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 Canada
|
Len Eyre England
|
Maurice Marshall New Zealand
|
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 | England |
4:19.2 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | John Marks |  Australia |
4:19.4 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | John Sinclair | New Zealand |
4:19.8 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Jack Hutchins | Canada |
4:20.8 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Victor Plummer | Australia |
4:21.8 | |
| 6 | 1 | Neil Bates | New Zealand |
4:25.8 | |
| 7 | 1 | A. Somapala |  Ceylon |
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| 1 | Kenneth MacDonald | Australia |
DNS | ||
| 1 | John Parlett | England |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Andrew Forbes |  Scotland |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Bill Parnell | Canada |
4:15.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Don MacMillan | Australia |
4:15.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Tom White | England |
4:16.6 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Maurice Marshall | New Zealand |
4:16.8 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Richard Ferguson | Canada |
4:17.2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Cliff Simpson | New Zealand |
4:26.6 | |
| 7 | 2 | Ian Johnson |  Southern Rhodesia |
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Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Bill Parnell | Canada |
4:11.0 | GR |
 |
Len Eyre | England |
4:11.8 | |
 |
Maurice Marshall | New Zealand |
4:13.2 | |
| 4 | John Marks | Australia |
4:14.8 | |
| 5 | Tom White | England |
4:15.0 | |
| 6 | John Sinclair | New Zealand |
4:20.0 | |
| 7 | Don MacMillan | Australia |
?:??.? | |
| 8 | Jack Hutchins | Canada |
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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.