The men's 440 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 17, 22 and 24 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeMilkha SinghMalcolm SpenceTerry Tobacco

Results Heats Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the quarterfinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 John MacIsaac 48.3 Q 2 1 Kevan Gosper 48.3 Q 3 1 Ignatius Okello 48.7 Q 4 1 Gerard Leroy 50.5 5 1 Charles Flower 53.1 1 2 Malcolm Spence 47.6 Q 2 2 Basil Ince 47.9 Q 3 2 Ted Sampson 48.4 Q 4 2 Doug Clement 49.4 5 2 Robert Hay 49.9 1 3 Malcolm Spence 48.3 Q 2 3 John Salisbury 48.7 Q 3 3 Jim Paterson 48.9 Q 4 3 Frederick Owusu 49.2 5 3 Rasaki Adenola 52.3 1 4 George Kerr 48.4 Q 2 4 Derek Johnson 49.0 Q 3 4 John Quartey 50.0 Q 4 4 Billy Dundas 51.0 5 4 Francis Tommy Sierra Leone 52.0 1 5 Milkha Singh 48.9 Q 2 5 Samuel Chemweno 48.9 Q 3 5 Wilton Jackson 49.2 Q 4 5 Melville Spence 50.2 5 5 I. Benjamin Sierra Leone 52.1 1 6 Gerald Evans 48.9 Q 2 6 Barry Robinson 48.9 Q 3 6 George Shepherd 49.6 Q 4 6 Muhammad Yaqub 50.1 5 6 Richard Ampadu 50.2 6 6 Clyde James 54.6 1 7 John Wrighton 49.5 Q 2 7 Kipkorir Boit Kibet 49.6 Q 3 7 Ronald Thomson 49.7 Q 4 7 Daljit Singh 50.2 5 7 Adebayo Oladapo 50.7 1 8 Terry Tobacco 48.2 Q 2 8 Bartonjo Rotich 49.1 Q 3 8 Abdul Rahim bin Ahmed 49.7 Q 4 8 Gerald James 49.9 5 8 Tham Siew-kai 53.9 8 Clifton Bertrand

Quarterfinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Ted Sampson 46.8 Q 2 1 Kevan Gosper 47.4 Q 3 1 Gerald Evans 47.9 Q 4 1 Ronald Thomson 48.8 5 1 Wilton Jackson 49.2 1 John Quartey 1 2 Malcolm Spence 46.7 Q 2 2 John Salisbury 47.3 Q 3 2 Kipkorir Boit Kibet 48.0 Q 4 2 Ignatius Okello 48.9 5 2 Abdul Rahim bin Ahmed 49.4 2 Barry Robinson 1 3 Terry Tobacco 46.8 Q 2 3 John Wrighton 47.2 Q 3 3 George Kerr 47.2 Q 4 3 Basil Ince 47.9 5 3 Samuel Chemweno 48.3 6 3 James Paterson 48.6 1 4 Milkha Singh 47.0 Q 2 4 John MacIsaac 47.3 Q 3 4 Bartonjo Rotich 47.5 Q 4 4 Derek Johnson 47.7 5 4 Malcolm Spence 48.4 4 George Shepherd

Semifinals Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Malcolm Spence 47.3 Q 2 1 John Wrighton 47.5 Q 3 1 Terry Tobacco 47.9 Q 4 1 Ted Sampson 48.2 5 1 George Kerr 48.4 6 1 Kipkorir Boit Kibet 49.8 1 2 Milkha Singh 47.4 Q 2 2 John Salisbury 47.4 Q 3 2 John MacIsaac 48.1 Q 4 2 Kevan Gosper 48.1 5 2 Bartonjo Rotich 48.2 6 2 Gerald Evans 48.96

Final

Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 6 Milkha Singh 46.71 1 Malcolm Spence 46.9 2 Terry Tobacco 47.05 4 3 John Salisbury 47.1 5 4 John Wrighton 47.2 6 5 John MacIsaac 48.9

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