Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 1 mile

Men's 1 mile at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	29 November 1962 (round 1) 1 December 1962 (final)
Competitors	32 from 15 nations
Winning time	4:04.6
Medalists
Peter Snell   New Zealand   John Davies   New Zealand   Terrence Sullivan   Rhodesia and Nyasaland

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

Official video

The men's 1 mile at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Thursday 29 November and Saturday 1 December 1962.

32 runners competed in three heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the final.

The event was won by the world recorder holder and winner of the 880 yards event, New Zealander Peter Snell in 4:04.6. Snell finished 0.5 seconds ahead of his fellow countryman John Davies and Terrence Sullivan representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.^[1]

Records

World record	Peter Snell (NZL)	3:54.4	Whanganui, New Zealand	27 January 1962
Games record	Roger Bannister (ENG)	3:58.8	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	7 August 1954	[2]
Commonwealth record		'

Heats

Heat 1

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Thomas, AlbieAlbie Thomas	Australia	4:02.2	Q
2	Snell, PeterPeter Snell	New Zealand	4:02.4	Q
3	Tulloh, BruceBruce Tulloh	England	4:02.5	Q
4	Simpson, AlanAlan Simpson	England	4:03.0
5	Keino, KipchogeKipchoge Keino	Kenya	4:07.0
6	Khan, AnarAnar Khan	Pakistan	4:15.9
7	Bertoia, DonDon Bertoia	Canada	4:19.0
8	Ndhlovu, JacobJacob Ndhlovu	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	4:19.8
9	Griffiths, DavidDavid Griffiths	Aden	4:23.5
10	Singh Kler, DilbaghDilbagh Singh Kler	British North Borneo	4:26.0

Heat 2

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Sullivan, TerrenceTerrence Sullivan	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	4:06.6	Q
2	Davies, JohnJohn Davies	New Zealand	4:06.7	Q
3	Taylor, StanStan Taylor	England	4:08.7	Q
4	Clohessy, PatPat Clohessy	Australia	4:11.0
5	Francis, PeterPeter Francis	Kenya	4:11.0
6	Rwakojo, RobertRobert Rwakojo	Uganda	4:11.1
7	McLachlan, ColinColin McLachlan	Isle of Man	4:29.2
8	Subramaniam, RamasamyRamasamy Subramaniam	Malaya	4:31.2
9	Mohammed, DariaDaria Mohammed	Aden	4:33.9
10	Salleh, Abdul Wahab MohamedAbdul Wahab Mohamed Salleh	Sarawak	4:48.4
11	Kidd, BruceBruce Kidd	Canada	9:59.9	DNS

Heat 3

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Blue, TonyTony Blue	Australia	4:09.3	Q
2	Harris, TonyTony Harris	Wales	4:09.9	Q
3	Irons, JimJim Irons	Canada	4:10.8	Q
4	Noble, GordonGordon Noble	Australia	4:11.3
5	Berisford, MikeMike Berisford	Scotland	4:13.0
6	Chelimo, StephenStephen Chelimo	Kenya	4:16.8
7	van der Wal, HylkeHylke van der Wal	Canada	4:18.6
8	Hall, BrianBrian Hall	England	4:18.9
9	Cure, CyrilCyril Cure	Mauritius	9:59.8	DNF
10	Baillie, BillBill Baillie	New Zealand	9:59.9	DNS
11	Adeeb, SaidSaid Adeeb	Aden	9:59.9	DNS

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Snell, PeterPeter Snell	New Zealand	4:04.6
	Davies, JohnJohn Davies	New Zealand	4:05.1
	Sullivan, TerrenceTerrence Sullivan	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	4:06.6
4	Blue, TonyTony Blue	Australia	4:09.4
5	Thomas, AlbieAlbie Thomas	Australia	4:11.2
6	Harris, TonyTony Harris	Wales	4:11.8
7	Taylor, StanStan Taylor	England	4:12.7
8	Irons, JimJim Irons	Canada	4:17.4
9	Tulloh, BruceBruce Tulloh	England	4:22.1

References

1. Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Snell's second medal". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
2. "Bannister Triumph in Empire Mile". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 9 August 1954. p. 1.
3. "Commonwealth Games in Detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
4. "Results of the men's 1 mile at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 19 April 2014.