Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's marathon
| Men's marathon at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||
| Dates | August 10, 1966 | |||||||||
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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
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Jim Alder |  Scotland |
2:22:08 | |
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Bill Adcocks |  England |
2:22:13 | |
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Mike Ryan |  New Zealand |
2:27:59 | |
| 4 | Dave Ellis | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} Northern Ireland |
2:46:59 | |
| 9 | Andrew Boychuk | Canada |
2:58:45 | |
| 10 | Omari Abdallah |  Tanzania |
3:08:30 | |
| Ron Clarke | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
DNF | ||
| Ian Blackwood | Australia |
DNF | ||
| Tony Cook | Australia |
DNF | ||
| Brian Kilby | England |
DNF | ||
| Keith Graham |  Jamaica |
DNF | ||
| James Wahome | Kenya |
DNF | ||
| Rupasinghe Perera | .svg.png){kind=small} Ceylon |
DNF | ||
| Bill Baillie | New Zealand |
DNS |
References
- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Province. 12 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
Commonwealth Games champions in the men's marathon | |
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