Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 4 × 110 yards relay

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Men's 4 × 110 yards relay
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date1 December 1962 (1962-12-01)
Teams9
Winning time40.6 GR
Medalists
gold medal Peter Radford
Len Carter
Alf Meakin
David Jones		   England
silver medal Michael Ahey


Michael Okantey		   Ghana
bronze medal 
Ron Jones
Berwyn Jones
Nick Whitehead		   Wales
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The men's 4 × 110 yards relay at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, part of the athletics programme, was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.

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

The event was won English team of Peter Radford, Len Carter, Alf Meakin and David Jones. They finished ahead of Ghanaian team of Michael Ahey, , and Michael Okantey and the Welsh quartet of , Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones and Nick Whitehead who won bronze. The winning time of 40.6 seconds was posted by both England and Ghana, with both team setting a new games record. The time also equalled the British record.[1]

During the first change between Bob Lay and Dennis Tipping, the baton was dropped and Australians failed to recover, crossing the line in last place. The Sarawak team, who had originally finished 5th in 43.9 seconds were later disqualified.[2]

Records[]

World record The University of Texas
(, Eddie Southern, , )		 39.6 Modesto, California, United States 30 May 1959
Commonwealth record
Games record  England (ENG)
(Peter Radford, Roy Sandstrom, David Segal, Adrian Breacker)		 40.7 Cardiff, Wales 27 July 1958 [3]

Round 1[]

Heat 1[]

[1]

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  Australia Bob Lay, Dennis Tipping, Gary Holdsworth, Michael Cleary 41.2 Q
2  Wales , Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones, Nick Whitehead 41.4 Q
3  Rhodesia and Nyasaland , Jeffery Smith, Danie Burger, Johan du Preez 42.6 Q
4  Mauritius , , , 43.2
5  Papua New Guinea , , , Allen Crawley 43.6

Heat 2[]

[1]

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1  England Peter Radford, Len Carter, Alf Meakin, David Jones 41.0 Q
2  Ghana Michael Ahey, , , Michael Okantey 41.3 Q
3  Sarawak , Kuda Ditta, , 43.8 Q
4  Aden , , , 43.8

Final[]

[4]

Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s)  England Peter Radford, Len Carter, Alf Meakin, David Jones 40.6 GR, =BR
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ghana Michael Ahey, , , Michael Okantey 40.6 GR
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Wales , Ron Jones, Berwyn Jones, Nick Whitehead 40.8
4  Rhodesia and Nyasaland , Jeffery Smith, Danie Burger, Johan du Preez 42.7
5  Australia Bob Lay, Dennis Tipping, Gary Holdsworth, Michael Cleary 44.7
 Sarawak , Kuda Ditta, , DSQ

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Abrahams, Harold (2 December 1962). "Snell wins disappointing mile". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Limited. p. 22.
  2. ^ Webster, Jim (2 December 1962). "Aust. dropped baton". The Sun-Herald. Sydney: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 24.
  3. ^ "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
  4. ^ "Results of the men's 4 × 110 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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