skipton   Hong Kong DNS
1 6 Gordon Day   South Africa 21.3 Q
2 6 Tom Robinson   Bahamas 21.3 Q
3 6 Graham Fleck   Scotland 22.2
4 6 Gerald James   Jamaica 22.4
5 6 Doug Clement   Canada 22.5
6 6 Patrick Toner   Northern Ireland 22.5

Semifinals edit

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Gordon Day   South Africa 21.2 Q
2 1 Stan Levenson   Canada 21.2 Q
3 1 Keith Gardner   Jamaica 21.3 Q
4 1 David Segal   England 21.3
5 1 Peter Radford   England 21.5
6 1 Mike Agostini   Canada 21.5
1 2 Tom Robinson   Bahamas 20.9 Q, GR
2 2 Edward Jeffreys   South Africa 20.9 Q
3 2 John Scott-Oldfield   England 21.5 Q
4 2 Robbie Brightwell   England 21.5
5 2 Stuart Cameron   Canada 21.8
6 2 Maurice Rae   New Zealand 21.9

Final edit

[3]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Tom Robinson   Bahamas 21.08
  1 Keith Gardner   Jamaica 21.11
  5 Gordon Day   South Africa 21.15
4 4 Stan Levenson   Canada 21.5
5 2 John Scott-Oldfield   England 21.8
3 Edward Jeffreys   South Africa DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.