Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards
# Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's 880 yards

The men's 880 yards event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 17 and 21 August at the Civic Stadium in Hamilton, Canada.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Tommy Hampson England | Reg Thomas England | Alex Wilson Canada |

## Results

### Heats

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

| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | John Chandler | South Africa | 1:56.8 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Reg Thomas | England | ?:??.? | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Gutteridge | England | ?:??.? | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Percy Pickard | Canada | ?:??.? | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Herbert Bascombe | Australia | ?:??.? | |
| 6 | 1 | Brant Little | Canada | ?:??.? | |
| ? | 1 | Russell MacDougall | Australia | ?:??.? | |
| ? | 1? | W. Dickson | Ireland | ?:??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Tommy Hampson | England | 1:55.6 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Alex Wilson | Canada | ?:??.? | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Phil Edwards | British Guiana | ?:??.? | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Stuart Townend | England | ?:??.? | Q |
| ? | 2 | William Whyte | Australia | ?:??.? | |
| ? | 2 | W. Johnson | Canada | ?:??.? | |
| ? | 2 | M. O'Malley | Ireland | ?:??.? | |
| ? | 2 | Thomas Riddell | Scotland | ?:??.? | |
| ? | 2 | George Golding | Australia | DNF | |

### Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Tommy Hampson | England | 1:52.4 | |
| | Reg Thomas | England | 1:55.5e | +20 yd |
| | Alex Wilson | Canada | 1:55.6e | |
| 4 | John Chandler | South Africa | ?:??.? | |
| 5 | Phil Edwards | British Guiana | ?:??.? | |
| 6 | Stuart Townend | England | ?:??.? | |
| 7 | Michael Gutteridge | England | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | Percy Pickard | Canada | ?:??.? | |
