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Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth 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 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.