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Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games
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880 yd	men
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The men's 440 yards event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 21 and 23 August at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Canada.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Alex Wilson  Canada	Willie Walters  South Africa	George Golding  Australia

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	George Golding	Australia	49.6	Q
2	1	Alex Wilson	Canada	??.?	Q
3	1	Ian Borland	Scotland	??.?
4	1	John Hanlon	England	??.?
5	1	George Bird	England	??.?
1	2	Herbert Bascombe	Australia	49.4	Q
2	2	Kenneth Brangwin	England	49.5e	Q
3	2	Stanley Glover	Canada	??.?
4	2	John Hickey	Canada	??.?
1	3	Willie Walters	South Africa	49.2	Q
2	3	Jimmy Ball	Canada	49.4e	Q
3	3	Phil Edwards	British Guiana	??.?
4	3	Walter Connolly	Canada	??.?
	?	Roger Leigh-Wood	England	DNS
	?	Wilfred Legg	South Africa	DNS

Final

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Alex Wilson	Canada	48.8
	Willie Walters	South Africa	48.9e	+1.5 yd
	George Golding	Australia	??.?
4	Kenneth Brangwin	England	??.?
5	Jimmy Ball	Canada	??.?
6	Herbert Bascombe	Australia	??.?

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
2. "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.
3. "Williams equals mark". The Gazette (Montreal). 22 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
4. "New Canadian hurdling record. Burghley's success". The Manchester Guardian. 25 August 1930. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
5. "Percy Williams wins 100, despite injury to thigh". The Gazette (Montreal). 25 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
6. "England wins 25 championships. Three comes to Australia". The Age. 25 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

• Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games
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