The men's 1 mile at the

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as part of the athletics programme was held at the

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on Thursday 29 November and Saturday 1 December 1962. 32 runners competed in three heats in the first round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the final. The event was won by the world recorder holder and winner of the

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event, New Zealander

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in 4:04.6. Snell finished 0.5 seconds ahead of his fellow countryman John Davies and Terry Sullivan representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.

Records

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Final

References

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