Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 440 yards relay

Men's 4 × 440 yards relay
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Teams 8
Winning time 3:10.2
Medalists
 Malcolm Spence
Laurie Khan
Mel Spence
George Kerr		   Jamaica
 Adrian Metcalfe
Robert Setti
Barry Jackson
Robbie Brightwell		   England
 Ebenezer Quartey
James Addy
Frederick Owusu
John Asare-Antwi		   Ghana

The men's 4 × 440 yards relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.

Eights nations competed in two heats in the first round, with the top three from each heat qualifying for the final.

The event was won Jamaican team of Malcolm Spence, Laurie Khan, Mel Spence and George Kerr in a time of 3:10.2. They finished a full second ahead of English team of Adrian Metcalfe, Robert Setti, Barry Jackson and Robbie Brightwell and the Ghanaian quartet of Ebenezer Quartey, James Addy, Frederick Owusu and John Asare-Antwi who won bronze.[1]

Records

World record United States (USA)
(Eddie Southern, Earl Young, Otis Davis, Jack Yerman)		3:05.6Walnut, California, United States12 August 1960[2]
Commonwealth record'
Games record South Africa (SAF)
(Gerald Evans, Gert Potgieter, Gordon Day, Malcolm Spence)		3:08.1Cardiff, Wales27 July 1958[3]

Round 1

Heat 1

[1]

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
1 JamaicaGeorge Kerr, Laurie Khan, Malcolm Spence, Mel Spence3:12.1Q
2 AustraliaBrian Waters, Peter Quiggan, John Randall, Ken Roche3:15.4Q
3 KenyaKimaru Songok, Peter Francis, Seraphino Antao, Wilson Kiprugut3:18.9Q
4 MalayaKaru Selvaratnam, Mazlan Hamzah, Mohamed Abdul Rahiman, Victor Asirvatham3:22.5

Heat 2

[1]

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
1 EnglandAdrian Metcalfe, Barry Jackson, Robert Setti, Robbie Brightwell3:13.1Q
2 GhanaEbenezer Quartey, Frederick Owusu, James Addy, John Asare-Antwi3:14.0Q
3 CanadaGeorge Shepherd, Don Bertoia, Lynn Eves, Bill Crothers3:15.2Q
4 New ZealandBarry Robinson, Dave Norris, Gary Philpott, Peter Snell3:17.3

Final

[4]

RankNationCompetitorsTimeNotes
1st, gold medalist(s) JamaicaMalcolm Spence, Laurie Khan, Mel Spence, George Kerr3:10.2
2nd, silver medalist(s) EnglandAdrian Metcalfe, Robert Setti, Barry Jackson, Robbie Brightwell3:11.2
3rd, bronze medalist(s) GhanaEbenezer Quartey, James Addy, Frederick Owusu, John Asare-Antwi3:12.3
4 AustraliaBrian Waters, Peter Quiggan, John Randall, Ken Roche3:12.9
5 KenyaKimaru Songok, Peter Francis, Seraphino Antao, Wilson Kiprugut3:16.0
6 CanadaGeorge Shepherd, Don Bertoia, Lynn Eves, Bill Crothers3:20.6

References

  1. 1 2 3 Abrahams, Harold (2 December 1962). "Snell wins disappointing mile". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Limited. p. 22.
  2. ↑ Gustkey, Earl (12 August 1999). "Boston Leaps Beyond Owens Into History". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
  4. ↑ "Results of the men's 4 × 440 yards relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
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