England at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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England at the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Flag of England.svg
CGF code ENG
CGA Commonwealth Games England
Website weareengland.org
in Perth, Western Australia
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
29
Silver
22
Bronze
27
Total
78
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]

Contents

Athletics

Medalists

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

Events

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Len Carter 100 yd 10.03 Q10.25Did not advance
David Jones 9.61 Q9.93Did not advance
Alf Meakin 9.73 Q9.93Did not advance
Peter Radford 9.72 Q9.82 Q9.85Did not advance
Len Carter 220 yd 22.34 Q22.54Did not advance
David Jones 21.41 Q21.71 Q21.42 Q21.5Silver medal icon.svg
Alf Meakin 22.05Did not advance
Peter Radford 21.52 Q21.93 Q21.65Did not advance
Robbie Brightwell 440 yd 47.51 Q47.41 Q46.8Silver medal icon.svg
Barry Jackson 47.52 QDNFDid not advance
Adrian Metcalfe 48.33Did not advance
Nick Overhead 48.43Did not advance
Mike Fleet 880 yd 1:51.52 Q1:51.231:50.05
Sid Purkis 1:50.92 Q1:54.16Did not advance
Bob Setti 1:52.23Did not advance
Stan Taylor 1:52.43Did not advance
Brian Hall 1 mile 4:18.98Did not advance
Alan Simpson 4:03.04Did not advance
Stan Taylor 4:08.73 Q4:12.77
Bruce Tulloh 4:02.53 Q4:22.19
John Anderson 3 miles 13:44.09
Derek Ibbotson 13:44.08
Eddie Strong 13:41.46
Bruce Tulloh 13:37.84
Mel Batty 6 miles 28:44.66
Michael Bullivant 29:46.09
Roy Fowler 29:44.08
Martin Hyman 28:42.25
Bob Birrell 120 yd hurdles 14.31 Q15.26
Laurie Taitt 14.31 Q14.7Bronze medal icon.svg
Chris Surety 440 yd hurdles 53.83 Q53.36
Mel Batty 3000 m steeplechase DNS
David Chapman 9:05.65
Brian Hall DNF
Maurice Herriott 8:45.0Silver medal icon.svg
Len Carter
David Jones
Alf Meakin
Peter Radford
4×110 yd relay 41.01 Q40.6Gold medal icon.svg GR , =BR
Robbie Brightwell
Barry Jackson
Adrian Metcalfe
Bob Setti
4×440 yd relay 3:13.11 Q3:11.2Silver medal icon.svg
Mel Batty Marathon 2:25:515
Martin Hyman 2:32:079
Brian Kilby 2:21:17.0Gold medal icon.svg GR
Peter Wilkinson 2:30:518
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistanceRank
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+14 in (7.37 m)9
John Howell 24 ft 2+34 in (7.39 m)8
Fred Alsop Triple jump 52 ft 7 in (16.03 m)Bronze medal icon.svg BR
John Howell 47 ft 0 in (14.33 m)11
Roy Hollingsworth Shot put 43 ft 7+34 in (13.30 m)14
Martyn Lucking 59 ft 4 in (18.08 m)Gold medal icon.svg GR
John McSorley 39 ft 0 in (11.89 m)16
John Sheldrick 47 ft 1+14 in (14.36 m)11
Roy Hollingsworth Discus throw 157 ft 8+12 in (48.07 m)7
Martyn Lucking 137 ft 0+12 in (41.77 m)11
Howard Payne DNS
John Sheldrick 166 ft 3 in (50.67 m)Bronze medal icon.svg
John McSorley Hammer throw DNS
Howard Payne 202 ft 3 in (61.65 m)Gold medal icon.svg
John Sheldrick DNS
Roy Hollingsworth Javelin throw DNS
John McSorley 190 ft 2+12 in (57.98 m)9
Colin Smith 255 ft 8+12 in (77.94 m)Silver medal icon.svg
Women
Track events
AthleteEventRound 1SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Daphne Arden 100 yd 11.13 Q10.93 Q11.65
Dorothy Hyman 11.01 Q10.71 Q11.2Gold medal icon.svg
Betty Moore 11.01 Q11.03 Q11.76
Ann Packer 11.32 Q11.25Did not advance
Daphne Arden 220 yd 24.82 Q24.74Did not advance
Joy Grieveson 25.23 Q25.16Did not advance
Dorothy Hyman 24.51 Q24.02 Q23.8Gold medal icon.svg
Ann Packer 24.82 Q24.54Did not advance
Joy Grieveson 880 yd DNS
Joy Jordan 2:05.9Bronze medal icon.svg
Phyllis Perkins 2:09.44
Betty Moore 80 m hurdles 10.82 Q11.3Silver medal icon.svg
Pat Nutting 11.42 Q11.54
Ann Packer 11.43 Q11.96
Frances Slaap 12.05Did not advance
Daphne Arden
Dorothy Hyman
Betty Moore
Ann Packer
4×110 yd relay 46.6Silver medal icon.svg
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistanceRank
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+14 in (5.87 m)5
Suzanne Allday Shot put 44 ft 6 in (13.56 m)Bronze medal icon.svg
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+12 in (49.62 m)Silver medal icon.svg
Sue Platt 164 ft 10+12 in (50.25 m)Gold medal icon.svg

Bowls

NameEvent/sMedal/s
David Bryant singles & rinks/fours2 x gold
Sydney Drysdale rinks/fours1 x gold
Tom Fleming pairs & rinks/fours1 x gold
Les Watson pairs & rinks/fours1 x gold

Boxing

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Peter Benneyworth 54 kg bantamweight1 x bronze
Brian Brazier 63.5 kg light welterweight1 x bronze
Alf Matthews 75 kg middleweight
Dennis Pollard 81 kg light-heavyweight
Johnny Pritchett 67 kg welterweight1 x silver
Mike Pye 51 kg flyweight1 x bronze
Brian Whelan 60 kg lightweight1 x bronze

Cycling

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Bob Addy road race
Karl Barton match sprint & time trial1 x silver
Keith Butler road race
John Clarey scratch1 x bronze
Harry Jackson scratch & time trial & pursuit1 x bronze
Wes Mason road race1 x gold
Charlie McCoy pursuit
Joe McLean scratch & pursuit
Ken Nuttall road race
Roger Whitfield match sprint & time trial1 x bronze

Diving

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Margaret Austen 10m Platform & 3m Springboard1 x silver
Keith Collin 3m Springboard
Liz Ferris 3m Springboard1 x silver
Tony Kitcher 10m Platform1 x bronze
Joy Newman 10m Platform
Brian Phelps 10m Platform & 3m Springboard2 x gold
William Wood 10m Platform
Dennis Young 3m Springboard

Fencing

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Mike Amberg sabre individual & team1 x gold
George Birks sabre individual & team1 x gold
Ralph Cooperman foil, sabre, individual & team3 x gold, 1 x bronze
Mike Howard épée individual & team1 x gold
Peter Jacobs épée individual & team1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Allan Jay foil individual & team1 gold, 1 x silver
Theresa Offredy foil individual
René Paul foil individual & team1 x gold
John Pelling épée individual & team1 x gold, 1 x silver
Gillian Sheen foil individual

Rowing

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Bill Barry single scull1 x silver
John Beveridge coxless four & eights1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Nicholas Birkmyre double scull1 x gold
Michael Clay coxless four & eights1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Christopher Davidge coxless four & eights1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Stewart Farquharson coxless pair1 x gold
Michael Howard-Johnston coxed fours & eights2 x bronze
George Justicz double scull1 x gold
Richard Knight coxed fours & eights2 x bronze
David Lee Nicholson coxless pair1 x gold
Colin Porter coxed fours & eights2 x bronze
John Russell coxed fours & eights2 x bronze
John Tilbury coxless four & eights1 x gold, 1 x bronze
John Vigurs coxed fours & eights2 x bronze

Swimming

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Linda Amos 110 & 440y freestyle & relay1 x bronze
Patricia Baines 110y butterfly
Richard Campion 440 & 1650y freestyle & 440 medley & relay1 x bronze
Stanley Clarke 110y freestyle & relay2 x bronze
Rodney Clayden 110 & 220y backstroke, freestyle relay1 x bronze
Mary-Anne Cotterill 110y butterfly & medley relay2 x silver
Jackie Enfield 110 & 220y breaststroke1 x silver
Roddy Frame 440y medley
Dorinda Fraser 110 & 220y breaststroke1 x bronze
Judy Gegan 110y butterfly
Terry Glenville 110 & 220y butterfly, medley relay1 x silver
Sandra Keen 110y freestyle & relay1 x bronze
Peter Kendrew 110y freestyle & medley & freestyle relay3 x bronze
Sylvia Lewis 110 & 220y Backstroke1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Liz Long 440y freestyle & relay2 x bronze
Anita Lonsbrough 110/220 breaststroke, 440 freestyle & medley, relay3 x gold, 1 x silver
Linda Ludgrove 110 & 220y backstroke & medley relay2 x gold, 1 x silver
John Martin-Dye 110 & 440y freestyle & relay2 x bronze
Neil Nicholson 110 & 220y breaststroke, medley relay1 x silver, 1 x bronze
Jill Norfolk 110 & 220y backstroke
Graham Sykes 110y & 220y backstroke, medley silver1 x gold, 1 x silver
Austin Verner 440y freestyle
Christopher Wilkinson 110 & 220y breaststroke
Diana Wilkinson 110y freestyle & medley & freestyle relay1 x silver, 1 x bronze

Weightlifting

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Carlton Goring 67.5 kg lightweight1 x gold
George Manners 82.5 kg light heavyweight1 x silver
Louis Martin 90 kg middle heavyweight1 x gold
George Newton 60 kg featherweight1 x gold
David Prowse 110 kg heavyweight

Wrestling

NameEvent/sMedal/s
Len Allen 74 kg welterweight1 x bronze
Peter Amey 68 kg lightweight
Bert Aspen 62 kg featherweight1 x bronze
Tony Buck 90 kg light-heavyweight1 x gold
Denis McNamara 100 kg heavyweight1 x bronze
Walter Pilling 57 kg bantamweight1 x silver

See also

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  2. "Perth 1962 Team". Team England.