Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 6 miles

Men's 6 miles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	24 November 1962 (1962-11-24)
Competitors	18 from 8 nations
Winning time	28:26.6 GR
Medalists
Bruce Kidd    Canada   Dave Power    Australia   John Merriman    Wales
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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 event was won by the 19-year-old Canadian Bruce Kidd finishing 100 yards ahead the defending champion, Australian Dave Power and Welshmen John Merriman. Kidd crossed the line in 28:26.6 breaking the Commonwealth Games record set by Power in Cardiff by 21.2 seconds. Such was the pace of the race that the top six place getters finished inside the Games record time. ^[1]

Records

World record	Sándor Iharos  (HUN)	27:43.8	Budapest, Hungary	15 July 1956
Commonwealth record
Games record	Dave Power  (AUS)	28:47.8	Cardiff, Wales	20 July 1958	[2]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
24 November	Final	Bruce Kidd	Canada	28:26.6	GR

Final

^[3]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Bruce Kidd	Canada	28:26.6	GR
	Dave Power	Australia	28:34.0
	John Merriman	Wales	28:40.8
4	Barry Magee	New Zealand	28:41.0
5	Martin Hyman	England	28:42.2
6	Mel Batty	England	28:44.6
7	Arere Anentia	Kenya	29:07.0
8	Henry Fowler	England	29:44.0
9	Michael Bullivant	England	29:46.0
10	Jeff Julian	New Zealand	29:50.0
11	James Wahome	Kenya	30:04.0
12	Bob Vagg	Australia	30:10.0
13	John Stephen Akhwari	Tanganyika	31:08.0
	Bill Baillie	New Zealand		DNF
	Ron Clarke	Australia		DNF
	Tony Cook	Australia		DNF
	Alistair Fyfe	Gibraltar		DNF
	Pascal Mfyomi	Tanganyika		DNF

References

1. Webster, Jim (25 November 1962). ""Freak" takes 6 miles". The Sun-Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. p. 52.
2. "Second Day". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. 21 July 1958. p. 17.
3. "Results of the men's 6 miles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.