Commonwealth Games Marathon

Dates/Venues (18 runnings)

Men	Women	Venue
19 Mar 2006	19 Mar 2006	Melbourne AUS
28 Jul 2002	28 Jul 2002	Manchester ENG
20 Sep 1998	20 Sep 1998	Kuala Lumpur MAS
28 Aug 1994	27 Aug 1994	Victoria CAN
30 Jan 1990	31 Jan 1990	Auckland NZL
01 Aug 1986	01 Aug 1986	Edinburgh SCO
08 Oct 1982		Brisbane AUS
11 Aug 1978		Edmonton CAN
31 Jan 1974		Christchurch NZL
23 Jul 1970		Edinburgh SCO
11 Aug 1966		Kingston JAM
29 Nov 1962		Perth AUS
24 Jul 1958		Cardiff WAL
07 Aug 1954		Vancouver CAN
11 Feb 1950		Auckland NZL
07 Feb 1938		Sydney AUS
07 Aug 1934		London ENG
21 Aug 1930		Hamilton CAN

Medalists

2006

G	2:11:29	Samson Ramadhani (TAN)	2:30:54	Kerryn McCann (AUS)
S	2:12:03	Fred Mogaka (KEN)	2:30:56	Helen Cherono (KEN)
B	2:14:58	Daniel Robinson (ENG)	2:32:19	Elizabeth Yelling (ENG)

2002

G	2:11:58	Francis Robert Naali (TAN)	2:30:05	Kerryn McCann (AUS)
S	2:12:44	Joshua Chelanga (KEN)	2:34:52	Krishna Wood (AUS)
B	2:13:23	Andrew Letherby (AUS)	2:36:37	Jackie Gallagher (AUS)

1998

G	2:19:15	Thabiso Moqhali (LES)	2:41:24	Heather Turland (AUS)
S	2:19:42	Simon Bisiligitwa (TAN)	2:41:48	Lisa Dick (AUS)
B	2:19:50	Andea Geway (TAN)	2:43:28	Elizabeth Mongudhi (NAM)

1994

G	2:11:49	Steve Moneghetti (AUS)	2:30:41	Carole Rouillard (CAN)
S	2:14:57	Sean Quilty (AUS)	2:31:07	Lizanne Bussieres (CAN)
B	2:15:11	Mark Hudspith (ENG)	2:32:24	Yvonne Danson (ENG)

1990

G	2:10:27	Douglas Wakiihuri (KEN)	2:25:28	Lisa Ondieki (AUS)
S	2:10:34	Steve Moneghetti (AUS)	2:33:15	Tani Ruckle (AUS)
B	2:10:38	Simon Robert Naali (TAN)	2:36:35	Angela Hulley (ENG)

1986

G	2:10:15	Rob deCastella (AUS)	2:26:07	Lisa Ondieki (AUS)
S	2:11:08	David Edge (CAN)	2:28:17	Lorraine Moller (NZL)
B	2:11:18	Steve Moneghetti (AUS)	2:31:48	Odette LaPierre (CAN)

1982

G	2:09:18	Rob deCastella (AUS)
S	2:09:30	Juma Ikangaa (TAN)
B	2:12:06	Mike Gratton (ENG)

1978

G	2:15:40	Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)
S	2:16:14	Jerome Drayton (CAN)
B	2:16:52	Paul Bannon (CAN)

1974

G	2:09:12	Ian Thompson (ENG)
S	2:11:19	Jack Foster (NZL)
B	2:12:55	Richard Mabuza (SWZ)

1970

G	2:09:28	Ron Hill (ENG)
S	2:12:04	Jim Alder (SCO)
B	2:12:19	Don Faircloth (ENG)

1966

G	2:22:07.8	Jim Alder (SCO)
S	2:22:13	Bill Adcocks (ENG)
B	2:27:59	Michael Ryan (NZL)

1962

G	2:21:17	Brian Kilby (ENG)
S	2:22:16	David Power (AUS)
B	2:24:07	Rod Bonella (AUS)

1958

G	2:22:46	David Power (AUS)
S	2:22:58	Johannes Barnard (RSA)
B	2:24:42	Peter Wilkinson (ENG)

1954

G	2:39:36	Joe McGhee (SCO)
S	2:40:57	Jack Mekler (RSA)
B	2:51:50	Joannes Barnard (RSA)

1950

G	2:32:57	Jack Holden (ENG)
S	2:37:03	Thomas Sidney Luyt (RSA)
B	2:39:27	Jack Clarke (NZL)

1938

G	2:30:50	Johannes Coleman (RSA)
S	2:37:57	Bert Norris (ENG)
B	2:38:20	Henry Gibson (RSA)

1934

G	2:40:36	Harold Webster (CAN)
S	2:45:08	Donald Robertson (SCO)
B	2:56:20	Duncan McLeod Wright (SCO)

1930

G	2:43:43	Duncan McLeod Wright (SCO)
S	2:47:13*	Sam Ferris (ENG)
B	2:48:33*	Johnny Miles (CAN)

* estimated times. Ferris ran two extra laps on the track; Miles ran an extra 3/4 lap.

Medal Count by Country

Men
       G   S   B   Score
ENG    4   3   5     34
AUS    4   3   3     32
TAN    3   2   2     23
SCO    3   2   1     16
RSA    1   3   2     16
CAN    1   2   2     13
KEN    1   2   0     11
LES    1   0   0      5
SWZ    0   0   1      1

Women
       G   S   B   Score
AUS    5   3   1     35
CAN    1   1   1      9
KEN    0   1   0      3
NZL    0   1   0      3
ENG    0   0   3      3
NAM    0   0   1      1

scoring is G = 5, S = 3, B = 1

Multiple Medal Winners

Men
10  Rob deCastella (AUS)        G (1982) G (1986)
 9  Steve Moneghetti (AUS)      B (1986) S (1990) G (1994)
 8  Jim Alder (SCO)             G (1966) S (1970)
 8  David Power (AUS)           G (1958) S (1962)
 6  Duncan McLeod Wright (SCO)  G (1930) B (1934)
 4  Joannes Barnard (RSA)       B (1954) S (1958)

Women
10  Lisa Ondieki (AUS)          G (1986) G (1990)
10  Kerryn McCann (AUS)         G (2002) G (2006)

Prize Money (ADR qualified runners)
No prize money has been awarded at these games.

Competitive Level (1990-date)

Year     Men   Women
2006     421     476
2002     537     457
1998     381     245
1994     540     641
1990     644     927

Race Time Bias (sec/km)

Year     Men   Women
2002    +1.3    +1.5
1998    +8.5     n/c
1994    +1.8    -4.2
1990    +1.4    +1.8
1986    +0.2    -2.9
1982    -0.0     n/c
1978    +2.7     n/c

Quality Performances

Men
<2:10       4
<2:11       8
<2:12      14
<2:13      24
<2:14      32
<2:15      43
<2:16      53
<2:17      69
<2:18      79
<2:19      91
<2:20     108

Women
<2:26       1
<2:28       2
<2:30       3
<2:32       9
<2:34      14
<2:36      19
<2:38      27
<2:40      37
<2:42      48
<2:44      52
<2:46      54
<2:48      61
<2:50      64

Last Updated on 22 Mar 2007

Contributor: Malcolm Heyworth