Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 6 miles

Men's 6 miles
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1958 British
Empire and
Commonwealth 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 relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The men's 6 miles event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 19 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1][2]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Dave Power  Australia 28:48.16
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Merriman  Wales 28:48.84
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Arere Anentia  Kenya 28:51.48
4 Martin Hyman  England 28:58.6
5 Frederick Norris  England 29:44.0
6 Arap Sum Kanuti  Kenya 30:03.6
7 Joseph Connolly  Scotland 30:20.4
8 Arthur Magee  New Zealand 30:27.2
9 Stanley Eldon  England 30:30.0
10 Mubarak Shah  Pakistan 31:03.2
11 Hugh Foord  England 31:03.2
12 Raymond Puckett  New Zealand 31:57.2
13 George De Peana  British Guiana 32:00.0
Alastair Wood  Scotland DNF
David John Dodds  Southern Rhodesia DNF
Albie Thomas  Australia DNS
Gordon Dickson  Canada DNS
Walter Dass  British Guiana DNS
Sew Etwaroo  British Guiana DNS
Chepsiror Chepkwony  Kenya DNS
David Richards  Wales DNS

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Many splendid performances in track and field events". The Manchester Guardian. 21 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 2 October 2020.