Men's 1 mile at the 1938 British Empire Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Sydney Cricket Ground | |||||||||
Start date | 10 February 1938 | |||||||||
End date | 12 February 1938 | |||||||||
Winning time | 4:11.6 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1938 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 | |
220 yd hurdles (invitation) | 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 | |
2 miles walk (invitation) | 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 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jim Alford ![]() | Gerald Backhouse ![]() | Pat Boot ![]() |
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 | ![]() | 4:17.3 | Q |
2 | 1 | Robert Graham | ![]() | 4:18.8e | Q, 10 yards behind |
3 | 1 | Bill Pullar | ![]() | 4:19.5e | Q, 4 yards behind |
4 | 1 | Theo Allen | ![]() | 4:20.0e | Q, 4 yards behind |
5 | 1 | Max Fleming | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
6 | 1 | Fred Barry-Brown | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
7 | 1 | Abbot Conway | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
1 | Bill Dale | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | Peter Ward | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | Noel Stanford | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Gerald Backhouse | ![]() | 4:18.0 | Q |
2 | 2 | Pat Boot | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q, 1.5 yards behind |
3 | 2 | Bernard Eeles | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q, 15 yards behind |
4 | 2 | Arthur Clarke | ![]() | ?:??.? | Q |
5 | 2 | Nicolaas Wessels | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
6 | 2 | Alexander Haire | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
7 | 2 | Donald Bonham | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
2 | Max Lenover | ![]() | DNS | ||
2 | Cecil Matthews | ![]() | DNS |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Jim Alford | ![]() | 4:11.6 | GR |
![]() | Gerald Backhouse | ![]() | 4:12.2e | 4 yards behind |
![]() | Pat Boot | ![]() | 4:12.6e | 2 yards behind |
4 | Arthur Clarke | ![]() | 4:14.4e | |
5 | Bernard Eeles | ![]() | 4:15.2e | |
6 | Bill Pullar | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
Robert Graham | ![]() | DNF | ||
Theo Allen | ![]() | DNF |