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Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile
The men's 1 mile event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 1500 metres.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Kip Keino Kenya | Alan Simpson England | Ian Studd New Zealand |
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kip Keino | Kenya | 3:57.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Walter Wilkinson | England | 4:05.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Keith Wheeler | Australia | 4:07.77 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ian Studd | New Zealand | 4:09.5 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Pascal Mfyomi | Tanzania | 4:10.2 | |
| 6 | 1 | John Linaker | Scotland | 4:14.5 | |
| 7 | 1 | Yvo Labonte | Mauritius | 4:33.2 | |
| 1 | Robert Lightburn | British Honduras | DNS | ||
| 1 | John Boulter | England | DNS | ||
| 1 | Mohamed Ismail | Aden | DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Ergas Leps | Canada | 4:09.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Derek Graham | Northern Ireland | 4:09.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia | 4:09.84 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Graeme Grant | Scotland | 4:10.1 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Neill Duggan | England | 4:10.2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Earl Belcher | Jamaica | 4:13.8 | |
| 7 | 2 | Franklin Rahming | Bahamas | 4:34.2 | |
| 2 | Ron Clarke | Australia | DNS | ||
| 2 | Charles Harewood | Barbados | DNS | ||
| 2 | Allieu Massaquoi | Sierra Leone | DNS | ||
| 2 | Lennox Yearwood | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | Alan Simpson | England | 4:02.5 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ralph Doubell | Australia | 4:04.0 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Arthur Pyne | New Zealand | 4:04.5 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Robert Rwakojo | Uganda | 4:04.7 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Edward Sequeira | India | 4:07.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Dave Bailey | Canada | 4:12.2 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ramsay Subramaniam | Malaysia | 4:16.6 | |
| 8 | 3 | Tony Harris | Wales | 4:24.6 | |
| 9 | 3 | Frederick Sowerby | Antigua and Barbuda | 5:08.0 | |
| 3 | Derek Cambridge | Bahamas | DNS | ||
| 3 | Benedict Cayenne | Trinidad and Tobago | DNS | ||
| 3 | Omari Abdallah | Tanzania | DNS |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kip Keino | Kenya | 3:55.34 | GR | |
| Alan Simpson | England | 3:57.27 | ||
| Ian Studd | New Zealand | 3:58.61 | ||
| 4 | Walter Wilkinson | England | 3:59.3 | |
| 5 | Derek Graham | Northern Ireland | 3:59.4 | |
| 6 | Keith Wheeler | Australia | 3:59.81 | |
| 7 | Ergas Leps | Canada | 4:01.0 | |
| 8 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia | 4:02.72 | |
| 9 | Robert Rwakojo | Uganda | 4:03.0 | |
| 10 | Arthur Pyne | New Zealand | 4:03.2 | |
| Ralph Doubell | Australia | DNF | ||
| Graeme Grant | Scotland | DNF |
References edit
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.