Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards
Men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium |
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Date | 24 November 1962 (1962-11-24) (round 1 and semis) 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (final) |
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Competitors | 32 from 17 nations |
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Winning time | 1:47.6 GR |
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Medalists |
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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.
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
The following records were established during the competition:
Heats
Heat 1
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
1 | Snell, PeterPeter Snell | New Zealand | 1:50.7 | Q |
2 | Purkis, SidneySidney Purkis | England | 1:50.9 | Q |
3 | Keter, Arap KiptalamArap Kiptalam Keter | Kenya | 1:51.4 | |
4 | Griffiths, DavidDavid Griffiths | Aden | 1:54.8 | |
5 | Salleh, Abdul Wahab MohamedAbdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh | Sarawak | 2:04.9 | |
6 | van der Wal, HylkeHylke van der Wal | Canada | 9:59.9 | DNS |
Heat 2
[2]
Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
1 | Wenk, JohnJohn Wenk | Scotland | 1:51.2 | Q |
2 | Fleet, MichaelMichael Fleet | England | 1:51.5 | Q |
3 | Philpott, GaryGary Philpott | New Zealand | 1:52.6 | |
4 | Chelimo, StephenStephen Chelimo | Kenya | 1:54.2 | |
5 | Mohammed, DariaDaria Mohammed | Aden | 2:01.6 | |
6 | Owusu, FrederickFrederick Owusu | Ghana | 9:59.9 | DNS |
Heat 3
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Heat 4
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
1 | Davies, JohnJohn Davies | New Zealand | 1:51.1 | Q |
2 | Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr | Jamaica | 1:51.3 | Q |
3 | Taylor, StanStan Taylor | England | 1:52.4 | |
4 | Subramaniam, RamasamyRamasamy Subramaniam | Malaya | 1:59.9 | |
5 | McLachlan, ColinColin McLachlan | Isle of Man | 2:00.0 | |
Heat 5
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Heat 6
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Semifinals
Semifinal 1
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Semifinal 2
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Final
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Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
01 ! | 6 | Snell, PeterPeter Snell | New Zealand | 1:47.6 | GR |
02 ! | 4 | Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr | Jamaica | 1:47.8 | |
03 ! | 3 | Blue, TonyTony Blue | Australia | 1:49.0 | |
4 | 1 | Francis, PeterPeter Francis | Kenya | 1:49.9 | |
5 | 2 | Fleet, MichaelMichael Fleet | England | 1:50.0 | |
6 | 5 | Harris, TonyTony Harris | Wales | 1:52.3 | |
References
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| Men's | 880 yards |
- 1930
- 1934
- 1938
- 1950
- 1954
- 1958
- 1962
- 1966
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| 800 metres | |
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| Women's | 880 yards |
- 1930
- 1934
- 1938
- 1950
- 1954
- 1958
- 1962
- 1966
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| 800 metres | |
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