Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards
Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 yd | men | women |
220 yd | men | women |
440 yd | men | |
880 yd | men | |
1 mile | men | |
3 miles | men | |
6 miles | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
220 yd hurdles (invitation) | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
4 × 110 yd relay | men | |
110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
220–110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
2 miles walk (invitation) | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
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 |
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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 | South Africa | ?:??.? | Q | |
5 | 1 | Bernard Eeles | England | ?:??.? | |
6 | 1 | Australia | ?:??.? | ||
7 | 1 | Canada | ?:??.? | ||
8 | 1 | Northern Ireland | ?:??.? | ||
1 | 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 | Scotland | ?:??.? | ||
6 | 2 | Australia | ?:??.? | ||
7 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | ?:??.? | ||
8 | 2 | Australia | ?:??.? | ||
2 | Denis Shore | South Africa | DNS |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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 | South Africa | ?:??.? |
References[]
- ^ "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.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games
- 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games