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

Men's marathon
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue Perry Lakes Stadium
Date 29 November 1962 (1962-11-29)
Competitors 21 from 9 nations
Winning time 2:21:17.0 GR
Medalists
 Brian Kilby  England
 Dave Power  Australia
 Rod Bonella  Australia
Athletics at the
1962 British Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd   men   women
220 yd men women
440 yd men
880 yd men women
1 mile men
3 miles men
6 miles men
80 m hurdles women
120 yd hurdles men
440 yd hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×110 yd relay men women
4×440 yd relay men
Road events
Marathon men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
 

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.

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) 2:15:16.2 Rome, Italy 10 September 1960
Games record  Dave Power (AUS) 2:22:45.6 Cardiff, Wales 24 July 1958
Commonwealth record '

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
29 November Final Brian Kilby England 2:21:17.0 GR

Final

[3]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Kilby, BrianBrian Kilby England 2:21:17.0 GR
2nd, silver medalist(s) Power, DaveDave Power Australia 2:22:15.4
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bonella, RodRod Bonella Australia 2:24:07.0
4 Ollerenshaw, KeithKeith Ollerenshaw Australia 2:24:59
5 Batty, MelMel Batty England 2:25:51
6 Akhwari, John StephenJohn Stephen Akhwari Tanganyika 2:28:39
7 Julian, JeffJeff Julian New Zealand 2:30:13
8 Wilkinson, PeterPeter Wilkinson England 2:30:51
9 Hyman, MartinMartin Hyman England 2:32:07
10 Muhammad, GulGul Muhammad Pakistan 2:38:26
11 Rwabugwene, DeogatiusDeogatius Rwabugwene Uganda 2:42:28
12 Dickson, GordonGordon Dickson Canada 2:44:17
13 Kidd, BruceBruce Kidd Canada 9:59:58 DNF
14 Sinfield, IanIan Sinfield Australia 9:59:58 DNF
15 Yusaf, MuhammadMuhammad Yusaf Pakistan 9:59:58 DNF
16 Wood, AlastairAlastair Wood Scotland 9:59:58 DNF
17 Mfyomi, PascalPascal Mfyomi Tanganyika 9:59:58 DNF
18 Zebukire, GeorgeGeorge Zebukire Uganda 9:59:58 DNF
19 Okwera, VinancioVinancio Okwera Uganda 9:59:58 DNF
20 Merriman, JohnJohn Merriman Wales 9:59:58 DNF
21 Magee, BarryBarry Magee New Zealand 9:59:59 DNS

References

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