Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's hammer throw

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.

Men's hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	1 December 1962
Competitors	9 from 4 nations
Winning distance	202 ft 3 in (61.65 m)
Medalists
Howard Payne    England   Dick Leffler    Australia   Robert Brown    Australia

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.

Records

World record	Hal Connolly (USA)	231 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (70.68 m)	Palo Alto, California, United States	21 July 1962
Commonwealth record
Games record	Mike Ellis (ENG)	206 ft 4 in (62.89 m)	Cardiff, Wales	27 July 1958	[1]

Final

[2]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Howard Payne	England	202 ft 3 in (61.65 m)
	Dick Leffler	Australia	196 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (59.83 m)
	Robert Brown	Australia	189 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in (57.65 m)
4	Charlie Morris	Australia	186 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (56.78 m)
=5	Laurie Hall	Wales	178 ft 6 in (54.41 m)
	Mike Edwards	Australia
7	Dave Leech	New Zealand	166 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in (50.74 m)
	John Sheldrick	England		DNS
	John McSorley	England		DNS

References

1. "Seventh Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 28 July 1958. p. 14.
2. "Results of the men's hammer throw at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 April 2014.