Athletics_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games_–_Men's_marathon

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

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

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The men's marathon 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 1962.

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The event was won by the European champion, Englishman Brian Kilby in 2:21:17.0, setting a new Games record. Kilby won by 58.6 seconds ahead of the defending champion Australian Dave Power and another Australian Rod Bonella who won the bronze medal.[1]

New Zealand's Barry Magee who finished fourth in the 6 mile event earlier in the meet, was ruled unfit to start the race due to blistered feet.[2]

Records

World record Abebe Bikila (ETH)2:15:16.2Rome, Italy10 September 1960
Commonwealth record
Games record Dave Power (AUS)2:22:45.6Cardiff, Wales24 July 1958

The following records were established during the competition:

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Final

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References

  1. [1]
    Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4.
  2. [2]
    "Commonwealth Games in detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
  3. [3]
    "Results of the men's marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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