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
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Herb Elliott.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
Brian Hewson England |
Mike Rawson England |
Results
Heats
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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada | 1:53.2 | |
| 4 | 1 | Donald MacDonald |  Scotland | 1:54.6 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tom Billington | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | 1:57.3 | |
| 5 | 1 | Anthony Seth | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} British Guiana | 1:57.9 | |
| 6 | 1 | G. Eastwood |  Isle of Man | 1:58.0 | |
| 7 | 1 | D. A. Agbebiyi | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jersey | 1:56.1 | |
| 1 | 3 | Mike Rawson | England | 1:54.6 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Terry Sullivan | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Southern Rhodesia | 1:54.6 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Graham Everett | Scotland | 1:55.1 | |
| 4 | 3 | Gerald Evans | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} South Africa | 1:55.3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Aram Keter | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Kenya | 1:55.4 | |
| 6 | 3 | Haydn Tawton | Wales | 1:57.0 | |
| 3 | Wilton Jackson | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gibraltar | 1:57.6 | |
| 7 | 4 | J. Boama | Ghana | 1:58.4 |
Final
| 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
- "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 21 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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