Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards hurdles
# Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards hurdles

The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Duncan White Ceylon | John Holland New Zealand | Geoff Goodacre Australia |

## Results

### Heats

Held on 5 February

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Duncan White | Ceylon | 52.8 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Geoff Goodacre | Australia | 54.3 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Robert Woodward | Australia | 54.3 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Hill | New Zealand | ??.? | |
| 5 | 1 | John Hart | Scotland | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | John Holland | New Zealand | 53.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ken Doubleday | Australia | 55.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | George Lubbe | South Africa | ??.? | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Terence Higgins | England | ? | |
| | 2 | Vivian Blaze | Ceylon | DNS | |
| 1 | 3 | Derek Steward | New Zealand | 54.4 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Harold Whittle | England | ??.? | Q |
| 3 | 3 | George Gedge | Australia | 56.4 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Bill LaRochelle | Canada | ??.? | |
| 5 | 3 | Ng Liang Chiang | Malaya | ??.? | |

### Semifinals

Held on 7 February

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Geoff Goodacre | Australia | 53.2 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | George Lubbe | South Africa | 53.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Duncan White | Ceylon | 53.4 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Derek Steward | New Zealand | ??.? | |
| 4 | 1 | Ken Doubleday | Australia | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | John Holland | New Zealand | 53.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | George Gedge | Australia | 53.9 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Harold Whittle | England | 53.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Robert Woodward | Australia | ??.? | |

### Final

Held on 7 February

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | Duncan White | Ceylon | 52.5 | GR |
| | 5 | John Holland | New Zealand | 52.7 | |
| | 1 | Geoff Goodacre | Australia | 53.1 | |
| 4 | 6 | George Lubbe | South Africa | ??.? | |
| 5 | 4 | Harold Whittle | England | ??.? | |
| 6 | 3 | George Gedge | Australia | ??.? | Fell |
