Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 220 yards
The men's 220 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 and 10 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Medalists[edit]
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Cyril Holmes England
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John Mumford Australia
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Ted Best Australia
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Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Held on 7 February
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.[2][3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | John Mumford | Australia |
21.6 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Denis Shore |  South Africa |
??.? | Q, 2 yards behind |
| 3 | 1 | John Cumberbatch |  Trinidad and Tobago |
??.? | Q, 1.5 yards behind |
| 4 | 1 | Ken Richardson | England |
??.? | |
| 5 | 1 | John Harrison |  Canada |
??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Cyril Holmes | England |
22.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ted Hampson | Australia |
22.1e | Q, 1 yard behind |
| 3 | 2 | Jack Brown | Canada |
??.? | Q, 2.5 yards behind |
| 4 | 2 | Cecil LeSeur |  Southern Rhodesia |
22.5e | |
| 1 | 3 | Ted Best | Australia |
21.6 | Q, =GR |
| 2 | 3 | Larry O'Connor | Canada |
??.? | Q, 1 yard behind |
| 3 | 3 | Graham Quinn |  New Zealand |
??.? | Q, 4 yards behind |
| 4 | 3 | Lawrence Wallace | England |
??.? | |
| 1 | 4 | Bill Roberts | England |
21.5 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 4 | Howard Yates | Australia |
22.1e | Q, 5 yards behind |
| 3 | 4 | Duncan White |  British Ceylon |
??.? | Q, 4 yards behind |
| 4 | 4 | Sigurd Nielson | Canada |
??.? | |
| 5 | 4 | Alan Sayers | New Zealand |
??.? |
Semifinals[edit]
Held on 7 February
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Larry O'Connor | Canada |
21.5 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 1 | Bill Roberts | England |
??.? | Q, 0.5 yard behind |
| 3 | 1 | John Mumford | Australia |
21.6e | Q, 1 foot behind |
| 4 | 1 | Ted Hampson | Australia |
21.6e | |
| 5 | 1 | Graham Quinn | New Zealand |
??.? | |
| 1 | Duncan White | British Ceylon |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 2 | Cyril Holmes | England |
21.3 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Ted Best | Australia |
21.4e | Q, 1 foot behind |
| 3 | 2 | Howard Yates | Australia |
21.4e | Q, inches behind |
| 4 | 2 | Jack Brown | Canada |
21.5e | |
| 5 | 2 | Denis Shore | South Africa |
??.? | |
| 6 | 2 | John Cumberbatch | Trinidad and Tobago |
??.? |
Final[edit]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Cyril Holmes | England |
21.2 | GR |
 |
John Mumford | Australia |
21.3e | 1 yard behind |
 |
Ted Best | Australia |
21.4e | 0.5 yard behind |
| 4 | Larry O'Connor | Canada |
21.6e | |
| 5 | Howard Yates | Australia |
21.7e | |
| 6 | Bill Roberts | England |
21.7e |
References[edit]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Placings and times". The Manchester Guardian. 8 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b "Results at the Empire Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 200 metres | |
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| 220 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 200 metres (1970–present) |
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