Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 3 miles

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The men's 3 miles event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 8 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica.[1][2] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later being replaced by the 5000 metres.

Results

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Kip Keino  Kenya 12:57.4 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ron Clarke  Australia 12:59.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Allan Rushmer  England 13:08.6
4 Nabiba Temu  Kenya 13:10.4
5 Ian McCafferty  Scotland 13:12.2
6 Dick Taylor  England 13:12.4
7 Bill Wilkinson  England 13:15.4
8 Derek Graham  Northern Ireland 13:17.8
9 Arthur Pyne  New Zealand 13:18.6
10 Ian Studd  New Zealand 13:25.8
11 Christantus Nyakwoyo  Kenya 13:31.0
12 Joseph Stewart  Scotland 13:40.0
13 Benjamin Kogo  Kenya 13:42.2
14 Bruce Tulloh  England 13:46.4
15 Pascal Mfyomi  Tanzania 13:48.2
16 Ian Blackwood  Australia 13:51.6
17 Fergus Murray  Scotland 14:32.4
18 George Kerr  Jamaica 14:37.2
19 Dilbagh Singh Kler  Malaysia 14:54.8
20 John Mowatt  Jamaica 15:04.8
21 Allieu Massaquoi  Sierra Leone 15:22.0
Kerry O'Brien  Australia DNF
Robert Lightburn  British Honduras DNF
Vinton Powell  Jamaica DNF
Mohamed Ismail  Aden DNF
Bill Baillie  New Zealand DNS

References

  1. ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Final results". The Age. 10 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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