Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards explained

The men's 880 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.^[1]

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
John Parlett	Jack Hutchins Canada	Bill Parnell Canada

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.^{[2] [3]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:52.2	Q
2	1			1:53.2	Q
3	1			1:53.2	Q
4	1				Q
5	1
6	1
	1
	1
1	2			1:52.1	Q
2	2				Q
3	2			1:53.5	Q
4	2				Q
5	2
6	2
	2
	2	A. Somapala

Final

^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:53.1
			1:53.4
			1:53.4
4			1:53.7
5			1:53.9
6			1:56.0
7
8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 24 October 2020.
2. News: Empire Games results . 2 April 2021 . . 6 February 1950 . 12.
3. News: Australia's five records, English athletes start badly . 2 April 2021 . . 6 February 1950 . 6.
4. News: Empire Games results . 2 April 2021 . . 8 February 1950 . 9.