Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 440 yards relay
Appearance
Men's 4 x 440 yards relay at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's 4 × 440 yards relay event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 4 × 400 metres relay.
Medalists
[edit]Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 4 teams of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Trinidad and Tobago | Lennox Yearwood, Kent Bernard, Edwin Roberts, Wendell Mottley | 3:10.8 | Q |
2 | 1 | Canada | Ross MacKenzie, Brian MacLaren, Don Domansky, Bill Crothers | 3:11.7 | Q |
3 | 1 | Nigeria | Benedict Majekodunmi, David Ejoke, Kingsley Agbabokha, Paulinus Nwaokoro | 3:13.4 | Q |
4 | 1 | England | Martin Winbolt-Lewis, John Adey, Peter Warden, Tim Graham | 3:13.7 | Q |
5 | 1 | Bermuda | Tony Harper, Colin Davey, Ewert Brown, Noel Simons | 3:15.2 | |
1 | 2 | Uganda | Amos Omolo, Asuman Bawala, Francis Hatega, George Odeke | 3:13.4 | Q |
2 | 2 | Jamaica | Clifton Forbes, George Kerr, Lawrence Khan, Rupert Hoilette | 3:14.2 | Q |
3 | 2 | Barbados | Bertram Catwell, Charles Harewood, Ezra Burnham, Keith Forde | 3:17.3 | Q |
4 | 2 | Australia | Gary Knoke, Kenneth Roche, Noel Clough, Gary Eddy | 3:26.5 | Q |
Final
[edit]Rank | Nation | Athletes | Time | Notes |
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Trinidad and Tobago | Lennox Yearwood, Kent Bernard, Edwin Roberts, Wendell Mottley | 3:02.8 | GR | |
Canada | Ross MacKenzie, Brian MacLaren, Don Domansky, Bill Crothers | 3:04.9 | ||
England | Martin Winbolt-Lewis, John Adey, Peter Warden, Tim Graham | 3:06.5 | ||
4 | Jamaica | Clifton Forbes, George Kerr, Lawrence Khan, Rupert Hoilette | 3:06.8 | |
5 | Australia | Gary Knoke, Kenneth Roche, Noel Clough, Peter Norman | 3:12.2 | |
6 | Nigeria | Benedict Majekodunmi, David Ejoke, Kingsley Agbabokha, Paulinus Nwaokoro | 3:12.4 | |
7 | Barbados | Bertram Catwell, Charles Harewood, Ezra Burnham, Keith Forde | 3:12.9 | |
8 | Uganda | Amos Omolo, Asuman Bawala, Francis Hatega, George Odeke | 3:13.6 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats results". The Observer. 14 August 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.