Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile
| Men's 1 mile at the Commonwealth Games |
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The men's 1 mile event at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 24 and 26 July at the Cardiff Arms Park in Cardiff, Wales.[1]
Medalists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Herb Elliott Australia | Merv Lincoln Australia | Albie Thomas Australia |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2]
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | 1 | Herb Elliott | Australia | 4:07.0 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Gordon Pirie |  England | 4:07.9 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Michael Blagrove | England | 4:08.6 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Graham Everett |  Scotland | 4:10.0 | |
| 5 | 1 | Tony Pumfrey |  Wales | 4:12.3 | |
| 6 | 1 | Bill Baillie |  New Zealand | 4:13.2 | |
| 7 | 1 | Terrence Sullivan |  Southern Rhodesia | 4:14.9 | |
| 8 | 1 | Ralph Gomes |  British Guiana | ?:??.? | |
| 9 | 1 | Mike Stafford |  Jersey | ?:??.? | |
| 1 | 2 | Merv Lincoln | Australia | 4:03.4 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Mike Berisford | Scotland | 4:04.6 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Neville Scott | New Zealand | 4:05.9 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Edward Morton |  Canada | 4:07.6 | |
| 5 | 2 | Ian Boyd | England | 4:11.6 | |
| 6 | 2 | Harold Clark |  South Africa | 4:13.0 | |
| 7 | 2 | Colin Shillington |  Northern Ireland | ?:??.? | |
| 8 | 2 | Abdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh |  Sarawak | ?:??.? | |
| 1 | 3 | Brian Hewson | England | 4:09.6 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Murray Halberg | New Zealand | 4:09.9 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Albie Thomas | Australia | 4:10.3 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Alan Gordon | Scotland | 4:10.7 | |
| 5 | 3 | Nyandika Maiyoro |  Kenya | 4:16.1 | |
| 6 | 3 | Brian Kitchener |  Gibraltar | 4:32.3 | |
| 3 | George De Peana | British Guiana | DNS | ||
| 3 | John Disley | Wales | DNS |
Final
[edit]Source:[3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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 | Herb Elliott | Australia | 3:59.03 | |
 | Merv Lincoln | Australia | 4:01.80 | |
 | Albie Thomas | Australia | 4:02.77 | |
| 4 | Gordon Pirie | England | 4:04.1 | |
| 5 | Murray Halberg | New Zealand | 4:06.6 | |
| 6 | Mike Berisford | Scotland | 4:07.8 | |
| 7 | Michael Blagrove | England | 4:08.0 | |
| 8 | Brian Hewson | England | 4:11.1 | |
| 9 | Neville Scott | New Zealand | 4:11.9 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Heats results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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| 1 mile (1930–1966) |
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| 1500 metres (1970–present) |
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