Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 120 yards hurdles
| Men's 440 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 29 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14.3 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 yd | men | women | ||
| 220 yd | men | women | ||
| 440 yd | men | |||
| 880 yd | men | women | ||
| 1 mile | men | |||
| 3 miles | men | |||
| 6 miles | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 120 yd hurdles | men | |||
| 440 yd hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×110 yd relay | men | women | ||
| 4×440 yd relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
The men's 120 yards hurdles 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 1962.
The top two runners in each of the three heats qualified for the final.
The event was won by Pakistan's Ghulam Raziq in 14.3 seconds, ahead of Australia's Dave Prince and Laurie Taitt from England who won bronze. This was Pakistan's only medal in the track and field program.[1]
Uganda's Benson Ishiepai who won bronze in the 440 yards hurdles event, withdrew prior to the start of his heat.
Records
| World record |  Martin Lauer (FRG) Lee Calhoun (USA) | 13.2 | Zürich, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland | 7 July 1959 21 August 1960 | |
| Games record | .svg.png){kind=small} Tom Lavery (SAF) | 14.0 | Sydney, Australia | 12 February 1938 | [2] |
| Commonwealth record | ' |
Heats
Heat 1
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taitt, LaurieLaurie Taitt |  England | 14.3 | Q |
| 2 | Devlin, MichaelMichael Devlin |  Australia | 14.5 | Q |
| 3 | Knoke, GaryGary Knoke | Australia | 14.6 | |
| 4 | Eswau, CharlesCharles Eswau |  Uganda | 15.0 | |
| 5 | Sahi, IqbalIqbal Sahi |  Pakistan | 15.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daws, MickMick Daws | Australia | 14.5 | Q |
| 2 | Birrell, BobBob Birrell | England | 14.6 | Q |
| 3 | Burger, DanieDanie Burger |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 14.8 | |
| 4 | Aikman, LoganLogan Aikman |  New Zealand | 15.6 | |
| 5 | Ditta, KudaKuda Ditta | .svg.png){kind=small} Sarawak | 59.7 | DSQ |
Heat 3
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raziq, GhulamGhulam Raziq | Pakistan | 14.2 | Q |
| 2 | Prince, DaveDave Prince | Australia | 14.2 | Q |
| 3 | Dallow, PaulPaul Dallow | New Zealand | 15.1 | |
| 4 | Salole, ChristopherChristopher Salole |  Aden | 15.8 | |
| 5 | Ishiepai, BensonBenson Ishiepai | Uganda | 59.9 | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Raziq, GhulamGhulam Raziq | Pakistan | 14.3 | |
 | Prince, DaveDave Prince | Australia | 14.4 | |
 | Taitt, LaurieLaurie Taitt | England | 14.7 | |
| 4 | Devlin, MichaelMichael Devlin | Australia | 14.9 | |
| 5 | Daws, MickMick Daws | Australia | 14.9 | |
| 6 | Birrell, BobBob Birrell | England | 15.2 |
References
- ↑ Webster, Jim; Clarkson, Alan (30 November 1962). "Aust. close to Games record". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 12.
- ↑ "Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 14 February 1938. p. 16.
- 1 2 3 "Commonwealth Games in detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
- ↑ "Results of the men's 120 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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