Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 6 miles

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Men's 6 miles
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park, Kingston
DatesAugust 6, 1966
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland

The men's 6 miles event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 10,000 metres.

Results

Results of final: GR means a Games' record
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Naftali Temu Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 27:14.21 GR
Silver medal icon.svg Ron Clarke Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27:39.42
Bronze medal icon.svg Jim Alder Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 28:15.4
4 Pascal Mfyomi Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 28:38.0
5 Ron Hill Flag of England.svg  England 28:42.6
6 Dave Ellis Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 28:55.4
7 Fergus Murray Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 29:40.0
8 Andrew Boychuk Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 29:54.0
9 Bill Baillie Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 30:01.0
10 John Mowatt Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 31:13.4
11 Harry Prowell Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 31:24.0
Tony Cook Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia DNF
Robert Lightburn Flag of British Honduras (1919-1981).svg  British Honduras DNF
Glenford Robinson Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica DNF
Bruce Tulloh Flag of England.svg  England DNS
Roy Fowler Flag of England.svg  England DNS
Stanley Vennard Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland DNS
Rupasinghe Perera Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon DNS

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References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Final results". The Guardian . 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.