Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards

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]

Men's 880 yards
at the Commonwealth Games

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Pat Boot
  New Zealand
Frank Handley
  England
Bill Dale
  Canada

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
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

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[4][5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Pat Boot   New Zealand 1:51.2 GR
  Frank Handley   England 1:54.0e 20 yards behind
  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

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Placings and times". The Manchester Guardian. 8 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Results at the Empire Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.