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

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Men's triple jump
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
gold medal  Ian Tomlinson   Australia
silver medal  John Baguley   Australia
bronze medal  Fred Alsop   England
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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 Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)., 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) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). Olsztyn, Poland 5 August 1960
Games record  Ian Tomlinson (AUS) Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). 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 Ian Tomlinson Australia 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) GR
2nd John Baguley Australia Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
3rd Fred Alsop England 52 ft 7 in (16.03 m) BR[4]
4 Graham Boase Australia Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
5 Mahoney Samuels Jamaica Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
6 Dave Norris New Zealand Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
7 Paul Odhiambo Kenya Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
8 Kevin Rule Australia Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
9 Lawrence Ogwang Uganda 48 ft 9 in (14.86 m)
10 Gabuh Piging British North Borneo Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
11 John Howell England 47 ft 0 in (14.33 m)
12 Leroy Lucas 22x20px British Honduras Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).
Lynn Davies Wales NM
Allan Crawley Papua and New Guinea DNS
Roy Collins Rhodesia and Nyasaland DNS

References

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