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

Athletics at the 1958 British
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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
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Tom Robinson  Bahamas 21.08
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 Keith Gardner  Jamaica 21.11
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.
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