Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 yards
| Men's 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26 November 1962 (rounds 1) 29 November 1962 (semis and final) |
|||||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 46.7 s | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
|
||||||||||
|
Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 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 a new Australian all comers record. 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.
.
...
Wikipedia