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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 3 miles

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Men's 3 miles
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 1954 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmen
880 ydmen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen

The men's 3 miles event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 4 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Chris Chataway  England 13:35.2 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Fred Green  England 13:37.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frank Sando  England 13:37.4
4 Nyandika Maiyoro  Kenya 13:43.8
5 Peter Driver  England 13:47.0
6 Edwin Warren  Australia 13:50.0
7 Ian Binnie  Scotland 13:59.6
8 Lawrence King  New Zealand 14:03.4
9 Ernest Haskell  New Zealand 14:07.0
10 Al Lawrence  Australia 14:16.0
11 Henry Kennedy  Canada 14:20.0
12 Lazaro Chepkwony  Kenya 14:27.0
13 Selwyn Jones  Canada 14:33.0
14 James Daly  New Zealand 14:41.0
Lyle Garbe  Canada DNF
Doug Kyle  Canada DNF
John Landy  Australia DNS
Neil Robbins  Australia DNS
Murray Halberg  New Zealand DNS
John Disley  Wales DNS

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Chataway wins three miles". The Manchester Guardian. 5 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 5 August 1954. p. 17. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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(1970–present)
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