Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards

The men's 440 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Bill Roberts England | William Fritz Canada | Denis Shore South Africa |

## Results

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Denis Shore | South Africa | 47.9 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | John Mumford | Australia | 48.3e | Q, 4 yards behind |
| 3 | 1 | Lee Orr | Canada | 48.4e | 1 yard behind |
| 4 | 1 | Hugh Johnson | Australia | ??.? | |
| 5 | 1 | Henry Pack | England | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | John Loaring | Canada | 49.2 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Harold Tyrie | New Zealand | 49.3e | Q, 0.5 yard behind |
| 3 | 2 | Athol Jones | Australia | 49.9e | 5 yards behind |
| 4 | 2 | Brian MacCabe | England | ??.? | |
| 5 | 2 | Frank Handley | England | ??.? | |
| 6 | 2 | John Michie | Canada | ??.? | |
| 1 | 3 | Bill Roberts | England | 48.1 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | William Fritz | Canada | ??.? | Q, 6 yards behind |
| 3 | 3 | Alan Sayers | New Zealand | 50.8e | 15 yards behind |
| 4 | 3 | Francis Scott | Australia | ??.? | |
| | 3 | Duncan White | British Ceylon | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Bill Roberts | England | 47.9 | =GR |
| | William Fritz | Canada | 47.9e | Inches behind |
| | Denis Shore | South Africa | 48.1e | 1.5 yards behind |
| 4 | John Mumford | Australia | ??.? | |
| 5 | John Loaring | Canada | 49.2e | |
| 6 | Harold Tyrie | New Zealand | ??.? | |
