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

Event:Men's 440 yards hurdles
Games:1962
Venue:Perry Lakes Stadium
Date: (heats)
(final)
Competitors:14
Nations:9
Win Value:51.5
Gold:Ken Roche
Goldcga:AUS
Silver:Kimaru Songok
Silvercga:KEN
Bronze:Benson Ishiepai
Bronzecga:UGA
Prev:1958
Next:1966

The men's 440 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 24 November and Monday 26 November 1962.

The top three runners in each of the two heats qualified for the final.

The event was won by Australian Ken Roche in 51.5 seconds, ahead of Kenya's Kimaru Songok and Benson Ishiepai from Uganda. Roche was trailing Songok at the final hurdle but managed to seal the victory over the final 10 yards by 0.4 seconds.[1]

Heats

Heat 1

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 52.0 Q
2 52.1 Q
3 52.6 Q
4 53.7
5 54.3
6 55.7

Heat 2

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 52.3 Q
2 52.5 Q
3 53.8 Q
4 54.2
5 56.2

Final

[3] [4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
51.5
51.9
52.3
4 52.5
5 52.6
6 53.3

Notes and References

  1. News: Jim. Webster. Australia's Golden Day in Perth. The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 25. 27 November 1962.
  2. News: Yesterday's full Games details. The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. Sydney. 62. 25 November 1962.
  3. News: Results from Perth - Fourth Day. The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 26. 27 November 1962.
  4. Web site: Results of the men's 440 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 2 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407082303/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1463. 7 April 2014. dead.