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British Honduras At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games
British Honduras competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ..., from 22 November to 1 December 1962. This was the first time that the nation competed at the games. The British Honduras Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association sent two athletes, both of whom competed in athletics. Athletics ;Men ;Track events ;Field events ;Key *Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only *N/A = Round not applicable for the event References {{country at games navbox, Belize, Commonwealth Games, 1962 Belize at the Commonwealth Games Nations at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games British Empire and Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Honduras Olympic And Commonwealth Games Association
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Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's 440 Yards
The men's 440 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962. 33 runners competed in six heats in the initial round, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final. The event was won by Jamaica George Kerr in 46.7 seconds, who also won silver 880 yards earlier in the meet. Kerr finished 0.1 seconds ahead of Englishman Robbie Brightwell and Amos Omolo from Uganda who won bronze. Kerr's winning time in the final set a new Australian all comers record. One of England's finalist hopes Barry Jackson suffered a muscle injury 15 yards from the finish in the second semi final and unable to complete the race. Records Round 1 Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Semifinals Semifinal 1 . Semifinal 2 Final ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belize At The Commonwealth Games
Belize has participated in nine Commonwealth Games. The first two participations, in 1962 and 1966 were as British Honduras, with the first as Belize coming in 1978, in Edmonton. After the 1978 Games, Belize did not participate for 16 years, but has appeared at every Games since 1994, in Victoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of British Columbia, on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast. The city has a population of 91,867, and the Gre .... However, they have yet to win a medal. References {{Belize-sport-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's Triple Jump
The men's triple jump 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 event was won by the defending champion Australian Ian Tomlinson with a jump of , breaking his own Games record by over a foot. Tomlinson won by , ahead of his compatriot John Baguley and Fred Alsop from England who won the bronze medal. Wales' Lynn Davies who had finished fourth in the long jump failed to record a single legal jump. Records The following records were established during the competition: Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump Men's triple jump 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's Long Jump ...
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 , setting a new Games record. Ahey won by , ahead of New Zealand's Dave Norris and Wellesley Clayton from Jamaica who won the bronze medal. Medalists Records Prior to the competition, the records were as follows: The following new championship (games) and national records were set during the competition: Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Men's long jump Men's long jump 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's High Jump ...
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 , 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. Records Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's high jump Men's high jump 1962 The year saw the Cuban Missile Crisis, which is often considered the closest the world came to a Nuclear warfare, nuclear confrontation during the Cold War. Events January * January 1 – Samoa, Western Samoa becomes independent from Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's 880 Yards
The men's 880 yards 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 and Monday 26 November. The top two runners in each of the six heats qualified for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final. The event was won by the world recorder holder and the 800 metres Olympic champion, New Zealander Peter Snell in 1:47.6 seconds, setting a new Games record time. Snell won by 0.2 seconds ahead of the Olympic bronze medallist, Jamaican George Kerr and Tony Blue of Australia who won the bronze. Records The following records were established during the competition: Heats Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Semifinals Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Men's 880 yards Men's 880 yards 1962 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's 220 Yards
The men's 220 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Monday 26 November and Thursday 29 November 1962. The top four runners in each of the initial six heats qualified for the second round. Those 24 runners competed in four heats in the second round, with the top three runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final. The event was won by Kenyan Seraphino Antao in 21.1 seconds, who also won the 100 yards earlier in the meet. Antao finished 0.4 seconds ahead of Englishman David Jones and 0.5 seconds ahead Johan du Preez representing the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland who won bronze. Antao equalled the Games record of 20.9 seconds in the first semi final, whilst the second semi final saw the defending championship Tom Robinson and the world record holder Peter Radford fail to make to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The Extremes on Earth#Other places considered the most remote, world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth metropolitan region, Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp. The city has expanded outward from the original British settlements on the Swan River (Western Australia), Swan River, upon which its #Central business district, central business district and port of Fremantle are situated. Perth was founded by James Stirling (Royal Navy officer), Captain James Stirling in 1829 as the administrative centre of the Swan River Colony. The city is situated on the traditional lands of the Whadju ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1962 British Empire And Commonwealth Games – Men's 100 Yards
The men's 100 yards at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as part of the athletics programme was held at the Perry Lakes Stadium on Friday 23 November and Saturday 24 November 1962. The top four runners in each of the initial nine heats qualified for the second round. Those 36 runners competed in six heats in the second round, with the top two runners from each heat qualifying for the semifinals. There were two semifinals, and only the top three from each heat advanced to the final. The event was won by Kenyan Seraphino Antao in 9.5 seconds, with the world record holder and favourite Canadian Harry Jerome finishing last, severely injured, in the final. Records Round 1 Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Heat 7 Heat 8 Heat 9 Round 2 Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 Heat 5 Heat 6 Semifinals Semifinal 1 Semifinal 2 Final Wind -1.8 m/s References {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1962 British Em ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eustace Gill
Eustace ( ) is the rendition in English of two phonetically similar Greek given names: *Εὔσταχυς (''Eústachys'') meaning "fruitful", "fecund"; literally "abundant in grain"; its Latin equivalents are ''Fæcundus/Fecundus'' *Εὐστάθιος (''Eustáthios'') meaning "steadfast", "stable"; literally "possessing good stability"; its exact Latin equivalents are ''Constans'' and its derivatives, ''Constantius'' and '' Constantinus''. Equivalents in other languages include Ostap (Ukrainian, Russian), Eustachy (Polish, Russian), Yevstaphiy (Russian), Eustachio (Italian), Eustache or Eustathe (French), Eustaquio (Spanish), Eustáquio (Portuguese), Eustaqui (Valencian), Ustes (Guyanese) and Eustice (English). The originally Hebrew name Ethan or Eitan can also mean "steadfast" or "stable". The Greek ''Eústachys'' is no longer used; ''Eustáthios/Ευστάθιος'' (usually transliterated ''Efstáthios'') on the other hand is still popular and often used in the i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
