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 |
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 19 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning distance | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 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 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 3⁄4 in (32 cm), ahead of New Zealand's Dave Norris and Wellesley Clayton from Jamaica who won the bronze medal.
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
The following new championship (games) and national records were set during the competition:
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