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

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Men's 220 yards
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
	← 1958 1966 →

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	Michael Okantey	Ghana	21.5	Q
2	Nick Whitehead	Wales	22.3	Q
3	John Owiti	Kenya	22.4	Q
4	James Odongo Oduka	Uganda	22.6	Q
5	Jacques Dalais	Mauritius	22.9
6	Alistair Cook	Aden	23.0
	Harry Jerome	Canada		DNS

Heat 2

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Seraphino Antao	Kenya	21.7	Q
2	Jeffrey Smith	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.8	Q
3	Michael Cleary	Australia	21.8	Q
4	Ken Peters	Hong Kong	22.0	Q
5	Alf Meakin	England	22.0
6	Jean Daruty	Mauritius	22.7
7	Brian Whitehead	Isle of Man	24.4
	Yassim Deria	Aden		DNS

Heat 3

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Tom Robinson	Bahamas	21.2	Q
2	Peter Radford	England	21.5	Q
3	Peter Norman	Australia	21.6	Q
4	Sitiveni Moceidreke	Fiji	22.3	Q
5	Guy Edmond	Mauritius	22.5
6	Joseph Lee Gut-Hing	Sarawak	22.8
7	Ali Abdi Matar	Aden	24.0

Heat 4

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Michael Hildrey	Scotland	21.5	Q
2	Johan du Preez	Rhodesia and Nyasaland	21.8	Q
3	Bruce Richter	Papua and New Guinea	22.2	Q
4	Robert Fisher-Smith	Canada	22.4	Q
5	Christopher Salole	Aden	23.2
6	Mazlan Hamzah	Malaya	23.4
	Dennis Johnson	Jamaica		DNS

Heat 5

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	Bob Lay	Australia	21.7	Q
2	Lynn Eves	Canada	22.1	Q
3	David England	Wales	22.1	Q
4	Len Carter	England	22.3	Q
5	John Geraldo	Ghana	22.3
6	William Chai Ah-Lim	Sarawak	23.7
	Eustace Gill	22x20px British Honduras		DNS

Heat 6

^[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Time	Notes
1	David Jones	England	21.4	Q
2	Edwin Roberts	Trinidad and Tobago	21.6	Q
3	Alistair McIlroy	Scotland	21.9	Q
4	Dennis Tipping	Australia	22.0	Q
5	William Lee	Sarawak	23.3
6	Anthony Perera	Gibraltar	23.7
	Paul Couve	Mauritius		DNS