| Men's 220 yards at the Commonwealth Games |
|---|
| Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 220 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 7 and 9 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. [1]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
| John Treloar | David Johnson | Don Jowett |
Held on 7 February [2]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Don Jowett | 22.4 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Jack Archer | 22.9 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Bill De Gruchy | 22.9 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | John De Saram | ??.? | ||
| 1 | Gordon Crosby | DNS | |||
| 1 | 2 | Dave Batten | 22.4 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Scotchy Gordon | 23.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Brian Shenton | 23.1 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Oscar Wijeyasinghe | ??.? | ||
| 1 | 3 | John Treloar | 21.7 | Q | |
| 2 | 3 | Clem Parker | 22.6 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Nicolas Stacey | 22.8 | Q | |
| 4 | 3 | Manasa Nukuvou | ??.? | ||
| 3 | Sumana Navaratnam | DNS | |||
| 1 | 4 | Don Pettie | 22.1 | Q | |
| 2 | 4 | David Johnson | 22.1 | Q | |
| 3 | 4 | Orisi Dawai | 22.1 | Q | |
| 4 | Leslie Lewis | DQ | [3] | ||
| 4 | Derek Pugh | DNS |
Held on 7 February [2]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Treloar | 21.7 | Q | |
| 2 | 1 | Don Jowett | 22.1 | Q | |
| 3 | 1 | Don Pettie | 22.1 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | Bill De Gruchy | ??.? | ||
| 5 | 1 | Brian Shenton | ??.? | ||
| 6 | 1 | Orisi Dawai | ??.? | ||
| 1 | 2 | David Johnson | 22.0 | Q | |
| 2 | 2 | Scotchy Gordon | 22.0 | Q | |
| 3 | 2 | Clem Parker | 22.0 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Dave Batten | ??.? | ||
| 5 | 2 | Jack Archer | ??.? | ||
| 6 | 2 | Nicolas Stacey | ??.? |
Held on 9 February [4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | John Treloar | 21.5 | |||
| 3 | David Johnson | 21.8 | |||
| 5 | Don Jowett | 21.8 | |||
| 4 | 1 | Scotchy Gordon | 21.9e | ||
| 5 | 4 | Don Pettie | 21.9e | ||
| 6 | 6 | Clem Parker | 22.2e |