33 runners competed in six heats in the initial round, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final.
The event was won by Jamaica George Kerr in 46.7 seconds, who also won silver 880 yards earlier in the meet. Kerr finished 0.1 seconds ahead of Englishman Robbie Brightwell and Amos Omolo from Uganda who won bronze. Kerr's winning time in the final set a new Australian all comers record.[1] One of England's finalist hopes Barry Jackson suffered a muscle injury 15 yards from the finish in the second semi final and unable to complete the race.[2]
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athletics, 1962, british, empire, commonwealth, games, yards, yards, 1962, british, empire, commonwealth, games, part, athletics, programme, held, perry, lakes, stadium, monday, november, thursday, november, 1962, yards, 1962, british, empire, commonwealth, ga. The men s 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962 Men s 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth GamesVenuePerry Lakes StadiumDate26 November 1962 1962 11 26 rounds 1 29 November 1962 1962 11 29 semis and final Competitors33 from 15 nationsWinning time46 7 sMedalists George Kerr Jamaica Robbie Brightwell England Amos Omolo Uganda 19581966 33 runners competed in six heats in the initial round with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals There were two semifinals and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final The event was won by Jamaica George Kerr in 46 7 seconds who also won silver 880 yards earlier in the meet Kerr finished 0 1 seconds ahead of Englishman Robbie Brightwell and Amos Omolo from Uganda who won bronze Kerr s winning time in the final set a new Australian all comers record 1 One of England s finalist hopes Barry Jackson suffered a muscle injury 15 yards from the finish in the second semi final and unable to complete the race 2 Contents 1 Records 2 Round 1 2 1 Heat 1 2 2 Heat 2 2 3 Heat 3 2 4 Heat 4 2 5 Heat 5 2 6 Heat 6 3 Semifinals 3 1 Semifinal 1 3 2 Semifinal 2 4 Final 5 ReferencesRecords editWorld record nbsp Glenn Davis USA 45 7 Berkeley California United States 14 June 1958Commonwealth recordGames record nbsp Milkha Singh IND 46 6 Cardiff Wales 24 July 1958 3 Round 1 editHeat 1 edit 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 Robbie Brightwell nbsp England 47 5 Q2 Bill Crothers nbsp Canada 48 4 Q3 Peter Quiggan nbsp Australia 49 44 Eustace Gill nbsp British Honduras 50 55 John Kaputin nbsp Papua New Guinea 51 46 Arap Kiptalam Keter nbsp Kenya 52 3Heat 2 edit 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 George Kerr nbsp Jamaica 47 5 Q2 Brian Waters nbsp Australia 47 9 Q3 Nick Overhead nbsp England 48 44 Karu Selvaratnam nbsp Malaya 50 35 Damian Midi nbsp Papua New Guinea 52 96 Nasser Ahmed nbsp Aden 56 3Heat 3 edit 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 Amos Omolo nbsp Uganda 47 1 Q2 James Addy nbsp Ghana 47 8 Q3 Adrian Metcalfe nbsp England 48 34 John Randall nbsp Australia 48 75 Wilson Kiprugut nbsp Kenya 49 06 Ken Peters nbsp Hong Kong 49 0Heat 4 edit 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 Malcolm Spence nbsp Jamaica 47 0 Q2 Barry Jackson nbsp England 47 5 Q3 Gadi Ado nbsp Uganda 48 54 Victor Asirvatham nbsp Malaya 49 4William Chai Ah Lim nbsp Sarawak DNSHeat 5 edit 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 Kimaru Songok nbsp Kenya 47 6 Q2 Mel Spence nbsp Jamaica 47 9 Q3 Ebenezer Quartey nbsp Ghana 48 44 Peter Harraghy nbsp Isle of Man 56 1William Lee nbsp Sarawak DNSHeat 6 edit 4 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 Ken Roche nbsp Australia 48 4 Q2 Barry Robinson nbsp New Zealand 48 6 Q3 Laurie Khan nbsp Jamaica 48 84 Brobbey Mensah nbsp Ghana 49 25 Mohamed Abdul Rahiman nbsp Malaya 51 2Semifinals editSemifinal 1 edit 5 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 Robbie Brightwell nbsp England 47 4 Q2 Malcolm Spence nbsp Jamaica 47 8 Q3 Ken Roche nbsp Australia 47 9 Q4 Kimaru Songok nbsp Kenya 48 55 James Addy nbsp Ghana 48 66 Barry Robinson nbsp New Zealand 49 4Semifinal 2 edit 5 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes1 George Kerr nbsp Jamaica 46 9 Q2 Amos Omolo nbsp Uganda 46 9 Q3 Mel Spence nbsp Jamaica 47 2 Q4 Brian Waters nbsp Australia 47 85 Bill Crothers nbsp Canada 48 2Barry Jackson nbsp England DNFFinal edit 6 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes nbsp George Kerr nbsp Jamaica 46 7 ACR nbsp Robbie Brightwell nbsp England 46 8 nbsp Amos Omolo nbsp Uganda 46 84 Ken Roche nbsp Australia 47 75 Malcolm Spence nbsp Jamaica 47 76 Mel Spence nbsp Jamaica 47 8References edit Webster Jim Clarkson Alan 30 November 1962 Aust close to Games record The Sydney Morning Herald John Fairfax and Sons p 12 Our Athletics Correspondent 30 November 1962 A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going The Times London Times Newspapers Ltd p 4 Sixth Day The Sydney Morning Herald John Fairfax and Sons 25 July 1958 p 12 a b c d e f Results from Perth Games Fourth Day The Sydney Morning Herald John Fairfax and Sons 27 November 1962 p 26 a b Commonwealth Games in Detail The Sydney Morning Herald John Fairfax and Sons 30 November 1962 p 12 Results of the men s 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games CGF Archived from the original on 19 April 2014 Retrieved 18 April 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Men 27s 440 yards amp oldid 1215597434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
