Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards

The men's 880 yards event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 and 4 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Derek Johnson  England	Brian Hewson  England	Ian Boyd  England

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Derek Johnson	England	1:51.6	Q
2	1	Bill Baillie	New Zealand	1:52.3	Q
3	1	Bill Parnell	Canada	1:53.2	Q
4	1	Don MacMillan	Australia	1:54.5
5	1	William Kwateng	Gold Coast	1:57.7
6	1	Richard Estick	Jamaica	2:02.5
8	1	Cyril Johnson	Bahamas	2:10.2
1	2	Brian Hewson	England	1:52.7	Q
2	2	Rich Ferguson	Canada	1:53.2	Q
3	2	James Hamilton	Scotland	1:53.3	Q
4	2	David Law	England	1:53.4
5	2	James Hutchins	Canada	1:55.1
6	2	Peter Phillips	Wales	1:58.7
	2	Victor Milligan	Northern Ireland	DNS
1	3	Jim Bailey	Australia	1:54.2	Q
2	3	Doug Clement	Canada	1:55.1	Q
3	3	Ian Boyd	England	1:56.0	Q
4	3	Kiptalam Keter	Kenya	2:01.0
	3	Louis Gooden	Jamaica	DNS

Final

[4][5]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Derek Johnson	England	1:50.7	GR
	Brian Hewson	England	1:51.2
	Ian Boyd	England	1:51.9
4	Bill Baillie	New Zealand	1:52.5
5	Rich Ferguson	Canada	1:52.7
6	James Hamilton	Scotland	1:52.7
7	Bill Parnell	Canada	1:53.8
8	Doug Clement	Canada	1:54.9
	Jim Bailey	Australia	DNF

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
2. "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
4. "Chataway wins three miles". The Manchester Guardian. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
5. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 5 August 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2020.