England at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

England at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF code	ENG
CGA	Commonwealth Games England
Website	weareengland.org
in Perth, Western Australia
Medals Ranked 2nd	Gold 29 Silver 22 Bronze 27 Total 78
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
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England competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. ^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

Further information: 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Dorothy Hyman	Athletics	Women's 100 yards	26 November
Gold	Brian Kilby	Athletics	Men's marathon	29 November
Gold	Martyn Lucking	Athletics	Men's shot put	29 November
Gold	Dorothy Hyman	Athletics	Women's 220 yards	29 November
Gold	Sue Platt	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	29 November
Gold	Len Carter David Jones Alf Meakin Peter Radford	Athletics	Men's 4 × 110 yards relay	1 December
Gold	Howard Payne	Athletics	Men's hammer throw	1 December
Silver	Maurice Herriott	Athletics	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	24 November
Silver	Colin Smith	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	24 November
Silver	David Jones	Athletics	Men's 220 yards	29 November
Silver	Robbie Brightwell	Athletics	Men's 440 yards	29 November
Silver	Rosemary Morgan	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	29 November
Silver	Robbie Brightwell Barry Jackson Adrian Metcalfe Bob Setti	Athletics	Men's 4 × 440 yards relay	1 December
Silver	Betty Moore	Athletics	Women's 80 metres hurdles	1 December
Silver	Daphne Arden Dorothy Hyman Betty Moore Ann Packer	Athletics	Women's 4 × 110 yards relay	1 December
Bronze	Suzanne Allday	Athletics	Women's shot put	24 November
Bronze	John Sheldrick	Athletics	Men's discus throw	26 November
Bronze	Laurie Taitt	Athletics	Men's 120 yards hurdles	29 November
Bronze	Fred Alsop	Athletics	Men's triple jump	29 November
Bronze	Joy Jordan	Athletics	Women's 880 yards	1 December

Sports

Athletics

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

Men

Name	Club
Fred Alsop	Hornchurch Harriers
John Anderson	Saltwell Harriers
Mel Batty	Thurrock Harriers
Bob Birrell	Loughborough Coll
Robbie Brightwell	Birchfield Harriers
Michael Bullivant	Derby County & AC
Len Carter	Ruislip & Northwood AC
David Chapman
Mike Fleet
Roy Fowler	Staffs and Stone AC
Brian Hall
Maurice Herriott	Sparkhill Harriers
Roy Hollingsworth	Highgate Harriers
John Howell	Herne Hill Harriers
Martin Hyman	Portsmouth
Derek Ibbotson	Longwood Harriers
Barry Jackson	Lozelles Harriers
David Jones	Woodford Green AC
Brian Kilby	Coventry Godiva Harriers
Martyn Lucking	Southend AC
Alf Meakin
John McSorley	Thames Valley Harriers
Adrian Metcalfe	Leeds AC & Achilles Club
Gordon Miller	South London Harriers
Nick Overhead	Watford Harriers Club
Howard Payne
Rex Porter
Sid Purkis	Romford AC
Peter Radford	Birchfield Harriers
Bob Setti	Herne Hill Harriers
John Sheldrick	Thames Valley Harriers
Alan Simpson	Rotherham Harriers & AC
Colin Smith	Thames Valley Harriers
Eddie Strong	Bristol AC
Chris Surety	Ilford AC
Laurie Taitt	Herne Hill Harriers
Stan Taylor	Manchester AC
Bruce Tulloh	Portsmouth
Peter Wilkinson	Derby County & AC

Women

Name	Club
Suzanne Allday	Spartan LAC
Daphne Arden	Birchfield Harriers
Joy Grieveson	Darlington
Dorothy Hyman	Hickleton Main
Joy Jordan	Spartan LAC
Linda Knowles	Hornchurch Harriers
Betty Moore	Salford Harriers
Rosemary Morgan	Ilford AC
Pat Nutting	Ruislip & Northwood AC
Ann Packer	Reading AC
Sheila Parkin	Sheffield United Harriers
Phyllis Perkins	Ilford AC
Sue Platt	London Olympiades
Dorothy Shirley	Salford Harriers
Frances Slaap	Ruislip & Northwood AC

Results

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Len Carter	100 yd	10.0	3 Q	10.2	5	Did not advance
David Jones		9.6	1 Q	9.9	3	Did not advance
Alf Meakin		9.7	3 Q	9.9	3	Did not advance
Peter Radford		9.7	2 Q	9.8	2 Q	9.8	5	Did not advance
Len Carter	220 yd	22.3	4 Q	22.5	4	Did not advance
David Jones		21.4	1 Q	21.7	1 Q	21.4	2 Q	21.5
Alf Meakin		22.0	5	Did not advance
Peter Radford		21.5	2 Q	21.9	3 Q	21.6	5	Did not advance
Robbie Brightwell	440 yd	47.5	1 Q	—N/a		47.4	1 Q	46.8
Barry Jackson		47.5	2 Q	—N/a		DNF		Did not advance
Adrian Metcalfe		48.3	3	—N/a		Did not advance
Nick Overhead		48.4	3	—N/a		Did not advance
Mike Fleet	880 yd	1:51.5	2 Q	—N/a		1:51.2	3	1:50.0	5
Sid Purkis		1:50.9	2 Q	—N/a		1:54.1	6	Did not advance
Bob Setti		1:52.2	3	—N/a		Did not advance
Stan Taylor		1:52.4	3	—N/a		Did not advance
Brian Hall	1 mile	4:18.9	8	—N/a				Did not advance
Alan Simpson		4:03.0	4	—N/a				Did not advance
Stan Taylor		4:08.7	3 Q	—N/a				4:12.7	7
Bruce Tulloh		4:02.5	3 Q	—N/a				4:22.1	9
John Anderson	3 miles	—N/a						13:44.0	9
Derek Ibbotson		—N/a						13:44.0	8
Eddie Strong		—N/a						13:41.4	6
Bruce Tulloh		—N/a						13:37.8	4
Mel Batty	6 miles	—N/a						28:44.6	6
Michael Bullivant		—N/a						29:46.0	9
Roy Fowler		—N/a						29:44.0	8
Martin Hyman		—N/a						28:42.2	5
Bob Birrell	120 yd hurdles	14.3	1 Q	—N/a				15.2	6
Laurie Taitt		14.3	1 Q	—N/a				14.7
Chris Surety	440 yd hurdles	53.8	3 Q	—N/a				53.3	6
Mel Batty	3000 m steeplechase	—N/a						DNS
David Chapman		—N/a						9:05.6	5
Brian Hall		—N/a						DNF
Maurice Herriott		—N/a						8:45.0
Len Carter David Jones Alf Meakin Peter Radford	4×110 yd relay	41.0	1 Q	—N/a				40.6	GR , =BR
Robbie Brightwell Barry Jackson Adrian Metcalfe Bob Setti	4×440 yd relay	3:13.1	1 Q	—N/a				3:11.2
Mel Batty	Marathon	—N/a						2:25:51	5
Martin Hyman		—N/a						2:32:07	9
Brian Kilby		—N/a						2:21:17.0	GR
Peter Wilkinson		—N/a						2:30:51	8

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
John Howell	High jump	DNS
Gordon Miller		6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	4
Laurie Taitt		DNS
Rex Porter	Pole vault	13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)	12
Fred Alsop	Long jump	24 ft 2+1⁄4 in (7.37 m)	9
John Howell		24 ft 2+3⁄4 in (7.39 m)	8
Fred Alsop	Triple jump	52 ft 7 in (16.03 m)	BR
John Howell		47 ft 0 in (14.33 m)	11
Roy Hollingsworth	Shot put	43 ft 7+3⁄4 in (13.30 m)	14
Martyn Lucking		59 ft 4 in (18.08 m)	GR
John McSorley		39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)	16
John Sheldrick		47 ft 1+1⁄4 in (14.36 m)	11
Roy Hollingsworth	Discus throw	157 ft 8+1⁄2 in (48.07 m)	7
Martyn Lucking		137 ft 0+1⁄2 in (41.77 m)	11
Howard Payne		DNS
John Sheldrick		166 ft 3 in (50.67 m)
John McSorley	Hammer throw	DNS
Howard Payne		202 ft 3 in (61.65 m)
John Sheldrick		DNS
Roy Hollingsworth	Javelin throw	DNS
John McSorley		190 ft 2+1⁄2 in (57.98 m)	9
Colin Smith		255 ft 8+1⁄2 in (77.94 m)

Women

Track events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Daphne Arden	100 yd	11.1	3 Q	10.9	3 Q	11.6	5
Dorothy Hyman		11.0	1 Q	10.7	1 Q	11.2
Betty Moore		11.0	1 Q	11.0	3 Q	11.7	6
Ann Packer		11.3	2 Q	11.2	5	Did not advance
Daphne Arden	220 yd	24.8	2 Q	24.7	4	Did not advance
Joy Grieveson		25.2	3 Q	25.1	6	Did not advance
Dorothy Hyman		24.5	1 Q	24.0	2 Q	23.8
Ann Packer		24.8	2 Q	24.5	4	Did not advance
Joy Grieveson	880 yd	—N/a				DNS
Joy Jordan		—N/a				2:05.9
Phyllis Perkins		—N/a				2:09.4	4
Betty Moore	80 m hurdles	10.8	2 Q	—N/a		11.3
Pat Nutting		11.4	2 Q	—N/a		11.5	4
Ann Packer		11.4	3 Q	—N/a		11.9	6
Frances Slaap		12.0	5	—N/a		Did not advance
Daphne Arden Dorothy Hyman Betty Moore Ann Packer	4×110 yd relay	—N/a				46.6

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Linda Knowles	High jump	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4
Dorothy Shirley		5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	7
Frances Slaap		5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	5
Pat Nutting	Long jump	18 ft 4 in (5.59 m)	7
Sheila Parkin		19 ft 3+1⁄4 in (5.87 m)	5
Suzanne Allday	Shot put	44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)
Sue Platt		37 ft 10 in (11.53 m)	8
Suzanne Allday	Discus throw	144 ft 3 in (43.97 m)	4
Rosemary Morgan	Javelin throw	162 ft 9+1⁄2 in (49.62 m)
Sue Platt		164 ft 10+1⁄2 in (50.25 m)

Boxing

• Main article: Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Name	Event/s	Club	Medal/s
Peter Benneyworth	54 kg bantamweight	Caius BC, Battersea
Brian Brazier	63.5 kg light welterweight	Army BC
Alf Matthews	75 kg middleweight	Litherland ABC, Liverpool
Dennis Pollard	81 kg light-heavyweight	Fitzroy Lodge ABC
Johnny Pritchett	67 kg welterweight	Bingham & District ABC
Mike Pye	51 kg flyweight	Harris Lebus BC, Tottenham
Brian Whelan	60 kg lightweight	Chiswick ABC

Cycling

• Main article: Cycling at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Name	Event/s	Club	Medal/s
Bob Addy	road race	Hemel Hempstead CC
Karl Barton	match sprint & time trial	Coventry Road Club
Keith Butler	road race	Norwood Paragon CC
John Clarey	scratch	Cambrian Wheelers CC
Harry Jackson	scratch & time trial & pursuit	Portsmouth North End CC
Wes Mason	road race	Sheffield RCC
Charlie McCoy	pursuit	Melling Wheelers
Joe McLean	scratch & pursuit	Melling Wheelers
Ken Nuttall	road race	Manchester Wheelers
Roger Whitfield	match sprint & time trial	East Midlands CG

Diving

• Main article: Diving at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Men

Name	Event/s	Club	Medal/s
Keith Collin	3m Springboard	Highgate DC
Tony Kitcher	10m Platform	Southampton
Brian Phelps	10m Platform & 3m Springboard	Highgate DC	,
William Wood	10m Platform	Highgate DC
Dennis Young	3m Springboard	Nelson

Women

Name	Event/s	Club	Medal/s
Margaret Austen	10m Platform & 3m Springboard	Isleworth Penguin
Liz Ferris	3m Springboard	Mermaid
Joy Newman	10m Platform	Islander Ladies

Fencing

• Main article: Fencing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Mike Amberg	sabre individual & team
George Birks	sabre individual & team
Ralph Cooperman	foil, sabre, individual & team	, , ,
Mike Howard	épée individual & team
Peter Jacobs	épée individual & team	,
Allan Jay	foil individual & team	,
Theresa Offredy	foil individual
René Paul	foil individual & team
John Pelling	épée individual & team	,
Gillian Sheen	foil individual

Lawn bowls

• Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Name	Event/s	Club	Medal/s
David Bryant	singles & rinks/fours	Clevedon BC	,
Sydney Drysdale	rinks/fours	Whitley Bay BC
Tom Fleming	pairs & rinks/fours	Albert Park BC, Middlesbrough
Les Watson	pairs & rinks/fours	Darlington East Park BC

Rowing

• Main article: Rowing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Name	Event/s	Club	Medal/s
Bill Barry	single scull	Quintin Boat Club
John Beveridge	coxless four & eights	Molesey BC	,
Nicholas Birkmyre	double scull	Bristol Ariel RC / Leander Club
Michael Clay	coxless four & eights	Molesey BC	,
Christopher Davidge	coxless four & eights	Molesey BC	,
Stewart Farquharson	coxless pair	University of London BC
Michael Howard-Johnston	fours & eights (cox)	Molesey BC	,
George Justicz	double scull	Birmingham RC / Leander Club
Richard Knight	coxed fours & eights	Molesey BC	,
David Lee Nicholson	coxless pair	University of London BC
Colin Porter	coxed fours & eights	Molesey BC	,
John Russell	coxed fours & eights	Molesey BC	,
John Tilbury	coxless four & eights	Molesey BC	,
John Vigurs	coxed fours & eights	Molesey BC	,

Swimming

• Main article: Swimming at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Men ^[5]

Name	Event/s	Club	Medal/s
Richard Campion	440 & 1650y freestyle & 440 medley & relay	Stoke Newington SC
Stanley Clarke	110y freestyle & relay	Plaistow United SC	,
Rodney Clayden	110 & 220y backstroke, freestyle relay	York City SC
Roddy Frame	440y medley	York City SC
Terry Glenville	110 & 220y butterfly, medley relay	Hull Olympic SC
Peter Kendrew	110y freestyle & medley & freestyle relay	York SC	, ,
John Martin-Dye	110 & 440y freestyle & relay	Penguin SC	,
Neil Nicholson	110 & 220y breaststroke, medley relay	Gateshead SC	,
Graham Sykes	110y & 220y backstroke, medley	Standard Truimph	,
Austin Verner	440y freestyle	Urmston SC
Christopher Wilkinson	110 & 220y breaststroke	Stockport SC

Women ^[5]

Name	Event/s	Club	Medal/s
Linda Amos	110 & 440y freestyle & relay	Portsmouth Northsea SC
Patricia Baines	110y butterfly	Stoke Newington SC
Mary-Anne Cotterill	110y butterfly & medley relay	Watford SC	,
Jackie Enfield	110 & 220y breaststroke	Northampton ASC
Dorinda Fraser	110 & 220y breaststroke	Gateshead SC
Judy Gegan	110y butterfly	Beckenham Ladies
Sandra Keen	110y freestyle & relay	Heston SC
Sylvia Lewis	110 & 220y Backstroke	Hounslow SC	,
Liz Long	440y freestyle & relay	Ilford SC	,
Anita Lonsbrough	110/220 breaststroke, 440 freestyle & medley, relay	Huddersfield SC	, , ,
Linda Ludgrove	110 & 220y backstroke & medley relay	St James SC	, ,
Jill Norfolk	110 & 220y backstroke	Stoke Newington SC
Diana Wilkinson	110y freestyle & medley & freestyle relay	Stockport SC	,

Weightlifting

• Main article: Weightlifting at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Carlton Goring	67.5 kg lightweight
George Manners	82.5 kg light heavyweight
Louis Martin	90 kg middle heavyweight
George Newton	60 kg featherweight
David Prowse	110 kg heavyweight

Wrestling

• Main article: Wrestling at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Name	Event/s	Medal/s
Len Allen	74 kg welterweight
Peter Amey	68 kg lightweight
Bert Aspen	62 kg featherweight
Tony Buck	90 kg light-heavyweight
Denis McNamara	100 kg heavyweight
Walter Pilling	57 kg bantamweight

References

1. "1962 Perth". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
2. "Perth 1962 Team". Team England.
3. "Boxers for Empire Games" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 18 August 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 25 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Busy Time for Molesey" . Birmingham Daily Post. 13 September 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 18 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "The England Team" . Birmingham Daily Post. 17 September 1962. p. 25. Retrieved 18 January 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.