Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's long jump
# 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 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m), setting a new Games record. Ahey won by 1 ft 3⁄4 in (32 cm), ahead of New Zealand's Dave Norris and Wellesley Clayton from Jamaica who won the bronze medal.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Michael Ahey Ghana Ghana | Dave Norris New Zealand | Wellesley Clayton Jamaica |

## Records

Prior to the competition, the records were as follows:

| World record | Ralph Boston (USA) | 27 ft 1+3⁄4 in (8.27 m) | Moscow, Soviet Union | 16 July 1961 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth record | | | | |
| Games record | Ken Wilmshurst (ENG) | 24 ft 8+3⁄4 in (7.54 m) | Vancouver, Canada | 6 August 1954 |

The following new championship (games) and national records were set during the competition:

| Date | Event | Athlete | Distance | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 November | Final | Ghana | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) | GR |
| 24 November | Final | Wales | 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) | NR |

## Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Michael Ahey | Ghana | 26 ft 5 in (8.05 m) | GR |
| | Dave Norris | New Zealand | 25 ft 4+3⁄4 in (7.74 m) | |
| | Wellesley Clayton | Jamaica | 25 ft 4+1⁄4 in (7.73 m) | |
| 4 | Lynn Davies | Wales | 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) | NR |
| 5 | John Baguley | Australia | 25 ft 1 in (7.65 m) | |
| 6 | Ian Tomlinson | Australia | 24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m) | |
| 7 | Paul Odhiambo | Kenya | 24 ft 4 in (7.42 m) | |
| 8 | John Howell | England | 24 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.39 m) | |
| 9 | Fred Alsop | England | 24 ft 2+1⁄4 in (7.37 m) | |
| 10 | William Kamanyi | Uganda | 23 ft 11+1⁄2 in (7.30 m) | |
| 11 | Sev Obura | Uganda | 23 ft 9+1⁄4 in (7.25 m) | |
| 12 | Allen Crawley | Papua New Guinea | 23 ft 8+3⁄4 in (7.23 m) | |
| 13 | Victor Brooks | Jamaica | 23 ft 8+1⁄2 in (7.23 m) | |
| =14 | Jim McCann | Australia | 23 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.04 m) | |
| =14 | John Blackmore | Australia | 23 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.04 m) | |
| 16 | Roy Collins | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 22 ft 10+1⁄4 in (6.97 m) | |
| 17 | Gabuh Piging | British North Borneo | 22 ft 7 in (6.88 m) | |
| 18 | Joseph Lee Gut-Hing | Sarawak | 22 ft 5+1⁄2 in (6.85 m) | |
| 19 | Leroy Lucas | British Honduras | 21 ft 9+1⁄2 in (6.64 m) | |
