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.
| Men's marathon at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 29 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:21:17.0 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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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 edit
| World record |  Abebe Bikila (ETH) |
2:15:16.2 | Rome, Italy | 10 September 1960 |
| Commonwealth record | ||||
| Games record |  Dave Power (AUS) |
2:22:45.6 | Cardiff, Wales | 24 July 1958 |
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 edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Brian Kilby | England |
2:21:17.0 | GR |
 |
Dave Power | Australia |
2:22:15.4 | |
 |
Rod Bonella | Australia |
2:24:07.0 | |
| 4 | Keith Ollerenshaw | Australia |
2:24:59 | |
| 5 | Mel Batty | England |
2:25:51 | |
| 6 | John Stephen Akhwari |  Tanganyika |
2:28:39 | |
| 7 | Jeff Julian |  New Zealand |
2:30:13 | |
| 8 | Peter Wilkinson | England |
2:30:51 | |
| 9 | Martin Hyman | England |
2:32:07 | |
| 10 | Gul Muhammad |  Pakistan |
2:38:26 | |
| 11 | Deogatius Rwabugwene |  Uganda |
2:42:28 | |
| 12 | Gordon Dickson |  Canada |
2:44:17 | |
| Bruce Kidd | Canada |
DNF | ||
| Ian Sinfield | Australia |
DNF | ||
| Muhammad Yusaf | Pakistan |
DNF | ||
| Alastair Wood |  Scotland |
DNF | ||
| Pascal Mfyomi | Tanganyika |
DNF | ||
| George Zebukire | Uganda |
DNF | ||
| Vinancio Okwera | Uganda |
DNF | ||
| John Merriman |  Wales |
DNF | ||
| Barry Magee | New Zealand |
DNS |
References edit
- ^ Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games in detail". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 30 November 1962. p. 12.
- ^ "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.