Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's shot put

Men's shot put at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
Date	29 November 1962
Competitors	16 from 9 nations
Winning distance	59 ft 4 in (18.08 m) GR
Medalists
Martyn Lucking   England   Mike Lindsay   Scotland   Dave Steen   Canada

Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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 shot put 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 Englishman Martyn Lucking with a throw of 59 ft 4 in (18.08 m). Lucking won by 1 ¹⁄₂ in (4 cm), ahead of his training partner Scotsman Mike Lindsay and Dave Steen from Canada who won the bronze medal. Lucking's throw set a new Games record, eclipsing the mark that fellow Englishman Arthur Rowe had set in Cardiff four years earlier. The previous distance of 57 ft 8 in (17.58 m) was also bettered by Lindsay and Steen.^[1][2]

Records

World record	Dallas Long (USA)	65 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (20.08 m)	Los Angeles, United States	18 May 1962
Games record	Arthur Rowe (ENG)	57 ft 8 in (17.58 m)	Cardiff, Wales	24 July 1958	[3]
Commonwealth record		'

The following records were established during the competition:

Date	Event	Name	Nationality	Time	Record
29 November	Final	Martyn Lucking	England	59 ft 4 in (18.08 m)	GR

Final

^[4]

Rank	Name	Nationality	Result	Notes
	Lucking, MartynMartyn Lucking	England	59 ft 4 in (18.08 m)	GR
	Lindsay, MikeMike Lindsay	Scotland	59 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in (18.05 m)	PB[2]
	Steen, DavidDavid Steen	Canada	58 ft 8 ^3⁄4 in (17.90 m)
4	Selvey, WarwickWarwick Selvey	Australia	54 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in (16.62 m)
5	Kemp, MervMerv Kemp	Australia	52 ft 6 ^3⁄4 in (16.02 m)
6	Mills, LesLes Mills	New Zealand	51 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (15.81 m)
7	Ryan, WarrenWarren Ryan	Australia	51 ft 8 in (15.75 m)
8	Ochola, YovanYovan Ochola	Uganda	50 ft 5 in (15.37 m)
9	Cochrane, JohnJohn Cochrane	Australia	49 ft 3 ^1⁄4 in (15.02 m)
10	Davidson, DavidDavid Davidson	Northern Ireland	47 ft 11 in (14.61 m)
11	Sheldrick, JohnJohn Sheldrick	England	47 ft 1 ^1⁄4 in (14.36 m)
12	Tait, RobinRobin Tait	New Zealand	46 ft 8 in (14.22 m)
13	Roberts, ImbertImbert Roberts	Saint Lucia	43 ft 9 in (13.34 m)
14	Hollingsworth, RoyRoy Hollingsworth	England	43 ft 7 ^3⁄4 in (13.30 m)
15	Hall, LaurieLaurie Hall	Wales	43 ft 2 ^3⁄4 in (13.18 m)
16	McSorley, JohnJohn McSorley	England	39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)

References

1. Webster, Jim; Clarkson, Alan (30 November 1962). "Aust. close to Games record". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 12.
2. Our Athletics Correspondent (30 November 1962). "'A Little Bit Of Fear Keeps You Going'". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. p. 4.
3. "Sixth Day". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. 25 July 1958. p. 12.
4. "Results of the men's shot put at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games". CGF. Retrieved 19 April 2014.