The men's 1 mile event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 and 13 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 1500 metres.
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Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Kip Keino Kenya
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Alan Simpson England
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Ian Studd New Zealand
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Results
Heats
Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.
| Rank | Heat | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Kip Keino | Kenya |
3:57.4 | Q |
| 2 | 1 | Walter Wilkinson | England |
4:05.7 | Q |
| 3 | 1 | Keith Wheeler |  Australia |
4:07.77 | Q |
| 4 | 1 | Ian Studd | New Zealand |
4:09.5 | Q |
| 5 | 1 | Pascal Mfyomi |  Tanzania |
4:10.2 | |
| 6 | 1 | John Linaker |  Scotland |
4:14.5 | |
| 7 | 1 | Yvo Labonte |  Mauritius |
4:33.2 | |
| 1 | Robert Lightburn |  British Honduras |
DNS | ||
| 1 | John Boulter | England |
DNS | ||
| 1 | Mohamed Ismail |  Aden |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 2 | Ergas Leps |  Canada |
4:09.1 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Derek Graham |  Northern Ireland |
4:09.4 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia |
4:09.84 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Graeme Grant | Scotland |
4:10.1 | Q |
| 5 | 2 | Neill Duggan | England |
4:10.2 | |
| 6 | 2 | Earl Belcher |  Jamaica |
4:13.8 | |
| 7 | 2 | Franklin Rahming |  Bahamas |
4:34.2 | |
| 2 | Ron Clarke | Australia |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Charles Harewood |  Barbados |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Allieu Massaquoi |  Sierra Leone |
DNS | ||
| 2 | Lennox Yearwood |  Trinidad and Tobago |
DNS | ||
| 1 | 3 | Alan Simpson | England |
4:02.5 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Ralph Doubell | Australia |
4:04.0 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Arthur Pyne | New Zealand |
4:04.5 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | Robert Rwakojo |  Uganda |
4:04.7 | Q |
| 5 | 3 | Edward Sequeira |  India |
4:07.0 | |
| 6 | 3 | Dave Bailey | Canada |
4:12.2 | |
| 7 | 3 | Ramsay Subramaniam |  Malaysia |
4:16.6 | |
| 8 | 3 | Tony Harris |  Wales |
4:24.6 | |
| 9 | 3 | Frederick Sowerby |  Antigua and Barbuda |
5:08.0 | |
| 3 | Derek Cambridge | Bahamas |
DNS | ||
| 3 | Benedict Cayenne | Trinidad and Tobago |
DNS | ||
| 3 | Omari Abdallah | Tanzania |
DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Kip Keino | Kenya |
3:55.34 | GR |
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Alan Simpson | England |
3:57.27 | |
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Ian Studd | New Zealand |
3:58.61 | |
| 4 | Walter Wilkinson | England |
3:59.3 | |
| 5 | Derek Graham | Northern Ireland |
3:59.4 | |
| 6 | Keith Wheeler | Australia |
3:59.81 | |
| 7 | Ergas Leps | Canada |
4:01.0 | |
| 8 | Kerry O'Brien | Australia |
4:02.72 | |
| 9 | Robert Rwakojo | Uganda |
4:03.0 | |
| 10 | Arthur Pyne | New Zealand |
4:03.2 | |
| Ralph Doubell | Australia |
DNF | ||
| Graeme Grant | Scotland |
DNF |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Heats results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 15 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 1500 metres | |
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| 1 mile (1930–1966) |
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| 1500 metres (1970–present) |
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This page was last edited on 26 March 2024, at 02:49