Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 3 miles

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Men's 3 miles
at the 1938 British Empire Games
Venue Sydney Cricket Ground
Date5 February 1938 (1938-02-05)
Winning time13:59.6
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 Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
  1934
1950  

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. [1] [2] [3]

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Cecil Matthews Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13:59.6 GR
Silver medal icon.svg Peter Ward Flag of England.svg  England 14:05.430 yards behind
Bronze medal icon.svg Scotty Rankine Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 14:24.0e220 yards behind
4 Wally Hayward Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa 14:24.4
5 Stan Nicholls Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14:30.0
6 Lawrence Weatherill Flag of England.svg  England ??:??.?
7 Alan Geddes Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ??:??.?
8 Keith Faulkner Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ??:??.?
Walter Weightman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNF
Fred Colman Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNF
Milton Wallace Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada DNF
Arthur Clarke Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada DNS
Lloyd Longman Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada DNS
Robert Graham Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNS

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.