Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

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.

Men's long jump
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date26 November 1962 (1962-11-26)
Competitors19 from 13 nations
Winning distance26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
Medalists
gold medal    Ghana
silver medal    New Zealand
bronze medal    Jamaica
← 1958
1966 →

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 34 in (32 cm), ahead of New Zealand's Dave Norris and Wellesley Clayton from Jamaica who won the bronze medal.[1]

Medalists

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Gold Silver Bronze
Michael Ahey
  Ghana Ghana
Dave Norris
  New Zealand
Wellesley Clayton
  Jamaica

Records

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Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record   Ralph Boston (USA) 27 ft 1+34 in (8.27 m) Moscow, Soviet Union 16 July 1961
Commonwealth record
Games record   Ken Wilmshurst (ENG) 24 ft 8+34 in (7.54 m) Vancouver, Canada 6 August 1954 [2]

The following new championship (games) and national records were set during the competition:

Date Event Athlete Distance Notes
24 November Final   Ghana 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
24 November Final   Wales 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) NR

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
  Michael Ahey   Ghana 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
  Dave Norris   New Zealand 25 ft 4+34 in (7.74 m)
  Wellesley Clayton   Jamaica 25 ft 4+14 in (7.73 m)
4 Lynn Davies   Wales 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) NR[1]
5 John Baguley   Australia 25 ft 1 in (7.65 m)
6 Ian Tomlinson   Australia 24 ft 6+14 in (7.47 m)
7 Paul Odhiambo   Kenya 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
8 John Howell   England 24 ft 2+34 in (7.39 m)
9 Fred Alsop   England 24 ft 2+14 in (7.37 m)
10 William Kamanyi   Uganda 23 ft 11+12 in (7.30 m)
11 Sev Obura   Uganda 23 ft 9+14 in (7.25 m)
12 Allen Crawley   Papua New Guinea 23 ft 8+34 in (7.23 m)
13 Victor Brooks   Jamaica 23 ft 8+12 in (7.23 m)
=14 Jim McCann   Australia 23 ft 1+14 in (7.04 m)
John Blackmore   Australia
16 Roy Collins   Rhodesia and Nyasaland 22 ft 10+14 in (6.97 m)
17 Gabuh Piging   British North Borneo 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m)
18 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing   Sarawak 22 ft 5+12 in (6.85 m)
19 Leroy Lucas   British Honduras 21 ft 9+12 in (6.64 m)

References

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  1. ^ a b Our Athletics Correspondent (27 November 1962). "Halberg Dominates Games Athletics". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ "Full Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 7 August 1954. p. 11.
  3. ^ "Results of the men's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.