Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's Marathon
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The men's marathon 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 Thursday 29 November 1962. The event was won by the European champion, Englishman
Brian Kilby Brian Leonard Kilby (born 26 February 1938 in Coventry, England) is a retired marathon runner from Great Britain. Athletics career In 1962 when he won gold medal in the men's marathon at the European Championships and at the 1962 Commonwealth Ga ...
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 Rodney Fairfax Bonella (19 June 1937 – 2 April 2000) was an Australian long-distance runner and horse trainer. He came third in the marathon event at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Running career Bonella attended Scotch Col ...
who won the bronze medal. New Zealand's
Barry Magee Arthur Barry Magee (born 6 February 1934) is a retired New Zealand long-distance runner. He won a bronze medal in the marathon at the 1960 Olympics and in the 10,000 m event placed 26th at the 1960 and 23rd at the 1964 games.
who finished fourth in the 6 mile event earlier in the meet, was ruled unfit to start the race due to blistered feet.


Records

The following records were established during the competition:


Final


References

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1962 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 ...