Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 3 miles

The men's 3 miles event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 5000 metres.

Results edit

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Kip Keino   Kenya 12:57.4 GR
  Ron Clarke   Australia 12:59.2
  Allan Rushmer   England 13:08.6
4 Nabiba Temu   Kenya 13:10.4
5 Ian McCafferty   Scotland 13:12.2
6 Dick Taylor   England 13:12.4
7 Bill Wilkinson   England 13:15.4
8 Derek Graham   Northern Ireland 13:17.8
9 Arthur Pyne   New Zealand 13:18.6
10 Ian Studd   New Zealand 13:25.8
11 Christantus Nyakwoyo   Kenya 13:31.0
12 Joseph Stewart   Scotland 13:40.0
13 Benjamin Kogo   Kenya 13:42.2
14 Bruce Tulloh   England 13:46.4
15 Pascal Mfyomi   Tanzania 13:48.2
16 Ian Blackwood   Australia 13:51.6
17 Fergus Murray   Scotland 14:32.4
18 George Kerr   Jamaica 14:37.2
19 Dilbagh Singh Kler   Malaysia 14:54.8
20 John Mowatt   Jamaica 15:04.8
21 Allieu Massaquoi   Sierra Leone 15:22.0
Kerry O'Brien   Australia DNF
Robert Lightburn   British Honduras DNF
Vinton Powell   Jamaica DNF
Mohamed Ismail   Aden DNF
Bill Baillie   New Zealand DNS

References edit

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.