Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's marathon

Men's marathon
at the 1930 British Empire Games
LocationHamilton, Ontario, Canada
Medalists
gold medal Dunky Wright   Scotland
silver medal Sam Ferris   England
bronze medal Johnny Miles   Canada
1934 London →
Athletics at the 1930 British
Empire Games
Track events
100 ydmen
220 ydmen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
2 miles steeplechasemen
4 × 110 yd relaymen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
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High jumpmen
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Triple jumpmen
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Javelin throwmen

The men's marathon event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 21 August in Hamilton, Canada with the start and finish at the Civic Stadium.[1][2][3]

Results

Results of the men's marathon—sortable
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dunky Wright  Scotland 2:43:43
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Sam Ferris  England 2:47:13e +800 yd
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Johnny Miles  Canada 2:48:23e
4 Percy Wyer  Canada ?:??:?
5 Herbert Bignall  England ?:??:?
6 Silas McLellan  Canada ?:??:?
7 Norman Dack  Canada ?:??:?
8 Ronald O'Toole  Newfoundland ?:??:?
9 Jack O'Reilly  Ireland ?:??:?
10 Ezra Lee  Canada ?:??:?
Jack Cuthbert  Canada DNF
Stan Smith  England DNF
Harry Payne  England DNF
Cliff Stone  Newfoundland DNF
William Mulrooney  Newfoundland DNF

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "More English wins at Hamilton. Hampson's half-mile. Scot's great victory in Marathon race". The Manchester Guardian. 22 August 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Williams equals mark". The Gazette (Montreal). 22 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.