Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards
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The men's 880 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
John Parlett![]() | Jack Hutchins![]() | Bill Parnell![]() |
Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Bill Parnell | ![]() | 1:52.2 | Q |
2 | 1 | Neil Wilson | ![]() | 1:53.2 | Q |
3 | 1 | David White | ![]() | 1:53.2 | Q |
4 | 1 | Tom White | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q |
5 | 1 | James Humphreys | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
6 | 1 | Ian Johnson | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
1 | Doug Harris | ![]() | DNF | ||
1 | John de Saram | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | John Parlett | ![]() | 1:52.1 | Q |
2 | 2 | Jack Hutchins | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q |
3 | 2 | Schalk Booysen | ![]() | 1:53.5 | Q |
4 | 2 | Cliff Simpson | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q |
5 | 2 | Ezra Henniger | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
6 | 2 | Barry Steel | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
2 | Victor Plummer | ![]() | DNS | ||
2 | A. Somapala | ![]() | DNS |
Final
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | John Parlett | ![]() | 1:53.1 | |
![]() | Jack Hutchins | ![]() | 1:53.4 | |
![]() | Bill Parnell | ![]() | 1:53.4 | |
4 | David White | ![]() | 1:53.7 | |
5 | Tom White | ![]() | 1:53.9 | |
6 | Cliff Simpson | ![]() | 1:56.0 | |
7 | Schalk Booysen | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
8 | Neil Wilson | ![]() | ?:??.? |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Empire Games results". The Age. 6 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Australia's five records, English athletes start badly". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1950. p. 6. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.