Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards

Men's 880 yards at the Commonwealth Games

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

Gold	Silver	Bronze
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]}

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	John Chandler	South Africa	1:56.8	Q
2	1	Reg Thomas	England	?:??.?	Q
3	1	Michael Gutteridge	England	?:??.?	Q
4	1	Percy Pickard	Canada	?:??.?	Q
5	1	Herbert Bascombe	Australia	?:??.?
6	1	Brant Little	Canada	?:??.?
?	1	Russell MacDougall	Australia	?:??.?
?	1?	W. Dickson	Ireland	?:??.?
1	2	Tommy Hampson	England	1:55.6	Q
2	2	Alex Wilson	Canada	?:??.?	Q
3	2	Phil Edwards	British Guiana	?:??.?	Q
4	2	Stuart Townend	England	?:??.?	Q
?	2	William Whyte	Australia	?:??.?
?	2	W. Johnson	Canada	?:??.?
?	2	M. O'Malley	Ireland	?:??.?
?	2	Tom Riddell	Scotland	?:??.?
?	2	George Golding	Australia	DNF

Final

^{[4] [5]}

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Tommy Hampson	England	1:52.4
	Reg Thomas	England	1:55.5e	+20 yd
	Alex Wilson	Canada	1:55.6e
4	John Chandler	South Africa	?:??.?
5	Phil Edwards	British Guiana	?:??.?
6	Stuart Townend	England	?:??.?
7	Michael Gutteridge	England	?:??.?
8	Percy Pickard	Canada	?:??.?

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2020. 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.