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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon

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Men's marathon
at the Commonwealth Games

The men's marathon event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 August in Vancouver, Canada with a start and finish at the Empire Stadium.[1][2][3]

Jim Peters, then the world record holder in the marathon, entered the stadium some seventeen minutes ahead of his nearest rival. He collapsed in his final lap of the stadium, however, and did not finish the race (which was won by Joe McGhee).[4]

Results

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Joe McGhee  Scotland 2:39:36
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Jackie Mekler  South Africa 2:40:57
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jan Barnard  South Africa 2:51:50
4 Barry Lush  Canada 2:52:48
5 George Hillier  Canada 2:58:44
6 Robert Crossen  Northern Ireland 3:00:13
Al Lawrence  Australia DNF
Bryce Mackay  Australia DNF
Rowland Guy  Australia DNF
Gérard Côté  Canada DNF
George Norman  Canada DNF
Keith Dunnet  Canada DNF
Les Stokell  Canada DNF
Stan Cox  England DNF
Jim Peters  England DNF
John Kay  Northern Rhodesia DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ Great Sporting Moments: Athletics. The Independent. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.