Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's triple jump
# 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 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m), breaking his own Games record by over a foot. Tomlinson won by 4+3⁄4 in (12 cm), 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

| World record | Józef Szmidt (POL) | 55 ft 10+1⁄4 in (17.02 m) | Olsztyn, Poland | 5 August 1960 |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Commonwealth record | | | | |
| Games record | Ian Tomlinson (AUS) | 51 ft 7+3⁄4 in (15.74 m) | Cardiff, Wales | 24 July 1958 |

The following records were established during the competition:

| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 29 November | Final | Ian Tomlinson | Australia | 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) | GR |
| 29 November | Final | Fred Alsop | England | 52 ft 7 in (16.03 m) | NR |

## Final

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Result | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Ian Tomlinson | Australia | 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) | GR |
| | John Baguley | Australia | 52 ft 9+1⁄4 in (16.08 m) | |
| | Fred Alsop | England | 52 ft 7 in (16.03 m) | BR |
| 4 | Graham Boase | Australia | 51 ft 8+3⁄4 in (15.77 m) | |
| 5 | Mahoney Samuels | Jamaica | 50 ft 10+1⁄4 in (15.50 m) | |
| 6 | Dave Norris | New Zealand | 50 ft 6+1⁄2 in (15.41 m) | |
| 7 | Paul Odhiambo | Kenya | 48 ft 11+1⁄2 in (14.92 m) | |
| 8 | Kevin Rule | Australia | 48 ft 10+1⁄2 in (14.90 m) | |
| 9 | Lawrence Ogwang | Uganda | 48 ft 9 in (14.86 m) | |
| 10 | Gabuh Piging | British North Borneo | 47 ft 5+1⁄2 in (14.47 m) | |
| 11 | John Howell | England | 47 ft 0 in (14.33 m) | |
| 12 | Leroy Lucas | British Honduras | 43 ft 7+1⁄4 in (13.29 m) | |
| | Lynn Davies | Wales | | NM |
| | Allen Crawley | Papua New Guinea | | DNS |
| | Roy Collins | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | | DNS |
