Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's marathon
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's marathon

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.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Johannes Coleman | South Africa | 2:30:15 | GR |
| | Bert Norris | England | 2:37:57 | |
| | Jackie Gibson | South Africa | 2:38:20 | |
| 4 | Donald Robertson | Scotland | 2:42:40 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Bartlett | Canada | 2:50:41 | |
| 6 | Lloyd Longman | Canada | 2:54.54 | |
| 7 | Walter Young | Canada | 2:59:05 | |
| 8 | Dick Crossley | Australia | 3:12:50 | |
| 9 | John Wood | Australia | 3:19:47 | |
| | Alfred Hayes | Australia | DNF | |
| | James Patterson | Australia | DNF | |
| | William Liddle | Australia | DNF | |
| | Ernest Jolly | Australia | DNF | |
| | Noel Stanford | Trinidad and Tobago | DNF | |
| | Scotty Rankine | Canada | DNS | |
