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Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards

The men's 880 yards event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 19 and 22 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Herb Elliott
  Australia 		Brian Hewson
  England 		Mike Rawson
  England

Results edit

Heats edit

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Brian Hewson   England 1:52.6 Q
2 1 Donal Smith   New Zealand 1:52.8 Q
3 1 Joe Mullins   Canada 1:53.2
4 1 Donald MacDonald   Scotland 1:54.6
5 1 Tom Billington   Wales 1:57.3
5 1 Anthony Seth   British Guiana 1:57.9
6 1 G. Eastwood   Isle of Man 1:58.0
7 1 D. A. Agbebiyi   Nigeria 1:58.7
1 2 Herb Elliott   Australia 1:52.3 Q
2 2 Ted Buswell   England 1:53.0 Q
3 2 Arthur Horrell   Wales 1:54.2
4 2 James Paterson   Scotland 1:54.4
5 2 Emmanuel Adeleye   Nigeria 1:55.3
6 2 Frederick Owusu   Ghana 1:55.6
7 2 Mike Stafford   Jersey 1:56.1
1 3 Mike Rawson   England 1:54.6 Q
2 3 Terry Sullivan   Southern Rhodesia 1:54.6 Q
3 3 Graham Everett   Scotland 1:55.1
4 3 Gerald Evans   South Africa 1:55.3
5 3 Aram Keter   Kenya 1:55.4
6 3 Haydn Tawton   Wales 1:57.0
3 Wilton Jackson   Trinidad and Tobago DNS
1 4 Mike Farrell   England 1:54.6 Q
2 4 Lesley Locke   Scotland 1:55.0 Q
3 4 Doug Clement   Canada 1:55.0
4 4 John Williams   Wales 1:56.3
5 4 Colin Shillington   Northern Ireland 1:56.9
6 4 Brian Kitchener   Gibraltar 1:57.6
7 4 J. Boama   Ghana 1:58.4

Final edit

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Herb Elliott   Australia 1:49.32 GR
  Brian Hewson   England 1:49.47
  Mike Rawson   England 1:50.94
4 Terry Sullivan   Southern Rhodesia 1:51.3
5 Donal Smith   New Zealand 1:51.5
6 Mike Farrell   England 1:52.1
7 Lesley Locke   Scotland 1:54.7
Ted Buswell   England DNS

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 21 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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