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

Men's 440 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (rounds 1)
29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (semis and final)
Competitors 33 from 15 nations
Winning time 46.7 s
Medalists
 George Kerr  Jamaica
 Robbie Brightwell  England
 Amos Omolo  Uganda
Athletics at the
1962 British Empire and
Commonwealth Games
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 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 an 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

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

Round 1

Heat 1

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brightwell, RobbieRobbie Brightwell England 47.5 Q
2 Crothers, BillBill Crothers Canada 48.4 Q
3 Quiggan, PeterPeter Quiggan Australia 49.4
4 Gill, EustaceEustace Gill British Honduras 50.5
5 Kaputin, JohnJohn Kaputin Papua and New Guinea 51.4
6 Keter, Arap KiptalamArap Kiptalam Keter Kenya 52.3

Heat 2

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr Jamaica 47.5 Q
2 Waters, BrianBrian Waters Australia 47.9 Q
3 Overhead, NickNick Overhead England 48.4
4 Selvaratnam, KaruKaru Selvaratnam Malaya 50.3
5 Midi, DamianDamian Midi Papua and New Guinea 52.9
6 Ahmed, NasserNasser Ahmed Aden 56.3

Heat 3

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Omolo, AmosAmos Omolo Uganda 47.1 Q
2 Addy, JamesJames Addy Ghana 47.8 Q
3 Metcalfe, AdrianAdrian Metcalfe England 48.3
4 Randall, JohnJohn Randall Australia 48.7
5 Kiprugut, WilsonWilson Kiprugut Kenya 49.0
6 Peters, KenKen Peters Hong Kong 49.0

Heat 4

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Spence, MalcolmMalcolm Spence Jamaica 47.0 Q
2 Jackson, BarryBarry Jackson England 47.5 Q
3 Ado, GadiGadi Ado Uganda 48.5
4 Asirvatham, VictorVictor Asirvatham Malaya 49.4
5 Ah-Lim, William ChaiWilliam Chai Ah-Lim Sarawak 59.9 DNS

Heat 5

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Songok, KimaruKimaru Songok Kenya 47.6 Q
2 Spence, MelMel Spence Jamaica 47.9 Q
3 Quartey, EbenezerEbenezer Quartey Ghana 48.4
4 Harraghy, PeterPeter Harraghy Isle of Man 56.1
5 Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee Sarawak 59.9 DNS

Heat 6

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Roche, KenKen Roche Australia 48.4 Q
2 Robinson, BarryBarry Robinson New Zealand 48.6 Q
3 Khan, LaurieLaurie Khan Jamaica 48.8
4 Mensah, BrobbeyBrobbey Mensah Ghana 49.2
5 Rahiman, Mohamed AbdulMohamed Abdul Rahiman Malaya 51.2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Brightwell, RobbieRobbie Brightwell England 47.4 Q
2 Spence, MalcolmMalcolm Spence Jamaica 47.8 Q
3 Roche, KenKen Roche Australia 47.9 Q
4 Songok, KimaruKimaru Songok Kenya 48.5
5 Addy, JamesJames Addy Ghana 48.6
6 Robinson, BarryBarry Robinson New Zealand 49.4

Semifinal 2

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr Jamaica 46.9 Q
2 Omolo, AmosAmos Omolo Uganda 46.9 Q
3 Spence, MelMel Spence Jamaica 47.2 Q
4 Waters, BrianBrian Waters Australia 47.8
5 Crothers, BillBill Crothers Canada 48.2
6 Jackson, BarryBarry Jackson England 59.8 DNF

Final

[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Kerr, GeorgeGeorge Kerr Jamaica 46.7 ACR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Brightwell, RobbieRobbie Brightwell England 46.8
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Omolo, AmosAmos Omolo Uganda 46.8
4 Roche, KenKen Roche Australia 47.7
5 Spence, MalcolmMalcolm Spence Jamaica 47.7
6 Spence, MelMel Spence Jamaica 47.8

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "Sixth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 25 July 1958. p. 12.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Results from Perth Games Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
  5. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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