Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's marathon
| 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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johannes Coleman | 2:30:49 | GR | ||
| Bert Norris | 2:37:57 | |||
| 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 |

References
- ^ "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.
