Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards explained

The men's 880 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.^[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 800 metres.

Medalists

width=200 bgcolor=gold	Gold	width=200 bgcolor=silver	Silver	width=200 bgcolor=CC9966	Bronze
Noel Clough	Wilson Kiprugut	George Kerr

Results

Heats

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:50.7	Q
2	1			1:51.0	Q
3	1			1:51.6	Q
4	1			1:51.6	q
5	1			1:52.6
6	1			1:53.2
1	2			1:52.3	Q
2	2			1:52.3	Q
3	2			1:52.4	Q
4	2			1:52.5
5	2			1:53.1
6	2			1:58.9
7	2			2:02.2
1	3			1:52.4	Q
2	3			1:54.2	Q
3	3			1:54.4	Q
4	3			2:01.9
5	3			2:12.0
	3
1	4			1:51.9	Q
2	4			1:51.9	Q
3	4			1:51.9	Q
4	4			1:53.4
5	4			1:54.3
6	4			1:56.3
7	4			1:58.5
1	5			1:55.0	Q
2	5			1:55.0	Q
3	5			1:55.9	Q
4	5			1:56.6
5	5			1:57.8
6	5			2:02.3

Semifinals

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1			1:47.7	Q
2	1			1:47.9	Q
3	1			1:47.9	Q
4	1			1:48.2	Q
5	1			1:48.6
6	1			1:48.8
7	1			1:49.3
8	1			1:49.3
1	2			1:48.3	Q
2	2			1:48.7	Q
3	2			1:49.1	Q
4	2			1:49.8	Q
5	2			1:49.8
6	2			1:50.5
7	2			1:51.5
8	2			1:53.4

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
			1:46.9	GR
			1:47.2
			1:47.2
4			1:47.3
5			1:48.1
6			1:48.3
7			1:48.3
8			1:57.5

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results . thecgf.com . 22 July 2020.
2. News: Heats & Semifinals results . 22 July 2020 . . 8 August 1966 . 4.
3. News: Final results . 22 July 2020 . . 10 August 1966 . 19.