Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards
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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
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Milkha Singh![]() | Malcolm Spence![]() | Terry Tobacco![]() |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals.[2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | John MacIsaac | ![]() | 48.3 | Q |
2 | 1 | Kevan Gosper | ![]() | 48.3 | Q |
3 | 1 | Ignatius Okello | ![]() | 48.7 | Q |
4 | 1 | Gerard Leroy | ![]() | 50.5 | |
5 | 1 | Charles Flower | ![]() | 53.1 | |
1 | 2 | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 47.6 | Q |
2 | 2 | Basil Ince | ![]() | 47.9 | Q |
3 | 2 | Ted Sampson | ![]() | 48.4 | Q |
4 | 2 | Doug Clement | ![]() | 49.4 | |
5 | 2 | Robert Hay | ![]() | 49.9 | |
1 | 3 | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 48.3 | Q |
2 | 3 | John Salisbury | ![]() | 48.7 | Q |
3 | 3 | James Paterson | ![]() | 48.9 | Q |
4 | 3 | Frederick Owusu | ![]() | 49.2 | |
5 | 3 | Rasaki Adenola | ![]() | 52.3 | |
1 | 4 | George Kerr | ![]() | 48.4 | Q |
2 | 4 | Derek Johnson | ![]() | 49.0 | Q |
3 | 4 | John Quartey | ![]() | 50.0 | Q |
4 | 4 | William Dundas | ![]() | 51.0 | |
5 | 4 | Francis Tommy | ![]() | 52.0 | |
1 | 5 | Milkha Singh | ![]() | 48.9 | Q |
2 | 5 | Samuel Chemweno | ![]() | 48.9 | Q |
3 | 5 | Wilton Jackson | ![]() | 49.2 | Q |
4 | 5 | Melville Spence | ![]() | 50.2 | |
5 | 5 | I. Benjamin | ![]() | 52.1 | |
1 | 6 | Gerald Evans | ![]() | 48.9 | Q |
2 | 6 | Barry Robinson | ![]() | 48.9 | Q |
3 | 6 | George Shepherd | ![]() | 49.6 | Q |
4 | 6 | Muhammad Yaqub | ![]() | 50.1 | |
5 | 6 | Richard Ampadu | ![]() | 50.2 | |
6 | 6 | Clyde James | ![]() | 54.6 | |
1 | 7 | John Wrighton | ![]() | 49.5 | Q |
2 | 7 | Kipkorir Boit Kibet | ![]() | 49.6 | Q |
3 | 7 | Ronald Thomson | ![]() | 49.7 | Q |
4 | 7 | Daljit Singh | ![]() | 50.2 | |
5 | 7 | Adebayo Oladapo | ![]() | 50.7 | |
1 | 8 | Terry Tobacco | ![]() | 48.2 | Q |
2 | 8 | Bartonjo Rotich | ![]() | 49.1 | Q |
3 | 8 | Abdul Rahim bin Ahmed | ![]() | 49.7 | Q |
4 | 8 | Gerald James | ![]() | 49.9 | |
5 | 8 | Tham Siew-kai | ![]() | 53.9 | |
8 | Clifton Bertrand | ![]() | DNF |
Quarterfinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[3]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Ted Sampson | ![]() | 46.8 | Q |
2 | 1 | Kevan Gosper | ![]() | 47.4 | Q |
3 | 1 | Gerald Evans | ![]() | 47.9 | Q |
4 | 1 | Ronald Thomson | ![]() | 48.8 | |
5 | 1 | Wilton Jackson | ![]() | 49.2 | |
1 | John Quartey | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 46.7 | Q |
2 | 2 | John Salisbury | ![]() | 47.3 | Q |
3 | 2 | Kipkorir Boit Kibet | ![]() | 48.0 | Q |
4 | 2 | Ignatius Okello | ![]() | 48.9 | |
5 | 2 | Abdul Rahim bin Ahmed | ![]() | 49.4 | |
2 | Barry Robinson | ![]() | DNF | ||
1 | 3 | Terry Tobacco | ![]() | 46.8 | Q |
2 | 3 | John Wrighton | ![]() | 47.2 | Q |
3 | 3 | George Kerr | ![]() | 47.2 | Q |
4 | 3 | Basil Ince | ![]() | 47.9 | |
5 | 3 | Samuel Chemweno | ![]() | 48.3 | |
6 | 3 | James Paterson | ![]() | 48.6 | |
1 | 4 | Milkha Singh | ![]() | 47.0 | Q |
2 | 4 | John MacIsaac | ![]() | 47.3 | Q |
3 | 4 | Bartonjo Rotich | ![]() | 47.5 | Q |
4 | 4 | Derek Johnson | ![]() | 47.7 | |
5 | 4 | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 48.4 | |
4 | George Shepherd | ![]() | DNS |
Semifinals
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[4]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 47.3 | Q |
2 | 1 | John Wrighton | ![]() | 47.5 | Q |
3 | 1 | Terry Tobacco | ![]() | 47.9 | Q |
4 | 1 | Ted Sampson | ![]() | 48.2 | |
5 | 1 | George Kerr | ![]() | 48.4 | |
6 | 1 | Kipkorir Boit Kibet | ![]() | 49.8 | |
1 | 2 | Milkha Singh | ![]() | 47.4 | Q |
2 | 2 | John Salisbury | ![]() | 47.4 | Q |
3 | 2 | John MacIsaac | ![]() | 48.1 | Q |
4 | 2 | Kevan Gosper | ![]() | 48.1 | |
5 | 2 | Bartonjo Rotich | ![]() | 48.2 | |
6 | 2 | Gerald Evans | ![]() | 48.96 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 6 | Milkha Singh | ![]() | 46.71 | |
![]() | 1 | Malcolm Spence | ![]() | 46.9 | |
![]() | 2 | Terry Tobacco | ![]() | 47.05 | |
4 | 3 | John Salisbury | ![]() | 47.1 | |
5 | 4 | John Wrighton | ![]() | 47.2 | |
6 | 5 | John MacIsaac | ![]() | 48.9 |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 18 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Semifinals & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.