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

The men's 440 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Edwin Carr	Leslie Lewis	David Batten

Results

Heats

Held on 9 February^[2]

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			48.6	Q
2	1			48.9	Q
3	1			48.9	Q
4	1			49.0e
	1
	1
1	2			48.8	Q
2	2			49.6	Q
3	2			50.3	Q
4	2
5	2
1	3			49.0	Q
2	3			49.3	Q
3	3				Q
	3				^[3]
	1

Semifinals

Held on 9 February^[2]

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			48.8	Q
2	1			48.9	Q
3	1			48.9	Q
4	1
5	1
1	2			49.2	Q
2	2			49.4	Q
3	2			49.4	Q
4	2

Final

Held on 11 February^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			47.9	=GR
			48.0
			48.8
4
5
6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 24 October 2020.
2. News: Full Empire Games results . 2 April 2021 . . 10 February 1950 . 12.
3. Booysen finished first but was disqualified for stepping inside line
4. News: Honours for Australia . 2 April 2021 . . 12 February 1950 . 10.
5. News: Holden first in marathon . 2 April 2021 . . 13 February 1950 . 8.