Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump

Men's triple jump
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 29 November 1962 (1962-11-29)
Competitors 15 from 11 nations
Winning distance 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) GR
Medalists
 Ian Tomlinson  Australia
 John Baguley  Australia
 Fred Alsop  England
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 triple jump 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 event was won by the defending champion Australian Ian Tomlinson with a jump of 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m), breaking his own Games record by over a foot. Tomlinson won by 4 3⁄4 in (12 cm), ahead of his compatriot John Baguley and Fred Alsop from England who won the bronze medal.[1]

Wales' Lynn Davies who had finished fourth in the long jump failed to record a single legal jump.

Records

World record  Józef Szmidt (POL) 55 ft 10 1⁄4 in (17.02 m) Olsztyn, Poland 5 August 1960
Games record  Ian Tomlinson (AUS) 51 ft 7 3⁄4 in (15.74 m) Cardiff, Wales 24 July 1958 [2]
Commonwealth record '

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
29 November Final Ian Tomlinson Australia 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) GR
29 November Final Fred Alsop England 52 ft 7 in (16.03 m) NR

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Tomlinson, IanIan Tomlinson Australia 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) GR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Baguley, JohnJohn Baguley Australia 52 ft 9 1⁄4 in (16.08 m)
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Alsop, FredFred Alsop England 52 ft 7 in (16.03 m) BR[4]
4 Boase, GrahamGraham Boase Australia 51 ft 8 3⁄4 in (15.77 m)
5 Samuels, MahoneyMahoney Samuels Jamaica 50 ft 10 1⁄4 in (15.50 m)
6 Norris, DaveDave Norris New Zealand 50 ft 6 1⁄2 in (15.41 m)
7 Odhiambo, PaulPaul Odhiambo Kenya 48 ft 11 1⁄2 in (14.92 m)
8 Rule, KevinKevin Rule Australia 48 ft 10 1⁄2 in (14.90 m)
9 Ogwang, LawrenceLawrence Ogwang Uganda 48 ft 9 in (14.86 m)
10 Piging, GabuhGabuh Piging British North Borneo 47 ft 5 1⁄2 in (14.47 m)
11 Howell, JohnJohn Howell England 47 ft 0 in (14.33 m)
12 Lucas, LeroyLeroy Lucas British Honduras 43 ft 7 1⁄4 in (13.29 m)
13 Davies, LynnLynn Davies Wales 0.1 NM
14 Crawley, AllenAllen Crawley Papua and New Guinea 0.0 DNS
15 Collins, RoyRoy Collins Rhodesia and Nyasaland 0.0 DNS

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 staff correspondent (25 July 1958). "Hop, Step and Jump victory". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. AAP. p. 12.
  3. ↑ "Results of the men's triple jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4.
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