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Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's marathon

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Men's marathon
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jack Holden  England 2:32:57 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Syd Luyt  South Africa 2:37:03
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jack Clarke  New Zealand 2:39:27
4 Gordon Stanley  Australia 2:40:49
5 Tom Richards  Wales 2:42:11
6 Paul Collins  Canada 2:45:01
7 Bill Bromily  New Zealand 2:46:51
8 George Norman  Canada 2:47:50
9 Robert Prentice  Australia 2:48:54
10 Walter Fedorick  Canada 2:51:29
11 Gérard Côté  Canada 2:51:59
12 Arthur Lydiard  New Zealand 2:54:52
13 Lionel Fox  New Zealand 2:57:47
14 John Paterson  Scotland 3:00:59
William Emmerton  Australia DNF
John Pottage  Australia DNF
John Davey  Australia DNS

References

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  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.