Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards

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Men's 440 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (rounds 1)
29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (semis and final)
Competitors33 from 15 nations
Winning time46.7 s
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   George Kerr  Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica
Silver medal icon.svg   Robbie Brightwell  Flag of England.svg  England
Bronze medal icon.svg   Amos Omolo  Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda
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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.

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33 runners competed in six heats in the initial round, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.

The event was won by Jamaica George Kerr in 46.7 seconds, who also won silver 880 yards earlier in the meet. Kerr finished 0.1 seconds ahead of Englishman Robbie Brightwell and Amos Omolo from Uganda who won bronze. Kerr's winning time in the final set a new Australian all comers record. [1] One of England's finalist hopes Barry Jackson suffered a muscle injury 15 yards from the finish in the second semi final and unable to complete the race. [2]

Records

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Glenn Davis  (USA)45.7 Berkeley, California, United States14 June 1958
Commonwealth record
Games recordFlag of India.svg  Milkha Singh  (IND)46.6 Cardiff, Wales 24 July 1958 [3]

Round 1

Heat 1

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Robbie Brightwell Flag of England.svg  England 47.5Q
2 Bill Crothers Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 48.4Q
3 Peter Quiggan Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 49.4
4 Eustace Gill Flag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras 50.5
5 John Kaputin Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 51.4
6 Arap Kiptalam Keter Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 52.3

Heat 2

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 George Kerr Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 47.5Q
2 Brian Waters Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 47.9Q
3 Nick Overhead Flag of England.svg  England 48.4
4 Karu Selvaratnam Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya 50.3
5 Damian Midi Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 52.9
6 Nasser Ahmed Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg  Aden 56.3

Heat 3

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Amos Omolo Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 47.1Q
2 James Addy Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 47.8Q
3 Adrian Metcalfe Flag of England.svg  England 48.3
4 John Randall Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 48.7
5 Wilson Kiprugut Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 49.0
6 Ken Peters Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 49.0

Heat 4

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Malcolm Spence Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 47.0Q
2 Barry Jackson Flag of England.svg  England 47.5Q
3 Gadi Ado Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 48.5
4 Victor Asirvatham Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya 49.4
William Chai Ah-Lim Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak DNS

Heat 5

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Kimaru Songok Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 47.6Q
2 Mel Spence Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 47.9Q
3 Ebenezer Quartey Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 48.4
4 Peter Harraghy Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 56.1
William Lee Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak DNS

Heat 6

[4]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Ken Roche Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 48.4Q
2 Barry Robinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 48.6Q
3 Laurie Khan Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 48.8
4 Brobbey Mensah Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 49.2
5 Mohamed Abdul Rahiman Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya 51.2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

. [5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Robbie Brightwell Flag of England.svg  England 47.4Q
2 Malcolm Spence Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 47.8Q
3 Ken Roche Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 47.9Q
4 Kimaru Songok Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 48.5
5 James Addy Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana 48.6
6 Barry Robinson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 49.4

Semifinal 2

[5]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 George Kerr Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 46.9Q
2 Amos Omolo Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 46.9Q
3 Mel Spence Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 47.2Q
4 Brian Waters Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 47.8
5 Bill Crothers Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 48.2
Barry Jackson Flag of England.svg  England DNF

Final

[6]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg George Kerr Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 46.7ACR
Silver medal icon.svg Robbie Brightwell Flag of England.svg  England 46.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Amos Omolo Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 46.8
4 Ken Roche Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 47.7
5 Malcolm Spence Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 47.7
6 Mel Spence Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 47.8

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References

  1. ↑ Webster, Jim; Clarkson, Alan (30 November 1962). "Aust. close to Games record". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. p. 12.
  2. ↑ Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times . London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4.
  3. ↑ "Sixth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. 25 July 1958. p. 12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Results from Perth Games Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
  5. 1 2 "Commonwealth Games in Detail". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
  6. ↑ "Results of the men's 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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