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

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Athletics at the 1954 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kevan Gosper  Australia 47.2 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Don Jowett  New Zealand 47.4
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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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