Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 1 mile

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Men's 1 mile
at the 1938 British Empire Games
Venue Sydney Cricket Ground
Start date10 February 1938 (1938-02-10)
End date12 February 1938 (1938-02-12)
Winning time4:11.6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
  1934
1950  

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]

Contents

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Jim Alford
Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Wales
Gerald Backhouse
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Pat Boot
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Jim Alford Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Wales 4:17.3Q
21 Robert Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4:18.8eQ, 10 yards behind
31 Bill Pullar Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:19.5eQ, 4 yards behind
41 Theo Allen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:20.0eQ, 4 yards behind
51 Max Fleming Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ?:??.?
61 Fred Barry-Brown Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ?:??.?
71 Abbot Conway Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada ?:??.?
1 Bill Dale Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada DNS
1 Peter Ward Flag of England.svg  England DNS
1 Noel Stanford Flag of Trinidad and Tobago (1889-1958).svg Trinidad and Tobago DNS
12 Gerald Backhouse Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:18.0Q
22 Pat Boot Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ?:??.?Q, 1.5 yards behind
32 Bernard Eeles Flag of England.svg  England ?:??.?Q, 15 yards behind
42 Arthur Clarke Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada ?:??.?Q
52 Nicolaas Wessels Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa ?:??.?
62 Alexander Haire Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland ?:??.?
72 Donald Bonham Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ?:??.?
2 Max Lenover Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada DNS
2 Cecil Matthews Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNS

Final

[5] [6] [7]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Jim Alford Flag of Wales (1807-1953).svg Wales 4:11.6 GR
Silver medal icon.svg Gerald Backhouse Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:12.2e4 yards behind
Bronze medal icon.svg Pat Boot Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:12.6e2 yards behind
4 Arthur Clarke Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 4:14.4e
5 Bernard Eeles Flag of England.svg  England 4:15.2e
6 Bill Pullar Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ?:??.?
Robert Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNF
Theo Allen Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNF

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.