Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 3 miles

Men's 3 miles
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1950 British
Empire Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymen
110–220–110 yd relaywomen
220–110–220–110 yd relaywomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmen
Discus throwmen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The men's 3 miles event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 7 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1][2]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Len Eyre  England 14:23.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Harold Nelson  New Zealand 14:27.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Anthony Chivers  England 14:28.1
4 Alan Merrett  Australia 14:34.0
5 Ken MacDonald  Australia 14:35.9
6 Colin Lousich  New Zealand 14:41.0
7 Leslie Perry  Australia ??:??.?
? Noel Taylor  New Zealand ??:??.?
? George Hoskins  New Zealand ??:??.?
? Andrew Forbes  Scotland ??:??.?
William Emmerton  Australia DNF
Richard Ferguson  Canada DNF

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1950. p. 9. Retrieved 2 April 2021.