Men's hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
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Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 1 December 1962 | |||||||||
Competitors | 9 from 4 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m) | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.
The event was won by Englishman Howard Payne with a throw of 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m). Payne won by 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (1.82 m) ahead of the Australian pairing of Dick Leffler and Robert Brown.