Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards
| Men's 880 yards at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's 880 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Pat Boot New Zealand
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Frank Handley England
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Bill Dale Canada
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Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Theo Allen | New Zealand |
1:54.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Gerald Backhouse |  Australia |
1:55.1e | Q, 5 yards behind |
| 3 | 1 | Frank Handley | England |
?:??.? | Q, 11 yards behind |
| 4 | 1 | Nicolaas Wessels |  South Africa |
?:??.? | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Bernard Eeles | England |
?:??.? | |
| 6 | 1 | Max Fleming | Australia |
?:??.? | |
| 7 | 1 | Abbot Conway | Canada |
?:??.? | |
| 8 | 1 | Alexander Haire |  Northern Ireland |
?:??.? | |
| 1 | Max Lenover | Canada |
DNF | ||
| 1 | 2 | Pat Boot | New Zealand |
1:52.3 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | Brian MacCabe | England |
1:53.1e | Q, 4 yards behind |
| 3 | 2 | Jim Alford |  Wales |
1:53.7e | Q, 2 yards behind |
| 4 | 2 | Bill Dale | Canada |
?:??.? | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Robert Graham |  Scotland |
?:??.? | |
| 6 | 2 | Leslie Goff | Australia |
?:??.? | |
| 7 | 2 | Noel Stanford |  Trinidad and Tobago |
?:??.? | |
| 8 | 2 | Roy Chappel | Australia |
?:??.? | |
| 2 | Denis Shore | South Africa |
DNS |
Final
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Pat Boot | New Zealand |
1:51.2 | GR |
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Frank Handley | England |
1:54.0e | 20 yards behind |
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Bill Dale | Canada |
1:54.2e | 1 foot behind |
| 4 | Jim Alford | Wales |
?:??.? | |
| 5 | Theo Allen | New Zealand |
?:??.? | |
| 6 | Brian MacCabe | England |
?:??.? | |
| 7 | Gerald Backhouse | Australia |
?:??.? | |
| 8 | Nicolaas Wessels | South Africa |
?:??.? |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Placings and times". The Manchester Guardian. 8 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results at the Empire Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 800 metres | |
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| 880 yards (1930–1966) |
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| 800 metres (1970–present) |
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