Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 Yards
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The men's 880 yards at the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. The ...
as part of the athletics programme was held at the
Perry Lakes Stadium Perry Lakes Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Perry Lakes Reserve, Perry Lakes in Floreat, Western Australia. It was built and funded by the State Government and the City of Perth in 1962 for the 1962 British Empire and Commonw ...
on Saturday 24 November 1962 and Monday 26 November. The top two runners in each of the six heats qualified for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final. The event was won by the world recorder holder and the 800 metres Olympic champion, New Zealander
Peter Snell Sir Peter George Snell (17 December 1938 – 12 December 2019) was a New Zealand middle-distance runner. He won three Olympic gold medals, and is the only man since 1920 to have won the 800 and 1500 metres at the same Olympics, in 1964. Snell ...
in 1:47.6 seconds, setting a new Games record time. Snell won by 0.2 seconds ahead of the Olympic bronze medallist, Jamaican George Kerr and
Tony Blue Anthony Arthur Crampton Blue (4 February 1936 – 1 October 2020) was an Australian middle-distance running, middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics. Blue won a bronze ...
of Australia who won the bronze.


Records

The following records were established during the competition:


Heats


Heat 1


Heat 2


Heat 3


Heat 4


Heat 5


Heat 6


Semifinals


Semifinal 1


Semifinal 2


Final


References

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