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

Men's 880 yards
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1958 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

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

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

Results

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Heats

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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

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Herb Elliott  Australia 1:49.32 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Brian Hewson  England 1:49.47
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  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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