Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 3 miles

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Men's 3 miles
at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Empire Stadium
Date4 August 1954 (1954-08-04)
Winning time13:35.2
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
  1950
1958  
Chris Chataway wins the 3 miles race in a new games record.
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Chris Chataway wins the 3 miles race in a new games record.
Attribution:Province newspaper
The start of the race.
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The start of the race.
Attribution:Province newspaper

The men's 3 miles event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 August at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada. [1] [2] [3]

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Chris Chataway Flag of England.svg  England 13:35.2 GR
Silver medal icon.svg Fred Green Flag of England.svg  England 13:37.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Frank Sando Flag of England.svg  England 13:37.4
4 Nyandika Maiyoro Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya 13:43.8
5 Peter Driver Flag of England.svg  England 13:47.0
6 Edwin Warren Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 13:50.0
7 Ian Binnie Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 13:59.6
8 Lawrence King Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:03.4
9 Ernest Haskell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:07.0
10 Al Lawrence Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14:16.0
11 Henry Kennedy Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 14:20.0
12 Lazaro Chepkwony Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Kenya 14:27.0
13 Selwyn Jones Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada 14:33.0
14 James Daly Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14:41.0
Lyle Garbe Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada DNF
Doug Kyle Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Canada DNF
John Landy Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNS
Neil Robbins Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNS
Murray Halberg Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand DNS
John Disley Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg Wales DNS

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Chataway wins three miles". The Manchester Guardian. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 5 August 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2020.