Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards

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.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeJohn ParlettJack HutchinsBill Parnell

Results Heats Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. 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 1 John de Saram 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 2 A. Somapala

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

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