Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards
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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![]() | Frank Handley![]() | Bill Dale![]() |
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 | ![]() | 1:54.5 | Q |
2 | 1 | Gerald Backhouse | ![]() | 1:55.1e | Q, 5 yards behind |
3 | 1 | Frank Handley | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q, 11 yards behind |
4 | 1 | Nicolaas Wessels | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q |
5 | 1 | Bernard Eeles | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
6 | 1 | Max Fleming | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
7 | 1 | Abbot Conway | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
8 | 1 | Alexander Haire | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
1 | Max Lenover | ![]() | DNF | ||
1 | 2 | Pat Boot | ![]() | 1:52.3 | Q, GR |
2 | 2 | Brian MacCabe | ![]() | 1:53.1e | Q, 4 yards behind |
3 | 2 | Jim Alford | ![]() | 1:53.7e | Q, 2 yards behind |
4 | 2 | Bill Dale | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q |
5 | 2 | Robert Graham | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
6 | 2 | Leslie Goff | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
7 | 2 | Noel Stanford | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
8 | 2 | Roy Chappel | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
2 | Denis Shore | ![]() | DNS |
Final
[4][5]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Pat Boot | ![]() | 1:51.2 | GR |
![]() | Frank Handley | ![]() | 1:54.0e | 20 yards behind |
![]() | Bill Dale | ![]() | 1:54.2e | 1 foot behind |
4 | Jim Alford | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
5 | Theo Allen | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
6 | Brian MacCabe | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
7 | Gerald Backhouse | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
8 | Nicolaas Wessels | ![]() | ?:??.? |
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.