Winning distance 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m) | Competitors 9 from 4 nations | |
Date 1 December 1962 (1962-12-01) | ||
The men's hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Saturday 1 December 1962.
The event was won by Englishman Howard Payne with a throw of 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m). Payne won by 5 ft 11 1⁄2 in (1.82 m) ahead of the Australian pairing of Dick Leffler and Robert Brown.
References
Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA