The men's 4 × 440 yards relay 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.
Eights nations competed in two heats in the first round, with the top three from each heat qualifying for the final.
The event was won Jamaican team of Malcolm Spence, Laurie Khan, Mel Spence and George Kerr in a time of 3:10.2. They finished a full second ahead of English team of Adrian Metcalfe, Robert Setti, Barry Jackson and Robbie Brightwell and the Ghanaian quartet of Ebenezer Quartey, James Addy, Frederick Owusu and John Asare-Antwi who won bronze.
Records
Round 1
Heat 1
Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 George Kerr, Laurie Khan, Malcolm Spence, Mel Spence 3:12.1 Q 2 Brian Waters, Peter Quiggan, John Randall, Ken Roche 3:15.4 Q 3 Kimaru Songok, Peter Francis, Seraphino Antao, Wilson Kiprugut 3:18.9 Q 4 Karu Selvaratnam, Mazlan Hamzah, Mohamed Abdul Rahiman, Victor Asirvatham 3:22.5
Heat 2
Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes 1 Adrian Metcalfe, Barry Jackson, Robert Setti, Robbie Brightwell 3:13.1 Q 2 Ebenezer Quartey, Frederick Owusu, James Addy, John Asare-Antwi 3:14.0 Q 3 George Shepherd, Don Bertoia, Lynn Eves, Bill Crothers 3:15.2 Q 4 Barry Robinson, Dave Norris, Gary Philpott, Peter Snell 3:17.3
Final
Rank Nation Competitors Time Notes Malcolm Spence, Laurie Khan, Mel Spence, George Kerr 3:10.2 Adrian Metcalfe, Robert Setti, Barry Jackson, Robbie Brightwell 3:11.2 Ebenezer Quartey, James Addy, Frederick Owusu, John Asare-Antwi 3:12.3 4 Brian Waters, Peter Quiggan, John Randall, Ken Roche 3:12.9 5 Kimaru Songok, Peter Francis, Seraphino Antao, Wilson Kiprugut 3:16.0 6 George Shepherd, Don Bertoia, Lynn Eves, Bill Crothers 3:20.6
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