Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards
Appearance
Men's 880 yards at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's 880 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
John Parlett![]() |
Jack Hutchins![]() |
Bill Parnell![]() |
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 | Bill Parnell | ![]() |
1:52.2 | Q |
2 | 1 | Neil Wilson | ![]() |
1:53.2 | Q |
3 | 1 | David White | ![]() |
1:53.2 | Q |
4 | 1 | Tom White | ![]() |
?:??.? | Q |
5 | 1 | James Humphreys | ![]() |
?:??.? | |
6 | 1 | Ian Johnson | ![]() |
?:??.? | |
1 | Doug Harris | ![]() |
DNF | ||
1 | John de Saram | ![]() |
DNS | ||
1 | 2 | John Parlett | ![]() |
1:52.1 | Q |
2 | 2 | Jack Hutchins | ![]() |
?:??.? | Q |
3 | 2 | Schalk Booysen | ![]() |
1:53.5 | Q |
4 | 2 | Cliff Simpson | ![]() |
?:??.? | Q |
5 | 2 | Ezra Henniger | ![]() |
?:??.? | |
6 | 2 | Barry Steel | ![]() |
?:??.? | |
2 | Victor Plummer | ![]() |
DNS | ||
2 | A. Somapala | ![]() |
DNS |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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John Parlett | ![]() |
1:53.1 | |
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Jack Hutchins | ![]() |
1:53.4 | |
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Bill Parnell | ![]() |
1:53.4 | |
4 | David White | ![]() |
1:53.7 | |
5 | Tom White | ![]() |
1:53.9 | |
6 | Cliff Simpson | ![]() |
1:56.0 | |
7 | Schalk Booysen | ![]() |
?:??.? | |
8 | Neil Wilson | ![]() |
?:??.? |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.