Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile

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Men's 1 mile
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (round 1)
1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) (final)
Competitors32 from 15 nations
Winning time4:04.6
Medalists
gold medal Peter Snell  Error creating thumbnail:  New Zealand
silver medal John Davies  Error creating thumbnail:  New Zealand
bronze medal Terry Sullivan  File:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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The men's 1 mile at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Thursday 29 November and Saturday 1 December 1962.

32 runners competed in three heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the final.

The event was won by the world recorder holder and winner of the 880 yards event, New Zealander Peter Snell in 4:04.6. Snell finished 0.5 seconds ahead of his fellow countryman John Davies and Terry Sullivan representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.[1]

Records

World record Error creating thumbnail:  Peter Snell (NZL) 3:54.4 Whanganui, New Zealand 27 January 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record Error creating thumbnail:  Roger Bannister (ENG) 3:58.8 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 7 August 1954 [2]

Heats

Heat 1

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Albie Thomas File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:02.2 Q
2 Peter Snell Error creating thumbnail:  New Zealand 4:02.4 Q
3 Bruce Tulloh Error creating thumbnail:  England 4:02.5 Q
4 Alan Simpson Error creating thumbnail:  England 4:03.0
5 Kipchoge Keino File:Flag of British East Africa.svg Kenya 4:07.0
6 Anar Khan Error creating thumbnail:  Pakistan 4:15.9
7 Don Bertoia File:Flag of Canada (1957–1965).svg Canada 4:19.0
8 Jacob Ndhlovu File:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg Rhodesia and Nyasaland 4:19.8
9 David Griffiths File:Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg Aden 4:23.5
10 Dilbagh Singh Kler File:Flag of North Borneo (1948-1963).svg British North Borneo 4:26.0

Heat 2

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Terry Sullivan File:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg Rhodesia and Nyasaland 4:06.6 Q
2 John Davies Error creating thumbnail:  New Zealand 4:06.7 Q
3 Stan Taylor Error creating thumbnail:  England 4:08.7 Q
4 Pat Clohessy File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:11.0
5 Peter Francis File:Flag of British East Africa.svg Kenya 4:11.0
6 Robert Rwakojo File:Flag of the Uganda Protectorate.svg Uganda 4:11.1
7 Colin McLachlan File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man 4:29.2
8 Ramasamy Subramaniam File:Flag of Malaya.svg Malaya 4:31.2
9 Daria Mohammed File:Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg Aden 4:33.9
10 Abdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh File:Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak (1946).svg Sarawak 4:48.4
Bruce Kidd File:Flag of Canada (1957–1965).svg Canada DNS

Heat 3

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tony Blue File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:09.3 Q
2 Tony Harris File:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales 4:09.9 Q
3 Jim Irons File:Flag of Canada (1957–1965).svg Canada 4:10.8 Q
4 Gordon Noble File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:11.3
5 Mike Berisford File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland 4:13.0
6 Stephen Chelimo File:Flag of British East Africa.svg Kenya 4:16.8
7 Hylke van der Wal File:Flag of Canada (1957–1965).svg Canada 4:18.6
8 Brian Hall Error creating thumbnail:  England 4:18.9
Cyril Cure File:Flag of Mauritius (1923–1968).svg Mauritius DNF
Bill Baillie Error creating thumbnail:  New Zealand DNS
Said Adeeb File:Flag of the Colony of Aden.svg Aden DNS

Final

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Snell Error creating thumbnail:  New Zealand 4:04.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Davies Error creating thumbnail:  New Zealand 4:05.1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Terry Sullivan File:Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.svg Rhodesia and Nyasaland 4:06.6
4 Tony Blue File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:09.4
5 Albie Thomas File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia 4:11.2
6 Tony Harris File:Flag of Wales 2.svg Wales 4:11.8
7 Stan Taylor Error creating thumbnail:  England 4:12.7
8 Jim Irons File:Flag of Canada (1957–1965).svg Canada 4:17.4
9 Bruce Tulloh Error creating thumbnail:  England 4:22.1

References

  1. ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Snell's second medal". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
  2. ^ "Bannister Triumph in Empire Mile". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 August 1954. p. 1.
  3. ^ a b c "Commonwealth Games in Detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
  4. ^ "Results of the men's 1 mile at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
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