| England at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | ENG |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games England |
| Website | weareengland |
| in Perth, Western Australia | |
| Flag bearers | Opening: Closing: |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances | |
England competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. [1] [2]
| 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 | — | 47.4 | 1 Q | 46.8 | | |
| Barry Jackson | 47.5 | 2 Q | — | DNF | Did not advance | ||||
| Adrian Metcalfe | 48.3 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Nick Overhead | 48.4 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Mike Fleet | 880 yd | 1:51.5 | 2 Q | — | 1:51.2 | 3 | 1:50.0 | 5 | |
| Sid Purkis | 1:50.9 | 2 Q | — | 1:54.1 | 6 | Did not advance | |||
| Bob Setti | 1:52.2 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Stan Taylor | 1:52.4 | 3 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Brian Hall | 1 mile | 4:18.9 | 8 | — | Did not advance | ||||
| Alan Simpson | 4:03.0 | 4 | — | Did not advance | |||||
| Stan Taylor | 4:08.7 | 3 Q | — | 4:12.7 | 7 | ||||
| Bruce Tulloh | 4:02.5 | 3 Q | — | 4:22.1 | 9 | ||||
| John Anderson | 3 miles | — | 13:44.0 | 9 | |||||
| Derek Ibbotson | — | 13:44.0 | 8 | ||||||
| Eddie Strong | — | 13:41.4 | 6 | ||||||
| Bruce Tulloh | — | 13:37.8 | 4 | ||||||
| Mel Batty | 6 miles | — | 28:44.6 | 6 | |||||
| Michael Bullivant | — | 29:46.0 | 9 | ||||||
| Roy Fowler | — | 29:44.0 | 8 | ||||||
| Martin Hyman | — | 28:42.2 | 5 | ||||||
| Bob Birrell | 120 yd hurdles | 14.3 | 1 Q | — | 15.2 | 6 | |||
| Laurie Taitt | 14.3 | 1 Q | — | 14.7 |  | ||||
| Chris Surety | 440 yd hurdles | 53.8 | 3 Q | — | 53.3 | 6 | |||
| Mel Batty | 3000 m steeplechase | — | DNS | ||||||
| David Chapman | — | 9:05.6 | 5 | ||||||
| Brian Hall | — | DNF | |||||||
| Maurice Herriott | — | 8:45.0 | | ||||||
| Len Carter David Jones Alf Meakin Peter Radford | 4×110 yd relay | 41.0 | 1 Q | — | 40.6 |  GR , =BR | |||
| Robbie Brightwell Barry Jackson Adrian Metcalfe Bob Setti | 4×440 yd relay | 3:13.1 | 1 Q | — | 3:11.2 | | |||
| Mel Batty | Marathon | — | 2:25:51 | 5 | |||||
| Martin Hyman | — | 2:32:07 | 9 | ||||||
| Brian Kilby | — | 2:21:17.0 | GR | ||||||
| Peter Wilkinson | — | 2:30:51 | 8 | ||||||
| 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) | | |
| 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 | — | DNS | ||||
| Joy Jordan | — | 2:05.9 | | ||||
| Phyllis Perkins | — | 2:09.4 | 4 | ||||
| Betty Moore | 80 m hurdles | 10.8 | 2 Q | — | 11.3 | | |
| Pat Nutting | 11.4 | 2 Q | — | 11.5 | 4 | ||
| Ann Packer | 11.4 | 3 Q | — | 11.9 | 6 | ||
| Frances Slaap | 12.0 | 5 | — | Did not advance | |||
| Daphne Arden Dorothy Hyman Betty Moore Ann Packer | 4×110 yd relay | — | 46.6 | | |||
| 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 Sherwood | 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) | | |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| David Bryant | singles & rinks/fours | 2 x gold |
| Sydney Drysdale | rinks/fours | 1 x gold |
| Tom Fleming | pairs & rinks/fours | 1 x gold |
| Les Watson | pairs & rinks/fours | 1 x gold |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Benneyworth | 54 kg bantamweight | 1 x bronze |
| Brian Brazier | 63.5 kg light welterweight | 1 x bronze |
| Alf Matthews | 75 kg middleweight | |
| Dennis Pollard | 81 kg light-heavyweight | |
| Johnny Pritchett | 67 kg welterweight | 1 x silver |
| Mike Pye | 51 kg flyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Brian Whelan | 60 kg lightweight | 1 x bronze |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Addy | road race | |
| Karl Barton | match sprint & time trial | 1 x silver |
| Keith Butler | road race | |
| John Clarey | scratch | 1 x bronze |
| Harry Jackson | scratch & time trial & pursuit | 1 x bronze |
| Wes Mason | road race | 1 x gold |
| Charlie McCoy | pursuit | |
| Joe McLean | scratch & pursuit | |
| Ken Nuttall | road race | |
| Roger Whitfield | match sprint & time trial | 1 x bronze |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Austen | 10m Platform & 3m Springboard | 1 x silver |
| Keith Collin | 3m Springboard | |
| Liz Ferris | 3m Springboard | 1 x silver |
| Tony Kitcher | 10m Platform | 1 x bronze |
| Joy Newman | 10m Platform | |
| Brian Phelps | 10m Platform & 3m Springboard | 2 x gold |
| William Wood | 10m Platform | |
| Dennis Young | 3m Springboard |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Amberg | sabre individual & team | 1 x gold |
| George Birks | sabre individual & team | 1 x gold |
| Ralph Cooperman | foil, sabre, individual & team | 3 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Mike Howard | épée individual & team | 1 x gold |
| Peter Jacobs | épée individual & team | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Allan Jay | foil individual & team | 1 gold, 1 x silver |
| Theresa Offredy | foil individual | |
| René Paul | foil individual & team | 1 x gold |
| John Pelling | épée individual & team | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Gillian Sheen | foil individual |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Barry | single scull | 1 x silver |
| John Beveridge | coxless four & eights | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Nicholas Birkmyre | double scull | 1 x gold |
| Michael Clay | coxless four & eights | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Christopher Davidge | coxless four & eights | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Stewart Farquharson | coxless pair | 1 x gold |
| Michael Howard-Johnston | coxed fours & eights | 2 x bronze |
| George Justicz | double scull | 1 x gold |
| Richard Knight | coxed fours & eights | 2 x bronze |
| David Lee Nicholson | coxless pair | 1 x gold |
| Colin Porter | coxed fours & eights | 2 x bronze |
| John Russell | coxed fours & eights | 2 x bronze |
| John Tilbury | coxless four & eights | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| John Vigurs | coxed fours & eights | 2 x bronze |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Linda Amos | 110 & 440y freestyle & relay | 1 x bronze |
| Patricia Baines | 110y butterfly | |
| Richard Campion | 440 & 1650y freestyle & 440 medley & relay | 1 x bronze |
| Stanley Clarke | 110y freestyle & relay | 2 x bronze |
| Rodney Clayden | 110 & 220y backstroke, freestyle relay | 1 x bronze |
| Mary-Anne Cotterill | 110y butterfly & medley relay | 2 x silver |
| Jackie Enfield | 110 & 220y breaststroke | 1 x silver |
| Roddy Frame | 440y medley | |
| Dorinda Fraser | 110 & 220y breaststroke | 1 x bronze |
| Judy Gegan | 110y butterfly | |
| Terry Glenville | 110 & 220y butterfly, medley relay | 1 x silver |
| Sandra Keen | 110y freestyle & relay | 1 x bronze |
| Peter Kendrew | 110y freestyle & medley & freestyle relay | 3 x bronze |
| Sylvia Lewis | 110 & 220y Backstroke | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Liz Long | 440y freestyle & relay | 2 x bronze |
| Anita Lonsbrough | 110/220 breaststroke, 440 freestyle & medley, relay | 3 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Linda Ludgrove | 110 & 220y backstroke & medley relay | 2 x gold, 1 x silver |
| John Martin-Dye | 110 & 440y freestyle & relay | 2 x bronze |
| Neil Nicholson | 110 & 220y breaststroke, medley relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Jill Norfolk | 110 & 220y backstroke | |
| Graham Sykes | 110y & 220y backstroke, medley silver | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Austin Verner | 440y freestyle | |
| Christopher Wilkinson | 110 & 220y breaststroke | |
| Diana Wilkinson | 110y freestyle & medley & freestyle relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Carlton Goring | 67.5 kg lightweight | 1 x gold |
| George Manners | 82.5 kg light heavyweight | 1 x silver |
| Louis Martin | 90 kg middle heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| George Newton | 60 kg featherweight | 1 x gold |
| David Prowse | 110 kg heavyweight |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Len Allen | 74 kg welterweight | 1 x bronze |
| Peter Amey | 68 kg lightweight | |
| Bert Aspen | 62 kg featherweight | 1 x bronze |
| Tony Buck | 90 kg light-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Denis McNamara | 100 kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Walter Pilling | 57 kg bantamweight | 1 x silver |
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