Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 220 yards

Men's 220 yards
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1950 British
Empire Games
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The men's 220 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 7 and 9 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
John Treloar
 Australia 		David Johnson
 Australia 		Don Jowett
 New Zealand

Results

Heats

Held on 7 February[2]

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Don Jowett  New Zealand 22.4 Q
2 1 Jack Archer  England 22.9 Q
3 1 Bill De Gruchy  Australia 22.9 Q
4 1 John De Saram  Ceylon ??.?
1 Gordon Crosby  Canada DNS
1 2 Dave Batten  New Zealand 22.4 Q
2 2 Scotchy Gordon  Australia 23.0 Q
3 2 Brian Shenton  England 23.1 Q
4 2 Oscar Wijeyasinghe  Ceylon ??.?
1 3 John Treloar  Australia 21.7 Q
2 3 Clem Parker  New Zealand 22.6 Q
3 3 Nicolas Stacey  England 22.8 Q
4 3 Manasa Nukuvou  Fiji ??.?
3 Sumana Navaratnam  Ceylon DNS
1 4 Don Pettie  Canada 22.1 Q
2 4 David Johnson  Australia 22.1 Q
3 4 Orisi Dawai  Fiji 22.1 Q
4 Leslie Lewis  England DQ [3]
4 Derek Pugh  England DNS

Semifinals

Held on 7 February[2]

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 John Treloar  Australia 21.7 Q
2 1 Don Jowett  New Zealand 22.1 Q
3 1 Don Pettie  Canada 22.1 Q
4 1 Bill De Gruchy  Australia ??.?
5 1 Brian Shenton  England ??.?
6 1 Orisi Dawai  Fiji ??.?
1 2 David Johnson  Australia 22.0 Q
2 2 Scotchy Gordon  Australia 22.0 Q
3 2 Clem Parker  New Zealand 22.0 Q
4 2 Dave Batten  New Zealand ??.?
5 2 Jack Archer  England ??.?
6 2 Nicolas Stacey  England ??.?

Final

Held on 9 February[4]

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2 John Treloar  Australia 21.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3 David Johnson  Australia 21.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Don Jowett  New Zealand 21.8
4 1 Scotchy Gordon  Australia 21.9e
5 4 Don Pettie  Canada 21.9e
6 6 Clem Parker  New Zealand 22.2e

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ Lewis finished first but was disqualified for running on line.
  4. ^ "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.