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

Men's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	26 November 1962 (1962-11-26)
Competitors	19 from 13 nations
Winning distance	26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
Medalists
Michael Ahey    Ghana   Dave Norris    New Zealand   Wellesley Clayton    Jamaica

The men's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 24 November 1962.

The event was won by Ghanaian Michael Ahey with a jump of 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m), setting a new Games record. Ahey won by 1 ft 3⁄4 in (32 cm), ahead of New Zealand's Dave Norris and Wellesley Clayton from Jamaica who won the bronze medal.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Michael Ahey  Ghana Ghana	Dave Norris New Zealand	Wellesley Clayton Jamaica

Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record	Ralph Boston (USA)	27 ft 1+3⁄4 in (8.27 m)	Moscow, Soviet Union	16 July 1961
Commonwealth record
Games record	Ken Wilmshurst (ENG)	24 ft 8+3⁄4 in (7.54 m)	Vancouver, Canada	6 August 1954	[2]

The following new championship (games) and national records were set during the competition:

Date	Event	Athlete	Distance	Notes
24 November	Final	Ghana	26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)	GR
24 November	Final	Wales	25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)	NR

Final

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Michael Ahey	Ghana	26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)	GR
	Dave Norris	New Zealand	25 ft 4+3⁄4 in (7.74 m)
	Wellesley Clayton	Jamaica	25 ft 4+1⁄4 in (7.73 m)
4	Lynn Davies	Wales	25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)	NR[1]
5	John Baguley	Australia	25 ft 1 in (7.65 m)
6	Ian Tomlinson	Australia	24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
7	Paul Odhiambo	Kenya	24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
8	John Howell	England	24 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.39 m)
9	Fred Alsop	England	24 ft 2+1⁄4 in (7.37 m)
10	William Kamanyi	Uganda	23 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.30 m)
11	Sev Obura	Uganda	23 ft 9+1⁄4 in (7.25 m)
12	Allen Crawley	Papua New Guinea	23 ft 8+3⁄4 in (7.23 m)
13	Victor Brooks	Jamaica	23 ft 8+1⁄2 in (7.23 m)
=14	Jim McCann	Australia	23 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.04 m)
	John Blackmore	Australia
16	Roy Collins	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	22 ft 10+1⁄4 in (6.97 m)
17	Gabuh Piging	British North Borneo	22 ft 7 in (6.88 m)
18	Joseph Lee Gut-Hing	Sarawak	22 ft 5+1⁄2 in (6.85 m)
19	Leroy Lucas	British Honduras	21 ft 9+1⁄2 in (6.64 m)

References

1. Our Athletics Correspondent (27 November 1962). "Halberg Dominates Games Athletics". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 3. {{cite news}}: |author= has generic name (help)
2. "Full Games Results". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 7 August 1954. p. 11.
3. "Results of the men's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2014.