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

Event:Men's marathon
Games:1962
Venue:Perry Lakes Stadium
Competitors:21
Nations:9
Win Value:2:21:17.0 GR
Gold:Brian Kilby
Goldcga:ENG
Silver:Dave Power
Silvercga:AUS
Bronze:Rod Bonella
Bronzecga:AUS
Prev:1958
Next:1966

The men's marathon 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 European champion, Englishman Brian Kilby in 2:21:17.0, setting a new Games record. Kilby won by 58.6 seconds ahead of the defending champion Australian Dave Power and another Australian Rod Bonella who won the bronze medal.[1]

New Zealand's Barry Magee who finished fourth in the 6 mile event earlier in the meet, was ruled unfit to start the race due to blistered feet.[2]

Records

The following records were established during the competition:

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
2:21:17.0 GR
2:22:15.4
2:24:07.0
2:24:59
2:25:51
2:28:39
2:30:13
2:30:51
2:32:07
10 2:38:26
11 2:42:28
12 2:44:17

Notes and References

  1. News: Our Athletics Correspondent. 'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'. The Times. London. Times Newspapers Ltd. 4. 30 November 1962.
  2. News: Commonwealth Games in detail. The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 12. 30 November 1962.
  3. Web site: Results of the men's marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. CGF. 18 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419015046/http://www.thecgf.com/games/results.asp?gameid=3035&sportid=1474. 19 April 2014. dead.