Men's marathon at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's marathon event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 February in Sydney, Australia with the start and finish at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[1][2][3]
The winning margin was 7 minutes 42 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's marathon has been won by more than 5 minutes at these games.
Results
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Johannes Coleman | ![]() |
2:30:15 | GR |
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Bert Norris | ![]() |
2:37:57 | |
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Jackie Gibson | ![]() |
2:38:20 | |
4 | Donald Robertson | ![]() |
2:42:40 | |
5 | Jimmy Bartlett | ![]() |
2:50:41 | |
6 | Lloyd Longman | ![]() |
2:54.54 | |
7 | Walter Young | ![]() |
2:59:05 | |
8 | Dick Crossley | ![]() |
3:12:50 | |
9 | John Wood | ![]() |
3:19:47 | |
Alfred Hayes | ![]() |
DNF | ||
James Patterson | ![]() |
DNF | ||
William Liddle | ![]() |
DNF | ||
Ernest Jolly | ![]() |
DNF | ||
Noel Stanford | ![]() |
DNF | ||
Scotty Rankine | ![]() |
DNS |
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Johannes_Coleman_1938.jpg/220px-Johannes_Coleman_1938.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Placings and times". The Manchester Guardian. 8 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Results at the Empire Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 2 April 2021.