Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 3 miles
| Men's 3 miles at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's 3 miles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3]
Results
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Cecil Matthews |  New Zealand |
13:59.6 | GR |
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Peter Ward |  England |
14:05.4 | 30 yards behind |
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Scotty Rankine | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada |
14:24.0e | 220 yards behind |
| 4 | Wally Hayward | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa |
14:24.4 | |
| 5 | Stan Nicholls | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
14:30.0 | |
| 6 | Lawrence Weatherill | England |
??:??.? | |
| 7 | Alan Geddes | New Zealand |
??:??.? | |
| 8 | Keith Faulkner | Australia |
??:??.? | |
| Walter Weightman | Australia |
DNF | ||
| Fred Colman | Australia |
DNF | ||
| Milton Wallace | Canada |
DNF | ||
| Arthur Clarke | Canada |
DNS | ||
| Lloyd Longman | Canada |
DNS | ||
| Robert Graham |  Scotland |
DNS |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Empire Games: A day of records; fine victory for C.B. Holmes". The Manchester Guardian. 6 February 1938. p. 26. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "The results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 1938. p. 19. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 5000 metres | |
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| 3 miles (1930–1966) |
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| 5000 metres (1970–present) |
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