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Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 6 miles

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Men's 6 miles
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's 6 miles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 10 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.[1][2][3][4]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Cecil Matthews  New Zealand 30:14.5 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Scotty Rankine  Canada ??:??.? 180 yards behind
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wally Hayward  South Africa ??:??.? 250 yards behind
4 Alan Geddes  New Zealand ??:??.?
5 Lawrence Weatherill  England ??:??.?
6 Jackie Gibson  South Africa ??:??.?
7 Milton Wallace  Canada ??:??.?
8 Fred Bassed  Australia ??:??.?
9 Stan Millington  Australia ??:??.?
10 Brendan Doyle  Australia ??:??.?
Lloyd Longman  Canada DNF
Peter Ward  England DNF [5]
Noel Stanford  Trinidad and Tobago DNF
Johannes Coleman  South Africa DQ [6]
Walter Weightman  Australia DNS
Arthur Clarke  Canada DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Athletics and cycling results". The Manchester Guardian. 11 February 1938. p. 4. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Games results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Results of events at Empire Games". The Gazette. 10 February 1938. p. 15. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  5. ^ Dropped out after 5 miles after hitting the inside of the track
  6. ^ Jostling