Athletics at the 1950 British Empire Games – Men's 1 mile

The men's 1 mile event at the 1950 British Empire Games was held on 9 and 11 February at the Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand.

Medalists GoldSilverBronzeBill ParnellLen EyreMaurice Marshall

Results Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Len Eyre 4:19.2 Q 2 1 John Marks 4:19.4 Q 3 1 John Sinclair 4:19.8 Q 4 1 Jack Hutchins 4:20.8 Q 5 1 Victor Plummer 4:21.8 6 1 Neil Bates 4:25.8 7 1 A. Somapala 1 Kenneth MacDonald 1 John Parlett 1 Andrew Forbes 1 2 Bill Parnell 4:15.4 Q 2 2 Don MacMillan 4:15.4 Q 3 2 Tom White 4:16.6 Q 4 2 Maurice Marshall 4:16.8 Q 5 2 Richard Ferguson 4:17.2 6 2 Cliff Simpson 4:26.6 7 2 Ian Johnson

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Bill Parnell 4:11.0 GR Len Eyre 4:11.8 Maurice Marshall 4:13.2 4 John Marks 4:14.8 5 Tom White 4:15.0 6 John Sinclair 4:20.0 7 Don MacMillan 8 Jack Hutchins

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