The men's marathon event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 February in Sydney, Australia with the start and finish at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[1][2][3]
The winning margin was 7 minutes 42 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's marathon has been won by more than 5 minutes at these games.
Results
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Johannes Coleman |  South Africa |
2:30:15 | GR |
 |
Bert Norris |  England |
2:37:57 | |
 |
Jackie Gibson | South Africa |
2:38:20 | |
| 4 | Donald Robertson |  Scotland |
2:42:40 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Bartlett |  Canada |
2:50:41 | |
| 6 | Lloyd Longman | Canada |
2:54.54 | |
| 7 | Walter Young | Canada |
2:59:05 | |
| 8 | Dick Crossley |  Australia |
3:12:50 | |
| 9 | John Wood | Australia |
3:19:47 | |
| Alfred Hayes | Australia |
DNF | ||
| James Patterson | Australia |
DNF | ||
| William Liddle | Australia |
DNF | ||
| Ernest Jolly | Australia |
DNF | ||
| Noel Stanford |  Trinidad and Tobago |
DNF | ||
| Scotty Rankine | Canada |
DNS |
References
edit- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Placings and times". The Manchester Guardian. 8 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results at the Empire Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.