Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's discus throw
| Men's discus throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 7 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 185 ft 3 1⁄2 in (56.48 m) GR | |||||||||
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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 discus throw 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 1962.
The event was won by Australian Warwick Selvey with a throw of 185 ft 3 1⁄2 in (56.48 m), setting a new Games and Australian record. Selvey won by 12 ft 9 1⁄2 in (3.90 m) ahead of Scotsman Mike Lindsay and England's John Sheldrick who won the bronze medal.
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