The men's marathon event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 10 August in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2]
Men's marathon at the Commonwealth Games |
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The winning margin was five seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the men's marathon at these games.
Results
editRank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Jim Alder | Scotland | 2:22:08 | ||
Bill Adcocks | England | 2:22:13 | ||
Mike Ryan | New Zealand | 2:27:59 | ||
4 | Dave Ellis | Canada | 2:31:47 | |
5 | Jeffrey Julian | New Zealand | 2:32:45 | |
6 | Ronald Wallingford | Canada | 2:35:13 | |
7 | Christantus Nyakwoyo | Kenya | 2:44:59 | |
8 | Stanley Vennard | Northern Ireland | 2:46:59 | |
9 | Andrew Boychuk | Canada | 2:58:45 | |
10 | Omari Abdallah | Tanzania | 3:08:30 | |
Ron Clarke | Australia | DNF | ||
Ian Blackwood | Australia | DNF | ||
Tony Cook | Australia | DNF | ||
Brian Kilby | England | DNF | ||
Keith Graham | Jamaica | DNF | ||
James Wahome | Kenya | DNF | ||
Rupasinghe Perera | Ceylon | DNF | ||
Bill Baillie | New Zealand | DNS |
References
edit- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Province. 12 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.