The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 20 and 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeGert PotgieterDavid LeanBartonjo Rotich
Results Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Gert Potgieter 51.9 Q, GR 2 1 Bartonjo Rotich 52.8 Q 3 1 Chris Goudge 53.3 Q 4 1 Muhammad Yaqub 53.6 Q 5 1 Wilton Jackson 1 2 David Lean 52.0 Q 2 2 Alec Hannah 53.9 Q 3 2 John Metcalf 54.7 Q 4 2 Bob Shaw 55.0 Q 5 2 Jagdev Singh 55.4 1 3 George Shepherd 53.3 Q 2 3 Tom Farrell 53.4 Q 3 3 Mark Cumming 55.4 Q 4 3 Wahid Usmani 55.6 Q 5 3 David Westerhout 55.7
Semifinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Gert Potgieter 51.1 Q, GR 2 1 John Metcalf 53.4 Q 3 1 George Shepherd 53.4 Q 4 1 Alec Hannah 53.9 5 1 Wahid Usmani 57.0 6 1 Muhammad Yaqub 57.0 1 2 David Lean 51.8 Q 2 2 Bartonjo Rotich 52.9 Q 3 2 Chris Goudge 53.3 Q 4 2 Bob Shaw 54.2 5 2 Mark Cumming 59.2 2 Tom Farrell
Final
Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 5 Gert Potgieter 49.73 WR 6 David Lean 50.59 2 Bartonjo Rotich 51.75 4 1 John Metcalf 52.4 5 4 Chris Goudge 52.5 6 3 George Shepherd 52.8
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