The men's 3 miles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November 1962.
| Men's 3 miles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 13:34.2 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The event was won by the defending and Olympic champion as well as the world and Games record holder, New Zealand's Murray Halberg in 13:34.2. Halberg finished ahead of Australian Ron Clarke and Canadian Bruce Kidd who won the 6 mile event earlier in the meet.[1]
Records edit
| World record |  Murray Halberg (NZL) |
13:10.0 | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 July 1961 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Murray Halberg (NZL) |
13:15.0 | Cardiff, Wales | 23 July 1958 | [2] |
Final edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Murray Halberg | New Zealand |
13:34.2 | |
 |
Ron Clarke |  Australia |
13:36.0 | |
 |
Bruce Kidd |  Canada |
13:36.4 | |
| 4 | Bruce Tulloh |  England |
13:37.8 | |
| 5 | Albie Thomas | Australia |
13:40.6 | |
| 6 | Eddie Strong | England |
13:41.4 | |
| 7 | Pat Clohessy | Australia |
13:42.0 | |
| 8 | Derek Ibbotson | England |
13:44.0 | |
| 9 | John Anderson | England |
13:44.0 | |
| 10 | Arere Anentia |  Kenya |
13:47.0 | |
| 11 | Kipchoge Keino | Kenya |
13:50.0 | |
| 12 | Tony Cook | Australia |
14:17.0 | |
| 13 | Anthony Ngatia | Kenya |
14:33.0 | |
| 14 | Alistair Fyfe |  Gibraltar |
15:47.0 | |
| Mubarak Shah |  Pakistan |
DNF | ||
| Bill Baillie | New Zealand |
DNS | ||
| John Merriman |  Wales |
DNS | ||
| Said Adeeb |  Aden |
DNS |
References edit
- ^ Our Athletics Correspondent (27 November 1962). "Halberg Dominates Games Athletics". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 3.
- ^ "Fifth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 24 July 1958. p. 11.
- ^ "Results of the men's 3 miles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014.