Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards
Men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
Date |
24 November 1962 (round 1 and semis) 26 November 1962 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 32 from 17 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:47.6 GR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games ![]() | ||||
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Track events | ||||
100 yd | men | women | ||
220 yd | men | women | ||
440 yd | men | |||
880 yd | men | women | ||
1 mile | men | |||
3 miles | men | |||
6 miles | men | |||
80 m hurdles | women | |||
120 yd hurdles | men | |||
440 yd hurdles | men | |||
3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
4×110 yd relay | men | women | ||
4×440 yd relay | men | |||
Road events | ||||
Marathon | men | |||
Field events | ||||
High jump | men | women | ||
Pole vault | men | |||
Long jump | men | women | ||
Triple jump | men | |||
Shot put | men | women | ||
Discus throw | men | women | ||
Hammer throw | men | |||
Javelin throw | men | women | ||
The men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 24 November 1962 and Monday 26 November.
The top two runners in each of the six heats qualified for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.
The event was won by the world recorder holder and the 800 metres Olympic champion, New Zealander Peter Snell in 1:47.6 seconds, setting a new Games record time. Snell won by 0.2 seconds ahead of the Olympic bronze medallist, Jamaican George Kerr and Tony Blue of Australia who won the bronze.[1]
Records
World record | ![]() | 1:45.1 | Christchurch, New Zealand | 3 February 1962 |
Games record | ![]() | 1:49.3 | Cardiff, Wales | 22 July 1958 |
Commonwealth record | ' |
The following records were established during the competition:
Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
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26 November | Final | Peter Snell | ![]() | 1:47.6 | GR |
Heats
Heat 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Snell, PeterPeter Snell | ![]() | 1:50.7 | Q |
2 | Purkis, SidneySidney Purkis | ![]() | 1:50.9 | Q |
3 | Keter, Arap KiptalamArap Kiptalam Keter | ![]() | 1:51.4 | |
4 | Griffiths, DavidDavid Griffiths | ![]() | 1:54.8 | |
5 | Salleh, Abdul Wahab MohamedAbdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh | ![]() | 2:04.9 | |
6 | van der Wal, HylkeHylke van der Wal | ![]() | 9:59.9 | DNS |
Heat 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Wenk, JohnJohn Wenk | ![]() | 1:51.2 | Q |
2 | Fleet, MikeMike Fleet | ![]() | 1:51.5 | Q |
3 | Philpott, GaryGary Philpott | ![]() | 1:52.6 | |
4 | Chelimo, StephenStephen Chelimo | ![]() | 1:54.2 | |
5 | Mohammed, DariaDaria Mohammed | ![]() | 2:01.6 | |
6 | Owusu, FrederickFrederick Owusu | ![]() | 9:59.9 | DNS |
Heat 3
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Francis, PeterPeter Francis | ![]() | 1:50.6 | Q |
2 | Harris, TonyTony Harris | ![]() | 1:51.3 | Q |
3 | Setti, RobertRobert Setti | ![]() | 1:52.2 | |
4 | Field, PatrickPatrick Field | ![]() | 1:57.6 | |
5 | Gill, EustaceEustace Gill | ![]() | 2:08.0 |
Heat 4
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Davies, JohnJohn Davies | ![]() | 1:51.1 | Q |
2 | Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr | ![]() | 1:51.3 | Q |
3 | Taylor, StanStan Taylor | ![]() | 1:52.4 | |
4 | Subramaniam, RamasamyRamasamy Subramaniam | ![]() | 1:59.9 | |
5 | McLachlan, ColinColin McLachlan | ![]() | 2:00.0 |
Heat 5
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Sullivan, TerrenceTerrence Sullivan | ![]() | 1:52.7 | Q |
2 | Wheeler, KeithKeith Wheeler | ![]() | 1:52.8 | Q |
3 | Bertoia, DonDon Bertoia | ![]() | 1:53.3 | |
4 | Cure, CyrilCyril Cure | ![]() | 1:58.6 | |
5 | Harraghy, PeterPeter Harraghy | ![]() | 2:02.8 |
Heat 6
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Crothers, BillBill Crothers | ![]() | 1:51.4 | Q |
2 | Blue, TonyTony Blue | ![]() | 1:52.0 | Q |
3 | Spence, MelMel Spence | ![]() | 1:52.3 | |
4 | Ndhlovu, JacobJacob Ndhlovu | ![]() | 1:54.3 | |
5 | Rahiman, Mohamed AbdulMohamed Abdul Rahiman | ![]() | 1:59.7 |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr | ![]() | 1:50.4 | Q |
2 | Blue, TonyTony Blue | ![]() | 1:50.7 | Q |
3 | Francis, PeterPeter Francis | ![]() | 1:51.0 | Q |
4 | Davies, JohnJohn Davies | ![]() | 1:51.5 | |
5 | Sullivan, TerrenceTerrence Sullivan | ![]() | 1:51.7 | |
6 | Purkis, SidneySidney Purkis | ![]() | 1:54.1 |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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1 | Snell, PeterPeter Snell | ![]() | 1:50.5 | Q |
2 | Harris, TonyTony Harris | ![]() | 1:51.2 | Q |
3 | Fleet, MikeMike Fleet | ![]() | 1:51.2 | Q |
4 | Wheeler, KeithKeith Wheeler | ![]() | 1:51.3 | |
5 | Crothers, BillBill Crothers | ![]() | 1:52.3 | |
6 | Wenk, JohnJohn Wenk | ![]() | 1:52.3 |
Final
Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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![]() | 6 | Snell, PeterPeter Snell | ![]() | 1:47.6 | GR |
![]() | 4 | Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr | ![]() | 1:47.8 | |
![]() | 3 | Blue, TonyTony Blue | ![]() | 1:49.0 | |
4 | 1 | Francis, PeterPeter Francis | ![]() | 1:49.9 | |
5 | 2 | Fleet, MikeMike Fleet | ![]() | 1:50.0 | |
6 | 5 | Harris, TonyTony Harris | ![]() | 1:52.3 |
References
- ↑ Webster, Jim (27 November 1962). "Great Race". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Yesterday's full Games details". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. 25 November 1962. p. 62.
- ↑ "Results from Perth - Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
- ↑ "Results of the men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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