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

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Men's 880 yards
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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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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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

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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.