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  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	Canada	1:53.2
4	1	Donald MacDonald	Scotland	1:54.6
5	1	Tom Billington	Wales	1:57.3
5	1	Anthony Seth	British Guiana	1:57.9
6	1	G. Eastwood	Isle of Man	1:58.0
7	1	D. A. Agbebiyi	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	Jersey	1:56.1
1	3	Mike Rawson	England	1:54.6	Q
2	3	Terry Sullivan	Southern Rhodesia	1:54.6	Q
3	3	Graham Everett	Scotland	1:55.1
4	3	Gerald Evans	South Africa	1:55.3
5	3	Aram Keter	Kenya	1:55.4
6	3	Haydn Tawton	Wales	1:57.0
	3	Wilton Jackson	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	Gibraltar	1:57.6
7	4	J. Boama	Ghana	1:58.4

Final

[3]

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

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 21 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
3. "Potgieter wins hurdles event with world's record". The Manchester Guardian. 23 July 1958. p. 4. Retrieved 2 October 2020.