Athletics at the 1930 British Empire Games – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the 1930 British Empire Games | ||||||||||
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| Location | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | |||||||||
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The men's marathon event at the 1930 British Empire Games was held on 21 August in Hamilton, Canada with the start and finish at the Civic Stadium.[1][2][3]
England's Harry Payne did not finish the race, largely due to being struck by a car when training for the event several days earlier, injuring his head, knee hip and shoulder.[4]
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Dunky Wright |  Scotland |
2:43:43 | |
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Sam Ferris |  England |
2:47:13e | +800 yd |
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2:48:23e | |
| 4 | Percy Wyer | Canada |
?:??:? | |
| 5 | Herbert Bignall | England |
?:??:? | |
| 6 | Silas McLellan | Canada |
?:??:? | |
| 7 | Norman Dack | Canada |
?:??:? | |
| 8 | Ronald O'Toole |  Newfoundland |
?:??:? | |
| 9 | Jack O'Reilly |  Ireland |
?:??:? | |
| 10 | Ezra Lee | Canada |
?:??:? | |
| Jack Cuthbert | Canada |
DNF | ||
| Stan Smith | England |
DNF | ||
| Harry Payne | England |
DNF | ||
| Cliff Stone | Newfoundland |
DNF | ||
| William Mulrooney | Newfoundland |
DNF |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "More English wins at Hamilton. Hampson's half-mile. Scot's great victory in Marathon race". The Manchester Guardian. 22 August 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Williams equals mark". The Gazette (Montreal). 22 August 1930. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "Empire Games bad Luck". Weekly Dispatch (London). 17 August 1930. Retrieved 8 April 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
Commonwealth Games champions in the men's marathon | |
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