Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards hurdles
Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 yd | men | women |
220 yd | men | women |
440 yd | men | |
880 yd | men | |
1 mile | men | |
3 miles | men | |
6 miles | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
4 × 110 yd relay | men | |
110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
220–110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Duncan White Ceylon |
John Holland New Zealand |
Geoff Goodacre Australia |
Results[]
Heats[]
Held on 5 February
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2][3]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Duncan White | Ceylon | 52.8 | Q, GR |
2 | 1 | Geoff Goodacre | Australia | 54.3 | Q |
3 | 1 | Australia | 54.3 | Q | |
4 | 1 | New Zealand | ??.? | ||
5 | 1 | John Hart | Scotland | ??.? | |
1 | 2 | John Holland | New Zealand | 53.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | Ken Doubleday | Australia | 55.4 | Q |
3 | 2 | South Africa | ??.? | Q | |
4 | 2 | Terence Higgins | England | ? | |
2 | Ceylon | DNS | |||
1 | 3 | Derek Steward | New Zealand | 54.4 | Q |
2 | 3 | England | ??.? | Q | |
3 | 3 | Australia | 56.4 | Q | |
4 | 3 | Bill LaRochelle | Canada | ??.? | |
5 | 3 | Ng Liang Chiang | Malaya | ??.? |
Semifinals[]
Held on 7 February
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[4]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Geoff Goodacre | Australia | 53.2 | Q |
2 | 1 | South Africa | 53.4 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Duncan White | Ceylon | 53.4 | Q |
4 | 1 | Derek Steward | New Zealand | ??.? | |
4 | 1 | Ken Doubleday | Australia | ??.? | |
1 | 2 | John Holland | New Zealand | 53.4 | Q |
2 | 2 | Australia | 53.9 | Q | |
3 | 2 | England | 53.9 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Australia | ??.? |
Final[]
Held on 7 February[4]
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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2 | Duncan White | Ceylon | 52.5 | GR | |
5 | John Holland | New Zealand | 52.7 | ||
1 | Geoff Goodacre | Australia | 53.1 | ||
4 | 6 | South Africa | ??.? | ||
5 | 4 | England | ??.? | ||
6 | 3 | Australia | ??.? | Fell |
References[]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
- 400 metres hurdles at the Commonwealth Games