Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 3 miles

Men's 3 miles
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1938 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
220 yd hurdles (invitation)men
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymen
110–220–110 yd relaywomen
220–110–220–110 yd relaywomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
2 miles walk (invitation)men
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 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3]

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cecil Matthews  New Zealand 13:59.6 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter Ward  England 14:05.4 30 yards behind
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Scotty Rankine  Canada 14:24.0e 220 yards behind
4 Wally Hayward  South Africa 14:24.4
5 Stan Nicholls  Australia 14:30.0
6 Lawrence Weatherill  England ??:??.?
7 Alan Geddes  New Zealand ??:??.?
8 Keith Faulkner  Australia ??:??.?
Walter Weightman  Australia DNF
Fred Colman  Australia DNF
Milton Wallace  Canada DNF
Arthur Clarke  Canada DNS
Lloyd Longman  Canada DNS
Robert Graham  Scotland DNS

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.