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

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

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Herb Elliott	Brian Hewson	Mike Rawson

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:52.6	Q
2	1			1:52.8	Q
3	1			1:53.2
4	1			1:54.6
5	1			1:57.3
5	1			1:57.9
6	1	G. Eastwood		1:58.0
7	1	D. A. Agbebiyi		1:58.7
1	2			1:52.3	Q
2	2			1:53.0	Q
3	2			1:54.2
4	2			1:54.4
5	2			1:55.3
6	2			1:55.6
7	2			1:56.1
1	3			1:54.6	Q
2	3			1:54.6	Q
3	3			1:55.1
4	3			1:55.3
5	3			1:55.4
6	3			1:57.0
	3
1	4			1:54.6	Q
2	4			1:55.0	Q
3	4			1:55.0
4	4			1:56.3
5	4			1:56.9
6	4			1:57.6
7	4	J. Boama		1:58.4

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:49.32	GR
			1:49.47
			1:50.94
4			1:51.3
5			1:51.5
6			1:52.1
7			1:54.7

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 27 September 2020.
2. News: Many splendid performances in track and field events . 2 October 2020 . . 21 July 1958 . 8.
3. News: Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record . 2 October 2020 . . 23 July 1958 . 4.