Venue Perry Lakes Stadium Winning distance 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) GR | Competitors 19 from 13 nations | |
Date 26 November 1962 (1962-11-26) | ||
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.
Records
Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:
The following new championship (games) and national records were set during the competition:
References
Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA