The men's high 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.
Men's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 24 November 1962 | |||||||||
Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
Winning height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) GR | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The event was won by Australian Percy Hobson with a jump of 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), setting a new Games record. Hobson won by one inch ahead of fellow countryman Chilla Porter and Anton Norris from Barbados who won the bronze medal.[1]
Records
editWorld record | Valeriy Brumel (URS) | 7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) | Palo Alto, California, United States | 22 July 1962 | |
Commonwealth record | |||||
Games record | Ernle Haisley (JAM) | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | Cardiff, Wales | 20 July 1958 | [2] |
Final
editRank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
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Percy Hobson | Australia | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | GR | |
Chilla Porter | Australia | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
Anton Norris | Barbados | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||
4 | Gordon Miller | England | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
5 | Joseph Leresae | Kenya | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
6 | Lawrie Peckham | Australia | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
7 | Tony Sneazwell | Australia | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |
8 | Crawford Fairbrother | Scotland | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
9 | Patrick Etolu | Uganda | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
10 | Leroy Lucas | British Honduras | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
11 | Edward Laboran | Papua New Guinea | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
Laurie Taitt | England | DNS | ||
John Howell | England | DNS |
References
edit- ^ Webster, Jim (25 November 1962). "Great start for Australian athletes". The Sun-Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. pp. 45, 61.
- ^ "Second Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 21 July 1958. p. 17.
- ^ "Yesterday's full Games details". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. 25 November 1962. p. 62.
- ^ "Results of the men's high jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.