Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 6 miles
Appearance
Men's 6 miles at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Independence Park, Kingston | |||||||||
Dates | August 6, 1966 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 6 miles event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 10,000 metres.
Results
[edit]Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Naftali Temu | Kenya | 27:14.21 | GR | |
Ron Clarke | Australia | 27:39.42 | ||
Jim Alder | Scotland | 28:15.4 | ||
4 | Pascal Mfyomi | Tanzania | 28:38.0 | |
5 | Ron Hill | England | 28:42.6 | |
6 | Dave Ellis | Canada | 28:55.4 | |
7 | Fergus Murray | Scotland | 29:40.0 | |
8 | Andrew Boychuk | Canada | 29:54.0 | |
9 | Bill Baillie | New Zealand | 30:01.0 | |
10 | John Mowatt | Jamaica | 31:13.4 | |
11 | Harry Prowell | Guyana | 31:24.0 | |
Tony Cook | Australia | DNF | ||
Robert Lightburn | British Honduras | DNF | ||
Glenford Robinson | Jamaica | DNF | ||
Bruce Tulloh | England | DNS | ||
Roy Fowler | England | DNS | ||
Stanley Vennard | Northern Ireland | DNS | ||
Rupasinghe Perera | Ceylon | DNS |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.