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

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.

## Medalists

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

## Results

### Heats

Held on 7 February

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 | |
| | 4 | Derek Pugh | England | DNS | |

### 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 | 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

| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | 2 | John Treloar | Australia | 21.5 |
| | 3 | David Johnson | Australia | 21.8 |
| | 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 |
