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Men's 120 yards hurdles
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park, Kingston
DatesAugust 11, 1966
Medalists
gold medal David Hemery   England
silver medal Mike Parker   England
bronze medal Ghulam Raziq   Pakistan
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The men's 120 yards hurdles event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 11 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the last time that the imperial distance was contested at the Games later replaced by the 110 metres hurdles.

Medalists

Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
David Hemery
 England
Mike Parker
 England
Ghulam Raziq
 Pakistan

Results

Heats

Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the final.

Wind:
Heat 1: +1.2 m/s, Heat 2: +0.4 m/s, Heat 3: 0.0 m/s

Heats results: see qualification criteria for final
Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 David Hemery  England 14.2 Q
2 1 Ghulam Raziq  Pakistan 14.2 Q
3 1 David Prince  Australia 14.4 q
4 1 Folu Erinle  Nigeria 14.4 q
5 1 Michael Murray  Jamaica 15.0
6 1 Kimaru Songok  Kenya 15.2
1 2 Gurbachan Singh Randhawa  India 14.3 Q
2 2 Mike Parker  England 14.4 Q
3 2 Gary Knoke  Australia 14.9
4 2 Anthony Carr  Jamaica 14.9
2 Samuel Sang  Kenya DNF
2 Alfred Belleh  Nigeria DQ
1 3 Laurie Taitt  England 14.4 Q
2 3 Ray Harvey  Jamaica 14.6 Q
3 3 Bill Gairdner  Canada 14.7
4 3 Osman Merican  Singapore 14.8
5 3 Wayne Athorne  Australia 15.4

Final

Wind: 0.0 m/s

Final results
Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) David Hemery  England 14.1
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Mike Parker  England 14.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ghulam Raziq  Pakistan 14.3
4 Ray Harvey  Jamaica 14.3
5 Laurie Taitt  England 14.3
6 Folu Erinle  Nigeria 14.5
7 Gurbachan Singh Randhawa  India 14.6
8 David Prince  Australia 14.6

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Heat & Final results". The Guardian. 13 August 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
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