Men's 440 yards at the Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Empire Stadium |
Dates | 6 and 7 August |
Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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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 | 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 | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
The men's 440 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kevan Gosper ![]() | Don Jowett ![]() | Terry Tobacco ![]() |
Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. [2]
Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. [2]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Kevan Gosper | ![]() | 47.8 | Q |
2 | 1 | Terry Tobacco | ![]() | 48.4 | Q |
3 | 1 | James Rogers | ![]() | 48.4 | Q |
4 | 1 | Henry Ofori-Nayako | ![]() | 48.9 | |
5 | 1 | Fitzroy Bates | ![]() | 49.2 | |
6 | 1 | Peter Higgins | ![]() | 50.3 | |
1 | 2 | Alan Dick | ![]() | 48.8 | Q |
2 | 2 | Don Jowett | ![]() | 48.9 | Q |
3 | 2 | Peter Fryer | ![]() | 48.9 | Q |
4 | 2 | Laird Sloane | ![]() | 49.2 | |
5 | 2 | Kipkorir Boit Kibet | ![]() | 49.6 | |
6 | 2 | Louis Gooden | ![]() | 49.7 |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Kevan Gosper | ![]() | 47.2 | GR |
![]() | Don Jowett | ![]() | 47.4 | |
![]() | Terry Tobacco | ![]() | 47.8 | |
4 | Peter Fryer | ![]() | 48.4 | |
5 | James Rogers | ![]() | 48.5 | |
6 | Alan Dick | ![]() | 48.6 |