Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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CGF code | AUS |
CGA | Australian Commonwealth Games Association |
Website | commonwealthgames |
in Perth, Western Australia | |
Competitors | 208 |
Flag bearers | Opening: Tony Madigan [1] Closing: |
Officials | 30 |
Medals Ranked 1st |
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British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
Australia hosted the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. It was Australia's seventh appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in nine of the ten sports that it entered.
The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
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Australian athletics selectors announced on 21 October 1962 a team of 78 athletes consisting of 54 men and 24 women. [2]
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Michael Cleary | 100 yd | 9.4 | 1 Q | 9.6 | 1 Q | 9.7 | 2 Q | 9.6 | |
Gary Holdsworth | 9.5 | 2 Q | 9.7 | 1 Q | 9.7 | 3 Q | 9.7 | 4 | |
Bob Lay | 9.6 | 3 Q | 9.8 | 3 | Did not advance | ||||
Byron Williams | 9.8 | 2 Q | 10.2 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
Michael Cleary | 220 yd | 21.8 | 3 Q | 22.0 | 2 Q | 21.4 | 1 Q | 22.0 | 5 |
Bob Lay | 21.7 | 1 Q | 21.9 | 2 Q | 21.6 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Peter Norman | 21.6 | 3 Q | 22.0 | 3 Q | 21.8 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
Dennis Tipping | 22.0 | 4 Q | 22.3 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
John Randall | 440 yd | 48.7 | 4 | — | Did not advance | ||||
Ken Roche | 48.4 | 1 Q | — | 47.9 | 3 Q | 47.7 | 4 | ||
Peter Quiggan | 49.4 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Brian Waters | 47.9 | 2 Q | — | 47.8 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Tony Blue | 880 yd | 1:52.0 | 2 Q | — | 1:50.7 | 2 Q | 1:49.0 | ||
Keith Wheeler | 1:52.8 | 2 Q | — | 1:51.3 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
Tony Blue | 1 mile | 4:09.3 | 1 Q | — | 4:09.4 | 4 | |||
Pat Clohessy | 4:11.0 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Gordon Noble | 4:11.3 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Albie Thomas | 4:02.2 | 1 Q | — | 4:11.2 | 5 | ||||
Ron Clarke | 3 miles | — | 13:36.0 | ||||||
Pat Clohessy | — | 13:42.0 | 7 | ||||||
Tony Cook | — | 14:17.0 | 12 | ||||||
Albie Thomas | — | 13:40.6 | 5 | ||||||
Ron Clarke | 6 miles | — | DNF | ||||||
Tony Cook | — | DNF | |||||||
Dave Power | — | 28:34.0 | |||||||
Bob Vagg | — | 30:10.0 | 12 | ||||||
Mick Daws | 120 yd hurdles | 14.5 | 1 Q | — | 14.9 | 5 | |||
Michael Devlin | 14.5 | 2 Q | — | 14.9 | 4 | ||||
Gary Knoke | 14.6 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Dave Prince | 14.2 | 2 Q | — | 14.4 | |||||
Michael Devlin | 440 yd hurdles | 52.5 | 2 Q | — | 52.6 | 5 | |||
Gary Knoke | 52.1 | 2 Q | — | 52.5 | 4 | ||||
Dave Prince | 53.7 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||||
Ken Roche | 52.3 | 1 Q | — | 51.5 | |||||
Ron Blackney | 3000 m steeplechase | — | 9:00.6 | ||||||
Ian Blackwood | — | 9:04:0 | 4 | ||||||
John Coyle | — | 9:15.0 | 7 | ||||||
Trevor Vincent | — | 8:43.4 | GR | ||||||
Michael Cleary Gary Holdsworth Bob Lay Dennis Tipping | 4×110 yd relay | 41.2 | 1 Q | — | 44.7 | 5 | |||
Peter Quiggan John Randall Ken Roche Brian Waters | 4×440 yd relay | 3:15.4 | 2 Q | — | 3:12.9 | 4 | |||
Rod Bonella | Marathon | — | 2:21:17.0 | ||||||
Keith Ollerenshaw | — | 2:24:59 | 4 | ||||||
Dave Power | — | 2:22:15.4 | |||||||
Ian Sinfield | — | DNF |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Rank | ||
Percy Hobson | High jump | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | GR |
Lawrie Peckham | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 6 | |
Chilla Porter | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||
Tony Sneazwell | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 7 | |
Trevor Bickle | Pole vault | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) | GR , CR |
Ross Filshie | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) | ||
John Pfitzner | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) | 5 | |
John Baguley | Long jump | 25 ft 1 in (7.65 m) | 5 |
John Blackmore | 23 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.04 m) | =14 | |
Jim McCann | 23 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.04 m) | =14 | |
Ian Tomlinson | 24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m) | 6 | |
John Baguley | Triple jump | 52 ft 9+1⁄4 in (16.08 m) | |
Graham Boase | 51 ft 8+3⁄4 in (15.77 m) | 4 | |
Kevin Rule | 48 ft 10+1⁄2 in (14.90 m) | 8 | |
Ian Tomlinson | 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) | GR | |
John Cochrane | Shot put | 49 ft 3+1⁄4 in (15.02 m) | 9 |
Merv Kemp | 52 ft 6+3⁄4 in (16.02 m) | 5 | |
Warren Ryan | 51 ft 8 in (15.75 m) | 7 | |
Warwick Selvey | 54 ft 6+1⁄2 in (16.62 m) | 4 | |
Len Chinnery | Discus throw | 157 ft 3 in (47.93 m) | 8 |
Warwick Selvey | 185 ft 3+1⁄2 in (56.48 m) | GR , NR | |
Len Vlahov | 158 ft 5 in (48.29 m) | 6 | |
Alan Waugh | 152 ft 3 in (46.41 m) | 9 | |
Robert Brown | Hammer throw | 189 ft 1+1⁄2 in (57.65 m) | |
Mike Edwards | 178 ft 6 in (54.41 m) | =5 | |
Dick Leffler | 196 ft 3+1⁄2 in (59.83 m) | ||
Charlie Morris | 186 ft 3+1⁄2 in (56.78 m) | 4 | |
Nick Birks | Javelin throw | 246 ft 3+1⁄2 in (75.07 m) | |
Joseph Hart | 189 ft 8+1⁄2 in (57.82 m) | 10 | |
Alf Mitchell | 256 ft 3 in (78.11 m) | GR | |
Reg Spiers | 228 ft 8 in (69.70 m) | 5 |
Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||
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Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
Glenys Beasley | 100 yd | 11.0 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 4 | Did not advance | |
Joyce Bennett | 11.1 | 2 Q | 11.1 | 4 | Did not advance | ||
Brenda Cox | 11.1 | 2 Q | 10.9 | 1 Q | 11.4 | ||
Betty Cuthbert | 11.1 | 2 Q | 11.0 | 5 | Did not advance | ||
Joyce Bennett | 220 yd | 24.4 | 1 Q | 24.0 | 1 Q | 24.2 | |
Margaret Burvill | 24.4 | 1 Q | 24.0 | 2 Q | 24.1 | ||
Brenda Cox | 24.7 | 1 Q | 24.1 | 3 Q | 24.5 | 4 | |
Betty Cuthbert | 24.9 | 2 Q | 24.3 | 2 Q | 24.6 | 5 | |
Joan Beretta | 880 yd | — | 2:12.2 | 5 | |||
Dixie Willis | — | 2:03.7 | GR | ||||
Margot Evans | 80 m hurdles | 11.2 | 3 Q | — | 11.9 | 5 | |
Pam Kilborn | 10.8 | 1 Q | — | 10.9 | |||
Glenys Beasley Joyce Bennett Brenda Cox Betty Cuthbert | 4×110 yd relay | — | 46.6 |
Athlete | Event | Final | |
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Distance | Rank | ||
Helen Frith | High jump | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
Michele Mason | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Robyn Woodhouse | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | GR , CR | |
Carolyn Wright | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 6 | |
Helen Frith | Long jump | 20 ft 5+3⁄4 in (6.24 m) | |
Eva Kampe | 19 ft 3+3⁄4 in (5.89 m) | 6 | |
Pam Kilborn | 20 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.27 m) | ||
Janet Knee | 20 ft 1+1⁄4 in (6.13 m) | ||
Mary Breen | Shot put | 43 ft 3+3⁄4 in (13.20 m) | 5 |
Larraine Hillier | 42 ft 3+1⁄2 in (12.89 m) | 6 | |
Jean Roberts | 47 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.52 m) | ||
Rosslyn Williams | 42 ft 1+3⁄4 in (12.85 m) | 7 | |
Mary Breen | Discus throw | 140 ft 4 in (42.77 m) | 5 |
Mary McDonald | 151 ft 8 in (46.23 m) | ||
Rosslyn Williams | 153 ft 1 in (46.66 m) | ||
Anna Pazera | Javelin throw | 159 ft 8+1⁄2 in (48.68 m) | |
Pam Telfer | 134 ft 10+1⁄2 in (41.11 m) | 6 | |
Maureen Wright | 155 ft 4+1⁄2 in (47.36 m) | 4 |
Commandant & General Manager: Edgar Tanner
Assistant General Manager: Arthur Tunstall
Team Secretary: Owen Davies Attache: Kent Hughes
Section Officials: Athletics Manager - Alfred Robinson, Athletics Manageress - Maisie McQuiston, Track Coach - Stewart Embling, Field Coach - Desmond Frawley ; Lawn Bowls Manager - Charles Smart ; Boxing Manager - George Dickinson, Boxing Trainer/Coach - Ronald Barkli ; Cycling Manager - Ronald O'Donnell, Track Coach - William Guyatt, Road Coach - Joseph Buckley ; Fencing Manager - Laurence Smith, Fencing Coach - Charles Stanmore ; Rowing Manager - Noel Wilkinson ; Rowing Coach Singles and Double Sculls - Kevyn Webb, Rowing Coach Coxed Fours - Albert Bell, Rowing Coach Coxed Pairs and Fours - Wilhelmus Sirks, Rowing Coach Eights - Alan Jacobsen ; Swimming Manager - Stuart Alldridt, Swimming Manageress - Dorothy Nordahl, Men's Swimming Coach - Don Talbot, Women's Swimming Coach - Arthur Cusack ; Diving Coach - Jack Barnett ; Weightlifting Manager - Bryan Marsden, Diving Coach/Trainer - Clive Morrison ; Wrestling Manager - Richard Rodda, Coach /Trainer - Reginald Dowton [3]
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