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

Men's long jump
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date26 November 1962 (1962-11-26)
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning distance26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
Medalists
gold medal    Ghana
silver medal    New Zealand
bronze medal    Jamaica
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The men's long jump 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.

The event was won by Ghanaian Michael Ahey with a jump of 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m), setting a new Games record. Ahey won by 1 ft 34 in (32 cm), ahead of New Zealand's Dave Norris and Wellesley Clayton from Jamaica who won the bronze medal.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Michael Ahey
 Ghana Ghana
Dave Norris
New Zealand New Zealand
Wellesley Clayton
Jamaica Jamaica

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record  Ralph Boston (USA) 27 ft 1+34 in (8.27 m) Moscow, Soviet Union 16 July 1961
Commonwealth record
Games record  Ken Wilmshurst (ENG) 24 ft 8+34 in (7.54 m) Vancouver, Canada 6 August 1954 [2]

The following new championship (games) and national records were set during the competition:

Date Event Athlete Distance Notes
24 November Final  Ghana 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
24 November Final  Wales 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) NR

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Michael Ahey  Ghana 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dave Norris  New Zealand 25 ft 4+34 in (7.74 m)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Wellesley Clayton  Jamaica 25 ft 4+14 in (7.73 m)
4 Lynn Davies  Wales 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) NR[1]
5 John Baguley  Australia 25 ft 1 in (7.65 m)
6 Ian Tomlinson  Australia 24 ft 6+14 in (7.47 m)
7 Paul Odhiambo  Kenya 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
8 John Howell  England 24 ft 2+34 in (7.39 m)
9 Fred Alsop  England 24 ft 2+14 in (7.37 m)
10 William Kamanyi  Uganda 23 ft 11+12 in (7.30 m)
11 Sev Obura  Uganda 23 ft 9+14 in (7.25 m)
12 Allen Crawley  Papua New Guinea 23 ft 8+34 in (7.23 m)
13 Victor Brooks  Jamaica 23 ft 8+12 in (7.23 m)
=14 Jim McCann  Australia 23 ft 1+14 in (7.04 m)
John Blackmore  Australia
16 Roy Collins  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 22 ft 10+14 in (6.97 m)
17 Gabuh Piging  British North Borneo 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m)
18 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing  Sarawak 22 ft 5+12 in (6.85 m)
19 Leroy Lucas  British Honduras 21 ft 9+12 in (6.64 m)

References

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  1. ^ a b Our Athletics Correspondent (27 November 1962). "Halberg Dominates Games Athletics". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Full Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 7 August 1954. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Results of the men's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.