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Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile

The men's 1 mile event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 1500 metres.

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
Kip Keino
  Kenya 		Alan Simpson
  England 		Ian Studd
  New Zealand

Results edit

Heats edit

[2]

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Kip Keino   Kenya 3:57.4 Q
2 1 Walter Wilkinson   England 4:05.7 Q
3 1 Keith Wheeler   Australia 4:07.77 Q
4 1 Ian Studd   New Zealand 4:09.5 Q
5 1 Pascal Mfyomi   Tanzania 4:10.2
6 1 John Linaker   Scotland 4:14.5
7 1 Yvo Labonte   Mauritius 4:33.2
1 Robert Lightburn   British Honduras DNS
1 John Boulter   England DNS
1 Mohamed Ismail   Aden DNS
1 2 Ergas Leps   Canada 4:09.1 Q
2 2 Derek Graham   Northern Ireland 4:09.4 Q
3 2 Kerry O'Brien   Australia 4:09.84 Q
4 2 Graeme Grant   Scotland 4:10.1 Q
5 2 Neill Duggan   England 4:10.2
6 2 Earl Belcher   Jamaica 4:13.8
7 2 Franklin Rahming   Bahamas 4:34.2
2 Ron Clarke   Australia DNS
2 Charles Harewood   Barbados DNS
2 Allieu Massaquoi   Sierra Leone DNS
2 Lennox Yearwood   Trinidad and Tobago DNS
1 3 Alan Simpson   England 4:02.5 Q
2 3 Ralph Doubell   Australia 4:04.0 Q
3 3 Arthur Pyne   New Zealand 4:04.5 Q
4 3 Robert Rwakojo   Uganda 4:04.7 Q
5 3 Edward Sequeira   India 4:07.0
6 3 Dave Bailey   Canada 4:12.2
7 3 Ramsay Subramaniam   Malaysia 4:16.6
8 3 Tony Harris   Wales 4:24.6
9 3 Frederick Sowerby   Antigua and Barbuda 5:08.0
3 Derek Cambridge   Bahamas DNS
3 Benedict Cayenne   Trinidad and Tobago DNS
3 Omari Abdallah   Tanzania DNS

Final edit

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Kip Keino   Kenya 3:55.34 GR
  Alan Simpson   England 3:57.27
  Ian Studd   New Zealand 3:58.61
4 Walter Wilkinson   England 3:59.3
5 Derek Graham   Northern Ireland 3:59.4
6 Keith Wheeler   Australia 3:59.81
7 Ergas Leps   Canada 4:01.0
8 Kerry O'Brien   Australia 4:02.72
9 Robert Rwakojo   Uganda 4:03.0
10 Arthur Pyne   New Zealand 4:03.2
Ralph Doubell   Australia DNF
Graeme Grant   Scotland DNF

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Heats results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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