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

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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 Peter Snell   New Zealand
silver medal John Davies   New Zealand
bronze medal Terry Sullivan   Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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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.

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
1st place, gold medalist(s) Peter Snell  New Zealand 4:04.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) John Davies  New Zealand 4:05.1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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.
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