Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile

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Athletics at the 1966 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmenwomen
880 ydmenwomen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 miles walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

The men's 1 mile event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 1500 metres.

Medalists[edit]

Gold Silver Bronze
Kip Keino
 Kenya 		Alan Simpson
 England 		Ian Studd
 New Zealand

Results[edit]

Heats[edit]

[2]

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Kip Keino  Kenya 3:57.4 Q
2 1 Walter Wilkinson  England 4:05.7 Q
3 1 Keith Wheeler  Australia 4:07.77 Q
4 1 Ian Studd  New Zealand 4:09.5 Q
5 1 Pascal Mfyomi  Tanzania 4:10.2
6 1 John Linaker  Scotland 4:14.5
7 1 Yvo Labonte  Mauritius 4:33.2
1 Robert Lightburn  British Honduras DNS
1 John Boulter  England DNS
1 Mohamed Ismail  Aden DNS
1 2 Ergas Leps  Canada 4:09.1 Q
2 2 Derek Graham  Northern Ireland 4:09.4 Q
3 2 Kerry O'Brien  Australia 4:09.84 Q
4 2 Graeme Grant  Scotland 4:10.1 Q
5 2 Neill Duggan  England 4:10.2
6 2 Earl Belcher  Jamaica 4:13.8
7 2 Franklin Rahming  Bahamas 4:34.2
2 Ron Clarke  Australia DNS
2 Charles Harewood  Barbados DNS
2 Allieu Massaquoi  Sierra Leone DNS
2 Lennox Yearwood  Trinidad and Tobago DNS
1 3 Alan Simpson  England 4:02.5 Q
2 3 Ralph Doubell  Australia 4:04.0 Q
3 3 Arthur Pyne  New Zealand 4:04.5 Q
4 3 Robert Rwakojo  Uganda 4:04.7 Q
5 3 Edward Sequeira  India 4:07.0
6 3 Dave Bailey  Canada 4:12.2
7 3 Ramsay Subramaniam  Malaysia 4:16.6
8 3 Tony Harris  Wales 4:24.6
9 3 Frederick Sowerby  Antigua and Barbuda 5:08.0
3 Derek Cambridge  Bahamas DNS
3 Benedict Cayenne  Trinidad and Tobago DNS
3 Omari Abdallah  Tanzania DNS

Final[edit]

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kip Keino  Kenya 3:55.34 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Alan Simpson  England 3:57.27
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ian Studd  New Zealand 3:58.61
4 Walter Wilkinson  England 3:59.3
5 Derek Graham  Northern Ireland 3:59.4
6 Keith Wheeler  Australia 3:59.81
7 Ergas Leps  Canada 4:01.0
8 Kerry O'Brien  Australia 4:02.72
9 Robert Rwakojo  Uganda 4:03.0
10 Arthur Pyne  New Zealand 4:03.2
Ralph Doubell  Australia DNF
Graeme Grant  Scotland DNF

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Heats results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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