Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 3 miles
# Athletics at the 1938 British Empire Games – Men's 3 miles

The men's 3 miles event at the 1938 British Empire Games was held on 5 February at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

## Results

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Cecil Matthews | New Zealand | 13:59.6 | GR |
| | Peter Ward | England | 14:05.4 | 30 yards behind |
| | Scotty Rankine | Canada | 14:24.0e | 220 yards behind |
| 4 | Wally Hayward | South Africa | 14:24.4 | |
| 5 | Stan Nicholls | Australia | 14:30.0 | |
| 6 | Lawrence Weatherill | England | ??:??.? | |
| 7 | Alan Geddes | New Zealand | ??:??.? | |
| 8 | Keith Faulkner | Australia | ??:??.? | |
| | Walter Weightman | Australia | DNF | |
| | Fred Colman | Australia | DNF | |
| | Milton Wallace | Canada | DNF | |
| | Arthur Clarke | Canada | DNS | |
| | Lloyd Longman | Canada | DNS | |
| | Robert Graham | Scotland | DNS | |
