| Men's 3 miles at the 1938 British Empire Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sydney Cricket Ground | |||||||||
| Date | 5 February 1938 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 13:59.6 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| | ||
| 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 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]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Matthews | 13:59.6 | GR | ||
| Peter Ward | 14:05.4 | 30 yards behind | ||
| Scotty Rankine | 14:24.0e | 220 yards behind | ||
| 4 | Wally Hayward | 14:24.4 | ||
| 5 | Stan Nicholls | 14:30.0 | ||
| 6 | Lawrence Weatherill | ??:??.? | ||
| 7 | Alan Geddes | ??:??.? | ||
| 8 | Keith Faulkner | ??:??.? | ||
| Walter Weightman | DNF | |||
| Fred Colman | DNF | |||
| Milton Wallace | DNF | |||
| Arthur Clarke | DNS | |||
| Lloyd Longman | DNS | |||
| Robert Graham | DNS |