Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards

Men's 440 yards at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 440 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Bill Roberts   England	William Fritz Canada	Denis Shore South Africa

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Denis Shore	South Africa	47.9	Q, GR
2	1	John Mumford	Australia	48.3e	Q, 4 yards behind
3	1	Lee Orr	Canada	48.4e	1 yard behind
4	1	Hugh Johnson	Australia	??.?
5	1	Henry Pack	England	??.?
1	2	John Loaring	Canada	49.2	Q
2	2	Harold Tyrie	New Zealand	49.3e	Q, 0.5 yard behind
3	2	Athol Jones	Australia	49.9e	5 yards behind
4	2	Brian MacCabe	England	??.?
5	2	Frank Handley	England	??.?
6	2	John Michie	Canada	??.?
1	3	Bill Roberts	England	48.1	Q
2	3	William Fritz	Canada	??.?	Q, 6 yards behind
3	3	Alan Sayers	New Zealand	50.8e	15 yards behind
4	3	Francis Scott	Australia	??.?
	3	Duncan White	British Ceylon	DNS

Final

^{[5] [6]}

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Bill Roberts	England	47.9	=GR
	William Fritz	Canada	47.9e	Inches behind
	Denis Shore	South Africa	48.1e	1.5 yards behind
4	John Mumford	Australia	??.?
5	John Loaring	Canada	49.2e
6	Harold Tyrie	New Zealand	??.?

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
2. "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
6. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.