Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards
Appearance
Men's 440 yards at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's 440 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 11 August 1966 at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 400 metres.
The winning margin was 0.98 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's 440 yards or men's 400 metres was won by more than 0.8 seconds at these games.
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Wendell Mottley![]() |
Kent Bernard![]() |
Don Domansky![]() |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Semifinals
[edit]Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Wendell Mottley | ![]() |
46.3 | Q |
2 | 1 | Bill Crothers | ![]() |
46.8 | Q |
3 | 1 | Noel Clough | ![]() |
47.30 | Q |
4 | 1 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | ![]() |
47.6 | Q |
5 | 1 | Tim Graham | ![]() |
47.6 | |
6 | 1 | Wilson Kiprugut | ![]() |
47.9 | |
7 | 1 | Francis Hatega | ![]() |
48.2 | |
8 | 1 | Ezra Burnham | ![]() |
48.5 | |
1 | 2 | Don Domansky | ![]() |
46.8 | Q |
2 | 2 | Kent Bernard | ![]() |
46.9 | Q |
3 | 2 | John Adey | ![]() |
47.5 | Q |
4 | 2 | Daniel Rudisha | ![]() |
47.8 | Q |
5 | 2 | Lloyd Bacchus | ![]() |
47.8 | |
6 | 2 | Amos Omolo | ![]() |
47.9 | |
7 | 2 | Ross McKenzie | ![]() |
47.9 | |
2 | Edwin Skinner | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Wendell Mottley | ![]() |
45.08 | GR |
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Kent Bernard | ![]() |
46.06 | |
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Don Domansky | ![]() |
46.42 | |
4 | Daniel Rudisha | ![]() |
46.5 | |
5 | Bill Crothers | ![]() |
46.8 | |
6 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | ![]() |
47.1 | |
7 | John Adey | ![]() |
47.3 | |
8 | Noel Clough | ![]() |
47.53 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Semifinals & Final results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.