Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

Men's hammer throw
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Competitors 9 from 4 nations
Winning distance 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m)
Medalists
 Howard Payne   England
 Dick Leffler   Australia
 Robert Brown   Australia

The men's hammer throw 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.

The event was won by Englishman Howard Payne with a throw of 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m). Payne won by 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (1.82 m) ahead of the Australian pairing of Dick Leffler and Robert Brown.

Records

World record Hal Connolly (USA)231 ft 10 1⁄2 in (70.68 m)Palo Alto, California, United States21 July 1962
Commonwealth record'
Games record Mike Ellis (ENG)206 ft 4 in (62.89 m)Cardiff, Wales27 July 1958[1]

Final

[2]

RankNameNationalityResultNotes
1st, gold medalist(s)Howard Payne England202 ft 3 in (61.65 m)
2nd, silver medalist(s)Dick Leffler Australia196 ft 3 1⁄2 in (59.83 m)
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Robert Brown Australia189 ft 1 1⁄2 in (57.65 m)
4Charlie Morris Australia186 ft 3 1⁄2 in (56.78 m)
=5Laurie Hall Wales178 ft 6 in (54.41 m)
Mike Edwards Australia
7Dave Leech New Zealand166 ft 5 1⁄2 in (50.74 m)
John Sheldrick EnglandDNS
John McSorley EnglandDNS

References

  1. ↑ "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
  2. ↑ "Results of the men's hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
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