Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's 3 miles
| Men's 3 miles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 26 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 9 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 13:34.2 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| 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 3 miles 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 1962.
The event was won by the defending and Olympic champion as well as the world and Games record holder, New Zealand's Murray Halberg in 13:34.2. Halberg finished ahead of Australian Ron Clarke and Canadian Bruce Kidd who won the 6 mile event earlier in the meet.[1]
Records
| World record |  Murray Halberg (NZL) | 13:10.0 | Stockholm, Sweden | 25 July 1961 | |
| Games record | Murray Halberg (NZL) | 13:15.0 | Cardiff, Wales | 23 July 1958 | [2] |
| Commonwealth record | ' |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Halberg, MurrayMurray Halberg | New Zealand | 13:34.2 | |
 | Clarke, RonRon Clarke |  Australia | 13:36.0 | |
 | Kidd, BruceBruce Kidd | .svg.png){kind=small} Canada | 13:36.4 | |
| 4 | Tulloh, BruceBruce Tulloh |  England | 13:37.8 | |
| 5 | Thomas, AlbieAlbie Thomas | Australia | 13:40.6 | |
| 6 | Strong, EddieEddie Strong | England | 13:41.4 | |
| 7 | Clohessy, PatPat Clohessy | Australia | 13:42.0 | |
| 8 | Ibbotson, DerekDerek Ibbotson | England | 13:44.0 | |
| 9 | Anderson, JohnJohn Anderson | England | 13:44.0 | |
| 10 | Anentia, ArereArere Anentia |  Kenya | 13:47.0 | |
| 11 | Keino, KipchogeKipchoge Keino | Kenya | 13:50.0 | |
| 12 | Cook, TonyTony Cook | Australia | 14:17.0 | |
| 13 | Ngatia, AnthonyAnthony Ngatia | Kenya | 14:33.0 | |
| 14 | Fyfe, AlistairAlistair Fyfe |  Gibraltar | 15:47.0 | |
| 15 | Shah, MubarakMubarak Shah |  Pakistan | 59:59.98 | DNF |
| 16 | Baillie, BillBill Baillie | New Zealand | 59:59.99 | DNS |
| 17 | Merriman, JohnJohn Merriman |  Wales | 59:59.99 | DNS |
| 18 | Adeeb, SaidSaid Adeeb |  Aden | 59:59.99 | DNS |
References
- ↑ Our Athletics Correspondent (27 November 1962). "Halberg Dominates Games Athletics". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 3.
- ↑ "Fifth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 24 July 1958. p. 11.
- ↑ "Results of the men's 3 miles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
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