Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards

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Men's 880 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date24 November 1962 (1962-11-24) (round 1 and semis)
26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (final)
Competitors32 from 17 nations
Winning time1:47.6 GR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Peter Snell  Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   George Kerr  Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica
Bronze medal icon.svg   Tony Blue  Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
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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.

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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 recordFlag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Snell  (NZL)1:45.1 Christchurch, New Zealand3 February 1962
Commonwealth record
Games recordFlag of Australia.svg  Herb Elliott  (AUS)1:49.3 Cardiff, Wales 22 July 1958

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
26 NovemberFinal Peter Snell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:47.6GR

Heats

Heat 1

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Peter Snell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:50.7Q
2 Sid Purkis Flag of England.svg  England 1:50.9Q
3 Kiptalam Keter Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 1:51.4
4 David Griffiths Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg  Aden 1:54.8
5 Abdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg  Sarawak 2:04.9
6 Hylke van der Wal Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada DNS

Heat 2

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 John Wenk Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:51.2Q
2 Mike Fleet Flag of England.svg  England 1:51.5Q
3 Gary Philpott Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:52.6
4 Stephen Chelimo Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 1:54.2
5 Daria Mohammed Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg  Aden 2:01.6
6 Frederick Owusu Flag of the Union of African States (1961-1962).svg  Ghana DNS

Heat 3

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Peter Francis Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 1:50.6Q
2 Tony Harris Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 1:51.3Q
3 Robert Setti Flag of England.svg  England 1:52.2
4 Patrick Field Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Hong Kong 1:57.6
5 Eustace Gill Flag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras 2:08.0

Heat 4

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 John Davies Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:51.1Q
2 George Kerr Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 1:51.3Q
3 Stan Taylor Flag of England.svg  England 1:52.4
4 Ramasamy Subramaniam Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya 1:59.9
5 Colin McLachlan Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 2:00.0

Heat 5

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Terry Sullivan Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1:52.7Q
2 Keith Wheeler Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:52.8Q
3 Don Bertoia Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 1:53.3
4 Cyril Cure Flag of Mauritius 1923.svg  Mauritius 1:58.6
5 Peter Harraghy Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 2:02.8

Heat 6

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Bill Crothers Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 1:51.4Q
2 Tony Blue Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:52.0Q
3 Mel Spence Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 1:52.3
4 Jacob Ndhlovu Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1:54.3
5 Mohamed Abdul Rahiman Flag of Malaya.svg  Malaya 1:59.7

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 George Kerr Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 1:50.4Q
2 Tony Blue Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:50.7Q
3 Peter Francis Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 1:51.0Q
4 John Davies Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:51.5
5 Terry Sullivan Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1:51.7
6 Sid Purkis Flag of England.svg  England 1:54.1

Semifinal 2

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1 Peter Snell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:50.5Q
2 Tony Harris Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 1:51.2Q
3 Mike Fleet Flag of England.svg  England 1:51.2Q
4 Keith Wheeler Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:51.3
5 Bill Crothers Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 1:52.3
6 John Wenk Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1:52.3

Final

[3] [4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg6 Peter Snell Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1:47.6 GR
Silver medal icon.svg4 George Kerr Flag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Jamaica 1:47.8
Bronze medal icon.svg3 Tony Blue Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 1:49.0
41 Peter Francis Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 1:49.9
52 Mike Fleet Flag of England.svg  England 1:50.0
65 Tony Harris Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 1:52.3

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References

  1. ↑ Webster, Jim (27 November 1962). "Great Race". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Results from Perth - Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
  4. ↑ "Results of the men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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