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

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Men's 440 yards
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (rounds 1)
29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (semis and final)
Competitors 33 from 15 nations
Winning time 46.7 s
Medalists
gold medal  George Kerr   Jamaica
silver medal  Robbie Brightwell   England
bronze medal  Amos Omolo   Uganda
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The men's 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962.

33 runners competed in six heats in the initial round, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.

The event was won by Jamaica George Kerr in 46.7 seconds, who also won silver 880 yards earlier in the meet. Kerr finished 0.1 seconds ahead of Englishman Robbie Brightwell and Amos Omolo from Uganda who won bronze. Kerr's winning time in the final set an new Australian all comers record.[1] One of England's finalist hopes Barry Jackson suffered a muscle injury 15 yards from the finish in the second semi final and unable to complete the race.[2]

Records

World record  Glenn Davis (USA) 45.7 Berkeley, California, United States 14 June 1958
Games record  Milkha Singh (IND) 46.6 Cardiff, Wales 24 July 1958 [3]
Commonwealth record '

Round 1

Heat 1

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Robbie Brightwell England 47.5 Q
2 Bill Crothers Canada 48.4 Q
3 Peter Quiggan Australia 49.4
4 Eustace Gill 22x20px British Honduras 50.5
5 John Kaputin Papua and New Guinea 51.4
6 Arap Kiptalam Keter Kenya 52.3

Heat 2

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 George Kerr Jamaica 47.5 Q
2 Brian Waters Australia 47.9 Q
3 Nick Overhead England 48.4
4 Karu Selvaratnam Malaya 50.3
5 Damian Midi Papua and New Guinea 52.9
6 Nasser Ahmed Aden 56.3

Heat 3

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Amos Omolo Uganda 47.1 Q
2 James Addy Ghana 47.8 Q
3 Adrian Metcalfe England 48.3
4 John Randall Australia 48.7
5 Wilson Kiprugut Kenya 49.0
6 Ken Peters Hong Kong 49.0

Heat 4

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Malcolm Spence Jamaica 47.0 Q
2 Barry Jackson England 47.5 Q
3 Gadi Ado Uganda 48.5
4 Victor Asirvatham Malaya 49.4
William Chai Ah-Lim Sarawak DNS

Heat 5

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kimaru Songok Kenya 47.6 Q
2 Mel Spence Jamaica 47.9 Q
3 Ebenezer Quartey Ghana 48.4
4 Peter Harraghy Isle of Man 56.1
William Lee Sarawak DNS

Heat 6

[4]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Ken Roche Australia 48.4 Q
2 Barry Robinson New Zealand 48.6 Q
3 Laurie Khan Jamaica 48.8
4 Brobbey Mensah Ghana 49.2
5 Mohamed Abdul Rahiman Malaya 51.2

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

.[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Robbie Brightwell England 47.4 Q
2 Malcolm Spence Jamaica 47.8 Q
3 Ken Roche Australia 47.9 Q
4 Kimaru Songok Kenya 48.5
5 James Addy Ghana 48.6
6 Barry Robinson New Zealand 49.4

Semifinal 2

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 George Kerr Jamaica 46.9 Q
2 Amos Omolo Uganda 46.9 Q
3 Mel Spence Jamaica 47.2 Q
4 Brian Waters Australia 47.8
5 Bill Crothers Canada 48.2
Barry Jackson England DNF

Final

[6]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st George Kerr Jamaica 46.7 ACR
2nd Robbie Brightwell England 46.8
3rd Amos Omolo Uganda 46.8
4 Ken Roche Australia 47.7
5 Malcolm Spence Jamaica 47.7
6 Mel Spence Jamaica 47.8

References

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