Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 220 yards

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Men's 220 yards
at the Commonwealth Games

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]

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
John Treloar
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
David Johnson
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Don Jowett
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Results

Heats

Held on 7 February [2]

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Don Jowett Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.4Q
21 Jack Archer Flag of England.svg  England 22.9Q
31 Bill De Gruchy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22.9Q
41 John De Saram Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Ceylon ??.?
1 Gordon Crosby Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada DNS
12 Dave Batten Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.4Q
22 Scotchy Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23.0Q
32 Brian Shenton Flag of England.svg  England 23.1Q
42 Oscar Wijeyasinghe Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Ceylon ??.?
13 John Treloar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21.7Q
23 Clem Parker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.6Q
33 Nicolas Stacey Flag of England.svg  England 22.8Q
43 Manasa Nukuvou Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji ??.?
3 Sumana Navaratnam Flag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Ceylon DNS
14 Don Pettie Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 22.1Q
24 David Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22.1Q
34 Orisi Dawai Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji 22.1Q
4 Leslie Lewis Flag of England.svg  England DQ [3]
4 Derek Pugh Flag of England.svg  England DNS

Semifinals

Held on 7 February [2]

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 John Treloar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21.7Q
21 Don Jowett Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.1Q
31 Don Pettie Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 22.1Q
41 Bill De Gruchy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ??.?
51 Brian Shenton Flag of England.svg  England ??.?
61 Orisi Dawai Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji ??.?
12 David Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22.0Q
22 Scotchy Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 22.0Q
32 Clem Parker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.0Q
42 Dave Batten Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ??.?
52 Jack Archer Flag of England.svg  England ??.?
62 Nicolas Stacey Flag of England.svg  England ??.?

Final

Held on 9 February [4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg2 John Treloar Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21.5
Silver medal icon.svg3 David Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21.8
Bronze medal icon.svg5 Don Jowett Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21.8
41 Scotchy Gordon Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 21.9e
54 Don Pettie Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 21.9e
66 Clem Parker Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 22.2e

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References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. Lewis finished first but was disqualified for running on line.
  4. "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.