Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 1 mile
Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||
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Track events | ||
100 yd | men | women |
220 yd | men | women |
440 yd | men | |
880 yd | men | |
1 mile | men | |
3 miles | men | |
6 miles | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
120 yd hurdles | men | |
440 yd hurdles | men | |
4 × 110 yd relay | men | |
110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
220–110–220–110 yd relay | women | |
4 × 440 yd relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
Field events | ||
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
Shot put | men | |
Discus throw | men | |
Hammer throw | men | |
Javelin throw | men | women |
The men's 1 mile event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bill Parnell Canada |
Len Eyre England |
Maurice Marshall New Zealand |
Results[]
Heats[]
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Len Eyre | England | 4:19.2 | Q |
2 | 1 | Australia | 4:19.4 | Q | |
3 | 1 | New Zealand | 4:19.8 | Q | |
4 | 1 | Jack Hutchins | Canada | 4:20.8 | Q |
5 | 1 | Australia | 4:21.8 | ||
6 | 1 | Neil Bates | New Zealand | 4:25.8 | |
7 | 1 | A. Somapala | Ceylon | ?:??.? | |
1 | Australia | DNS | |||
1 | John Parlett | England | DNS | ||
1 | Scotland | DNS | |||
1 | 2 | Bill Parnell | Canada | 4:15.4 | Q |
2 | 2 | Don MacMillan | Australia | 4:15.4 | Q |
3 | 2 | Tom White | England | 4:16.6 | Q |
4 | 2 | Maurice Marshall | New Zealand | 4:16.8 | Q |
5 | 2 | Richard Ferguson | Canada | 4:17.2 | |
6 | 2 | New Zealand | 4:26.6 | ||
7 | 2 | Southern Rhodesia | ?:??.? |
Final[]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Bill Parnell | Canada | 4:11.0 | GR | |
Len Eyre | England | 4:11.8 | ||
Maurice Marshall | New Zealand | 4:13.2 | ||
4 | Australia | 4:14.8 | ||
5 | Tom White | England | 4:15.0 | |
6 | New Zealand | 4:20.0 | ||
7 | Don MacMillan | Australia | ?:??.? | |
8 | Jack Hutchins | Canada | ?:??.? |
References[]
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Categories:
- Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
- 1500 metres at the Commonwealth Games