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

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.

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    New Zealand
silver medal    New Zealand
bronze medal    Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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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

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

Heats

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Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Albie Thomas   Australia 4:02.2 Q
2 Peter Snell   New Zealand 4:02.4 Q
3 Bruce Tulloh   England 4:02.5 Q
4 Alan Simpson   England 4:03.0
5 Kipchoge Keino   Kenya 4:07.0
6 Anar Khan   Pakistan 4:15.9
7 Don Bertoia   Canada 4:19.0
8 Jacob Ndhlovu   Rhodesia and Nyasaland 4:19.8
9 David Griffiths   Aden 4:23.5
10 Dilbagh Singh Kler   British North Borneo 4:26.0

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Terry Sullivan   Rhodesia and Nyasaland 4:06.6 Q
2 John Davies   New Zealand 4:06.7 Q
3 Stan Taylor   England 4:08.7 Q
4 Pat Clohessy   Australia 4:11.0
5 Peter Francis   Kenya 4:11.0
6 Robert Rwakojo   Uganda 4:11.1
7 Colin McLachlan   Isle of Man 4:29.2
8 Ramasamy Subramaniam   Malaya 4:31.2
9 Daria Mohammed   Aden 4:33.9
10 Abdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh   Sarawak 4:48.4
Bruce Kidd   Canada DNS

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tony Blue   Australia 4:09.3 Q
2 Tony Harris   Wales 4:09.9 Q
3 Jim Irons   Canada 4:10.8 Q
4 Gordon Noble   Australia 4:11.3
5 Mike Berisford   Scotland 4:13.0
6 Stephen Chelimo   Kenya 4:16.8
7 Hylke van der Wal   Canada 4:18.6
8 Brian Hall   England 4:18.9
Cyril Cure   Mauritius DNF
Bill Baillie   New Zealand DNS
Said Adeeb   Aden DNS

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Peter Snell   New Zealand 4:04.6
  John Davies   New Zealand 4:05.1
  Terry Sullivan   Rhodesia and Nyasaland 4:06.6
4 Tony Blue   Australia 4:09.4
5 Albie Thomas   Australia 4:11.2
6 Tony Harris   Wales 4:11.8
7 Stan Taylor   England 4:12.7
8 Jim Irons   Canada 4:17.4
9 Bruce Tulloh   England 4:22.1

References

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  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.