Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards hurdles
Appearance
The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 400 metres hurdles.
Medalists[edit]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Ken Roche![]() |
Kingsley Agbabokha![]() |
Peter Warden![]() |
Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Gary Knoke | ![]() |
51.34 | Q |
2 | 1 | John Sherwood | ![]() |
51.7 | Q |
3 | 1 | Robin Woodland | ![]() |
51.7 | Q |
4 | 1 | Roger Johnson | ![]() |
51.7 | Q |
5 | 1 | Samuel Sang | ![]() |
52.5 | |
6 | 1 | Tony Harper | ![]() |
53.8 | |
7 | 1 | James Grant | ![]() |
56.5 | |
1 | 2 | Kingsley Agbabokha | ![]() |
51.8 | Q |
2 | 2 | Peter Warden | ![]() |
51.8 | Q |
3 | 2 | Ken Roche | ![]() |
51.77 | Q |
4 | 2 | Bill Gairdner | ![]() |
52.2 | Q |
5 | 2 | David Prince | ![]() |
52.36 | |
6 | 2 | Kimaru Songok | ![]() |
54.3 | |
7 | 2 | Colin Davey | ![]() |
54.6 | |
8 | 2 | Charles Clarke | ![]() |
55.1 |
Final[edit]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
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Ken Roche | ![]() |
50.95 | |
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Kingsley Agbabokha | ![]() |
51.46 | |
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Peter Warden | ![]() |
51.54 | |
4 | Robin Woodland | ![]() |
51.8 | |
5 | Gary Knoke | ![]() |
51.94 | |
6 | Bill Gairdner | ![]() |
52.3 | |
7 | Roger Johnson | ![]() |
56.0 | |
John Sherwood | ![]() |
DNS |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.