Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

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Men's hammer throw
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors9 from 4 nations
Winning distance202 ft 3 in (61.65 m)
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
  1958
1966  

The men's hammer throw 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.

Contents

The event was won by Englishman Howard Payne with a throw of 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m). Payne won by 5 ft 11+12 in (1.82 m) ahead of the Australian pairing of Dick Leffler and Robert Brown.

Records

World recordFlag of the United States.svg  Hal Connolly  (USA)231 ft 10+12 in (70.68 m) Palo Alto, California, United States21 July 1962
Commonwealth record
Games recordFlag of England.svg  Mike Ellis  (ENG)206 ft 4 in (62.89 m) Cardiff, Wales 27 July 1958 [1]

Final

[2]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Howard Payne Flag of England.svg  England 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m)
Silver medal icon.svg Dick Leffler Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 196 ft 3+12 in (59.83 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Robert Brown Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 189 ft 1+12 in (57.65 m)
4 Charlie Morris Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 186 ft 3+12 in (56.78 m)
=5 Laurie Hall Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 178 ft 6 in (54.41 m)
Mike Edwards Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
7 Dave Leech Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 166 ft 5+12 in (50.74 m)
John Sheldrick Flag of England.svg  England DNS
John McSorley Flag of England.svg  England DNS

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References

  1. "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
  2. "Results of the men's hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2014.