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

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

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

1950 Empire Games 440 yards final, Edwin Carr (left), Leslie Lewis (right)

Results

Heats

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

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

Held on 11 February ^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Edwin Carr	Australia	47.9	=GR
	Leslie Lewis	England	48.0
	Dave Batten	New Zealand	48.8
4	Derek Pugh	England	??.?
5	Ross Price	Australia	??.?
6	Jack Sutherland	New Zealand	??.?

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "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.