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

Men's 880 yards
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1938 British
Empire Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 yd
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
220 yd hurdles (invitation)men
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymen
110–220–110 yd relaywomen
220–110–220–110 yd relaywomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
2 miles walk (invitation)men
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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

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

Results

Heats

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

[4][5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pat Boot  New Zealand 1:51.2 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Handley  England 1:54.0e 20 yards behind
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

  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.
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