Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump

Men's long jump at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	26 November 1962 (1962-11-26)
Competitors	19 from 13 nations
Winning distance	26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR
Medalists
Michael Ahey    Ghana   Dave Norris    New Zealand   Wellesley Clayton    Jamaica
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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
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The men's long jump 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.

The event was won by Ghanaian Michael Ahey with a jump of 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m), setting a new Games record. Ahey won by 1 ft 3⁄4 in (32 cm), ahead of New Zealand's Dave Norris and Wellesley Clayton from Jamaica who won the bronze medal.^[1]

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Michael Ahey  Ghana Ghana	Dave Norris New Zealand	Wellesley Clayton Jamaica

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

World record	Ralph Boston (USA)	27 ft 1+3⁄4 in (8.27 m)	Moscow, Soviet Union	16 July 1961
Commonwealth record
Games record	Ken Wilmshurst (ENG)	24 ft 8+3⁄4 in (7.54 m)	Vancouver, Canada	6 August 1954	[2]

The following new championship (games) and national records were set during the competition:

Date	Event	Athlete	Distance	Notes
24 November	Final	Ghana	26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)	GR
24 November	Final	Wales	25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)	NR

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Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Michael Ahey	Ghana	26 ft 5 in (8.05 m)	GR
	Dave Norris	New Zealand	25 ft 4+3⁄4 in (7.74 m)
	Wellesley Clayton	Jamaica	25 ft 4+1⁄4 in (7.73 m)
4	Lynn Davies	Wales	25 ft 4 in (7.72 m)	NR[1]
5	John Baguley	Australia	25 ft 1 in (7.65 m)
6	Ian Tomlinson	Australia	24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m)
7	Paul Odhiambo	Kenya	24 ft 4 in (7.42 m)
8	John Howell	England	24 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.39 m)
9	Fred Alsop	England	24 ft 2+1⁄4 in (7.37 m)
10	William Kamanyi	Uganda	23 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.30 m)
11	Sev Obura	Uganda	23 ft 9+1⁄4 in (7.25 m)
12	Allen Crawley	Papua New Guinea	23 ft 8+3⁄4 in (7.23 m)
13	Victor Brooks	Jamaica	23 ft 8+1⁄2 in (7.23 m)
=14	Jim McCann	Australia	23 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.04 m)
	John Blackmore	Australia
16	Roy Collins	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	22 ft 10+1⁄4 in (6.97 m)
17	Gabuh Piging	British North Borneo	22 ft 7 in (6.88 m)
18	Joseph Lee Gut-Hing	Sarawak	22 ft 5+1⁄2 in (6.85 m)
19	Leroy Lucas	British Honduras	21 ft 9+1⁄2 in (6.64 m)