The men's marathon event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 11 February in Auckland, New Zealand, with start and finish at the Eden Park.[1][2][3]

Results

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1st place, gold medalist(s)Jack Holden England2:32:57GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Syd Luyt South Africa2:37:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Jack Clarke New Zealand2:39:27
4Gordon Stanley Australia2:40:49
5Tom Richards Wales2:42:11
6Paul Collins Canada2:45:01
7Bill Bromily New Zealand2:46:51
8George Norman Canada2:47:50
9Robert Prentice Australia2:48:54
10Walter Fedorick Canada2:51:29
11Gérard Côté Canada2:51:59
12Arthur Lydiard New Zealand2:54:52
13Lionel Fox New Zealand2:57:47
14John Paterson Scotland3:00:59
William Emmerton AustraliaDNF
John Pottage AustraliaDNF
John Davey AustraliaDNS

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Honours for Australia". The Observer. 12 February 1950. p. 10. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "Holden first in marathon". The Manchester Guardian. 13 February 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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