Men's 1 mile at the 1950 British Empire Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Eden Park | |||||||||
Start date | 9 February 1950 | |||||||||
End date | 11 February 1950 | |||||||||
Winning time | 4:11.0 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1950 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 | |
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 | |
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 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. [1]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bill Parnell ![]() | Len Eyre ![]() | Maurice Marshall ![]() |
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | 1 | Len Eyre | ![]() | 4:19.2 | Q |
2 | 1 | John Marks | ![]() | 4:19.4 | Q |
3 | 1 | John Sinclair | ![]() | 4:19.8 | Q |
4 | 1 | Jack Hutchins | ![]() | 4:20.8 | Q |
5 | 1 | Victor Plummer | ![]() | 4:21.8 | |
6 | 1 | Neil Bates | ![]() | 4:25.8 | |
7 | 1 | A. Somapala | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
1 | Kenneth MacDonald | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | John Parlett | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | Andrew Forbes | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Bill Parnell | ![]() | 4:15.4 | Q |
2 | 2 | Don MacMillan | ![]() | 4:15.4 | Q |
3 | 2 | Tom White | ![]() | 4:16.6 | Q |
4 | 2 | Maurice Marshall | ![]() | 4:16.8 | Q |
5 | 2 | Richard Ferguson | ![]() | 4:17.2 | |
6 | 2 | Cliff Simpson | ![]() | 4:26.6 | |
7 | 2 | Ian Johnson | ![]() | ?:??.? |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | Bill Parnell | ![]() | 4:11.0 | GR |
![]() | Len Eyre | ![]() | 4:11.8 | |
![]() | Maurice Marshall | ![]() | 4:13.2 | |
4 | John Marks | ![]() | 4:14.8 | |
5 | Tom White | ![]() | 4:15.0 | |
6 | John Sinclair | ![]() | 4:20.0 | |
7 | Don MacMillan | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
8 | Jack Hutchins | ![]() | ?:??.? |