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Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
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The men's 220 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 7 and 9 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
John Treloar  Australia	David Johnson  Australia	Don Jowett  New Zealand

Results

Heats

Held on 7 February

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Don Jowett	New Zealand	22.4	Q
2	1	Jack Archer	England	22.9	Q
3	1	Bill De Gruchy	Australia	22.9	Q
4	1	John De Saram	Ceylon	??.?
	1	Gordon Crosby	Canada	DNS
1	2	Dave Batten	New Zealand	22.4	Q
2	2	Scotchy Gordon	Australia	23.0	Q
3	2	Brian Shenton	England	23.1	Q
4	2	Oscar Wijeyasinghe	Ceylon	??.?
1	3	John Treloar	Australia	21.7	Q
2	3	Clem Parker	New Zealand	22.6	Q
3	3	Nicolas Stacey	England	22.8	Q
4	3	Manasa Nukuvou	Fiji	??.?
	3	Sumana Navaratnam	Ceylon	DNS
1	4	Don Pettie	Canada	22.1	Q
2	4	David Johnson	Australia	22.1	Q
3	4	Orisi Dawai	Fiji	22.1	Q
	4	Leslie Lewis	England	DQ
	4	Derek Pugh	England	DNS

Semifinals

Held on 7 February

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	John Treloar	Australia	21.7	Q
2	1	Don Jowett	New Zealand	22.1	Q
3	1	Don Pettie	Canada	22.1	Q
4	1	Bill De Gruchy	Australia	??.?
5	1	Brian Shenton	England	??.?
6	1	Orisi Dawai	Fiji	??.?
1	2	David Johnson	Australia	22.0	Q
2	2	Scotchy Gordon	Australia	22.0	Q
3	2	Clem Parker	New Zealand	22.0	Q
4	2	Dave Batten	New Zealand	??.?
5	2	Jack Archer	England	??.?
6	2	Nicolas Stacey	England	??.?

Final

Held on 9 February

Rank	Lane	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	2	John Treloar	Australia	21.5
	3	David Johnson	Australia	21.8
	5	Don Jowett	New Zealand	21.8
4	1	Scotchy Gordon	Australia	21.9e
5	4	Don Pettie	Canada	21.9e
6	6	Clem Parker	New Zealand	22.2e

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. ^ "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. Lewis finished first but was disqualified for running on line.
4. "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

• Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
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