Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 yards explained
The men's 880 yards 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 1962 and Monday 26 November.
The top two runners in each of the six heats qualified for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.
The event was won by the world recorder holder and the 800 metres Olympic champion, New Zealander Peter Snell in 1:47.6 seconds, setting a new Games record time. Snell won by 0.2 seconds ahead of the Olympic bronze medallist, Jamaican George Kerr and Tony Blue of Australia who won the bronze.[1]
Records
The following records were established during the competition:
Heats
Heat 1
[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1:50.7 | Q |
| 2 | | | 1:50.9 | Q |
| 3 | | | 1:51.4 | |
| 4 | | | 1:54.8 | |
| 5 | | | 2:04.9 | |
| 6 | | | | | |
Heat 2
[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 2 | | | 1:51.5 | Q |
| 3 | | | 1:52.6 | |
| 4 | | | 1:54.2 | |
| 5 | | | 2:01.6 | |
| 6 | | | | | |
Heat 3
[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1:50.6 | Q |
| 2 | | | 1:51.3 | Q |
| 3 | | | 1:52.2 | |
| 4 | | | 1:57.6 | |
| 5 | | | 2:08.0 | | |
Heat 4
[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1:51.1 | Q |
| 2 | | | 1:51.3 | Q |
| 3 | | | 1:52.4 | |
| 4 | | | 1:59.9 | |
| 5 | | | 2:00.0 | | |
Heat 5
[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1:52.7 | Q |
| 2 | | | 1:52.8 | Q |
| 3 | | | 1:53.3 | |
| 4 | | | 1:58.6 | |
| 5 | | | 2:02.8 | | |
Heat 6
[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1:51.4 | Q |
| 2 | | | 1:52.0 | Q |
| 3 | | | 1:52.3 | |
| 4 | | | 1:54.3 | |
| 5 | | | 1:59.7 | | |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1:50.4 | Q |
| 2 | | | 1:50.7 | Q |
| 3 | | | 1:51.0 | Q |
| 4 | | | 1:51.5 | |
| 5 | | | 1:51.7 | |
| 6 | | | 1:54.1 | | |
Semifinal 2
[2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | | | 1:50.5 | Q |
| 2 | | | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 3 | | | 1:51.2 | Q |
| 4 | | | 1:51.3 | |
| 5 | | | 1:52.3 | |
| 6 | | | 1:52.3 | | |
Final
[3] [4]
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 6 | | | 1:47.6 | GR |
| 4 | | | 1:47.8 | |
| 3 | | | 1:49.0 | |
| 4 | 1 | | | 1:49.9 | |
| 5 | 2 | | | 1:50.0 | |
| 6 | 5 | | | 1:52.3 | | |
Notes and References
- News: Jim. Webster. Great Race. The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 25. 27 November 1962.
- News: Yesterday's full Games details. The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. Sydney. 62. 25 November 1962.
- News: Results from Perth - Fourth Day. The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 26. 27 November 1962.
- Web site: Results of the men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 12 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413143027/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1468. 13 April 2014. dead.
