1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Perth-1962-Logo.png
Host city Perth, Australia
Nations35
Athletes863
Events104
Opening22 November 1962
Closing1 December 1962
Opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Athlete's Oath Ivan Lund
Main venue Perry Lakes Stadium
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The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. [1] Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. It was held after the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.

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Venues

Most venues other than the specifically constructed Lake Monger Velodrome, Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes Stadium, were existing facilities. [2]

Participating teams

Countries that participated Commonwealth games 1962 countries map.PNG
Countries that participated

35 teams were represented at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

Medals by country

Note: The medals used at these Games were the first to have a neck chain. All previous games had their medals in presentation boxes.

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals by nation, ranked and sortable, with totals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)*383631105
2Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)29222778
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)10121032
4Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)8109
5Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada  (CAN)4121531
6Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)47314
7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)3519
8Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)3115
9Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg  Kenya  (KEN)2215
10Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)2002
11Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)1146
12Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963).svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland  (FRN)0257
13Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  (WAL)0246
14Flag of the Bahamas (1953-1964).svg  Bahamas  (BAH)0101
15Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji  (FIJ)0022
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)0022
17Flag of Barbados (1870-1966).svg  Barbados  (BAR)0011
Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  Guiana  (BGU)0011
Flag of Jersey (pre 1981).svg  Jersey  (JEY)0011
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia  (Malaysia)0011
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland  (NIR)0011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Papua and New Guinea 0011
Totals (22 entries)104104112320

Medals by event

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Track cycling

Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville

Men's track cycling medallists by event, with times
EventGoldSilverBronze
Time Trial, MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Peter Bartels  (AUS)00:01:13Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian Chapman  (AUS)00:01:13Flag of England.svg  Roger Whitfield  (ENG)00:01:14
Sprint, MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Tom Harrison  (AUS)Flag of England.svg  Karl Barton  (ENG)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian Browne  (AUS)
Individual Pursuit, MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Maxwell Langshaw  (AUS)00:05:08Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richard Hine  (AUS)00:05:13Flag of England.svg  Harry Jackson  (ENG)00:05:14
10 Miles Scratch, MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Doug Adams  (AUS)00:22:11Flag of New Zealand.svg  Warren Johnston  (NZL)Flag of England.svg  John Clarey  (ENG)

Road cycling

Venue: Kings Park, [3] Perth

Road cycling medallists by event, with times
EventGoldSilverBronze
Road Race, MenFlag of England.svg  Wes Mason  (ENG)05:20:26Flag of New Zealand.svg  Anthony Walsh  (NZL)05:20:27Flag of New Zealand.svg  Laurie Byers  (NZL)05:20:27

Fencing

Venue: Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park

Fencing medallists by event
EventGoldSilverBronze
Foil, MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Sandy Leckie  (SCO)Flag of England.svg  Allan Jay  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Ralph Cooperman  (ENG)
Foil – Team, MenFlag of England.svg  England
Allan Jay
Ralph Cooperman
René Paul 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Brian McCowage
David McKenzie
Ivan Lund 		Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada
Benedek Simo
Carl Schwende
John Andru
Épée, MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ivan Lund  (AUS)Flag of England.svg  John Pelling  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Peter Jacobs  (ENG)
Épée – Team, MenFlag of England.svg  England
John Pelling
Mike Howard
Peter Jacobs 		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Ivan Lund
John Humphreys
Mike Diamond 		Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada
Carl Schwende
Peter Bakonyi
Robert Foxcroft
Sabre, MenFlag of England.svg  Ralph Cooperman  (ENG)Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Benedek Simo  (CAN)Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  John Andru  (CAN)
Sabre – Team, MenFlag of England.svg  England
Ralph Cooperman
George Birks
Michael Amberg 		Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada
Benedek Simo
Carl Schwende
John Andru
Robert Foxcroft 		Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Brian Pickworth
Michael Henderson
Bob Binning
Foil, WomenFlag of New Zealand.svg  Melody Coleman  (NZL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Johanna Winter  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Janet Hopner  (AUS)

Lawn bowls

[4]

Rowing

Venue: Canning River, Applecross

Rowing medallists by event, with times
EventGoldSilverBronze
Single sculls, MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  James Hill  (NZL)00:07:40Flag of England.svg  Bill Barry  (ENG)00:07:45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian Tutty  (AUS)00:07:49
Double sculls, MenFlag of England.svg  George Justicz
Nicholas Birkmyre  (ENG)		00:06:52Flag of New Zealand.svg  Peter Watkinson
Murray Watkinson  (NZL)		00:06:54Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Barclay Wade
Graeme Squires  (AUS)		00:07:01
Coxless pairs, MenFlag of England.svg  Stewart Farquharson
David Lee Nicholson  (ENG)		00:07:04Flag of New Zealand.svg  Graham Lawrence
Murray Lawrence  (NZL)		00:07:08Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Rodger Ninham
William Hatfield  (AUS)		00:07:10
Coxless fours, MenFlag of England.svg  Christopher Davidge
Michael Clay
John Beveridge
John Tilbury  (ENG)		00:06:31Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  David Edwards
Jeremy Luke
Richard Luke
John Edwards  (WAL)		00:06:32Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Eldon Worobieff
Thomas Gray
Thomas Stokes
Ray McIntosh  (CAN)		00:06:35
Coxed four, MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  Winston Stephens
Keith Heselwood
Hugh Smedley
George Paterson
Doug Pulman  (NZL)		00:06:48Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Ramage
Derek Norwood
David Caithness
David John
Phillip Sarah  (AUS)		00:06:49Flag of England.svg  John Russell
Richard Knight
John Vigurs
Colin Porter
Michael Howard-Johnston  (ENG)		00:07:05
Eights, MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Charles Lehman
Dushan Stankovich
Graeme McCall
Ian Douglas
Martin Tomanovits
Paul Guest
Terry Davies
Walter Howell
David Palfreyman 		00:05:53Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Alistair Dryden
Alan Grey
Christian Larsen
Colin Cordes
Darien Boswell
Alan Webster
Louis Lobel
Leslie Arthur
Robert Page 		00:05:54Flag of England.svg  England
Colin Porter
Christopher Davidge
John Beveridge
Michael Howard-Johnston
John Russell
John Vigurs
John Tilbury
Richard Knight
Michael Clay 		00:06:09

Swimming

Venue: Beatty Park, Leederville

Men's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Medallists in men's swimming by event, with times
110 yd freestyleCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Dick Pound  (CAN)55.8Flag of Scotland.svg  Bob McGregor  (SCO)56.1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  David Dickson  (AUS)56.1
440 yd freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Murray Rose  (AUS)4:20.0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Allan Wood  (AUS)4:22.5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bob Windle  (AUS)4:23.1
1650 yd freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Murray Rose  (AUS)17:18.1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Bob Windle  (AUS)17:44.5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Allan Wood  (AUS)17:55.6
110 yd backstrokeFlag of England.svg  Graham Sykes  (ENG)1.04.5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Julian Carroll  (AUS)1:05.4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Wayne Vincent  (AUS)1:06.2
220 yd backstrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Julian Carroll  (AUS)2:20.9Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Tony Fingleton  (AUS)2:21.0Flag of New Zealand.svg  Alan Robertson  (NZL)2:23.0
110 yd breaststrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian O'Brien  (AUS)1:11.4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  William Burton  (AUS)1:13.9Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Steve Rabinovitch  (CAN)1:14.1
220 yd breaststrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ian O'Brien  (AUS)2:38.2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  William Burton  (AUS)2:42.1Flag of England.svg  Neil Nicholson  (ENG)2:42.6
110 yd butterflyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Kevin Berry  (AUS)59.5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neville Hayes  (AUS)1:02.3Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Aldwin Meinhardt  (CAN)1:02.6
220 yd butterflyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Kevin Berry  (AUS)2:10.8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neville Hayes  (AUS)2:16.3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Brett Hill  (AUS)2:18.7
440 yd individual medleyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Alex Alexander  (AUS)5:15.3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  John Oravainen  (AUS)5:16.3Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  John Kelso  (CAN)5:16.5
4×110 yd freestyle relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
David Dickson
Murray Rose
Peter Doak
Peter Phelps 		3:43.9Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada
Aldwin Meinhardt
Sandy Gilchrist
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound 		3:48.3Flag of England.svg  England
Rodney Clayden
John Martin-Dye
Peter Kendrew
Stanley Clarke 		3:51.3
4×220 yd freestyle relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Allan Wood
Anthony Strahan
Murray Rose
Bob Windle 		8:13.4Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada
Aldwin Meinhardt
Sandy Gilchrist
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound 		8:42.4Flag of England.svg  England
John Martin-Dye
Peter Kendrew
Richard Campion
Stanley Clarke 		8:46.0
4×110 yd medley relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
David Dickson
Ian O'Brien
Julian Carroll
Kevin Berry 		4:12.4Flag of England.svg  England
Graham Sykes
Neil Nicholson
Peter Kendrew
Terry Glenville 		4:19.9Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada
Aldwin Meinhardt
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound
Steve Rabinovitch 		4:19.9

Women's events

EventGoldSilverBronze
Medallists in women's swimming by event, with times
110 yd freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Dawn Fraser  (AUS)59.5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robyn Thorn  (AUS)1:03.8Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Mary Stewart  (CAN)1:04.4
440 yd freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Dawn Fraser  (AUS)4:51.4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ilsa Konrads  (AUS)4:55.0Flag of England.svg  Liz Long  (ENG)5:00.4
110 yd backstrokeFlag of England.svg  Linda Ludgrove  (ENG)1:11.1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Pam Sergeant  (AUS)1:11.5Flag of England.svg  Sylvia Lewis  (ENG)1:12.2
220 yd backstrokeFlag of England.svg  Linda Ludgrove  (ENG)2:35.2Flag of England.svg  Sylvia Lewis  (ENG)2:36.7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Pam Sergeant  (AUS)2:37.5
110 yd breaststrokeFlag of England.svg  Anita Lonsbrough  (ENG)1:21.3Flag of New Zealand.svg  Vivien Haddon  (NZL)1:21.3Flag of England.svg  Dorinda Fraser  (ENG)1:21.7
220 yd breaststrokeFlag of England.svg  Anita Lonsbrough  (ENG)2:51.7Flag of England.svg  Jackie Enfield  (ENG)2:54.7Flag of New Zealand.svg  Vivien Haddon  (NZL)2:56.3
110 yd butterflyCanadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Mary Stewart  (CAN)1:10.1Flag of England.svg  Mary-Anne Cotterill  (ENG)1:11.2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Linda McGill  (AUS)1:11.6
440 yd individual medleyFlag of England.svg  Anita Lonsbrough  (ENG)5:38.6Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Linda McGill  (AUS)5:46.1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jennifer Corish  (AUS)5:53.0
4×110 yd freestyle relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Dawn Fraser
Lynette Bell
Robyn Thorn
Ruth Everuss 		4:11.0Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada
M. Sevigny
M.P. Stewart
Patricia Thompson
Sara Barber 		4:21.1Flag of England.svg  England
Diana Wilkinson
Elizabeth Long
Linda Amos
Sandra Keen 		4:21.3
4×110 yd medley relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Dawn Fraser
Linda McGill
Marguerite Ruygrok
Pamela Sergeant 		4:45.9Flag of England.svg  England
Anita Lonsbrough
Diana Wilkinson
Linda Ludgrove
Mary-Anne Cotterill 		4:47.9Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg Canada
A.J. Glendenning
M.P. Stewart
Patricia Thompson
Sara Barber 		4:48.1

Diving

Medallists in diving by event, with points scored
EventGoldSilverBronze
3 Metres Springboard, MenFlag of England.svg  Brian Phelps  (ENG)154.14Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Thomas Dinsley  (CAN)147.22Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Ernest Meissner  (CAN)145.03
10 Metres Highboard [Platform], MenFlag of England.svg  Brian Phelps  (ENG)168.35Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Graham Deuble  (AUS)151Flag of England.svg  Tony Kitcher  (ENG)150.81
3 Metres Springboard, WomenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Susan Knight  (AUS)134.72Flag of England.svg  Liz Ferris  (ENG)132.74Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lorraine McArthur  (AUS)125.13
10 Metres Highboard [Platform], WomenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Susan Knight  (AUS)101.15Flag of England.svg  Margaret Austen  (ENG)98.93Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Patricia Plowman  (AUS)91.79

Weightlifting

Men

Venue: South Perth City Hall, South Perth [5]

Medallists in men's weightlifting by weight division, with weight lifted
EventGoldSilverBronze
Bantamweight – OverallFlag of Singapore.svg  Chua Phung Kim  (SIN)322Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Allen Salter  (CAN)310.5Flag of British Guiana (1955-1966).svg  Martin Dias  (BGU)306
Featherweight – OverallFlag of England.svg  George Newton  (ENG)326.5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ieuan Owen  (WAL)292.5Flag of Malaya (1950-1963).svg  Cheong Kam Hong  (Malaya)281
Lightweight – OverallFlag of England.svg  Carlton Goring  (ENG)351.5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Alan Oshyer  (AUS)340Flag of Scotland.svg  Jimmy Moir  (SCO)340
Middleweight – OverallFlag of Singapore.svg  Tan Howe Liang  (SIN)390Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Pierre St.-Jean  (CAN)376Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Horace Johnson  (WAL)372
Light Heavyweight – OverallFlag of Scotland.svg  Phil Caira  (SCO)408Flag of England.svg  George Manners  (ENG)403.5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Peter Arthur  (WAL)392
Middle Heavyweight – OverallFlag of England.svg  Louis Martin  (ENG)469.5Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Cosford White  (CAN)408Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Jackie Samuel  (TRI)399
Heavyweight – OverallFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Arthur Shannos  (AUS)465Flag of New Zealand.svg  Don Oliver  (NZL)465Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Brandon Bailey  (TRI)440

Wrestling

Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth

Medallists in men's wrestling by event
EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight, MenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Niaz Din  (PAK)Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Peter Michienzi  (CAN)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Warren Nisbet  (NZL)
Bantamweight, MenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Siraj-ud-Din  (PAK)Flag of England.svg  Walter Pilling  (ENG)Flag of Scotland.svg  Jimmie Turnbull  (SCO)
Featherweight, MenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Ala-ud-Din  (PAK)Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Matti Jutila  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Albert Aspen  (ENG)
Lightweight, MenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Ashraf  (PAK)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Sid Marsh  (AUS)Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Kurt Boese  (CAN)
Welterweight, MenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Bashir  (PAK)Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Philip Oberlander  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Len Allen  (ENG)
Middleweight, MenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Faiz  (PAK)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Benarik  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Fred Thomas  (NZL)
Light Heavyweight, MenFlag of England.svg  Tony Buck  (ENG)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Saeed  (PAK)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jim Armstrong  (AUS)
Heavyweight, MenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Niaz  (PAK)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ray Mitchell  (AUS)Flag of England.svg  Denis McNamara  (ENG)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Shell Company of Australia (1962), Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962, Shell, retrieved 1 November 2014
  3. ↑ "Games Road Race in Bush Setting". The Beverley Times . WA: National Library of Australia. 11 May 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club". dalkeithnbc.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Photograph of South Perth City Hall". State Library of Western Australia. 1962.
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