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The men's marathon event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 11 February in Auckland, New Zealand, with start and finish at the Eden Park.[1][2][3]

Results[edit]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jack Holden  England 2:32:57 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Syd Luyt  South Africa 2:37:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jack Clarke  New Zealand 2:39:27
4 Gordon Stanley  Australia 2:40:49
5 Tom Richards  Wales 2:42:11
6 Paul Collins  Canada 2:45:01
7 Bill Bromily  New Zealand 2:46:51
8 George Norman  Canada 2:47:50
9 Robert Prentice  Australia 2:48:54
10 Walter Fedorick  Canada 2:51:29
11 Gérard Côté  Canada 2:51:59
12 Arthur Lydiard  New Zealand 2:54:52
13 Lionel Fox  New Zealand 2:57:47
14 John Paterson  Scotland 3:00:59
William Emmerton  Australia DNF
John Pottage  Australia DNF
John Davey  Australia DNS

References[edit]

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

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