Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile
| Men's 1 mile at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 29 November 1962 (round 1) 1 December 1962 (final) |
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| Competitors | 32 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:04.6 | |||||||||
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Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 yd | men | women | ||
| 220 yd | men | women | ||
| 440 yd | men | |||
| 880 yd | men | women | ||
| 1 mile | men | |||
| 3 miles | men | |||
| 6 miles | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 120 yd hurdles | men | |||
| 440 yd hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×110 yd relay | men | women | ||
| 4×440 yd relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
The men's 1 mile 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 and Saturday 1 December 1962.
32 runners competed in three heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the final.
The event was won by the world recorder holder and winner of the 880 yards event, New Zealander Peter Snell in 4:04.6. Snell finished 0.5 seconds ahead of his fellow countryman John Davies and Terrence Sullivan representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
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