Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards hurdles

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The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Duncan White
 Ceylon
John Holland
 New Zealand
Geoff Goodacre
 Australia

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Held on 5 February

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Duncan White  Ceylon 52.8 Q, GR
2 1 Geoff Goodacre  Australia 54.3 Q
3 1 Robert Woodward  Australia 54.3 Q
4 1 Alan Hill  New Zealand ??.?
5 1 John Hart  Scotland ??.?
1 2 John Holland  New Zealand 53.0 Q
2 2 Ken Doubleday  Australia 55.4 Q
3 2 George Lubbe  South Africa ??.? Q
4 2 Terence Higgins  England ?
2 Vivian Blaze  Ceylon DNS
1 3 Derek Steward  New Zealand 54.4 Q
2 3 Harold Whittle  England ??.? Q
3 3 George Gedge  Australia 56.4 Q
4 3 Bill LaRochelle  Canada ??.?
5 3 Ng Liang Chiang  Malaya ??.?

Semifinals[edit]

Held on 7 February

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[4]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Geoff Goodacre  Australia 53.2 Q
2 1 George Lubbe  South Africa 53.4 Q
3 1 Duncan White  Ceylon 53.4 Q
4 1 Derek Steward  New Zealand ??.?
4 1 Ken Doubleday  Australia ??.?
1 2 John Holland  New Zealand 53.4 Q
2 2 George Gedge  Australia 53.9 Q
3 2 Harold Whittle  England 53.9 Q
4 2 Robert Woodward  Australia ??.?

Final[edit]

Held on 7 February[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 Duncan White  Ceylon 52.5 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5 John Holland  New Zealand 52.7
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1 Geoff Goodacre  Australia 53.1
4 6 George Lubbe  South Africa ??.?
5 4 Harold Whittle  England ??.?
6 3 George Gedge  Australia ??.? Fell

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.