Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards

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Athletics at the 1966 British
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The men's 880 yards event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 800 metres.

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Noel Clough
 Australia 		Wilson Kiprugut
 Kenya 		George Kerr
 Jamaica

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

[2]

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 1 fastest (q) qualify for the semifinals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Wilson Kiprugut  Kenya 1:50.7 Q
2 1 Robert Rwakojo  Uganda 1:51.0 Q
3 1 Keith Wheeler  Australia 1:51.6 Q
4 1 Keith Forde  Barbados 1:51.6 q
5 1 Ramsay Subramaniam  Malaysia 1:52.6
6 1 Tex Francis  Jamaica 1:53.2
1 2 George Kerr  Jamaica 1:52.3 Q
2 2 Benedict Cayenne  Trinidad and Tobago 1:52.3 Q
3 2 Lloyd Bacchus  Guyana 1:52.4 Q
4 2 Michael Varah  England 1:52.5
5 2 Ergas Leps  Canada 1:53.1
6 2 Franklin Rahming  Bahamas 1:58.9
7 2 Tony Harris  Wales 2:02.2
1 3 John Boulter  England 1:52.4 Q
2 3 Brian McLaren  Canada 1:54.2 Q
3 3 Noel Clough  Australia 1:54.4 Q
4 3 Yvo Labonte  Mauritius 2:01.9
5 3 Fred Sowerby  Antigua and Barbuda 2:12.0
3 Neville Myton  Jamaica DNF
1 4 Bill Crothers  Canada 1:51.9 Q
2 4 Peter Francis  Kenya 1:51.9 Q
3 4 Chris Carter  England 1:51.9 Q
4 4 Sanghar Khan  Pakistan 1:53.4
5 4 John Amatepey  Ghana 1:54.3
6 4 Ronald Haddad  Jamaica 1:56.3
7 4 Derek Cambridge  Bahamas 1:58.5
1 5 Lennox Yearwood  Trinidad and Tobago 1:55.0 Q
2 5 Graeme Grant  Scotland 1:55.0 Q
3 5 Ralph Doubell  Australia 1:55.9 Q
4 5 Dave Bailey  Canada 1:56.6
5 5 Charles Harewood  Barbados 1:57.8
6 5 Herbert Couacaud  Mauritius 2:02.3

Semifinals[edit]

[2]

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

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 George Kerr  Jamaica 1:47.7 Q
2 1 Noel Clough  Australia 1:47.9 Q
3 1 Bill Crothers  Canada 1:47.9 Q
4 1 Peter Francis  Kenya 1:48.2 Q
5 1 Keith Wheeler  Australia 1:48.6
6 1 John Boulter  England 1:48.8
7 1 Benedict Cayenne  Trinidad and Tobago 1:49.3
8 1 Keith Forde  Barbados 1:49.3
1 2 Ralph Doubell  Australia 1:48.3 Q
2 2 Wilson Kiprugut  Kenya 1:48.7 Q
3 2 Chris Carter  England 1:49.1 Q
4 2 Lennox Yearwood  Trinidad and Tobago 1:49.8 Q
5 2 Lloyd Bacchus  Guyana 1:49.8
6 2 Brian McLaren  Canada 1:50.5
7 2 Robert Rwakojo  Uganda 1:51.5
8 2 Graeme Grant  Scotland 1:53.4

Final[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Noel Clough  Australia 1:46.9 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Wilson Kiprugut  Kenya 1:47.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) George Kerr  Jamaica 1:47.2
4 Bill Crothers  Canada 1:47.3
5 Chris Carter  England 1:48.1
6 Ralph Doubell  Australia 1:48.3
7 Peter Francis  Kenya 1:48.3
8 Lennox Yearwood  Trinidad and Tobago 1:57.5

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Heats & Semifinals results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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