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Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games
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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.

Results

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Jack Holden	England	2:32:57	GR
	Syd Luyt	South Africa	2:37:03
	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

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.

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