Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards hurdles explained

The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 20 and 22 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
Gert Potgieter South Africa	David Lean	Bartonjo Rotich Kenya

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			51.9	Q, GR
2	1			52.8	Q
3	1			53.3	Q
4	1			53.6	Q
5	1
1	2			52.0	Q
2	2			53.9	Q
3	2			54.7	Q
4	2			55.0	Q
5	2			55.4
1	3			53.3	Q
2	3			53.4	Q
3	3			55.4	Q
4	3			55.6	Q
5	3			55.7

Semifinals

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			51.1	Q, GR
2	1			53.4	Q
3	1			53.4	Q
4	1			53.9
5	1			57.0
6	1			57.0
1	2			51.8	Q
2	2			52.9	Q
3	2			53.3	Q
4	2			54.2
5	2			59.2
	2

Final

^[3]

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	5			49.73	WR
	6			50.59
	2			51.75
4	1			52.4
5	4			52.5
6	3			52.8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 27 September 2020.
2. News: Many splendid performances in track and field events . 2 October 2020 . . 21 July 1958 . 8.
3. News: Final results . 27 September 2020 . . 28 July 1958 . 6.