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

The men's marathon event at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 7 July in Vancouver, Canada with a start and finish at the Empire Stadium.[1][2][3]

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

Jim Peters, then the world record holder in the marathon, entered the stadium some seventeen minutes ahead of his nearest rival. He collapsed in his final lap of the stadium, however, and did not finish the race (which was won by Joe McGhee).[4]

Results
RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Joe McGhee Scotland2:39:36
Jackie Mekler South Africa2:40:57
Jan Barnard South Africa2:51:50
4Barry Lush Canada2:52:48
5George Hillier Canada2:58:44
6Robert Crossen Northern Ireland3:00:13
Al Lawrence AustraliaDNF
Bryce Mackay AustraliaDNF
Rowland Guy AustraliaDNF
Gérard Côté CanadaDNF
George Norman CanadaDNF
Keith Dunnet CanadaDNF
Les Stokell CanadaDNF
Stan Cox EnglandDNF
Jim Peters EnglandDNF
John Kay Northern RhodesiaDNF

References
  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. "Results". The Manchester Guardian. 9 August 1954. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. Great Sporting Moments: Athletics. The Independent. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
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