Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile

Men's 1 mile at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Cardiff Arms Park
Start date	24 July 1958 (1958-07-24)
End date	26 July 1958 (1958-07-26)
Winning time	3:59.03
Medalists
Herb Elliott    Australia   Merv Lincoln    Australia   Albie Thomas    Australia
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The men's 1 mile event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 24 and 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales. ^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Herb Elliott   Australia	Merv Lincoln   Australia	Albie Thomas   Australia

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. ^[2]

Rank	Heat	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	1	Herb Elliott	Australia	4:07.0	Q
2	1	Gordon Pirie	England	4:07.9	Q
3	1	Michael Blagrove	England	4:08.6	Q
4	1	Graham Everett	Scotland	4:10.0
5	1	Tony Pumfrey	Wales	4:12.3
6	1	Bill Baillie	New Zealand	4:13.2
7	1	Terrence Sullivan	Southern Rhodesia	4:14.9
8	1	Ralph Gomes	British Guiana	?:??.?
9	1	Mike Stafford	Jersey	?:??.?
1	2	Merv Lincoln	Australia	4:03.4	Q
2	2	Mike Berisford	Scotland	4:04.6	Q
3	2	Neville Scott	New Zealand	4:05.9	Q
4	2	Edward Morton	Canada	4:07.6
5	2	Ian Boyd	England	4:11.6
6	2	Harold Clark	South Africa	4:13.0
7	2	Colin Shillington	Northern Ireland	?:??.?
8	2	Abdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh	Sarawak	?:??.?
1	3	Brian Hewson	England	4:09.6	Q
2	3	Murray Halberg	New Zealand	4:09.9	Q
3	3	Albie Thomas	Australia	4:10.3	Q
4	3	Alan Gordon	Scotland	4:10.7
5	3	Nyandika Maiyoro	Kenya	4:16.1
6	3	Brian Kitchener	Gibraltar	4:32.3
	3	George De Peana	British Guiana	DNS
	3	John Disley	Wales	DNS

Final

Source: ^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Herb Elliott	Australia	3:59.03
	Merv Lincoln	Australia	4:01.80
	Albie Thomas	Australia	4:02.77
4	Gordon Pirie	England	4:04.1
5	Murray Halberg	New Zealand	4:06.6
6	Mike Berisford	Scotland	4:07.8
7	Michael Blagrove	England	4:08.0
8	Brian Hewson	England	4:11.1
9	Neville Scott	New Zealand	4:11.9

References

1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
2. "Heats results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
3. "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.