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The men's 440 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 and 11 August 1966 at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 400 metres.
Men's 440 yards at the Commonwealth Games |
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The winning margin was 0.98 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's 440 yards or men's 400 metres was won by more than 0.8 seconds at these games.
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Wendell Mottley Trinidad and Tobago |
Kent Bernard Trinidad and Tobago |
Don Domansky Canada |
Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Wendell Mottley | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.3 | Q |
2 | 1 | Bill Crothers | Canada | 46.8 | Q |
3 | 1 | Noel Clough | Australia | 47.30 | Q |
4 | 1 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | England | 47.6 | Q |
5 | 1 | Tim Graham | England | 47.6 | |
6 | 1 | Wilson Kiprugut | Kenya | 47.9 | |
7 | 1 | Francis Hatega | Uganda | 48.2 | |
8 | 1 | Ezra Burnham | Barbados | 48.5 | |
1 | 2 | Don Domansky | Canada | 46.8 | Q |
2 | 2 | Kent Bernard | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.9 | Q |
3 | 2 | John Adey | England | 47.5 | Q |
4 | 2 | Daniel Rudisha | Kenya | 47.8 | Q |
5 | 2 | Lloyd Bacchus | Guyana | 47.8 | |
6 | 2 | Amos Omolo | Uganda | 47.9 | |
7 | 2 | Ross McKenzie | Canada | 47.9 | |
2 | Edwin Skinner | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Wendell Mottley | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.08 | GR | |
Kent Bernard | Trinidad and Tobago | 46.06 | ||
Don Domansky | Canada | 46.42 | ||
4 | Daniel Rudisha | Kenya | 46.5 | |
5 | Bill Crothers | Canada | 46.8 | |
6 | Martin Winbolt-Lewis | England | 47.1 | |
7 | John Adey | England | 47.3 | |
8 | Noel Clough | Australia | 47.53 |
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