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Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon

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Men's marathon
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueKingston, Jamaica
DatesAugust 10, 1966
Medalists
gold medal    Scotland
silver medal    England
bronze medal    New Zealand

The men's marathon event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 10 August in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2]

The winning margin was five seconds which as of 2024 remains the narrowest winning margin for the men's marathon at these games.

Results

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Marathon results
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Jim Alder  Scotland 2:22:08
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bill Adcocks  England 2:22:13
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mike Ryan  New Zealand 2:27:59
4 Dave Ellis  Canada 2:31:47
5 Jeffrey Julian  New Zealand 2:32:45
6 Ronald Wallingford  Canada 2:35:13
7 Christantus Nyakwoyo  Kenya 2:44:59
8 Stanley Vennard  Northern Ireland 2:46:59
9 Andrew Boychuk  Canada 2:58:45
10 Omari Abdallah  Tanzania 3:08:30
Ron Clarke  Australia DNF
Ian Blackwood  Australia DNF
Tony Cook  Australia DNF
Brian Kilby  England DNF
Keith Graham  Jamaica DNF
James Wahome  Kenya DNF
Rupasinghe Perera  Ceylon DNF
Bill Baillie  New Zealand DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Province. 12 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.