Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump
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| Men's high jump | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 24 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games  |
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| 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 high 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 Australian Percy Hobson with a jump of 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), setting a new Games record. Hobson won by one inch ahead of fellow countryman Chilla Porter and Anton Norris from Barbados who won the bronze medal.[1]
Records
| World record |  Valeriy Brumel (URS) |
7 ft 5 in (2.26 m) | Palo Alto, California, United States | 22 July 1962 | |
| Games record |  Ernle Haisley (JAM) |
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | Cardiff, Wales | 20 July 1958 | [2] |
| Commonwealth record | ' |
Final
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Percy Hobson |  Australia |
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | GR |
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Chilla Porter | Australia |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |
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Anton Norris |  Barbados |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
| 4 | Gordon Miller |  England |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
| 5 | Joseph Leresae |  Kenya |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
| 6 | Lawrie Peckham | Australia |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |
| 7 | Tony Sneazwell | Australia |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | |
| 8 | Crawford Fairbrother |  Scotland |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
| 9 | Patrick Etolu |  Uganda |
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | |
| 10 | Leroy Lucas | 22x20px British Honduras | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| 11 | Edward Laboran |  Papua and New Guinea |
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | |
| Laurie Taitt | England |
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| John Howell | England |
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