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
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26)
Competitors 19 from 13 nations
Winning distance 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
Medalists
 Michael Ahey  Ghana
 Dave Norris  New Zealand
 Wellesley Clayton  Jamaica
Athletics at the
1962 British Empire and
Commonwealth Games
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.[1]

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Michael Ahey
Ghana Ghana		 Dave Norris
New Zealand New Zealand		 Wellesley Clayton
Jamaica Jamaica

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record  Ralph Boston (USA) 27 ft 1 3⁄4 in (8.27 m) Moscow, Soviet Union 16 July 1961
Games record  Ken Wilmshurst (ENG) 24 ft 8 3⁄4 in (7.54 m) Vancouver, Canada 6 August 1954 [2]
Commonwealth record '

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

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Result Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Ahey, MichaelMichael Ahey Ghana 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Norris, DaveDave Norris New Zealand 25 ft 4 3⁄4 in (7.74 m)
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Clayton, WellesleyWellesley Clayton Jamaica 25 ft 4 1⁄4 in (7.73 m)
4 Davies, LynnLynn Davies Wales 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) NR[1]
5 Baguley, JohnJohn Baguley Australia 25 ft 1 in (7.65 m)
6 Tomlinson, IanIan Tomlinson Australia 24 ft 6 1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
7 Odhiambo, PaulPaul Odhiambo Kenya 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
8 Howell, JohnJohn Howell England 24 ft 2 3⁄4 in (7.39 m)
9 Alsop, FredFred Alsop England 24 ft 2 1⁄4 in (7.37 m)
10 Kamanyi, WilliamWilliam Kamanyi Uganda 23 ft 11 1⁄2 in (7.30 m)
11 Obura, SevSev Obura Uganda 23 ft 9 1⁄4 in (7.25 m)
12 Crawley, AllenAllen Crawley Papua and New Guinea 23 ft 8 3⁄4 in (7.23 m)
13 Brooks, VictorVictor Brooks Jamaica 23 ft 8 1⁄2 in (7.23 m)
=14 McCann, JimJim McCann Australia 23 ft 1 1⁄4 in (7.04 m)
Blackmore, JohnJohn Blackmore Australia
16 Collins, RoyRoy Collins Rhodesia and Nyasaland 22 ft 10 1⁄4 in (6.97 m)
17 Piging, GabuhGabuh Piging British North Borneo 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m)
18 Gut-Hing, Joseph LeeJoseph Lee Gut-Hing Sarawak 22 ft 5 1⁄2 in (6.85 m)
19 Lucas, LeroyLeroy Lucas British Honduras 21 ft 9 1⁄2 in (6.64 m)

References

  1. 1 2 Our Athletics Correspondent (27 November 1962). "Halberg Dominates Games Athletics". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 3.
  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. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
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