Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 1 mile
Appearance
Men's 1 mile at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's 1 mile event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jim Alford Wales |
Gerald Backhouse Australia |
Pat Boot New Zealand |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3][4]
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Jim Alford | Wales | 4:17.3 | Q |
2 | 1 | Robert Graham | Scotland | 4:18.8e | Q, 10 yards behind |
3 | 1 | Bill Pullar | New Zealand | 4:19.5e | Q, 4 yards behind |
4 | 1 | Theo Allen | New Zealand | 4:20.0e | Q, 4 yards behind |
5 | 1 | Max Fleming | Australia | ?:??.? | |
6 | 1 | Fred Barry-Brown | Australia | ?:??.? | |
7 | 1 | Abbot Conway | Canada | ?:??.? | |
1 | Bill Dale | Canada | DNS | ||
1 | Peter Ward | England | DNS | ||
1 | Noel Stanford | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Gerald Backhouse | Australia | 4:18.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | Pat Boot | New Zealand | ?:??.? | Q, 1.5 yards behind |
3 | 2 | Bernard Eeles | England | ?:??.? | Q, 15 yards behind |
4 | 2 | Arthur Clarke | Canada | ?:??.? | Q |
5 | 2 | Nicolaas Wessels | South Africa | ?:??.? | |
6 | 2 | Alexander Haire | Northern Ireland | ?:??.? | |
7 | 2 | Donald Bonham | Australia | ?:??.? | |
2 | Max Lenover | Canada | DNS | ||
2 | Cecil Matthews | New Zealand | DNS |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Jim Alford | Wales | 4:11.6 | GR | |
Gerald Backhouse | Australia | 4:12.2e | 4 yards behind | |
Pat Boot | New Zealand | 4:12.6e | 2 yards behind | |
4 | Arthur Clarke | Canada | 4:14.4e | |
5 | Bernard Eeles | England | 4:15.2e | |
6 | Bill Pullar | New Zealand | ?:??.? | |
Robert Graham | Scotland | DNF | ||
Theo Allen | New Zealand | DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.