Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF code	AUS
CGA	Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Website	commonwealthgames.org.au
in Perth, Western Australia
Competitors	208
Flag bearers	Opening: Tony Madigan [1] Closing:
Officials	30
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 38 Silver 36 Bronze 31 Total 105
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

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.

Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Trevor Vincent Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 24 November  Gold Percy Hobson Athletics Men's high jump 24 November  Gold Alf Mitchell Athletics Men's javelin throw 24 November  Gold Robyn Woodhouse Athletics Women's high jump 26 November  Gold Ken Roche Athletics Men's 440 yards hurdles 26 November  Gold Warwick Selvey Athletics Men's discus throw 26 November  Gold Ian Tomlinson Athletics Men's triple jump 29 November  Gold Trevor Bickle Athletics Men's pole vault 1 December  Gold Dixie Willis Athletics Women's 880 yards 1 December  Gold Pam Kilborn Athletics Women's 80 metres hurdles 1 December  Gold Pam Kilborn Athletics Women's long jump 1 December  Gold Glenys Beasley Joyce Bennett Brenda Cox Betty Cuthbert Athletics Women's 4 × 110 yards relay 1 December  Gold Jeff Dynevor Boxing Men's Bantamweight  Gold Tony Madigan Boxing Men's Light Heavyweight  Gold Peter Bartels Cycling Men's Time Trial  Gold Thomas Harrison Cycling Men's Sprint  Gold Maxwell Langshaw Cycling Men's Individual Pursuit  Gold Doug Adams Cycling Men's 10 Mile Scratch  Gold Susan Knight Diving Women's 3m Springboard  Gold Susan Knight Diving Women's 10m Platform  Gold Ivan Lund Fencing Men's Epee  Gold Charles Lehman David Palfreyman Dushan Stankovich Graeme McCall Ian Douglas Martin Tomanovits Paul Guest Terry Davies Walter Howell Rowing Men's Eights  Gold Murray Rose Swimming Men's 440 yd Freestyle  Gold Murray Rose Swimming Men's 1650 yd Freestyle  Gold Julian Carroll Swimming Men's 220 yd Backstroke  Gold Ian O'Brien Swimming Men's 110 yd Breaststroke  Gold Ian O'Brien Swimming Men's 220 yd Breaststroke  Gold Kevin Berry Swimming Men's 110 yd Butterfly  Gold Kevin Berry Swimming Men's 220 yd Butterfly  Gold Alex Alexander Swimming Men's 440 yd Individual Medley  Gold David Dickson Murray Rose Peter Doak Peter Phelps Swimming Men's 4×110 yd Freestyle Relay  Gold David Dickson Ian O'Brien Julian Carroll Kevin Berry Swimming Men's 4×110 yd Medley Relay  Gold Allan Wood Anthony Strahan Murray Rose Bob Windle Swimming Men's 4×220 yd Freestyle Relay  Gold Dawn Fraser Swimming Women's 110 yd Freestyle  Gold Dawn Fraser Swimming Women's 440 yd Freestyle  Gold Dawn Fraser Lynette Bell Robyn Thorn Ruth Everuss Swimming Women's 4×110 yd Freestyle Relay  Gold Dawn Fraser Linda McGill Marguerite Ruygrok Pamela Sergeant Swimming Women's 4×110 yd Medley Relay  Gold Arthur Shannos Weightlifting Men's Heavyweight  Silver Dave Power Athletics Men's 6 miles 24 November  Silver Chilla Porter Athletics Men's high jump 24 November  Silver Jean Roberts Athletics Women's shot put 24 November  Silver Ron Clarke Athletics Men's 3 miles 26 November  Silver Helen Frith Athletics Women's high jump 26 November  Silver Dave Prince Athletics Men's 120 yards hurdles 29 November  Silver Dave Power Athletics Men's marathon 29 November  Silver John Baguley Athletics Men's triple jump 29 November  Silver Joyce Bennett Athletics Women's 220 yards 29 November  Silver Dick Leffler Athletics Men's hammer throw 1 December  Silver Helen Frith Athletics Women's long jump 1 December  Silver Rosslyn Williams Athletics Women's discus throw 1 December  Silver Ian Chapman Cycling Men's Time Trial  Silver Richard Hine Cycling Men's Individual Pursuit  Silver Graham Deuble Diving Men's 10m Platform  Silver Brian McCowage David McKenzie Ivan Lund Fencing Men's Team Foil  Silver Ivan Lund John Humphreys Mike Diamond Fencing Men's Team Epee  Silver Johanna Winter Fencing Women's Foil  Silver David Ramage , Derek Norwood, David Caithness David John, Phillip Sarah Rowing Men's Coxed Four  Silver Allan Wood Swimming Men's 440 yd Freestyle  Silver Bob Windle Swimming Men's 1650 yd Freestyle  Silver Julian Carroll Swimming Men's 110 yd Backstroke  Silver Tony Fingleton Swimming Men's 220 yd Backstroke  Silver William Burton Swimming Men's 110 yd Breaststroke  Silver William Burton Swimming Men's 220 yd Breaststroke  Silver Neville Hayes Swimming Men's 110 yd Butterfly  Silver Neville Hayes Swimming Men's 220 yd Butterfly  Silver John Oravainen Swimming Men's 440 yd Individual Medley  Silver Robyn Thorn Swimming Women's 110 yd Freestyle  Silver Ilsa Konrads Swimming Women's 440 yd Freestyle  Silver Pam Sergeant Swimming Women's 110 yd Backstroke  Silver Linda McGill Swimming Women's 440 yd Individual Medley  Silver Alan Oshyer Weightlifting Men's Lightweight  Silver Sid Marsh Wrestling Men's Lightweight  Silver Michael Benarik Wrestling Men's Middleweight  Silver Ray Mitchell Wrestling Men's Heavyweight  Bronze Michael Cleary Athletics Men's 100 yards 24 November  Bronze Ron Blackney Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase 24 November  Bronze Nick Birks Athletics Men's javelin throw 24 November  Bronze Tony Blue Athletics Men's 880 yards 26 November  Bronze Brenda Cox Athletics Women's 100 yards 26 November  Bronze Michele Mason Athletics Women's high jump 26 November  Bronze Rod Bonella Athletics Men's marathon 29 November  Bronze Margaret Burvill Athletics Women's 220 yards 29 November  Bronze Anna Pazera Athletics Women's javelin throw 29 November  Bronze Ross Filshie Athletics Men's pole vault 1 December  Bronze Robert Brown Athletics Men's hammer throw 1 December  Bronze Janet Knee Athletics Women's long jump 1 December  Bronze Mary McDonald Athletics Women's discus throw 1 December  Bronze Ted Stone Boxing Men's Featherweight  Bronze Graham Robinson Boxing Men's Heavyweight  Bronze Ian Browne Cycling Men's Sprint  Bronze Lorraine McArthur Diving Women's 3m Springboard  Bronze Patricia Plowman Diving Women's 10m Platform  Bronze Janet Hopner Fencing Women's Foil  Bronze Ian Tutty Rowing Men's Single Sculls  Bronze Barclay Wade Graeme Squires Rowing Men's Double Sculls  Bronze Rodger Ninham William Hatfield Rowing Men's Coxless Pairs  Bronze David Dickson Swimming Men's 110 yd Freestyle  Bronze Bob Windle Swimming Men's 440 yd Freestyle  Bronze Allan Wood Swimming Men's 1650 yd Freestyle  Bronze Wayne Vincent Swimming Men's 110 yd Backstroke  Bronze Brett Hill Swimming Men's 220 yd Butterfly  Bronze Pam Sargent Swimming Women's 220 yd Backstroke  Bronze Linda McGill Swimming Women's 110 yd Butterfly  Bronze Jennifer Corish Swimming Women's 440 yd Individual Medley  Bronze Jim Armstrong Wrestling Men's Light Heavyweight

Medals by sport Sport Swimming 15 13 8 36 Athletics 12 12 13 37 Cycling 4 2 1 7 Boxing 2 0 2 4 Diving 2 1 2 5 Weightlifting 1 1 0 2 Fencing 1 3 1 5 Rowing 1 1 3 5 Wrestling 0 3 1 4 Total 38 36 31 105

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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Australian athletics selectors announced on 21 October 1962 a team of 78 athletes consisting of 54 men and 24 women. ^[2]

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		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

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		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

Women

Track events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Semifinal		Final
		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

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		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

Officials

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]

See also

• Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
• Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Flag bearers". Australian Web Archive . Archived from the original on 23 November 1998. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
2. Clarkson, Alan (22 October 1962). "78 athletes named for Perth Games". The Sydney Morning Herald . John Fairfax and Sons. p. 13.
3. 1911-2010 Australia at the Commonwealth Games : Delhi 2010 XIX Commonwealth Games 3-14 October. Melbourne: Australian Commonwealth Games Association. 2010.

External links

• Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database