Venue Perry Lakes Stadium Winning height 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) GR | Competitors 13 from 8 nations | |
Date 24 November 1962 (1962-11-24) | ||
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.
References
Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA