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Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards

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Men's 440 yards
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 440 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Edwin Carr
 Australia
Leslie Lewis
 England
David Batten
 New Zealand

Results

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Heats

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Held on 9 February[2]

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Edwin Carr  Australia 48.6 Q
2 1 Derek Pugh  England 48.9 Q
3 1 Dave Batten  New Zealand 48.9 Q
4 1 George Gedge  Australia 49.0e
1 Ezra Henniger  Canada DNF
1 Vivian Blaze  Ceylon DNS
1 2 Leslie Lewis  England 48.8 Q
2 2 James Humphreys  Australia 49.6 Q
3 2 Jack Sutherland  New Zealand 50.3 Q
4 2 Harold Whittle  England ??.?
5 2 Bill LaRochelle  Canada ??.?
1 3 Terry Higgins  England 49.0 Q
2 3 Ross Price  Australia 49.3 Q
3 3 John Myles  New Zealand ??.? Q
3 Schalk Booysen  South Africa DQ [3]
1 Doug Harris  New Zealand DNS

Semifinals

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Held on 9 February[2]

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Edwin Carr  Australia 48.8 Q
2 1 Leslie Lewis  England 48.9 Q
3 1 Dave Batten  New Zealand 48.9 Q
4 1 James Humphreys  Australia ??.?
5 1 John Myles  New Zealand ??.?
1 2 Jack Sutherland  New Zealand 49.2 Q
2 2 Ross Price  Australia 49.4 Q
3 2 Derek Pugh  England 49.4 Q
4 2 Terry Higgins  England ??.?

Final

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Held on 11 February[4][5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Edwin Carr  Australia 47.9 =GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Leslie Lewis  England 48.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Dave Batten  New Zealand 48.8
4 Derek Pugh  England ??.?
5 Ross Price  Australia ??.?
6 Jack Sutherland  New Zealand ??.?

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ Booysen finished first but was disqualified for stepping inside line
  4. ^ "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.