Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 220 yards explained

The men's 220 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Tom Robinson Bahamas	Keith Gardner Jamaica	Gordon Day South Africa

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			22.0	Q
2	1			22.4	Q
3	1			22.5	Q
4	1	G. Esan		22.5	Q
	1
	1	S. Bwowe
1	2			21.6	Q
2	2			21.9	Q
3	2			22.3	Q
4	2			22.3	Q
5	2			22.4
6	2			23.6
1	3			21.7	Q
2	3			22.2	Q
3	3			22.4	Q
4	3			22.5	Q
5	3			22.9
6	3			23.2
1	4			21.6	Q
2	4			21.9	Q
3	4			22.4	Q
4	4			23.3	Q
5	4	D. Doherty		23.5
	4
1	5			22.1	Q
2	5			22.3	Q
3	5			23.0	Q
4	5			23.1	Q
5	5	I. Benjamin		23.4
	5
1	6			22.1	Q
2	6			22.1	Q
3	6			22.4	Q
4	6			22.6	Q
5	6			22.8
	6
1	7			21.9	Q
2	7			22.1	Q
3	7			22.8	Q
4	7			23.1	Q
5	7			23.3
1	8			21.4	Q
2	8			22.0	Q
3	8			22.5	Q
4	8			22.5	Q
5	8			23.9
1	9			22.0	Q
2	9			22.2	Q
3	9			22.9	Q
4	9			24.1	Q
	9	P. R. Hein

Quarterfinals

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

Rank	Heat	Na9e	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			21.5	Q
2	1			21.5	Q
3	1			22.0
4	1			22.1
5	1			22.6
6	1			23.4
1	2			21.2	Q, =GR
2	2			21.4	Q
3	2			22.0
4	2			22.4
5	2			22.5
6	2			23.0
1	3			21.5	Q
2	3			21.5	Q
3	3			21.7
4	3			22.3
5	3			22.6
6	3			22.8
1	4			21.5	Q
2	4			21.7	Q
3	4			22.1
4	4			22.1
5	4	G. Esan		22.4
6	4			22.5
1	5			21.5	Q
2	5			21.5	Q
3	5			22.1
4	5			22.2
5	5			22.4
	5
1	6			21.3	Q
2	6			21.3	Q
3	6			22.2
4	6			22.4
5	6			22.5
6	6			22.5

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			21.2	Q
2	1			21.2	Q
3	1			21.3	Q
4	1			21.3
5	1			21.5
6	1			21.5
1	2			20.9	Q, GR
2	2			20.9	Q
3	2			21.5	Q
4	2			21.5
5	2			21.8
6	2			21.9

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	6			21.08
	1			21.11
	5			21.15
4	4			21.5
5	2			21.8
	3

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 27 September 2020.
2. News: Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record . 2 October 2020 . . 23 July 1958 . 4.
3. News: Final results . 27 September 2020 . . 25 July 1958 . 8.