The men's 440 yards hurdles 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 and Monday 26 November 1962.
| Men's 440 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 24 November 1962 (heats) 26 November 1962 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 51.5 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The top three runners in each of the two heats qualified for the final.
The event was won by Australian Ken Roche in 51.5 seconds, ahead of Kenya's Kimaru Songok and Benson Ishiepai from Uganda. Roche was trailing Songok at the final hurdle but managed to seal the victory over the final 10 yards by 0.4 seconds.[1]
Records
edit| World record |  Gert Potgieter (SAF) |
49.3 | Bloemfontein, South Africa | 16 April 1960 |
| Commonwealth record | ||||
| Games record |  Gert Potgieter (SAF) |
49.7 | Cardiff, Wales | 22 July 1958 |
Heats
editHeat 1
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benson Ishiepai |  Uganda |
52.0 | Q |
| 2 | Gary Knoke |  Australia |
52.1 | Q |
| 3 | Kimaru Songok |  Kenya |
52.6 | Q |
| 4 | Dave Prince | Australia |
53.7 | |
| 5 | George Shepherd |  Canada |
54.3 | |
| 6 | Kuda Ditta |  Sarawak |
55.7 | |
| Paul Dallow |  New Zealand |
DNF |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Roche | Australia |
52.3 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Devlin | Australia |
52.5 | Q |
| 3 | Chris Surety |  England |
53.8 | Q |
| 4 | Karu Selvaratnam |  Malaya |
54.2 | |
| 5 | Logan Aikman | New Zealand |
56.2 | |
| Jerome Ochana | Uganda |
DNF | ||
| Ken Peters |  Hong Kong |
DNS |
Final
edit| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Ken Roche | Australia |
51.5 | |
 |
Kimaru Songok | Kenya |
51.9 | |
 |
Benson Ishiepai | Uganda |
52.3 | |
| 4 | Gary Knoke | Australia |
52.5 | |
| 5 | Michael Devlin | Australia |
52.6 | |
| 6 | Chris Surety | England |
53.3 |
References
edit- ^ Webster, Jim (27 November 1962). "Australia's Golden Day in Perth". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
- ^ a b "Yesterday's full Games details". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. 25 November 1962. p. 62.
- ^ "Results from Perth - Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
- ^ "Results of the men's 440 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.