title: Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards
text: # Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's 440 yards
  
  The men's 440 yards event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 21 and 23 August at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Canada.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alex Wilson Canada | Willie Walters South Africa | George Golding Australia |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
  
  | Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 1 | George Golding | Australia | 49.6 | Q |
  | 2 | 1 | Alex Wilson | Canada | ??.? | Q |
  | 3 | 1 | Ian Borland | Scotland | ??.? | |
  | 4 | 1 | John Hanlon | England | ??.? | |
  | 5 | 1 | George Bird | England | ??.? | |
  | 1 | 2 | Herbert Bascombe | Australia | 49.4 | Q |
  | 2 | 2 | Kenneth Brangwin | England | 49.5e | Q |
  | 3 | 2 | Stanley Glover | Canada | ??.? | |
  | 4 | 2 | John Hickey | Canada | ??.? | |
  | 1 | 3 | Willie Walters | South Africa | 49.2 | Q |
  | 2 | 3 | Jimmy Ball | Canada | 49.4e | Q |
  | 3 | 3 | Phil Edwards | British Guiana | ??.? | |
  | 4 | 3 | Walter Connolly | Canada | ??.? | |
  | | ? | Roger Leigh-Wood | England | DNS | |
  | | ? | Wilfred Legg | South Africa | DNS | |
  
  ### Final
  
  | Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Alex Wilson | Canada | 48.8 | |
  | | Willie Walters | South Africa | 48.9e | +1.5 yd |
  | | George Golding | Australia | ??.? | |
  | 4 | Kenneth Brangwin | England | ??.? | |
  | 5 | Jimmy Ball | Canada | ??.? | |
  | 6 | Herbert Bascombe | Australia | ??.? | |
  