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

Men's 440 yards
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1958 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
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Marathonmen
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High jumpmenwomen
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Triple jumpmen
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Hammer throwmen
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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]

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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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 6 Milkha Singh  India 46.71
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1 Malcolm Spence  South Africa 46.9
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.
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