Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 220 yards

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Athletics at the 1954 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
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100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
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3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
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440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
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High jumpmenwomen
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Triple jumpmen
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Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The men's 220 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 and 6 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Don Jowett
 New Zealand 		Brian Shenton
 England 		Ken Jones
 Wales

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

Held on 5 August

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Don Jowett  New Zealand 21.8 Q
2 1 Harry Nelson  Canada 22.1 Q
3 1 Ben Nduga  Uganda 22.3
4 1 Les Laing  Jamaica 22.9
5 1 Abdul Aziz  Pakistan 23.8
1 Alan Lillington  England DNS
1 2 Hector Hogan  Australia 22.2 Q
2 2 Estefaino Xavier  Hong Kong 22.7 Q
3 2 Henry Ofori-Nayako  Gold Coast 22.9
4 2 Pat Walker  Canada 22.9
5 2 Titus Erinle  Nigeria 24.1
1 3 Mike Agostini  Trinidad and Tobago 22.2 Q
2 3 Bruce Springbett  Canada 22.5 Q
3 3 John Quartey  Gold Coast 22.9
4 3 Leonard Dames  Bahamas 23.9
3 Ken Box  England DNS
1 4 George Ellis  England 22.2 Q
2 4 Ronald Horsham  Jamaica 22.5 Q
3 4 Muslim Arogundade  Nigeria 22.6
4 4 Mohamed Aslam  Pakistan 23.2
5 4 Orien Young  Bermuda 23.8
1 5 Brian Shenton  England 22.2 Q
2 5 Muhammad Sharif Butt  Pakistan 22.9 Q
3 5 Frank Hall  Jamaica 23.6
4 5 Alfred Brown  Southern Rhodesia 24.0
5 Edward Ajado  Nigeria DNS
1 6 Ken Jones  Wales 22.4 Q
2 6 Abdul Karim Amu  Nigeria 22.5 Q
3 6 Don McFarlane  Canada 22.6
4 6 Fitzroy Bates  Trinidad and Tobago 23.1
6 Allan Moore  Jamaica DNS

Semifinals[edit]

Held on 5 August

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Don Jowett  New Zealand 21.9 Q
2 1 Brian Shenton  England 22.1 Q
3 1 Hector Hogan  Australia 22.3 Q
4 1 Ronald Horsham  Jamaica 22.3
5 1 Bruce Springbett  Canada 22.4
6 1 Abdul Karim Amu  Nigeria 22.7
1 2 George Ellis  England 22.0 Q
2 2 Ken Jones  Wales 22.1 Q
3 2 Harry Nelson  Canada 22.3 Q
4 2 Mike Agostini  Trinidad and Tobago 22.3
5 2 Muhammad Sharif Butt  Pakistan 22.9
6 2 Estefaino Xavier  Hong Kong 23.2

Final[edit]

Held on 6 August[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Don Jowett  New Zealand 21.5
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Shenton  England 21.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ken Jones  Wales 21.9
4 Harry Nelson  Canada 22.0
5 Hector Hogan  Australia 22.0
6 George Ellis  England 22.2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Chataway wins three miles". The Manchester Guardian. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Emire Games Results". The Age. 5 August 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Wilmshurst's long jump record". The Manchester Guardian. 7 August 1954. p. 2. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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