Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 120 yards hurdles

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The men's 120 yards hurdles event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 110 metres hurdles.

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Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
David Hemery
Flag of England.svg  England
Mike Parker
Flag of England.svg  England
Ghulam Raziq
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan

Results

Heats

[2]

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.
Wind:
Heat 1: +1.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s

RankHeatNameNationalityTimeNotes
11 David Hemery Flag of England.svg  England 14.2Q
21 Ghulam Raziq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14.2Q
31 David Prince Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14.4q
41 Folu Erinle Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14.4q
51 Michael Murray Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 15.0
61 Kimaru Songok Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 15.2
12 Gurbachan Singh Randhawa Flag of India.svg  India 14.3Q
22 Mike Parker Flag of England.svg  England 14.4Q
32 Gary Knoke Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14.9
42 Anthony Carr Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 14.9
2 Samuel Sang Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya DNF
2 Alfred Belleh Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria DQ
13 Laurie Taitt Flag of England.svg  England 14.4Q
23 Ray Harvey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 14.6Q
33 Bill Gairdner Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 14.7
43 Osman Merican Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 14.8
53 Wayne Athorne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15.4

Final

[2]

Wind: 0.0 m/s

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg David Hemery Flag of England.svg  England 14.1
Silver medal icon.svg Mike Parker Flag of England.svg  England 14.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Ghulam Raziq Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 14.3
4 Ray Harvey Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 14.3
5 Laurie Taitt Flag of England.svg  England 14.3
6 Folu Erinle Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14.5
7 Gurbachan Singh Randhawa Flag of India.svg  India 14.6
8 David Prince Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 14.6

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References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Heat & Final results". The Guardian . 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.