Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards

The men's 880 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Pat Boot New Zealand | Frank Handley England | Bill Dale Canada |

## Results

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Theo Allen | New Zealand | 1:54.5 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Gerald Backhouse | Australia | 1:55.1e | Q, 5 yards behind |
| 3 | 1 | Frank Handley | England | ?:??.? | Q, 11 yards behind |
| 4 | 1 | Nicolaas Wessels | South Africa | ?:??.? | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Bernard Eeles | England | ?:??.? | |
| 6 | 1 | Max Fleming | Australia | ?:??.? | |
| 7 | 1 | Abbot Conway | Canada | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | 1 | Alexander Haire | Northern Ireland | ?:??.? | |
| | 1 | Max Lenover | Canada | DNF | |
| 1 | 2 | Pat Boot | New Zealand | 1:52.3 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | Brian MacCabe | England | 1:53.1e | Q, 4 yards behind |
| 3 | 2 | Jim Alford | Wales | 1:53.7e | Q, 2 yards behind |
| 4 | 2 | Bill Dale | Canada | ?:??.? | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Robert Graham | Scotland | ?:??.? | |
| 6 | 2 | Leslie Goff | Australia | ?:??.? | |
| 7 | 2 | Noel Stanford | Trinidad and Tobago | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | 2 | Roy Chappel | Australia | ?:??.? | |
| | 2 | Denis Shore | South Africa | DNS | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Pat Boot | New Zealand | 1:51.2 | GR |
| | Frank Handley | England | 1:54.0e | 20 yards behind |
| | Bill Dale | Canada | 1:54.2e | 1 foot behind |
| 4 | Jim Alford | Wales | ?:??.? | |
| 5 | Theo Allen | New Zealand | ?:??.? | |
| 6 | Brian MacCabe | England | ?:??.? | |
| 7 | Gerald Backhouse | Australia | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | Nicolaas Wessels | South Africa | ?:??.? | |
