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Men's 880 yards Venue Perry Lakes Stadium Date 24 November 1962 (1962-11-24 ) (round 1 and semis) (1962-11-26 ) (final) Competitors 32 from 17 nations Winning time 1:47.6 GR
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The men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium 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 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 of Australia who won the bronze.[1]
Records [ edit ]
The following records were established during the competition:
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^ "Results from Perth - Fourth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald John Fairfax and Sons . 27 November 1962. p. 26.
^ "Results of the men's 880 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games" . CGF . Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2014 .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Athletics_at_the_1962_British_Empire_and_Commonwealth_Games_–_Men%27s_880_yards&oldid=1215600718 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● A t h l e t i c s a t t h e 1 9 6 2 B r i t i s h E m p i r e a n d C o m m o n w e a l t h G a m e s ● 8 0 0 m e t r e s a t t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h G a m e s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n w i t h e m p t y W i k i d a t a d e s c r i p t i o n ● U s e d m y d a t e s f r o m M a r c h 2 0 1 4 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h h C a r d s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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