Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 440 yards relay

The men's 4 × 440 yards relay event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
South Africa Gordon Day Gerald Evans Gert Potgieter Malcolm Spence	England Ted Sampson John Wrighton John Salisbury Derek Johnson	Jamaica Gerald James Malcolm Spence George Kerr Keith Gardner

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
1	1	South Africa	Gordon Day, Gerald Evans, Gert Potgieter, Malcolm Spence	3:13.4	Q
2	1	Canada	Doug Clement, Joe Mullins, George Shepherd, Terry Tobacco	3:14.2	Q
3	1	India	Milkha Singh, Daljit Singh, Wahid Usmani, Alex Silvera	3:15.5	Q
4	1	Scotland	James Paterson, John MacIsaac, Donald MacDonald, Ronald Thomson	3:17.4
5	1	Ghana	Richard Ampadu, John Quartey, Frederick Owusu, J. Boama	3:21.4
1	2	Jamaica	Gerald James, Malcolm Spence, George Kerr, Keith Gardner	3:13.7	Q
2	2	England	Ted Sampson, John Wrighton, John Salisbury, Derek Johnson	3:16.0	Q
3	2	Kenya	Samuel Chemweno, Bartonjo Rotich, Aram Keter, Kipkorir Boit Kibet	3:16.7	Q
4	2	Trinidad and Tobago	Basil Ince, Clyde James, Wilton Jackson, Clifton Bertrand	3:19.8
	2	Australia		DNS

Final

Rank	Nation	Athletes	Time	Notes
	South Africa	Gordon Day, Gerald Evans, Gert Potgieter, Malcolm Spence	3:08.21	GR
	England	Ted Sampson, John Wrighton, John Salisbury, Derek Johnson	3:09.61
	Jamaica	Gerald James, Malcolm Spence, George Kerr, Keith Gardner	3:10.08
4	Canada	Doug Clement, Joe Mullins, George Shepherd, Terry Tobacco	3:12.8
5	India	Milkha Singh, Daljit Singh, Wahid Usmani, Alex Silvera	3:15.3
6	Kenya	Samuel Chemweno, Bartonjo Rotich, Aram Keter, Kipkorir Boit Kibet	3:16.7