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Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 1 mile

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Men's 1 mile
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
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High jumpmenwomen
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Triple jumpmen
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The men's 1 mile event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Bill Parnell
 Canada 		Len Eyre
 England 		Maurice Marshall
 New Zealand

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Len Eyre  England 4:19.2 Q
2 1 John Marks  Australia 4:19.4 Q
3 1 John Sinclair  New Zealand 4:19.8 Q
4 1 Jack Hutchins  Canada 4:20.8 Q
5 1 Victor Plummer  Australia 4:21.8
6 1 Neil Bates  New Zealand 4:25.8
7 1 A. Somapala  Ceylon ?:??.?
1 Kenneth MacDonald  Australia DNS
1 John Parlett  England DNS
1 Andrew Forbes  Scotland DNS
1 2 Bill Parnell  Canada 4:15.4 Q
2 2 Don MacMillan  Australia 4:15.4 Q
3 2 Tom White  England 4:16.6 Q
4 2 Maurice Marshall  New Zealand 4:16.8 Q
5 2 Richard Ferguson  Canada 4:17.2
6 2 Cliff Simpson  New Zealand 4:26.6
7 2 Ian Johnson  Southern Rhodesia ?:??.?

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Bill Parnell  Canada 4:11.0 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Len Eyre  England 4:11.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Maurice Marshall  New Zealand 4:13.2
4 John Marks  Australia 4:14.8
5 Tom White  England 4:15.0
6 John Sinclair  New Zealand 4:20.0
7 Don MacMillan  Australia ?:??.?
8 Jack Hutchins  Canada ?:??.?

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Full Empire Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 February 1950. p. 12. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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