Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 1 mile

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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]

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Bill Parnell
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 		Len Eyre
Flag of England.svg  England 		Maurice Marshall
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

Results

Heats

[2]

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Len Eyre Flag of England.svg  England 4:19.2Q
21 John Marks Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:19.4Q
31 John Sinclair Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:19.8Q
41 Jack Hutchins Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 4:20.8Q
51 Victor Plummer Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:21.8
61 Neil Bates Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:25.8
71A. SomapalaFlag of Ceylon (1948-1951).svg  Ceylon ?:??.?
1 Kenneth MacDonald Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNS
1 John Parlett Flag of England.svg  England DNS
1 Andrew Forbes Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland DNS
12 Bill Parnell Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 4:15.4Q
22 Don MacMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:15.4Q
32 Tom White Flag of England.svg  England 4:16.6Q
42 Maurice Marshall Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:16.8Q
52 Richard Ferguson Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 4:17.2
62 Cliff Simpson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:26.6
72 Ian Johnson Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg  Southern Rhodesia ?:??.?

Final

[3] [4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Bill Parnell Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 4:11.0 GR
Silver medal icon.svg Len Eyre Flag of England.svg  England 4:11.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Maurice Marshall Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:13.2
4 John Marks Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:14.8
5 Tom White Flag of England.svg  England 4:15.0
6 John Sinclair Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:20.0
7 Don MacMillan Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia ?:??.?
8 Jack Hutchins Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada ?:??.?

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References

  1. ↑ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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