Men's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 24 November 1962 | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 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 high jump 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.
The event was won by Australian Percy Hobson with a jump of 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), setting a new Games record. Hobson won by one inch ahead of fellow countryman Chilla Porter and Anton Norris from Barbados who won the bronze medal. [1]
World record | ![]() | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) | Palo Alto, California, United States | 22 July 1962 | |
Commonwealth record | |||||
Games record | ![]() | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | Cardiff, Wales | 20 July 1958 | [2] |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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![]() | 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) | |
4 | Gordon Miller | ![]() | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
5 | Joseph Leresae | ![]() | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
6 | Lawrie Peckham | ![]() | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
7 | Tony Sneazwell | ![]() | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |
8 | Crawford Fairbrother | ![]() | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
9 | Patrick Etolu | ![]() | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
10 | Leroy Lucas | ![]() | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
11 | Edward Laboran | ![]() | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
Laurie Taitt | ![]() | DNS | ||
John Howell | ![]() | DNS |
The men's 100 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Friday 23 November and Saturday 24 November 1962.
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 men's 440 yards hurdles 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 and Monday 26 November 1962.
The men's javelin throw 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.
The men's 6 miles 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.
The women's 100 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 and Monday 26 November 1962.
The women's shot put 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.
The men's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962.
The men's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November 1962.
The men's long jump 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.
The women's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November 1962.
The men's 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962.
The men's 120 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Thursday 29 November 1962.
The men's triple jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Thursday 29 November 1962.
The men's 1 mile at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Thursday 29 November and Saturday 1 December 1962.
The women's 80 metres hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Thursday 29 November and Saturday 1 December 1962.
The men's pole vault at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.
The women's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.
The men's 4 × 110 yards relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, part of the athletics programme, was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.
Percy Francis Hobson was an Australian high jumper. He won the men's event at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, making him the first Indigenous Australian to earn a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games.