Athletics at the 1934 British Empire Games – Men's 1 mile

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Men's 1 mile
at the 1934 British Empire Games
Venue White City Stadium
Start date6 August 1934 (1934-08-06)
End date7 August 1934 (1934-08-07)
Winning time4:12.8
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
  1930
1938  

The men's 1 mile event at the 1934 British Empire Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the White City Stadium in London, England. [1]

Contents

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Jack Lovelock
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Sydney Wooderson
Flag of England.svg  England
Jerry Cornes
Flag of England.svg  England

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. [2] [3]

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Ken Harris Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Wales 4:35.4Q
21 Horace Craske Flag of England.svg  England ?:??.?Q
31 Jerry Cornes Flag of England.svg  England ?:??.?Q
41 Robert Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland ?:??.?Q
1 Wilton Lander Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNS
1 Earl Moore Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada DNS
1 Phil Edwards Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg British Guiana DNS
12 Aubrey Reeve Flag of England.svg  England 4:24.0Q
22 Sydney Wooderson Flag of England.svg  England ?:??.?Q, +5 yd
32 Jack Lovelock Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ?:??.?Q, +3 yd
42 Les Wade Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada ?:??.?Q
?2 John Laidlaw Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland ?:??.?
?2 Harold Thompson Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa ?:??.?
?2 Mannie Dookie Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg Trinidad and Tobago ?:??.?

Final

[4] [5] [6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jack Lovelock Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:12.8 GR
Silver medal icon.svg Sydney Wooderson Flag of England.svg  England 4:13.4e+5 yd
Bronze medal icon.svg Jerry Cornes Flag of England.svg  England 4:16.6e+1 yd
4 Aubrey Reeve Flag of England.svg  England ?:??.?
5 Robert Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland ?:??.?
6 Les Wade Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada ?:??.?
7 Ken Harris Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Wales ?:??.?
8 Horace Craske Flag of England.svg  England ?:??.?

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. "Edwards wins remarkable victory in half-mile; Finlay easy first in hurdles". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 7 August 1934. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. "Rampling breaks British record gloriously; great day for Salfrod runners". The Manchester Guardian. 8 August 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. "Summaries of events at British Empire Games". The Gazette (Montreal). 8 August 1934. p. 14. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  6. "Final day of athletics". The Age. 9 August 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.