The men's 1 mile event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 and 12 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1]
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Jim Alford Wales
|
Gerald Backhouse Australia
|
Pat Boot New Zealand
|
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2][3][4]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jim Alford | Wales |
4:17.3 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Robert Graham |  Scotland |
4:18.8e | Q, 10 yards behind |
| 3 | 1 | Bill Pullar | New Zealand |
4:19.5e | Q, 4 yards behind |
| 4 | 1 | Theo Allen | New Zealand |
4:20.0e | Q, 4 yards behind |
| 5 | 1 | Max Fleming | Australia |
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| 6 | 1 | Fred Barry-Brown | Australia |
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| 7 | 1 | Abbot Conway |  Canada |
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| 1 | Bill Dale | Canada |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Peter Ward |  England |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Noel Stanford |  Trinidad and Tobago |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Gerald Backhouse | Australia |
4:18.0 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Pat Boot | New Zealand |
?:??.? | Q, 1.5 yards behind |
| 3 | 2 | Bernard Eeles | England |
?:??.? | Q, 15 yards behind |
| 4 | 2 | Arthur Clarke | Canada |
?:??.? | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Nicolaas Wessels |  South Africa |
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| 6 | 2 | Alexander Haire |  Northern Ireland |
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| 7 | 2 | Donald Bonham | Australia |
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| 2 | Max Lenover | Canada |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Cecil Matthews | New Zealand |
DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Jim Alford | Wales |
4:11.6 | GR |
 |
Gerald Backhouse | Australia |
4:12.2e | 4 yards behind |
 |
Pat Boot | New Zealand |
4:12.6e | 2 yards behind |
| 4 | Arthur Clarke | Canada |
4:14.4e | |
| 5 | Bernard Eeles | England |
4:15.2e | |
| 6 | Bill Pullar | New Zealand |
?:??.? | |
| Robert Graham | Scotland |
DNF | ||
| Theo Allen | New Zealand |
DNF |
References edit
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "New world's hurdles record; Roberts wins quarter by inches from Fritz; Alford's great effort in the mile". The Manchester Guardian. 14 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 14 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.