Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's marathon
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The men's marathon event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 11 February in Auckland, New Zealand, with start and finish at the Eden Park.[1][2][3]
Results
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Jack Holden |  England |
2:32:57 | GR |
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Syd Luyt |  South Africa |
2:37:03 | |
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Jack Clarke |  New Zealand |
2:39:27 | |
| 4 | Gordon Stanley |  Australia |
2:40:49 | |
| 5 | Tom Richards |  Wales |
2:42:11 | |
| 6 | Paul Collins |  Canada |
2:45:01 | |
| 7 | Bill Bromily | New Zealand |
2:46:51 | |
| 8 | George Norman | Canada |
2:47:50 | |
| 9 | Robert Prentice | Australia |
2:48:54 | |
| 10 | Walter Fedorick | Canada |
2:51:29 | |
| 11 | Gérard Côté | Canada |
2:51:59 | |
| 12 | Arthur Lydiard | New Zealand |
2:54:52 | |
| 13 | Lionel Fox | New Zealand |
2:57:47 | |
| 14 | John Paterson |  Scotland |
3:00:59 | |
| William Emmerton | Australia |
DNF | ||
| John Pottage | Australia |
DNF | ||
| John Davey | Australia |
DNS |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
Commonwealth Games champions in the men's marathon | |
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