Cycling at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's sprint

Cycling Men's sprint at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville, Western Australia
Dates	1962
Medalists
Thomas Harrison    Australia   Karl Barton    England   Ian Browne    Australia
←  1958 1966  →

The men's sprint at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, was part of the cycling programme, which took place in 1962. ^[1]

The sprint took place at Lake Monger Velodrome in Leederville, Western Australia, a 333-metre 37 degree banked track, ^[2]

Thomas Harrison won the gold medal. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Results

Pos	Athlete
1	Thomas Harrison
2	Karl Barton
3	Ian Browne
4	Warren Johnston
5	Barry Godkin
5	Roger Whitfield
5	Don Skene
5	D. R. Hunter
9	Ron Killey
9	Roger Gibbon
11	Don Ecobichon
11	R. Cassidy
13	J.P. Callow
13	N. A. Rosli
13	Shararuddin Jaffar
13	Abdullah Abu
17	Douglas Lidster
	B. W. Loxton
	John Clarey
	A. T. Young

Results

Heats

Heat	Winner	2nd	Time (last 200)
1	Barton	Lidster	w/o
2	Cassidy	Hunter	12.5
3	Harrison	Jaffar	12.2
4	Killey	Loxton	w/o
5	Godkin	Gibbon	12.3
6	Johnston	Rosli	12.3
7	Whitfield	Callow	11.8
8	Browne	Ecobichon	11.9
9	Skene	Aby	12.0

• Clarey & Young scratched

Second Round Repechage

Athlete	Athlete	Score
Hunter	Jaffar	12.6
Gibbon	Rosli	12.4
Ecobichon	Callow & Abu	12.9

Third Round

Athlete	Athlete	Score
Browne	Killey	12.4
Barton	Ecobichon	12.3
Harrison	Gibbon	12.0
Johnston	Hunter	12.3
Skene	Cassidy	12.6
Whitfield	Godkin	11.9

Fourthd Round Repechage

Athlete	Athlete	Score
Hunter	Killey & Cassidy
Godkin	Gibbon & Ecobichon	12.9

Quarter-final

Athlete	Athlete	Score
Browne	Skene	2–0
Barton	Godkin	2–0
Harrison	Hunter	2–0
Johnston	Whitfield	2–0

Semi finals

Athlete	Athlete	Score
Harrison	Johnston	2–1
Barton	Browne	2–0

Third place

Athlete	Athlete	Score
Browne	Johnston	2–1

Final

Athlete	Athlete	Score
Harrison	Barton	2–0

References

1. "Aussies top Gold League" . Manchester Evening News. 26 November 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Steep Banking" . Middlesex Independent. 5 October 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Cycling Road Road Race - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
4. "Cycling" . Manchester Evening News. 28 November 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Cycling" . Birmingham Daily Post. 29 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 30 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.