Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile
Men's 1 mile at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium |
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Date | 29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (round 1) 1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) (final) |
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Competitors | 32 from 15 nations |
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Winning time | 4:04.6 |
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Medalists |
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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 Terrence Sullivan representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.[1]
Records
Heats
Heat 1
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
1 | Thomas, AlbieAlbie Thomas | Australia | 4:02.2 | Q |
2 | Snell, PeterPeter Snell | New Zealand | 4:02.4 | Q |
3 | Tulloh, BruceBruce Tulloh | England | 4:02.5 | Q |
4 | Simpson, AlanAlan Simpson | England | 4:03.0 | |
5 | Keino, KipchogeKipchoge Keino | Kenya | 4:07.0 | |
6 | Khan, AnarAnar Khan | Pakistan | 4:15.9 | |
7 | Bertoia, DonDon Bertoia | Canada | 4:19.0 | |
8 | Ndhlovu, JacobJacob Ndhlovu | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 4:19.8 | |
9 | Griffiths, DavidDavid Griffiths | Aden | 4:23.5 | |
10 | Singh Kler, DilbaghDilbagh Singh Kler | British North Borneo | 4:26.0 | |
Heat 2
[3]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
1 | Sullivan, TerrenceTerrence Sullivan | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 4:06.6 | Q |
2 | Davies, JohnJohn Davies | New Zealand | 4:06.7 | Q |
3 | Taylor, StanStan Taylor | England | 4:08.7 | Q |
4 | Clohessy, PatPat Clohessy | Australia | 4:11.0 | |
5 | Francis, PeterPeter Francis | Kenya | 4:11.0 | |
6 | Rwakojo, RobertRobert Rwakojo | Uganda | 4:11.1 | |
7 | McLachlan, ColinColin McLachlan | Isle of Man | 4:29.2 | |
8 | Subramaniam, RamasamyRamasamy Subramaniam | Malaya | 4:31.2 | |
9 | Mohammed, DariaDaria Mohammed | Aden | 4:33.9 | |
10 | Salleh, Abdul Wahab MohamedAbdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh | Sarawak | 4:48.4 | |
11 | Kidd, BruceBruce Kidd | Canada | 9:59.9 | DNS |
Heat 3
[3]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
1 | Blue, TonyTony Blue | Australia | 4:09.3 | Q |
2 | Harris, TonyTony Harris | Wales | 4:09.9 | Q |
3 | Irons, JimJim Irons | Canada | 4:10.8 | Q |
4 | Noble, GordonGordon Noble | Australia | 4:11.3 | |
5 | Berisford, MikeMike Berisford | Scotland | 4:13.0 | |
6 | Chelimo, StephenStephen Chelimo | Kenya | 4:16.8 | |
7 | van der Wal, HylkeHylke van der Wal | Canada | 4:18.6 | |
8 | Hall, BrianBrian Hall | England | 4:18.9 | |
9 | Cure, CyrilCyril Cure | Mauritius | 9:59.8 | DNF |
10 | Baillie, BillBill Baillie | New Zealand | 9:59.9 | DNS |
11 | Adeeb, SaidSaid Adeeb | Aden | 9:59.9 | DNS |
Final
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References
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| Men's | 1 mile |
- 1930
- 1934
- 1938
- 1950
- 1954
- 1958
- 1962
- 1966
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| 1500 metres | |
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| Women's | |
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