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

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

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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.

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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

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Heat 2

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Final

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References

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