Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 110 yards relay

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The men's 4 × 110 yards relay event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
 England
Peter Radford
Roy Sandstrom
David Segal
Adrian Breacker
 Nigeria
Thomas Obi
Jimmy Omagbemi
Victor Odofin
Smart Akrara
 Australia
Jim McCann
Hector Hogan
Terry Gale
Kevan Gosper

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

[2]

Qualification: First 3 teams of each heat (Q) qualified directly for the final.

Rank Heat Nation Athletes Time Notes
1 1  England Peter Radford, Roy Sandstrom, David Segal, Adrian Breacker 40.9 Q, GR, NR
2 1  Australia Jim McCann, Hector Hogan, Terry Gale, Kevan Gosper 42.3 Q
3 1  Uganda Erasmus Amukun, Ben Nduga, S. Bwowe, Ignatius Okello 42.4 Q
4 1  Trinidad and Tobago Hendrickson Harewood, Charles Williams, Clifton Bertrand, Joe Goddard 42.5
5 1  Northern Ireland Patrick Toner, Gordon Hamilton, Peter Street, Ronald Chambers 43.0
1 2  Nigeria Thomas Obi, Jimmy Omagbemi, Victor Odofin, Smart Akrara 41.6 Q
2 2  Canada Stuart Cameron, Stanley Levenson, Peter Stanger, Mike Agostini 42.2 Q
3 2  Wales Ron Jones, Joseph Whitehead, Dewi Roberts, John Morgan 42.5 Q
4 2  Kenya Seraphino Antao, Bartonjo Rotich, Samuel Chemweno, Kipkorir Boit Kibet 43.0

Final[edit]

[2]

Rank Lane Nation Athletes Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 2  England Peter Radford, Roy Sandstrom, David Segal, Adrian Breacker 40.72 GR, AR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4  Nigeria Thomas Obi, Jimmy Omagbemi, Victor Odofin, Smart Akrara 41.05
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3  Australia Jim McCann, Hector Hogan, Terry Gale, Kevan Gosper 41.64
4 1  Canada Stuart Cameron, Stanley Levenson, Peter Stanger, Mike Agostini 41.7
5 5  Wales Ron Jones, Joseph Whitehead, Dewi Roberts, John Morgan 42.0
6 6  Uganda Erasmus Amukun, Ben Nduga, S. Bwowe, Ignatius Okello 42.1

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Heats & Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.