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Athletics at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 6 miles

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Men's 6 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 6 miles event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 1 July at the Empire Stadium in Vancouver, Canada.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Driver  England 29:09.4 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Frank Sando  England 29:10.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jim Peters  England 29:20.0
4 Edwin Warren  Australia 29:42.6
5 Stan Cox  England 30:11.4
6 Ian Binnie  Scotland 30:15.2
7 Lazaro Chepkwony  Kenya 30:16.2
8 Al Lawrence  Australia 30:18.8
9 Lawrence King  New Zealand 31:01.9
10 Selwyn Jones  Canada 31:05.0
11 Ernest Haskell  New Zealand 31:41.0
Neil Robbins  Australia DNF
Doug Kyle  Canada DNF
Lyle Garbe  Canada DNS

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Africans' fine high jumping: Many good performances on track". The Manchester Guardian. 2 August 1954. p. 7. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Emire Games Results". The Age. 2 August 1954. p. 15. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 10,000 metres
6 miles
(1930–1966)
10000 metres
(1970–present)
6 miles/10,000 metres at the Commonwealth Games
Men's
6 miles
10,000 metres
Women's
10,000 metres
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