Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards
Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 yd | men | women |
220 yd | men | women |
440 yd | men | women |
880 yd | men | women |
1 mile | men | |
3 miles | men | |
6 miles | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 110 yd relay | men | women |
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 miles walk | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The men's 880 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 800 metres.
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Noel Clough Australia |
Wilson Kiprugut Kenya |
George Kerr Jamaica |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Wilson Kiprugut | Kenya | 1:50.7 | Q |
2 | 1 | Uganda | 1:51.0 | Q | |
3 | 1 | Australia | 1:51.6 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Barbados | 1:51.6 | q | |
5 | 1 | Malaysia | 1:52.6 | ||
6 | 1 | Jamaica | 1:53.2 | ||
1 | 2 | George Kerr | Jamaica | 1:52.3 | Q |
2 | 2 | Benedict Cayenne | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:52.3 | Q |
3 | 2 | Guyana | 1:52.4 | Q | |
4 | 2 | Michael Varah | England | 1:52.5 | |
5 | 2 | Ergas Leps | Canada | 1:53.1 | |
6 | 2 | Franklin Rahming | Bahamas | 1:58.9 | |
7 | 2 | Wales | 2:02.2 | ||
1 | 3 | John Boulter | England | 1:52.4 | Q |
2 | 3 | Brian McLaren | Canada | 1:54.2 | Q |
3 | 3 | Noel Clough | Australia | 1:54.4 | Q |
4 | 3 | Mauritius | 2:01.9 | ||
5 | 3 | Fred Sowerby | Antigua and Barbuda | 2:12.0 | |
3 | Neville Myton | Jamaica | DNF | ||
1 | 4 | Bill Crothers | Canada | 1:51.9 | Q |
2 | 4 | Peter Francis | Kenya | 1:51.9 | Q |
3 | 4 | Chris Carter | England | 1:51.9 | Q |
4 | 4 | Pakistan | 1:53.4 | ||
5 | 4 | Ghana | 1:54.3 | ||
6 | 4 | Jamaica | 1:56.3 | ||
7 | 4 | Bahamas | 1:58.5 | ||
1 | 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:55.0 | Q | |
2 | 5 | Scotland | 1:55.0 | Q | |
3 | 5 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:55.9 | Q |
4 | 5 | Dave Bailey | Canada | 1:56.6 | |
5 | 5 | Barbados | 1:57.8 | ||
6 | 5 | Mauritius | 2:02.3 |
Semifinals[]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | George Kerr | Jamaica | 1:47.7 | Q |
2 | 1 | Noel Clough | Australia | 1:47.9 | Q |
3 | 1 | Bill Crothers | Canada | 1:47.9 | Q |
4 | 1 | Peter Francis | Kenya | 1:48.2 | Q |
5 | 1 | Australia | 1:48.6 | ||
6 | 1 | John Boulter | England | 1:48.8 | |
7 | 1 | Benedict Cayenne | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:49.3 | |
8 | 1 | Barbados | 1:49.3 | ||
1 | 2 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:48.3 | Q |
2 | 2 | Wilson Kiprugut | Kenya | 1:48.7 | Q |
3 | 2 | Chris Carter | England | 1:49.1 | Q |
4 | 2 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:49.8 | Q | |
5 | 2 | Guyana | 1:49.8 | ||
6 | 2 | Brian McLaren | Canada | 1:50.5 | |
7 | 2 | Uganda | 1:51.5 | ||
8 | 2 | Scotland | 1:53.4 |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Noel Clough | Australia | 1:46.9 | GR | |
Wilson Kiprugut | Kenya | 1:47.2 | ||
George Kerr | Jamaica | 1:47.2 | ||
4 | Bill Crothers | Canada | 1:47.3 | |
5 | Chris Carter | England | 1:48.1 | |
6 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 1:48.3 | |
7 | Peter Francis | Kenya | 1:48.3 | |
8 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:57.5 |
References[]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Heats & Semifinals results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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