The men's marathon event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 7 February in Sydney, Australia with the start and finish at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
The winning margin was 7 minutes 42 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's marathon has been won by more than 5 minutes at these games.
Results Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Johannes Coleman 2:30:49 GR Bert Norris 2:37:57 Jackie Gibson 2:38:20 Donald Robertson 2:42:40 Jimmy Bartlett 2:50:41 Lloyd Longman 2:54.54 Walter Young 2:59:05 Dick Crossley 3:12:50 John Wood 3:19:47 Alfred Hayes James Patterson William Liddle Ernest Jolly Noel Stanford Scotty Rankine
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