Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in Perth, Western Australia. The stadium, set in the suburb of Floreat, was purpose-built for the competition. A total of 31 events were contested, of which 21 by male and 10 by female athletes. The competition was affected by hot weather and soldiers from the Australian Army were called upon to supply athletes with water throughout the competition.[1] Heavy wind also affected the programme, with the sprints and jumps most affected by the conditions.
The 1962 Games saw the reintroduction of the men's 3000 metres steeplechase and the women's 880 yards – events which had both been absent for four editions, having previously been held at the 1934 British Empire Games. Kenyan Seraphino Antao won double gold in the sprints, an achievement which marked a breakthrough in the sport for his country. Dorothy Hyman completed the same feat on the women's side. Peter Snell won gold medals in both the 880 yds and the mile run. In the men's 3 miles race, Ronald Clarke found himself outdone by reigning Olympics 5000 metres champion Murray Halberg. Women's thrower Valerie Young built upon her 1958 shot put gold with victories in both the shot put and discus throw.
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 yards details | Seraphino Antao![]() | 9.50 | Tom Robinson![]() | 9.63 | Michael Cleary![]() | 9.78 |
220 yards details | Seraphino Antao![]() | 21.28 | Dave Jones![]() | 21.59 | Johan Du Preez![]() | 21.70 |
440 yards details | George Kerr![]() | 46.74 | Robbie Brightwell![]() | 46.86 | Amos Omolo![]() | 46.88 |
880 yards details | Peter Snell![]() | 1:47.64 GR | George Kerr![]() | 1:47.90 | Tony Blue![]() | 1:48.99 |
1 mile details | Peter Snell![]() | 4:04.58 | John Davies![]() | 4:05.12 | Terry Sullivan![]() | 4:06.61 |
3 miles details | Murray Halberg![]() | 13:34.15 | Ronald Clarke![]() | 13:35.92 | Bruce Kidd![]() | 13:36.37 |
6 miles details | Bruce Kidd![]() | 28:26.13 GR | Dave Power![]() | 28:33.53 | John Merriman![]() | 28:40.26 |
120 yards hurdles details | Ghulam Raziq![]() | 14.34 | Dave Prince![]() | 14.48 | Laurie Taitt![]() | 14.81 |
440 yards hurdles details | Ken Roche![]() | 51.5 | Kimaru Songok![]() | 51.9 | Benson Ishiepai![]() | 52.3 |
3000 metres steeplechase details | Trevor Vincent![]() | 8:43.4 GR | Maurice Herriott![]() | 8:45.0 | Ron Blackney![]() | 9:00.6 |
4 × 110 yards relay details | ![]() Alf Meakin David Jones Len Carter Peter Radford | 40.62 | ![]() Bonner Mends Bukari Bashiru Michael Okantey Michael Ahey | 40.74 | ![]() David England Nick Whitehead Ron Jones Berwyn Jones | 40.80 |
4 × 440 yards relay details | ![]() George Kerr Laurie Khan Malcolm Spence Mel Spence | 3:10.2 | ![]() Adrian Metcalfe Barry Jackson Robert Setti Robbie Brightwell | 3:11.2 | ![]() Ebenezer Quartey Frederick Owusu James Addy John Asare-Antwi | 3:12.3 |
Marathon details | Brian Kilby![]() | 2:21:17 | Dave Power![]() | 2:22:16 | Rod Bonella![]() | 2:24:07 |
High jump details | Percy Hobson![]() | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) GR | Chilla Porter![]() | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | Anton Norris![]() | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Pole vault details | Trevor Bickle![]() | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) | Danie Burger![]() | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) | Ross Filshie![]() | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) |
Long jump details | Michael Ahey![]() | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) | Dave Norris![]() | 25 ft 4+3⁄4 in (7.74 m) | Wellesley Clayton![]() | 25 ft 4+1⁄4 in (7.73 m) |
Triple jump details | Ian Tomlinson![]() | 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) | John Baguley![]() | 52 ft 9+1⁄4 in (16.08 m) | Fred Alsop![]() | 52 ft 7 in (16.03 m) |
Shot put details | Martyn Lucking![]() | 59 ft 4 in (18.08 m) | Mike Lindsay![]() | 59 ft 2+1⁄2 in (18.05 m) | Dave Steen![]() | 58 ft 8+3⁄4 in (17.90 m) |
Discus throw details | Warwick Selvey![]() | 185 ft 3+1⁄2 in (56.48 m) | Mike Lindsay![]() | 172 ft 6 in (52.58 m) | John Sheldrick![]() | 166 ft 3 in (50.67 m) |
Hammer throw details | Howard Payne![]() | 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m) | Dick Leffler![]() | 196 ft 3+1⁄2 in (59.83 m) | Robert Brown![]() | 189 ft 1+1⁄2 in (57.65 m) |
Javelin throw details | Alf Mitchell![]() | 256 ft 3 in (78.11 m) GR | Colin Smith![]() | 255 ft 8+1⁄2 in (77.94 m) | Nick Birks![]() | 246 ft 3+1⁄2 in (75.07 m) |
Women
Medal table
* Host nation (Australia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
4 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (14 entries) | 31 | 31 | 31 | 93 |
References
- ^ 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Archived 2017-07-26 at the Wayback Machine. Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved on 2010-08-28.
- Results
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-28.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-28.