Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 1 mile
Men's 1 mile at the Commonwealth Games |
---|
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]
Medalists
[edit]Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Bill Parnell![]() | Len Eyre![]() | Maurice Marshall![]() |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Len Eyre | ![]() | 4:19.2 | Q |
2 | 1 | John Marks | ![]() | 4:19.4 | Q |
3 | 1 | John Sinclair | ![]() | 4:19.8 | Q |
4 | 1 | Jack Hutchins | ![]() | 4:20.8 | Q |
5 | 1 | Victor Plummer | ![]() | 4:21.8 | |
6 | 1 | Neil Bates | ![]() | 4:25.8 | |
7 | 1 | A. Somapala | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
1 | Kenneth MacDonald | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | John Parlett | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | Andrew Forbes | ![]() | DNS | ||
1 | 2 | Bill Parnell | ![]() | 4:15.4 | Q |
2 | 2 | Don MacMillan | ![]() | 4:15.4 | Q |
3 | 2 | Tom White | ![]() | 4:16.6 | Q |
4 | 2 | Maurice Marshall | ![]() | 4:16.8 | Q |
5 | 2 | Richard Ferguson | ![]() | 4:17.2 | |
6 | 2 | Cliff Simpson | ![]() | 4:26.6 | |
7 | 2 | Ian Johnson | ![]() | ?:??.? |
Final
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Bill Parnell | ![]() | 4:11.0 | GR |
![]() | Len Eyre | ![]() | 4:11.8 | |
![]() | Maurice Marshall | ![]() | 4:13.2 | |
4 | John Marks | ![]() | 4:14.8 | |
5 | Tom White | ![]() | 4:15.0 | |
6 | John Sinclair | ![]() | 4:20.0 | |
7 | Don MacMillan | ![]() | ?:??.? | |
8 | Jack Hutchins | ![]() | ?:??.? |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.