The men's 880 yards event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 17 and 21 August at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Canada.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Tommy Hampson
 England		 Reg Thomas
 England		 Alex Wilson
 Canada

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11John Chandler South Africa1:56.8Q
21Reg Thomas England?:??.?Q
31Michael Gutteridge England?:??.?Q
41Percy Pickard Canada?:??.?Q
51Herbert Bascombe Australia?:??.?
61Brant Little Canada?:??.?
?1Russell MacDougall Australia?:??.?
?1?W. Dickson Ireland?:??.?
12Tommy Hampson England1:55.6Q
22Alex Wilson Canada?:??.?Q
32Phil Edwards British Guiana?:??.?Q
42Stuart Townend England?:??.?Q
?2William Whyte Australia?:??.?
?2W. Johnson Canada?:??.?
?2M. O'Malley Ireland?:??.?
?2Thomas Riddell Scotland?:??.?
?2George Golding AustraliaDNF

Final

[4][5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Tommy Hampson England1:52.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Reg Thomas England1:55.5e+20 yd
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Alex Wilson Canada1:55.6e
4John Chandler South Africa?:??.?
5Phil Edwards British Guiana?:??.?
6Stuart Townend England?:??.?
7Michael Gutteridge England?:??.?
8Percy Pickard Canada?:??.?

References

  1. ↑ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "England wins first two finals. Lord Burghley's record". The Manchester Guardian. 18 August 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Empire Games off to brilliant start in ambitious city". The Leader-Post. 22 August 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "More English wins at Hamilton. Hampson's half-mile. Scot's great victory in Marathon race". The Manchester Guardian. 22 August 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "Williams equals mark". The Gazette (Montreal). 22 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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