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| Men's 440 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | |||||||||
| Date | 29 November 1962 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 14.3 | |||||||||
| 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 120 yards hurdles at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Thursday 29 November 1962.
The top two runners in each of the three heats qualified for the final.
The event was won by Pakistan's Ghulam Raziq in 14.3 seconds, ahead of Australia's Dave Prince and Laurie Taitt from England who won bronze. This was Pakistan's only medal in the track and field program.[1]
Uganda's Benson Ishiepai who won bronze in the 440 yards hurdles event, withdrew prior to the start of his heat.
| World record |  Martin Lauer (FRG) Lee Calhoun (USA) |
13.2 | Zürich, Switzerland Bern, Switzerland |
7 July 1959 21 August 1960 | |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Tom Lavery (SAF) |
14.0 | Sydney, Australia | 12 February 1938 | [2] |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laurie Taitt |  England |
14.3 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Devlin |  Australia |
14.5 | Q |
| 3 | Gary Knoke | Australia |
14.6 | |
| 4 | Charles Eswau |  Uganda |
15.0 | |
| 5 | Iqbal Sahi |  Pakistan |
15.3 |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Daws | Australia |
14.5 | Q |
| 2 | Bob Birrell | England |
14.6 | Q |
| 3 | Danie Burger |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
14.8 | |
| 4 | Logan Aikman |  New Zealand |
15.6 | |
| Kuda Ditta |  Sarawak |
DSQ |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghulam Raziq | Pakistan |
14.2 | Q |
| 2 | Dave Prince | Australia |
14.2 | Q |
| 3 | Paul Dallow | New Zealand |
15.1 | |
| 4 | Christopher Salole |  Aden |
15.8 | |
| Benson Ishiepai | Uganda |
DNS |
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
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Ghulam Raziq | Pakistan |
14.3 | |
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Dave Prince | Australia |
14.4 | |
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Laurie Taitt | England |
14.7 | |
| 4 | Michael Devlin | Australia |
14.9 | |
| 5 | Mick Daws | Australia |
14.9 | |
| 6 | Bob Birrell | England |
15.2 |
Commonwealth Games champions in men's 110 metres hurdles | |
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| 120 yards hurdles (1930–1966) |
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| 110 metres hurdles (1970–present) |
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