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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 6 miles

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Men's 6 miles
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 6 miles event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.[1][2][3]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Driver  England 29:09.4 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Sando  England 29:10.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jim Peters  England 29:20.0
4 Edwin Warren  Australia 29:42.6
5 Stan Cox  England 30:11.4
6 Ian Binnie  Scotland 30:15.2
7 Lazaro Chepkwony  Kenya 30:16.2
8 Al Lawrence  Australia 30:18.8
9 Lawrence King  New Zealand 31:01.9
10 Selwyn Jones  Canada 31:05.0
11 Ernest Haskell  New Zealand 31:41.0
Neil Robbins  Australia DNF
Doug Kyle  Canada DNF
Lyle Garbe  Canada DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.