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

The men's 440 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Edwin Carr Australia | Leslie Lewis England | David Batten New Zealand |

## Results

### Heats

Held on 9 February

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Edwin Carr | Australia | 48.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Derek Pugh | England | 48.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Dave Batten | New Zealand | 48.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | George Gedge | Australia | 49.0e | |
| | 1 | Ezra Henniger | Canada | DNF | |
| | 1 | Vivian Blaze | Ceylon | DNS | |
| 1 | 2 | Leslie Lewis | England | 48.8 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | James Humphreys | Australia | 49.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jack Sutherland | New Zealand | 50.3 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Harold Whittle | England | ??.? | |
| 5 | 2 | Bill LaRochelle | Canada | ??.? | |
| 1 | 3 | Terry Higgins | England | 49.0 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ross Price | Australia | 49.3 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | John Myles | New Zealand | ??.? | Q |
| | 3 | Schalk Booysen | South Africa | DQ | |
| | 1 | Doug Harris | New Zealand | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Held on 9 February

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Edwin Carr | Australia | 48.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Leslie Lewis | England | 48.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Dave Batten | New Zealand | 48.9 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | James Humphreys | Australia | ??.? | |
| 5 | 1 | John Myles | New Zealand | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Jack Sutherland | New Zealand | 49.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ross Price | Australia | 49.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Derek Pugh | England | 49.4 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Terry Higgins | England | ??.? | |

### Final

Held on 11 February

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Edwin Carr | Australia | 47.9 | =GR |
| | Leslie Lewis | England | 48.0 | |
| | Dave Batten | New Zealand | 48.8 | |
| 4 | Derek Pugh | England | ??.? | |
| 5 | Ross Price | Australia | ??.? | |
| 6 | Jack Sutherland | New Zealand | ??.? | |
