Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile

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. It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games, being replaced subsequently by the 1500 metres, until its return in the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Medalists + Gold Silver BronzeKip KeinoAlan SimpsonIan Studd

Results Heats

Qualification: First 4 in each heat (Q) qualify directly for the final.

+ Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Kip Keino 3:57.4 Q 2 1 Walter Wilkinson 4:05.7 Q 3 1 Keith Wheeler 4:07.77 Q 4 1 Ian Studd 4:09.5 Q 5 1 Pascal Mfyomi 4:10.2 6 1 John Linaker 4:14.5 7 1 Yvo Labonte 4:33.2 1 Robert Lightburn 1 John Boulter 1 Mohamed Ismail 1 2 Ergas Leps 4:09.1 Q 2 2 Derek Graham 4:09.4 Q 3 2 Kerry O'Brien 4:09.84 Q 4 2 Graeme Grant 4:10.1 Q 5 2 Neill Duggan 4:10.2 6 2 Earl Belcher 4:13.8 7 2 Franklin Rahming 4:34.2 2 Ron Clarke 2 Charles Harewood 2 Allieu Massaquoi 2 Lennox Yearwood 1 3 Alan Simpson 4:02.5 Q 2 3 Ralph Doubell 4:04.0 Q 3 3 Arthur Pyne 4:04.5 Q 4 3 Robert Rwakojo 4:04.7 Q 5 3 Edward Sequeira 4:07.0 6 3 Dave Bailey 4:12.2 7 3 Ramsay Subramaniam 4:16.6 8 3 Tony Harris 4:24.6 9 3 Frederick Sowerby 5:08.0 3 Derek Cambridge 3 Benedict Cayenne 3 Omari Abdallah

Final

+ Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Kip Keino 3:55.34 GR Alan Simpson 3:57.27 Ian Studd 3:58.61 Walter Wilkinson 3:59.3 Derek Graham 3:59.4 Keith Wheeler 3:59.81 Ergas Leps 4:01.0 Kerry O'Brien 4:02.72 Robert Rwakojo 4:03.0 10 Arthur Pyne 4:03.2 Ralph Doubell Graeme Grant

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