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

Men's 440 yards hurdles at the Commonwealth Games

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
1	1	Duncan White	Ceylon	52.8	Q, GR
2	1	Geoff Goodacre	Australia	54.3	Q
3	1	Robert Woodward	Australia	54.3	Q
4	1	Alan Hill	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	George Lubbe	South Africa	??.?	Q
4	2	Terence Higgins	England	?
	2	Vivian Blaze	Ceylon	DNS
1	3	Derek Steward	New Zealand	54.4	Q
2	3	Harold Whittle	England	??.?	Q
3	3	George Gedge	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
1	1	Geoff Goodacre	Australia	53.2	Q
2	1	George Lubbe	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	George Gedge	Australia	53.9	Q
3	2	Harold Whittle	England	53.9	Q
4	2	Robert Woodward	Australia	??.?

Final

Held on 7 February ^[4]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	Duncan White	Ceylon	52.5	GR
	5	John Holland	New Zealand	52.7
	1	Geoff Goodacre	Australia	53.1
4	6	George Lubbe	South Africa	??.?
5	4	Harold Whittle	England	??.?
6	3	George Gedge	Australia	??.?	Fell

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.