Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump

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Men's high jump
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date24 November 1962 (1962-11-24)
Competitors13 from 8 nations
Winning height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) GR
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Barbados (1870-1966).svg  Barbados
  1958
1966  

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.

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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]

Records

World recordFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Valeriy Brumel  (URS)7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) Palo Alto, California, United States22 July 1962
Commonwealth record
Games recordFlag of Jamaica (1957-1962).svg  Ernle Haisley  (JAM)6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Cardiff, Wales20 July 1958 [2]

Final

[3] [4]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Percy Hobson Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) GR
Silver medal icon.svg Chilla Porter Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Bronze medal icon.svg Anton Norris Flag of Barbados (1870-1966).svg  Barbados 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
4 Gordon Miller Flag of England.svg  England 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
5 Joseph Leresae Flag of British East Africa.svg  Kenya 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
6 Lawrie Peckham Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
7 Tony Sneazwell Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
8 Crawford Fairbrother Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
9 Patrick Etolu Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg  Uganda 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
10 Leroy Lucas Flag of British Honduras.svg  British Honduras 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
11 Edward Laboran Flag of the Territory of New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Laurie Taitt Flag of England.svg  England DNS
John Howell Flag of England.svg  England DNS

References

  1. Webster, Jim (25 November 1962). "Great start for Australian athletes". The Sun-Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. pp. 45, 61.
  2. "Second Day". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. 21 July 1958. p. 17.
  3. "Yesterday's full Games details". The Sun-Herald . Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. 25 November 1962. p. 62.
  4. "Results of the men's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.