| Event: | Men's 440 yards |
The men's 440 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 17, 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
| width=200 bgcolor=gold | Gold | width=200 bgcolor=silver | Silver | width=200 bgcolor=CC9966 | Bronze |
| Milkha Singh | Malcolm Spence South Africa | Terry Tobacco Canada |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 48.3 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 48.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 48.7 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 50.5 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 53.1 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 47.6 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 47.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 48.4 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 49.4 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 49.9 | ||||
| 1 | 3 | 48.3 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 48.7 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 48.9 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 49.2 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 52.3 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 48.4 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 49.0 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 50.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 51.0 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 52.0 | ||||
| 1 | 5 | 48.9 | Q | |||
| 2 | 5 | 48.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | 5 | 49.2 | Q | |||
| 4 | 5 | 50.2 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | I. Benjamin | 52.1 | |||
| 1 | 6 | 48.9 | Q | |||
| 2 | 6 | 48.9 | Q | |||
| 3 | 6 | 49.6 | Q | |||
| 4 | 6 | 50.1 | ||||
| 5 | 6 | 50.2 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | 54.6 | ||||
| 1 | 7 | 49.5 | Q | |||
| 2 | 7 | 49.6 | Q | |||
| 3 | 7 | 49.7 | Q | |||
| 4 | 7 | 50.2 | ||||
| 5 | 7 | 50.7 | ||||
| 1 | 8 | 48.2 | Q | |||
| 2 | 8 | 49.1 | Q | |||
| 3 | 8 | 49.7 | Q | |||
| 4 | 8 | 49.9 | ||||
| 5 | 8 | 53.9 | ||||
| 8 |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 46.8 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 47.4 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 47.9 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 48.8 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 49.2 | ||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 46.7 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 47.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 48.0 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 48.9 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 49.4 | ||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 1 | 3 | 46.8 | Q | |||
| 2 | 3 | 47.2 | Q | |||
| 3 | 3 | 47.2 | Q | |||
| 4 | 3 | 47.9 | ||||
| 5 | 3 | 48.3 | ||||
| 6 | 3 | 48.6 | ||||
| 1 | 4 | 47.0 | Q | |||
| 2 | 4 | 47.3 | Q | |||
| 3 | 4 | 47.5 | Q | |||
| 4 | 4 | 47.7 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 48.4 | ||||
| 4 |
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[4]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 47.3 | Q | |||
| 2 | 1 | 47.5 | Q | |||
| 3 | 1 | 47.9 | Q | |||
| 4 | 1 | 48.2 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 48.4 | ||||
| 6 | 1 | 49.8 | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 47.4 | Q | |||
| 2 | 2 | 47.4 | Q | |||
| 3 | 2 | 48.1 | Q | |||
| 4 | 2 | 48.1 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 48.2 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 48.96 |
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 46.71 | |||||
| 1 | 46.9 | |||||
| 2 | 47.05 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 47.1 | ||||
| 5 | 4 | 47.2 | ||||
| 6 | 5 | 48.9 |