Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards

The men's 440 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 17, 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Men's 440 yards
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Milkha Singh
  India
Malcolm Spence
  South Africa
Terry Tobacco
  Canada

Results

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Heats

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 John MacIsaac   Scotland 48.3 Q
2 1 Kevan Gosper   Australia 48.3 Q
3 1 Ignatius Okello   Uganda 48.7 Q
4 1 Gerard Leroy   Mauritius 50.5
5 1 Charles Flower   Gibraltar 53.1
1 2 Malcolm Spence   South Africa 47.6 Q
2 2 Basil Ince   Trinidad and Tobago 47.9 Q
3 2 Ted Sampson   England 48.4 Q
4 2 Doug Clement   Canada 49.4
5 2 Robert Hay   Scotland 49.9
1 3 Malcolm Spence   Jamaica 48.3 Q
2 3 John Salisbury   England 48.7 Q
3 3 James Paterson   Scotland 48.9 Q
4 3 Frederick Owusu   Ghana 49.2
5 3 Rasaki Adenola   Nigeria 52.3
1 4 George Kerr   Jamaica 48.4 Q
2 4 Derek Johnson   England 49.0 Q
3 4 John Quartey   Ghana 50.0 Q
4 4 William Dundas   Northern Ireland 51.0
5 4 Francis Tommy   Sierra Leone 52.0
1 5 Milkha Singh   India 48.9 Q
2 5 Samuel Chemweno   Kenya 48.9 Q
3 5 Wilton Jackson   Trinidad and Tobago 49.2 Q
4 5 Melville Spence   Jamaica 50.2
5 5 I. Benjamin   Sierra Leone 52.1
1 6 Gerald Evans   South Africa 48.9 Q
2 6 Barry Robinson   New Zealand 48.9 Q
3 6 George Shepherd   Canada 49.6 Q
4 6 Muhammad Yaqub   Pakistan 50.1
5 6 Richard Ampadu   Ghana 50.2
6 6 Clyde James   Trinidad and Tobago 54.6
1 7 John Wrighton   England 49.5 Q
2 7 Kipkorir Boit Kibet   Kenya 49.6 Q
3 7 Ronald Thomson   Scotland 49.7 Q
4 7 Daljit Singh   India 50.2
5 7 Adebayo Oladapo   Nigeria 50.7
1 8 Terry Tobacco   Canada 48.2 Q
2 8 Bartonjo Rotich   Kenya 49.1 Q
3 8 Abdul Rahim bin Ahmed   Malaya 49.7 Q
4 8 Gerald James   Jamaica 49.9
5 8 Tham Siew-kai   Sarawak 53.9
8 Clifton Bertrand   Trinidad and Tobago DNF

Quarterfinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Ted Sampson   England 46.8 Q
2 1 Kevan Gosper   Australia 47.4 Q
3 1 Gerald Evans   South Africa 47.9 Q
4 1 Ronald Thomson   Scotland 48.8
5 1 Wilton Jackson   Trinidad and Tobago 49.2
1 John Quartey   Ghana DNS
1 2 Malcolm Spence   South Africa 46.7 Q
2 2 John Salisbury   England 47.3 Q
3 2 Kipkorir Boit Kibet   Kenya 48.0 Q
4 2 Ignatius Okello   Uganda 48.9
5 2 Abdul Rahim bin Ahmed   Malaya 49.4
2 Barry Robinson   New Zealand DNF
1 3 Terry Tobacco   Canada 46.8 Q
2 3 John Wrighton   England 47.2 Q
3 3 George Kerr   Jamaica 47.2 Q
4 3 Basil Ince   Trinidad and Tobago 47.9
5 3 Samuel Chemweno   Kenya 48.3
6 3 James Paterson   Scotland 48.6
1 4 Milkha Singh   India 47.0 Q
2 4 John MacIsaac   Scotland 47.3 Q
3 4 Bartonjo Rotich   Kenya 47.5 Q
4 4 Derek Johnson   England 47.7
5 4 Malcolm Spence   Jamaica 48.4
4 George Shepherd   Canada DNS

Semifinals

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Malcolm Spence   South Africa 47.3 Q
2 1 John Wrighton   England 47.5 Q
3 1 Terry Tobacco   Canada 47.9 Q
4 1 Ted Sampson   England 48.2
5 1 George Kerr   Jamaica 48.4
6 1 Kipkorir Boit Kibet   Kenya 49.8
1 2 Milkha Singh   India 47.4 Q
2 2 John Salisbury   England 47.4 Q
3 2 John MacIsaac   Scotland 48.1 Q
4 2 Kevan Gosper   Australia 48.1
5 2 Bartonjo Rotich   Kenya 48.2
6 2 Gerald Evans   South Africa 48.96

Final

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[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  6 Milkha Singh   India 46.71
  1 Malcolm Spence   South Africa 46.9
  2 Terry Tobacco   Canada 47.05
4 3 John Salisbury   England 47.1
5 4 John Wrighton   England 47.2
6 5 John MacIsaac   Scotland 48.9

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 18 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Semifinals & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.