The men's 440 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeKevan GosperDon JowettTerry Tobacco
Results Heats Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Kevan Gosper 47.1 Q, GR 2 1 Laird Sloane 48.5 Q 3 1 Harry Kane 48.7 4 1 Musembi Mbathi 49.4 5 1 Peter Phillips 50.0 6 1 John Quartey 50.0 1 2 Don Jowett 48.4 Q 2 2 James Rogers 48.6 Q 3 2 Dick Harding 49.2 4 2 Edward Nyako 51.4 5 2 Josefa Sadulu 52.5 2 Allan Moore 1 3 Terry Tobacco 48.3 Q 2 3 Kipkorir Boit Kibet 49.0 Q 3 3 Keith Davis 49.9 4 3 Cyril Johnson 51.8 3 Keith Gardner 3 Mike Agostini 1 4 Louis Gooden 54.5 Q 2 4 Alan Dick 55.4 Q 4 Joginder Dhanaor 4 Leonard Dames 1 5 Peter Fryer 48.6 Q 2 5 Fitzroy Bates 49.1 Q 3 5 David Fleming 49.8 4 5 Richard Ampadu 50.2 5 5 Irrington Isaacs 54.3 1 6 Peter Higgins 49.1 Q 2 6 Henry Ofori-Nayako 49.5 Q 3 6 Joseph Foreman 49.9 4 6 Richard Estick 50.1 4 Abdul Karim Amu
Semifinals Held on 6 August
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Kevan Gosper 47.8 Q 2 1 Terry Tobacco 48.4 Q 3 1 James Rogers 48.4 Q 4 1 Henry Ofori-Nayako 48.9 5 1 Fitzroy Bates 49.2 6 1 Peter Higgins 50.3 1 2 Alan Dick 48.8 Q 2 2 Don Jowett 48.9 Q 3 2 Peter Fryer 48.9 Q 4 2 Laird Sloane 49.2 5 2 Kipkorir Boit Kibet 49.6 6 2 Louis Gooden 49.7
Final Held on 7 August Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Kevan Gosper 47.2 GR Don Jowett 47.4 Terry Tobacco 47.8 4 Peter Fryer 48.4 5 James Rogers 48.5 6 Alan Dick 48.6
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