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. It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 800 metres.

Medalists + Gold Silver BronzeNoel CloughWilson KiprugutGeorge Kerr

Results Heats

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 1:50.7 Q 2 1 Robert Rwakojo 1:51.0 Q 3 1 Keith Wheeler 1:51.6 Q 4 1 Keith Forde 1:51.6 q 5 1 Ramsay Subramaniam 1:52.6 6 1 Tex Francis 1:53.2 1 2 George Kerr 1:52.3 Q 2 2 Benedict Cayenne 1:52.3 Q 3 2 Lloyd Bacchus 1:52.4 Q 4 2 Michael Varah 1:52.5 5 2 Ergas Leps 1:53.1 6 2 Franklin Rahming 1:58.9 7 2 Tony Harris 2:02.2 1 3 John Boulter 1:52.4 Q 2 3 Brian McLaren 1:54.2 Q 3 3 Noel Clough 1:54.4 Q 4 3 Yvo Labonte 2:01.9 5 3 Fred Sowerby 2:12.0 3 Neville Myton 1 4 Bill Crothers 1:51.9 Q 2 4 Peter Francis 1:51.9 Q 3 4 Chris Carter 1:51.9 Q 4 4 Sanghar Khan 1:53.4 5 4 John Amatepey 1:54.3 6 4 Ronald Haddad 1:56.3 7 4 Derek Cambridge 1:58.5 1 5 Lennox Yearwood 1:55.0 Q 2 5 Graeme Grant 1:55.0 Q 3 5 Ralph Doubell 1:55.9 Q 4 5 Dave Bailey 1:56.6 5 5 Charles Harewood 1:57.8 6 5 Herbert Couacaud 2:02.3

Semifinals

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. + Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 George Kerr 1:47.7 Q 2 1 Noel Clough 1:47.9 Q 3 1 Bill Crothers 1:47.9 Q 4 1 Peter Francis 1:48.2 Q 5 1 Keith Wheeler 1:48.6 6 1 John Boulter 1:48.8 7 1 Benedict Cayenne 1:49.3 8 1 Keith Forde 1:49.3 1 2 Ralph Doubell 1:48.3 Q 2 2 Wilson Kiprugut 1:48.7 Q 3 2 Chris Carter 1:49.1 Q 4 2 Lennox Yearwood 1:49.8 Q 5 2 Lloyd Bacchus 1:49.8 6 2 Brian McLaren 1:50.5 7 2 Robert Rwakojo 1:51.5 8 2 Graeme Grant 1:53.4

Final

+ Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Noel Clough 1:46.9 GR Wilson Kiprugut 1:47.2 George Kerr 1:47.2 4 Bill Crothers 1:47.3 5 Chris Carter 1:48.1 6 Ralph Doubell 1:48.3 7 Peter Francis 1:48.3 8 Lennox Yearwood 1:57.5

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