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]
Men's marathon at the Commonwealth Games |
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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
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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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.