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Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games
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The men's 880 yards event at the 1934 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 6 August at the White City Stadium in London, England.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Phil Edwards  British Guiana	Willie Botha  South Africa	Hamish Stothard  Scotland

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Phil Edwards	British Guiana	1:58.4	Q
2	1	Jack Cooper	England	1:58.8e	Q, +3 yd
3	1	Jim Alford	Wales	?:??.?
4	1	Wilton Lander	Australia	?:??.?
?	1	Don Williams	Bermuda	?:??.?
	1	Ray Lewis	Canada	DNS
1	2	John Powell	England	1:56.2	Q
2	2	Willie Botha	South Africa	?:??.?	Q, +2 yd
3	2	Les Wade	Canada	?:??.?
4	2	Michael Gutteridge	England	?:??.?
5	2	Robert Graham	Scotland	?:??.?
6	2	G. Crispin	Southern Rhodesia	?:??.?
1	3	Hamish Stothard	Scotland	1:56.0	Q
2	3	Jerry Sampson	Canada	1:57.0e	Q, +8 yd
3	3	Clifford Whitehead	England	?:??.?
4	3	Geoff Broadway	New Zealand	?:??.?
	3	John Addison	Canada	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Phil Edwards	British Guiana	1:54.2
	Willie Botha	South Africa	1:55.5e	+8 yd
	Hamish Stothard	Scotland	1:55.6e	+1 yd
4	John Powell	England	?:??.?
5	Jerry Sampson	Canada	?:??.?
6	Jack Cooper	England	?:??.?

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
2. "Excellent races in hundred yards; Sweeney's victory". The Manchester Guardian. 6 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
3. "Summaries of events in British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 6 August 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "Specatacular opening; Two Australiands break British records". The Age. 6 August 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. "Edwards wins remarkable victory in half-mile; Finlay easy first in hurdles". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
6. "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 7 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
7. "Australian successes at end of second day, three firsts and three seconds". The Age. 8 August 1934. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

• Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games
• 800 metres at the Commonwealth Games