Athletics at the 1950 British Empire 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 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Edwin Carr![]() |
Leslie Lewis![]() |
David Batten![]() |
Results
Heats
Held on 9 February[2]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Zeit | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Edwin Carr | ![]() |
48.6 | Q |
2 | 1 | Derek Pugh | ![]() |
48.9 | Q |
3 | 1 | Dave Batten | ![]() |
48.9 | Q |
4 | 1 | George Gedge | ![]() |
49.0e | |
1 | Ezra Henniger | ![]() |
DNF | ||
1 | Vivian Blaze | ![]() |
DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Leslie Lewis | ![]() |
48.8 | Q |
2 | 2 | James Humphreys | ![]() |
49.6 | Q |
3 | 2 | Jack Sutherland | ![]() |
50.3 | Q |
4 | 2 | Harold Whittle | ![]() |
??.? | |
5 | 2 | Bill LaRochelle | ![]() |
??.? | |
1 | 3 | Terry Higgins | ![]() |
49.0 | Q |
2 | 3 | Ross Price | ![]() |
49.3 | Q |
3 | 3 | John Myles | ![]() |
??.? | Q |
3 | Schalk Booysen | ![]() |
DQ | [3] | |
1 | Doug Harris | ![]() |
DNS |
Semifinals
Held on 9 February[2]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Zeit | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Edwin Carr | ![]() |
48.8 | Q |
2 | 1 | Leslie Lewis | ![]() |
48.9 | Q |
3 | 1 | Dave Batten | ![]() |
48.9 | Q |
4 | 1 | James Humphreys | ![]() |
??.? | |
5 | 1 | John Myles | ![]() |
??.? | |
1 | 2 | Jack Sutherland | ![]() |
49.2 | Q |
2 | 2 | Ross Price | ![]() |
49.4 | Q |
3 | 2 | Derek Pugh | ![]() |
49.4 | Q |
4 | 2 | Terry Higgins | ![]() |
??.? |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Zeit | Notes |
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Edwin Carr | ![]() |
47.9 | =GR |
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Leslie Lewis | ![]() |
48.0 | |
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Dave Batten | ![]() |
48.8 | |
4 | Derek Pugh | ![]() |
??.? | |
5 | Ross Price | ![]() |
??.? | |
6 | Jack Sutherland | ![]() |
??.? |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ Booysen finished first but was disqualified for stepping inside line
- ^ "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.