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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards

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Men's 440 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (rounds 1)
29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (semis and final)
Competitors33 from 15 nations
Winning time46.7 s
Medalists
gold medal George Kerr   Jamaica
silver medal Robbie Brightwell   England
bronze medal Amos Omolo   Uganda
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The men's 440 yards 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 and Thursday 29 November 1962.

33 runners competed in six heats in the initial round, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.

The event was won by Jamaica George Kerr in 46.7 seconds, who also won silver 880 yards earlier in the meet. Kerr finished 0.1 seconds ahead of Englishman Robbie Brightwell and Amos Omolo from Uganda who won bronze. Kerr's winning time in the final set a new Australian all comers record.[1] One of England's finalist hopes Barry Jackson suffered a muscle injury 15 yards from the finish in the second semi final and unable to complete the race.[2]

Records

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World record  Glenn Davis (USA) 45.7 Berkeley, California, United States 14 June 1958
Commonwealth record
Games record  Milkha Singh (IND) 46.6 Cardiff, Wales 24 July 1958 [3]

Round 1

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Heat 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Robbie Brightwell  England 47.5 Q
2 Bill Crothers  Canada 48.4 Q
3 Peter Quiggan  Australia 49.4
4 Eustace Gill  British Honduras 50.5
5 John Kaputin  Papua New Guinea 51.4
6 Arap Kiptalam Keter  Kenya 52.3

Heat 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 George Kerr  Jamaica 47.5 Q
2 Brian Waters  Australia 47.9 Q
3 Nick Overhead  England 48.4
4 Karu Selvaratnam  Malaya 50.3
5 Damian Midi  Papua New Guinea 52.9
6 Nasser Ahmed  Aden 56.3

Heat 3

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Amos Omolo  Uganda 47.1 Q
2 James Addy  Ghana 47.8 Q
3 Adrian Metcalfe  England 48.3
4 John Randall  Australia 48.7
5 Wilson Kiprugut  Kenya 49.0
6 Ken Peters  Hong Kong 49.0

Heat 4

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Malcolm Spence  Jamaica 47.0 Q
2 Barry Jackson  England 47.5 Q
3 Gadi Ado  Uganda 48.5
4 Victor Asirvatham  Malaya 49.4
William Chai Ah-Lim  Sarawak DNS

Heat 5

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kimaru Songok  Kenya 47.6 Q
2 Mel Spence  Jamaica 47.9 Q
3 Ebenezer Quartey  Ghana 48.4
4 Peter Harraghy  Isle of Man 56.1
William Lee  Sarawak DNS

Heat 6

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ken Roche  Australia 48.4 Q
2 Barry Robinson  New Zealand 48.6 Q
3 Laurie Khan  Jamaica 48.8
4 Brobbey Mensah  Ghana 49.2
5 Mohamed Abdul Rahiman  Malaya 51.2

Semifinals

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Semifinal 1

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Robbie Brightwell  England 47.4 Q
2 Malcolm Spence  Jamaica 47.8 Q
3 Ken Roche  Australia 47.9 Q
4 Kimaru Songok  Kenya 48.5
5 James Addy  Ghana 48.6
6 Barry Robinson  New Zealand 49.4

Semifinal 2

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 George Kerr  Jamaica 46.9 Q
2 Amos Omolo  Uganda 46.9 Q
3 Mel Spence  Jamaica 47.2 Q
4 Brian Waters  Australia 47.8
5 Bill Crothers  Canada 48.2
Barry Jackson  England DNF

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) George Kerr  Jamaica 46.7 ACR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Robbie Brightwell  England 46.8
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Amos Omolo  Uganda 46.8
4 Ken Roche  Australia 47.7
5 Malcolm Spence  Jamaica 47.7
6 Mel Spence  Jamaica 47.8

References

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  1. ^ Webster, Jim; Clarkson, Alan (30 November 1962). "Aust. close to Games record". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 12.
  2. ^ Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ "Sixth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 25 July 1958. p. 12.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Results from Perth Games Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
  5. ^ a b "Commonwealth Games in Detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
  6. ^ "Results of the men's 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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