Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards

The men's 880 yards 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 and Monday 26 November.

Men's 880 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date24 November 1962 (1962-11-24) (round 1 and semis)
26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (final)
Competitors32 from 17 nations
Winning time1:47.6 GR
Medalists
    New Zealand
    Jamaica
    Australia

The top two runners in each of the six heats qualified for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.

The event was won by the world recorder holder and the 800 metres Olympic champion, New Zealander Peter Snell in 1:47.6 seconds, setting a new Games record time. Snell won by 0.2 seconds ahead of the Olympic bronze medallist, Jamaican George Kerr and Tony Blue of Australia who won the bronze.[1]

Records

World record Peter Snell (NZL)1:45.1Christchurch, New Zealand3 February 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record Herb Elliott (AUS)1:49.3Cardiff, Wales22 July 1958

The following records were established during the competition:

DateEventNameNationalityTimeRecord
26 NovemberFinalPeter Snell New Zealand1:47.6GR

Heats

Heat 1

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Peter Snell New Zealand1:50.7Q
2Sid Purkis England1:50.9Q
3Kiptalam Keter Kenya1:51.4
4David Griffiths Aden1:54.8
5Abdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh Sarawak2:04.9
6Hylke van der Wal CanadaDNS

Heat 2

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1John Wenk Scotland1:51.2Q
2Mike Fleet England1:51.5Q
3Gary Philpott New Zealand1:52.6
4Stephen Chelimo Kenya1:54.2
5Daria Mohammed Aden2:01.6
6Frederick Owusu GhanaDNS

Heat 3

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Peter Francis Kenya1:50.6Q
2Tony Harris Wales1:51.3Q
3Robert Setti England1:52.2
4Patrick Field Hong Kong1:57.6
5Eustace Gill British Honduras2:08.0

Heat 4

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1John Davies New Zealand1:51.1Q
2George Kerr Jamaica1:51.3Q
3Stan Taylor England1:52.4
4Ramasamy Subramaniam Malaya1:59.9
5Colin McLachlan Isle of Man2:00.0

Heat 5

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Terry Sullivan Rhodesia and Nyasaland1:52.7Q
2Keith Wheeler Australia1:52.8Q
3Don Bertoia Canada1:53.3
4Cyril Cure Mauritius1:58.6
5Peter Harraghy Isle of Man2:02.8

Heat 6

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Bill Crothers Canada1:51.4Q
2Tony Blue Australia1:52.0Q
3Mel Spence Jamaica1:52.3
4Jacob Ndhlovu Rhodesia and Nyasaland1:54.3
5Mohamed Abdul Rahiman Malaya1:59.7

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1George Kerr Jamaica1:50.4Q
2Tony Blue Australia1:50.7Q
3Peter Francis Kenya1:51.0Q
4John Davies New Zealand1:51.5
5Terry Sullivan Rhodesia and Nyasaland1:51.7
6Sid Purkis England1:54.1

Semifinal 2

[2]

RankNameNationalityTimeNotes
1Peter Snell New Zealand1:50.5Q
2Tony Harris Wales1:51.2Q
3Mike Fleet England1:51.2Q
4Keith Wheeler Australia1:51.3
5Bill Crothers Canada1:52.3
6John Wenk Scotland1:52.3

Final

[3][4]

RankLaneNameNationalityTimeNotes
6Peter Snell New Zealand1:47.6GR
4George Kerr Jamaica1:47.8
3Tony Blue Australia1:49.0
41Peter Francis Kenya1:49.9
52Mike Fleet England1:50.0
65Tony Harris Wales1:52.3

References

  1. Webster, Jim (27 November 1962). "Great Race". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
  2. "Yesterday's full Games details". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. 25 November 1962. p. 62.
  3. "Results from Perth - Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
  4. "Results of the men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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