Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards
# Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards

The men's 440 yards event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 21 and 23 August at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Canada.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Alex Wilson Canada | Willie Walters South Africa | George Golding Australia |

## Results

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | George Golding | Australia | 49.6 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Alex Wilson | Canada | ??.? | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Ian Borland | Scotland | ??.? | |
| 4 | 1 | John Hanlon | England | ??.? | |
| 5 | 1 | George Bird | England | ??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Herbert Bascombe | Australia | 49.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Kenneth Brangwin | England | 49.5e | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Stanley Glover | Canada | ??.? | |
| 4 | 2 | John Hickey | Canada | ??.? | |
| 1 | 3 | Willie Walters | South Africa | 49.2 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Jimmy Ball | Canada | 49.4e | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Phil Edwards | British Guiana | ??.? | |
| 4 | 3 | Walter Connolly | Canada | ??.? | |
| | ? | Roger Leigh-Wood | England | DNS | |
| | ? | Wilfred Legg | South Africa | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Alex Wilson | Canada | 48.8 | |
| | Willie Walters | South Africa | 48.9e | +1.5 yd |
| | George Golding | Australia | ??.? | |
| 4 | Kenneth Brangwin | England | ??.? | |
| 5 | Jimmy Ball | Canada | ??.? | |
| 6 | Herbert Bascombe | Australia | ??.? | |
