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Athletics at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile

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Men's 1 mile
at the Commonwealth Games

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

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Gold Silver Bronze
Herb Elliott
 Australia
Merv Lincoln
 Australia
Albie Thomas
 Australia

Results

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Heats

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Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.[2]

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
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

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Source:[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Herb Elliott  Australia 3:59.03
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Merv Lincoln  Australia 4:01.80
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Heats results". The Manchester Guardian. 25 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Final results". The Manchester Guardian. 28 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 27 September 2020.