Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw explained

Event:Men's hammer throw
Games:1962
Venue:Perry Lakes Stadium
Competitors:9
Nations:4
Win Label:Winning distance
Win Value:202feet
Gold:Howard Payne
Goldcga:ENG
Silver:Dick Leffler
Silvercga:AUS
Bronze:Robert Brown
Bronzecga:AUS
Prev:1958
Next:1966

The men's hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.

The event was won by Englishman Howard Payne with a throw of 202feet. Payne won by 5feet ahead of the Australian pairing of Dick Leffler and Robert Brown.

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
4
7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Results of the men's hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 22 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073154/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1470. 4 March 2016. dead.