Men's marathon at the Commonwealth Games |
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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 marathon event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 February in Sydney, Australia with the start and finish at the Sydney Cricket Ground. [1] [2] [3]
The winning margin was 7 minutes 42 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's marathon has been won by more than 5 minutes at these games.
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Johannes Coleman | ![]() | 2:30:15 | GR |
![]() | Bert Norris | ![]() | 2:37:57 | |
![]() | Jackie Gibson | ![]() | 2:38:20 | |
4 | Donald Robertson | ![]() | 2:42:40 | |
5 | Jimmy Bartlett | ![]() | 2:50:41 | |
6 | Lloyd Longman | ![]() | 2:54.54 | |
7 | Walter Young | ![]() | 2:59:05 | |
8 | Dick Crossley | ![]() | 3:12:50 | |
9 | John Wood | ![]() | 3:19:47 | |
Alfred Hayes | ![]() | DNF | ||
James Patterson | ![]() | DNF | ||
William Liddle | ![]() | DNF | ||
Ernest Jolly | ![]() | DNF | ||
Noel Stanford | ![]() | DNF | ||
Scotty Rankine | ![]() | DNS |
The men's 440 yards event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
The men's 1 mile event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.
The men's 440 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
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.
The men's shot put event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's 220 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 and 10 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's 6 miles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's long jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's hammer throw event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The women's 110–220–110 yards relay event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's 880 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 and 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The women's long jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's discus throw event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's 3 miles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's 440 yards hurdles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's high jump event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's javelin throw event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's 100 yards event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's 220 yards hurdles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held as an unofficial invitation event on 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.
The men's 2 miles walk event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held as an invitation event on 7 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia. It was the first time that race walking was held at the Games, although unofficially, and the sport would not return to it until 1966.