Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw
Men's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium |
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Date | 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) |
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Competitors | 14 from 7 nations |
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Winning distance | 185 ft 3 1⁄2 in (56.48 m) GR |
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The men's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November 1962.
The event was won by Australian Warwick Selvey with a throw of 185 ft 3 1⁄2 in (56.48 m), setting a new Games and Australian record. Selvey won by 12 ft 9 1⁄2 in (3.90 m) ahead of Scotsman Mike Lindsay and England's John Sheldrick who won the bronze medal.[1]
Records
Final
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Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
01 ! | Selvey, WarwickWarwick Selvey | Australia | 185 ft 3 1⁄2 in (56.48 m) | GR, NR |
02 ! | Lindsay, MikeMike Lindsay | Scotland | 172 ft 6 in (52.58 m) | |
03 ! | Sheldrick, JohnJohn Sheldrick | England | 166 ft 3 in (50.67 m) | |
04 !4 | Tait, RobinRobin Tait | New Zealand | 165 ft 8 1⁄2 in (50.51 m) | |
05 !5 | Mills, LesLes Mills | New Zealand | 162 ft 0 in (49.38 m) | |
06 !6 | Vlahov, LenLen Vlahov | Australia | 158 ft 5 in (48.29 m) | |
07 !7 | Hollingsworth, RoyRoy Hollingsworth | England | 157 ft 8 1⁄2 in (48.07 m) | |
08 !8 | Chinnery, LenLen Chinnery | Australia | 157 ft 3 in (47.93 m) | |
09 !9 | Waugh, AlanAlan Waugh | Australia | 152 ft 3 in (46.41 m) | |
10 | Ayub, MuhammadMuhammad Ayub | Pakistan | 147 ft 8 in (45.01 m) | |
11 | Lucking, MartynMartyn Lucking | England | 137 ft 0 1⁄2 in (41.77 m) | |
12 | Roberts, ImbertImbert Roberts | Saint Lucia | 118 ft 2 1⁄2 in (36.03 m) | |
13 | Moro, GuerrinoGuerrino Moro | Canada | 0 | DNS |
14 | Payne, HowardHoward Payne | England | 0 | DNS |
References
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