Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 220 yards

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Men's 220 yards
at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenuePerry Lakes Stadium
Date26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) (rounds 1, 2 and semis)
29 November 1962 (1962-11-29) (final)
Competitors43 from 22 nations
Winning time21.1 s
Medalists
gold medal Seraphino Antao   Kenya
silver medal David Jones   England
bronze medal Johan du Preez   Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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The men's 220 yards 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 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 Seraphino Antao in 21.1 seconds, who also won the 100 yards earlier in the meet. Antao finished 0.4 seconds ahead of Englishman David Jones and 0.5 seconds ahead Johan du Preez representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland who won bronze.[1] Antao equalled the Games record of 20.9 seconds in the first semi final, whilst the second semi final saw the defending championship Tom Robinson and the world record holder Peter Radford fail to make to the final, finishing fourth and fifth respectively.[2]

Two of the favourites pulled out of the event prior to their heats. Canadian Harry Jerome, 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 Dennis Johnson, who finished fifth in 100 yards, withdrew due to a groin injury.[3]

Records[edit]

World record  Peter Radford (GBR)
 Paul Drayton (USA)		 20.5 Wolverhampton, England, UK
Walnut, California, United States		 28 May 1960
23 June 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record  Tom Robinson (BAH)
 Edward Jefferys (SAF)		 20.9 Cardiff, Wales 23 July 1958 [4]

The following records were established during the competition:

Date Event Name Nationality Time Record
26 November Semifinal Seraphino Antao  Kenya 20.9 =GR

Round 1[edit]

Heat 1[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Okantey  Ghana 21.5 Q
2 Nick Whitehead  Wales 22.3 Q
3 John Owiti  Kenya 22.4 Q
4 James Odongo Oduka  Uganda 22.6 Q
5 Jacques Dalais  Mauritius 22.9
6 Alistair Cook  Aden 23.0
Harry Jerome  Canada DNS

Heat 2[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Seraphino Antao  Kenya 21.7 Q
2 Jeffery Smith  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 21.8 Q
3 Michael Cleary  Australia 21.8 Q
4 Ken Peters  Hong Kong 22.0 Q
5 Alf Meakin  England 22.0
6 Jean Daruty  Mauritius 22.7
7 Brian Whitehead  Isle of Man 24.4
Yassim Deria  Aden DNS

Heat 3[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tom Robinson  Bahamas 21.2 Q
2 Peter Radford  England 21.5 Q
3 Peter Norman  Australia 21.6 Q
4 Sitiveni Moceidreke  Fiji 22.3 Q
5 Guy Edmond  Mauritius 22.5
6 Joseph Lee Gut-Hing  Sarawak 22.8
7 Ali Abdi Matar  Aden 24.0

Heat 4[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Hildrey  Scotland 21.5 Q
2 Johan du Preez  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 21.8 Q
3 Bruce Richter  Papua New Guinea 22.2 Q
4 Robert Fisher-Smith  Canada 22.4 Q
5 Christopher Salole  Aden 23.2
6 Mazlan Hamzah  Malaya 23.4
Dennis Johnson  Jamaica DNS

Heat 5[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Bob Lay  Australia 21.7 Q
2 Lynn Eves  Canada 22.1 Q
3 David England  Wales 22.1 Q
4 Len Carter  England 22.3 Q
5 John Geraldo  Ghana 22.3
6 William Chai Ah-Lim  Sarawak 23.7
Eustace Gill  British Honduras DNS

Heat 6[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Jones  England 21.4 Q
2 Edwin Roberts  Trinidad and Tobago 21.6 Q
3 Alistair McIlroy  Scotland 21.9 Q
4 Dennis Tipping  Australia 22.0 Q
5 William Lee  Sarawak 23.3
6 Anthony Perera  Gibraltar 23.7
Paul Couve  Mauritius DNS

Round 2[edit]

Heat 1[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Seraphino Antao  Kenya 21.5 Q
2 Jeffery Smith  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 21.9 Q
3 Peter Norman  Australia 22.0 Q
4 Len Carter  England 22.5
5 David England  Wales 22.5
6 Bruce Richter  Papua New Guinea 22.6

Heat 2[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Tom Robinson  Bahamas 21.6 Q
2 Bob Lay  Australia 21.9 Q
3 Lynn Eves  Canada 22.0 Q
4 Edwin Roberts  Trinidad and Tobago 22.2
5 Alistair McIlroy  Scotland 22.4
6 Nick Whitehead  Wales 22.5

Heat 3[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 David Jones  England 21.7 Q
2 Michael Cleary  Australia 22.0 Q
3 Michael Hildrey  Scotland 22.1 Q
4 John Owiti  Kenya 22.4
5 Ken Peters  Hong Kong 22.7
6 Sitiveni Moceidreke  Fiji 23.2

Heat 4[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Okantey  Ghana 21.7 Q
2 Johan du Preez  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 21.9 Q
3 Peter Radford  England 21.9 Q
4 Dennis Tipping  Australia 22.3
5 James Odongo Oduka  Uganda 22.5
6 Robert Fisher-Smith  Canada 23.0

Semifinals[edit]

Semifinal 1[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Seraphino Antao  Kenya 20.9 Q, =GR
2 David Jones  England 21.4 Q
3 Johan du Preez  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 21.5 Q
4 Bob Lay  Australia 21.6
5 Michael Hildrey  Scotland 21.7
6 Peter Norman  Australia 21.8

Semifinal 2[edit]

[2]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Michael Cleary  Australia 21.4 Q
2 Michael Okantey  Ghana 21.5 Q
3 Jeffery Smith  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 21.5 Q
4 Tom Robinson  Bahamas 21.5
5 Peter Radford  England 21.6
6 Lynn Eves  Canada 21.7

Final[edit]

[5]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Seraphino Antao  Kenya 21.1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) David Jones  England 21.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Johan du Preez  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 21.6
4 Michael Okantey  Ghana 21.9
5 Michael Cleary  Australia 22.0
6 Jeffery Smith  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 22.1

References[edit]

  1. ^ Webster, Jim; Clarkson, Alan (30 November 1962). "Aust. close to Games record". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 12.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Results from Perth Games Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 27 November 1962. p. 26.
  3. ^ Webster, Jim (27 November 1962). "Sprinter Jerome Leaving". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 25.
  4. ^ "Fifth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 24 July 1958. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Results of the men's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014.
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