Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon

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The men's marathon event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July in Vancouver, Canada with a start and finish at the Empire Stadium.[1][2][3]

Jim Peters, then the world record holder in the marathon, entered the stadium some seventeen minutes ahead of his nearest rival. He collapsed in his final lap of the stadium, however, and did not finish the race (which was won by Joe McGhee).[4]

Results[]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joe McGhee  Scotland 2:39:36
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jackie Mekler  South Africa 2:40:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Barnard  South Africa 2:51:50
4  Canada 2:52:48
5  Canada 2:58:44
6  Northern Ireland 3:00:13
Al Lawrence  Australia DNF
 Australia DNF
 Australia DNF
Gérard Côté  Canada DNF
 Canada DNF
 Canada DNF
 Canada DNF
Stan Cox  England DNF
Jim Peters  England DNF
 Northern Rhodesia DNF

References[]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ Great Sporting Moments: Athletics. The Independent. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
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