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

Men's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	26 November 1962 (rounds 1, 2 and semis) 29 November 1962 (final)
Competitors	43 from 22 nations
Winning time	21.1 s
Medalists
Seraphino Antao   Kenya   David Jones   England   Johan du Preez   Rhodesia and Nyasaland

Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 yd		men		women
220 yd		men		women
440 yd		men
880 yd		men		women
1 mile		men
3 miles		men
6 miles		men
80 m hurdles				women
120 yd hurdles		men
440 yd hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×110 yd relay		men		women
4×440 yd relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
Field events
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Javelin throw		men		women

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

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

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

Heat 1

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Okantey, MichaelMichael Okantey	Ghana	21.5	Q
2	Whitehead, NickNick Whitehead	Wales	22.3	Q
3	Owiti, JohnJohn Owiti	Kenya	22.4	Q
4	Oduka, James OdongoJames Odongo Oduka	Uganda	22.6	Q
5	Dalais, JacquesJacques Dalais	Mauritius	22.9
6	Cook, AlistairAlistair Cook	Aden	23.0
7	Jerome, HarryHarry Jerome	Canada	59.9	DNS

Heat 2

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Antao, SeraphinoSeraphino Antao	Kenya	21.7	Q
2	Smith, JefferyJeffery Smith	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.8	Q
3	Cleary, MichaelMichael Cleary	Australia	21.8	Q
4	Peters, KenKen Peters	Hong Kong	22.0	Q
5	Meakin, AlfAlf Meakin	England	22.0
6	Daruty, JeanJean Daruty	Mauritius	22.7
7	Whitehead, BrianBrian Whitehead	Isle of Man	24.4
8	Deria, YassimYassim Deria	Aden	59.9	DNS

Heat 3

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Robinson, TomTom Robinson	Bahamas	21.2	Q
2	Radford, PeterPeter Radford	England	21.5	Q
3	Norman, PeterPeter Norman	Australia	21.6	Q
4	Moceidreke, SitiveniSitiveni Moceidreke	Fiji	22.3	Q
5	Edmond, GuyGuy Edmond	Mauritius	22.5
6	Gut-Hing, Joseph LeeJoseph Lee Gut-Hing	Sarawak	22.8
7	Matar, Ali AbdiAli Abdi Matar	Aden	24.0

Heat 4

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Hildrey, MichaelMichael Hildrey	Scotland	21.5	Q
2	du Preez, JohanJohan du Preez	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.8	Q
3	Richter, BruceBruce Richter	Papua and New Guinea	22.2	Q
4	Fisher-Smith, RobertRobert Fisher-Smith	Canada	22.4	Q
5	Salole, ChristopherChristopher Salole	Aden	23.2
6	Hamzah, MazlanMazlan Hamzah	Malaya	23.4
7	Johnson, DennisDennis Johnson	Jamaica	59.9	DNS

Heat 5

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Lay, BobBob Lay	Australia	21.7	Q
2	Eves, LynnLynn Eves	Canada	22.1	Q
3	England, DavidDavid England	Wales	22.1	Q
4	Carter, LenLen Carter	England	22.3	Q
5	Geraldo, JohnJohn Geraldo	Ghana	22.3
6	Ah-Lim, William ChaiWilliam Chai Ah-Lim	Sarawak	23.7
7	Gill, EustaceEustace Gill	British Honduras	59.9	DNS

Heat 6

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jones, DavidDavid Jones	England	21.4	Q
2	Roberts, EdwinEdwin Roberts	Trinidad and Tobago	21.6	Q
3	McIlroy, AlistairAlistair McIlroy	Scotland	21.9	Q
4	Tipping, DennisDennis Tipping	Australia	22.0	Q
5	Lee, WilliamWilliam Lee	Sarawak	23.3
6	Perera, AnthonyAnthony Perera	Gibraltar	23.7
7	Couve, PaulPaul Couve	Mauritius	59.9	DNS

Round 2

Heat 1

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Antao, SeraphinoSeraphino Antao	Kenya	21.5	Q
2	Smith, JefferyJeffery Smith	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.9	Q
3	Norman, PeterPeter Norman	Australia	22.0	Q
4	Carter, LenLen Carter	England	22.5
5	England, DavidDavid England	Wales	22.5
6	Richter, BruceBruce Richter	Papua and New Guinea	22.6

Heat 2

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Robinson, TomTom Robinson	Bahamas	21.6	Q
2	Lay, BobBob Lay	Australia	21.9	Q
3	Eves, LynnLynn Eves	Canada	22.0	Q
4	Roberts, EdwinEdwin Roberts	Trinidad and Tobago	22.2
5	McIlroy, AlistairAlistair McIlroy	Scotland	22.4
6	Whitehead, NickNick Whitehead	Wales	22.5

Heat 3

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Jones, DavidDavid Jones	England	21.7	Q
2	Cleary, MichaelMichael Cleary	Australia	22.0	Q
3	Hildrey, MichaelMichael Hildrey	Scotland	22.1	Q
4	Owiti, JohnJohn Owiti	Kenya	22.4
5	Peters, KenKen Peters	Hong Kong	22.7
6	Moceidreke, SitiveniSitiveni Moceidreke	Fiji	23.2

Heat 4

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Okantey, MichaelMichael Okantey	Ghana	21.7	Q
2	du Preez, JohanJohan du Preez	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.9	Q
3	Radford, PeterPeter Radford	England	21.9	Q
4	Tipping, DennisDennis Tipping	Australia	22.3
5	Oduka, James OdongoJames Odongo Oduka	Uganda	22.5
6	Fisher-Smith, RobertRobert Fisher-Smith	Canada	23.0

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Antao, SeraphinoSeraphino Antao	Kenya	20.9	Q, =GR
2	Jones, DavidDavid Jones	England	21.4	Q
3	du Preez, JohanJohan du Preez	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.5	Q
4	Lay, BobBob Lay	Australia	21.6
5	Hildrey, MichaelMichael Hildrey	Scotland	21.7
6	Norman, PeterPeter Norman	Australia	21.8

Semifinal 2

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Cleary, MichaelMichael Cleary	Australia	21.4	Q
2	Okantey, MichaelMichael Okantey	Ghana	21.5	Q
3	Smith, JefferyJeffery Smith	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.5	Q
4	Robinson, TomTom Robinson	Bahamas	21.5
5	Radford, PeterPeter Radford	England	21.6
6	Eves, LynnLynn Eves	Canada	21.7

Final

^[5]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
	Antao, SeraphinoSeraphino Antao	Kenya	21.1
	Jones, DavidDavid Jones	England	21.5
	du Preez, JohanJohan du Preez	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.6
4	Okantey, MichaelMichael Okantey	Ghana	21.9
5	Cleary, MichaelMichael Cleary	Australia	22.0
6	Smith, JefferyJeffery Smith	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	22.1

References

1. Webster, Jim; Clarkson, Alan (30 November 1962). "Aust. close to Games record". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 12.
2. "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. Retrieved 12 April 2014.