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

Men's 1 mile at the 1938 British Empire Games
Venue	Sydney Cricket Ground
Start date	10 February 1938 (1938-02-10)
End date	12 February 1938 (1938-02-12)
Winning time	4:11.6
Medalists
Jim Alford    Wales   Gerald Backhouse    Australia   Pat Boot    New Zealand
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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

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Jim Alford Wales	Gerald Backhouse   Australia	Pat Boot   New Zealand

Results

Heats

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

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
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

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	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

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.