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

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Men's 1 mile
at the Commonwealth Games

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]

Contents

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Herb Elliott
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Merv Lincoln
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Albie Thomas
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia

Results

Heats

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

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 Herb Elliott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:07.0Q
21 Gordon Pirie Flag of England.svg  England 4:07.9Q
31 Michael Blagrove Flag of England.svg  England 4:08.6Q
41 Graham Everett Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4:10.0
51 Tony Pumfrey Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales 4:12.3
61 Bill Baillie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:13.2
71 Terrence Sullivan Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg  Southern Rhodesia 4:14.9
81 Ralph Gomes Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana ?:??.?
91 Mike Stafford Flag of Jersey (pre 1981).svg  Jersey ?:??.?
12 Merv Lincoln Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:03.4Q
22 Mike Berisford Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4:04.6Q
32 Neville Scott Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:05.9Q
42 Edward Morton Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 4:07.6
52 Ian Boyd Flag of England.svg  England 4:11.6
62 Harold Clark Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  South Africa 4:13.0
72 Colin Shillington Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland ?:??.?
82 Abdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh Flag of Sarawak (1947-1963).svg  Sarawak ?:??.?
13 Brian Hewson Flag of England.svg  England 4:09.6Q
23 Murray Halberg Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:09.9Q
33 Albie Thomas Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:10.3Q
43 Alan Gordon Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4:10.7
53 Nyandika Maiyoro Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya 4:16.1
63 Brian Kitchener Government Ensign of Gibraltar (1939-1999).svg  Gibraltar 4:32.3
3 George De Peana Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  British Guiana DNS
3 John Disley Flag of Wales (1953-1959).svg  Wales DNS

Final

Source: [3]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Herb Elliott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3:59.03
Silver medal icon.svg Merv Lincoln Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:01.80
Bronze medal icon.svg Albie Thomas Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 4:02.77
4 Gordon Pirie Flag of England.svg  England 4:04.1
5 Murray Halberg Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4:06.6
6 Mike Berisford Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 4:07.8
7 Michael Blagrove Flag of England.svg  England 4:08.0
8 Brian Hewson Flag of England.svg  England 4:11.1
9 Neville Scott Flag of New Zealand.svg  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.