Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards hurdles

The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 20 and 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Gert Potgieter
  South Africa
David Lean
  Australia
Bartonjo Rotich
  Kenya

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Gert Potgieter   South Africa 51.9 Q, GR
2 1 Bartonjo Rotich   Kenya 52.8 Q
3 1 Chris Goudge   England 53.3 Q
4 1 Muhammad Yaqub   Pakistan 53.6 Q
5 1 Wilton Jackson   Trinidad and Tobago 1:06.2
1 2 David Lean   Australia 52.0 Q
2 2 Alexander Hannah   Scotland 53.9 Q
3 2 John Metcalf   England 54.7 Q
4 2 Bob Shaw   Wales 55.0 Q
5 2 Jagdev Singh   India 55.4
1 3 George Shepherd   Canada 53.3 Q
2 3 Tom Farrell   England 53.4 Q
3 3 Mark Cumming   Northern Ireland 55.4 Q
4 3 Wahid Usmani   India 55.6 Q
5 3 David Westerhout   England 55.7

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Gert Potgieter   South Africa 51.1 Q, GR
2 1 John Metcalf   England 53.4 Q
3 1 George Shepherd   Canada 53.4 Q
4 1 Alexander Hannah   Scotland 53.9
5 1 Wahid Usmani   India 57.0
6 1 Muhammad Yaqub   Pakistan 57.0
1 2 David Lean   Australia 51.8 Q
2 2 Bartonjo Rotich   Kenya 52.9 Q
3 2 Chris Goudge   England 53.3 Q
4 2 Bob Shaw   Wales 54.2
5 2 Mark Cumming   Northern Ireland 59.2
2 Tom Farrell   England DNF

Final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  5 Gert Potgieter   South Africa 49.73 WR
  6 David Lean   Australia 50.59
  2 Bartonjo Rotich   Kenya 51.75
4 1 John Metcalf   England 52.4
5 4 Chris Goudge   England 52.5
6 3 George Shepherd   Canada 52.8

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 21 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.