The men's 220 yards at the

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as part of the athletics programme was held at the

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on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962. The top four runners in each of the initial six heats qualified for the second round. Those 24 runners competed in four heats in the second round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final. The event was won by Kenyan

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in 21.1 seconds, who also won the

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earlier in the meet. Antao finished 0.4 seconds ahead of Englishman David Jones and 0.5 seconds ahead

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representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland who won bronze. Antao equalled the Games record of 20.9 seconds in the first semi final, whilst the second semi final saw the defending championship

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and the world record holder

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fail to make to the final, finishing fourth and fifth respectively. Two of the favourites pulled out of the event prior to their heats. Canadian

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, who pulled up 30 yards of the finish line in the 100 yards final, pulled out due to a torn muscle in his left thigh and tonsillitis. Whilst Jamaican

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, who finished fifth in 100 yards, withdrew due to a groin injury.

Records

The following records were established during the competition:

Round 1

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

Heat 6

Round 2

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

References

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