At the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, Western Australia eighty nine athletes from nine countries competed in fourteen events. [1] [2]
The FITA Round for Gentlemen consists of 36 arrows from each of the following distances – at 90, 70, 50, and 30 metres. FITA Round for Ladies consists of 36 arrows from each of the following distances – 70, 60, 50 and 30 metres. Windsor Round consists of 36 arrows at 60, 50, 40 yards. Columbia Round consists of 24 arrows at 50, 40, 30 yards. St Nicholas Round consists of 48 arrows at 40 yards and 36 arrows at 30 yards. [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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FITA Round Gentlemen | Richard Hollick ![]() 873 | Anthony Potter ![]() 844 | Ross Sutton ![]() 779 |
FITA Round Ladies | Margaret Harriman ![]() 898 | Margaret Maughan ![]() 475 | No medal |
Windsor Round Gentleman | Richard Hollick ![]() 803 | Anthony Potter ![]() 800 | Ross Sutton ![]() 773 |
Windsor Round Ladies | Margaret Harriman ![]() 774 | R. Harvey ![]() 485 | Margaret Maughan ![]() 455 |
Columbia Round Gentlemen | John Rein ![]() 544 | Stefan Gawanick ![]() 496 | Wilf Martin ![]() 463 |
Columbia Round Ladies | Daphne Ceeney ![]() 507 | P. Foulds ![]() 281 | Sally Haynes ![]() 247 |
St. Nicholas Gentlemen | Wilf Martin ![]() 632 | D. Tinsley ![]() 608 | John Newton ![]() 570 |
St. Nicholas Ladies | Lynne Gilchrist ![]() 534 | Lorraine Dodd ![]() 464 | Dr Gaynor Harry ![]() 388 |
Dartchery is a combination of darts and archery.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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John Rein, Ross Sutton ![]() | Richard Hollick, Anthony Potter ![]() | No medal |
Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis ; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis ; Class C – paralysed below segment T10 ; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Male Class A | Dick Thompson ![]() 59 ' 9 " | Frank Ponta ![]() 46 ' 4 3/4" | T. Moran ![]() 40 ' 3/4 " |
Male Class B | Gary Hooper ![]() 57 ' 9 " | D. Pickering ![]() 48 ' 7 1/4" | Bruno Moretti ![]() 41 ' 5 3/4 " |
Male Class C | L. Manson Bishop ![]() 59 ' 2 " | R. Maxwell ![]() 53 ' 5 " | D. Tinsley ![]() 53 ' 2 1/4 " |
Male Class D | R. Scott ![]() 81 ' 11 1/2 " | Kevin Cunningham ![]() 60 ' 3 " | John Turich ![]() 51 ' 1 " |
Female Class A | Lorraine Dodd ![]() 27 ' 5 " | Janet Laughton ![]() 24 ' 9 1/4 " | Pamela McCarthy ![]() 14 ' 5 1/2 " |
Female Class B | Lynne Gilchrist ![]() 35 ' 3 3/4" | R. Harvey ![]() 22 ' 4 3/4' | Shelagh Jones ![]() 22 ' 4 1/2 " |
Female Class C | Daisy Flint ![]() 26 ' 11 3/4 " | V. Forder ![]() 17 ' 9 3/4 " | No medal |
Female Class D | Daphne Ceeney ![]() 34 ' 9 " | Marion Edwards ![]() 29 ' 5 3/4 " | Margaret Harriman ![]() 26 ' |
Precision javelin involved throwing a javelin on a target on the ground. Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis ; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis ; Class C – paralysed below segment T10 ; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles) . [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Male Class A | Frank Ponta 64 points | Dick Thompson ![]() 60 points | Bruce Thwaite ![]() 60 points |
Male Class B | Gary Hooper ![]() 66 points | D. Pickering ![]() 62 points | Bruno Moretti ![]() 48 points |
Male Class C | Pompi Heremaia New Zealand 72 points | T. Palmer ![]() 70 points | N. Macdonald ![]() 64 points |
Male Class D | J. Gidney ![]() 64 points | John Turich ![]() 52 points | B. Dickenson ![]() 50 points |
Female Class A | Lorraine Dodd ![]() 60 points | Janet Laughton ![]() 36 points | Pamela McCarthy ![]() 0 points |
Female Class B | Lynne Gilchrist ![]() 48 points | R. Harvey ![]() 42 points | Gwen Buck ![]() 28 points |
Female Class C | Daisy Flint ![]() 66 points | V. Forder ![]() 2 points | No medal |
Female Class D | Daphne Ceeney 60 points | Marion Edwards ![]() 50 points | Margaret Harriman ![]() 22 points |
Club throw involved throwing a wooden object in the form of a club. Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis; Class C – paralysed below segment T10; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Male Class A | Dick Thompson ![]() 107 ' 5 " | Frank Ponta ![]() 80 ' 7 1/2 " | T. Moran ![]() 75 ' 5 " |
Male Class B | Gary Hooper ![]() 97 ' 3/4 " | D. Pickering ![]() 87 ' 11 " | Bruno Moretti ![]() 81 ' 10 3/4 " |
Male Class C | L. Manson Bishop ![]() 107 ' 10 1/2" | R. Rowe ![]() 96 ' 1/4 " | T. Palmer ![]() 92 ' 8 " |
Male Class D | R. Scott ![]() 117 ' 4 3/4 " | John Turich ![]() 115 ' 1/4 " | J. Gidney ![]() 87 ' 5 " |
Female Class A | Lorraine Dodd ![]() 54 ' 3 3/4 " | Janet Laughton ![]() 46 ' 1' | No medal |
Female Class B | Lynne Gilchrist ![]() 67 ' 3/4 ' | Shelagh Jones ![]() 41 ' 9 7/8 " | Gwen Buck ![]() 40 ' 8 1/4 " |
Female Class C | V. Forder ![]() 51 ' 1 1/4 " | Daisy Flint ![]() 40 ' 1 1/2 ' | No medal |
Female Class D | Daphne Ceeney ![]() 61 ' 2 1/2 " | Marion Edwards ![]() 56 ' 1/2 " | Dr Gaynor Harry ![]() 50 ' 7 " |
Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis; Class C – paralysed below segment T10; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Male Class A | Dick Thompson ![]() 61 ' 2 1/2 " | Frank Ponta ![]() 16 ' 18 1/4 " | J. Redgewick ![]() 15 ' 4 1/2 " |
Male Class B | Gary Hooper ![]() 20 ' 3 3/4 " | P. Pickering ![]() 19 ' 1 1/4 " | Bill Mather-Brown ![]() 15 ' 9 1/2 " |
Male Class C | L. Manson Bishop ![]() 20 ' 2 1/4 " | N. McDonald ![]() 19 ' 6 " | M. Shelton ![]() 19 ' 2 3/4 " |
Male Class D | R. Scott ![]() 22 ' 4 " | John Turich ![]() 22 ' 1/2 " | Roger Cockerill ![]() 19 ' 11" |
Female Class A | Lorraine Dodd ![]() 11 ' 3 1/2 " | Janet Laughton ![]() 10 ' 5 " | No medal |
Female Class B | Lynne Gilchrist ![]() 15 ' 2 1/4 " | G. Buck ![]() 11 ' 8 1/4 " | R. Harvey ![]() 11 ' 4 " |
Female Class C | V, Forder ![]() 11 ' 1 3/4 " | Daisy Flint ![]() 10 ' 9 1/2 ' | No medal |
Female Class D | Daphne Ceeney ![]() 15 ' 7 1/2 " | Marion Edwards ![]() 13 ' 2 1/4 " | Margaret Ross ![]() 12 ' 4 1/2" |
Swimming events took place in the Beatty Park Pool that was built for the main Games. It was the only event not held at the Showgrounds and therefore posed transport problems for the organisers. This was overcome through volunteer drivers and their cars. [4] Classes for swimming – Class A – paralysed from C8 to T6 segment, Class B – paralysed from T7 to T10 segment – complete paralysis, Class C – paralysed from T7 to T10 segment – incomplete paralysis, Class D – paralysed from T11 to L2 segment and Class E (Caudia equina). [3] 5,500 spectators including Hon. David Brand, Premier of Western Australia attended the second (and final) day of swimming at the Beatty Park Pool. The events were interspersed by swimming and diving demonstrations by members of the Australian British Empire Games team including Murray Rose, Dawn Fraser and David Dickson. [5]
There was also a demonstration by the Western Australian water polo team. [6]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Male – Crawl 25 m Class A | M. Bazeley ![]() 34.6 | F. Crowder ![]() 44.5 | Frank Ponta ![]() 47.7 |
Male – Crawl 50 m Class B | Bruce Thwaite ![]() 1:09.5 | J. Robertson ![]() 1:37.2 | No medal |
Male – Crawl 50 m Class C | Alan Yeomans ![]() 1:00.1 | Bill Mather-Brown ![]() 1:00.2 | Gary Hooper ![]() 1:52.7 |
Male – Crawl 25 m Class D | L. Manson Bishop ![]() 47.3 | B. Dickenson ![]() 49.7 | Kevin Cunningham ![]() 50.4 |
Male – Breaststroke 25 m Class A | M. Bazeley ![]() 29.7 (record) | F. Crowder ![]() 48.2 | Frank Ponta ![]() 55.1 |
Male – Breaststroke 50 m Class B | Bruce Thwaite ![]() 1:27.6 | No medal | No medal |
Male – Breaststroke 50 m Class C | Alan Yeomans ![]() 1:14.2 | Gary Hooper ![]() 1:38.07 | Bill Mather-Brown ![]() 1:44.04 |
Male – Breaststroke 50 m Class D | L. Manson Bishop ![]() 1:02.06 | Don Watts ![]() 1:09.8 | B. Dickenson ![]() 1:10.5 |
Male – Backstroke 25 m Class A | F. Crowder ![]() 33.9 | M. Bazeley ![]() 33.9 | Frank Ponta ![]() 36.2 |
Male – Backstroke 50 m Class C | Bill Mather-Brown ![]() 1:21.04 | Alan Yeomans ![]() 1:37.4 | Gary Hooper ![]() 1:41.9 |
Male – Backstroke 25 m Class D | B. Dickenson ![]() 47.2 | L. Manson Bishop ![]() 56.4 | Peter McCranor ![]() 1:21.3 |
Female –Crawl25 m Class A | Lorraine Dodd ![]() P. McCarthy ![]() | Lady Susan Masham ![]() 58.5 | Refer to Gold Medal |
Female – Crawl 50 m Class B | No race | ||
Female – Crawl 50 m Class C | Lynne Gilchrist ![]() 49.6 | Daisy Flint ![]() 1:42.6 | No medal |
Female – Crawl 50 m Class D | No race | ||
Female – Crawl 50 m Class E | Daphne Ceeney ![]() 49.4 | Margaret Ross ![]() 52.6 | Margaret Harriman ![]() 1:00.7 |
Female – Breaststroke 25 m Class A | Lorraine Dodd ![]() 34.9 (record) | Lady Susan Masham ![]() 52.6 | No medal |
Female – Breaststroke 50 m Class B | Janet Laughton ![]() swan alone | No medal | No medal |
Female – Breaststroke 50 m Class C | Lynne Gilchrist ![]() 1:05.6 | Daisy Flint ![]() 1:59.2 | Shelagh Jones ![]() 2:31.6 |
Female – Breaststroke 50 Class D | V. Forder ![]() 1:58.7 | No competitor | No medal |
Female – Breaststroke 50 m Class E | Daphne Ceeney ![]() 1:41.8 | Margaret Harriman ![]() 1:50.0 | Margaret Ross ![]() 1:56.1 |
Female – Backstroke 25 m Class A | Lorraine Dodd ![]() 48.7 | Lady Susan Masham ![]() 52.6 | No medal |
Female – Backstroke 50 mm Class B | Janet Laughton![]() swam alone | No medal | No medal |
Female – Backstroke 50 m Class C | Lynne Gilchrist ![]() 56.5 | A. Masson ![]() 1:15.2 | Daisy Flint ![]() 1:20.4 |
Female – Backstroke 50 m Class D | V. Forder ![]() 1:21.6 | No medal | No medal |
Female – Backstroke 50 m Class E | Daphne Ceeney ![]() 1:41.8 | Margaret Harriman ![]() 1:14.4 | P. Foulds ![]() 1;15.3 |
This event involved a standard supine press. There were four classes: heavyweight (above 12 stone), middleweight (between 10 and 12 stone), lightweight (between 8 and 10 stone) and featherweight (under 8 stone). [1] Athletes from sports such as table tennis, fencing, throwing events, and swimming decided to enter this event. Vic Renaldson, an Australian athlete in the heavyweight division, set a new paraplegic world record. [6]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Class A Heavyweight | Vic Renalson ![]() 340 lbs | John Turich ![]() 280 lbs | J. Rowe ![]() 215 lbs |
Class B Middleweight | T. Palmer ![]() 250 lbs | Bruce Thwaite ![]() 245 lbs | Chris O'Brien ![]() 220 lbs |
Class C Lightweight | Bill Mather-Brown ![]() 230 lbs | Gary Hooper ![]() 200 lbs | Roger Cockerill ![]() 195 lbs |
Class D Featherweight | Bruno Moretti ![]() 180 lbs | No medal | No medal |
Pentathlon consisted of five events: javelin throw, club throw, shot put, archery and swimming (50 m crawl). [3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Complete Lesions | Dick Thompson ![]() 3149 points | J. Robertson ![]() 2090 points | – |
Incomplete Lesions | Kevin Cunningham ![]() 3212 points | John Turich ![]() 3162 points | L. Manson Bishop ![]() 3135 points |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Sabre – Male – Individuals | Frank Ponta ![]() | Alastair Shields ![]() | Dick Thompson ![]() |
Sabre – Male – Teams | J. Thompson, Dick Thompson ![]() | Frank Ponta, Ross Sutton ![]() | T. Smart, S . Winters ![]() |
Sabre – Females – Individuals | Shelagh Jones ![]() | Daphne Ceeney ![]() | M. Taylor ![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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J. Gibson ![]() | Alan Robertson ![]() | No Medal |
Basketball had an exciting series of matches and these were played in front of large crowds particularly as the opening and final matches were associated with the series. Several games were played under floodlight. It was noted that the English team used four-wheel chairs and the Australians three-wheeled sports chairs. The Australian team made up of primarily Western Australians went on to win the gold medal. [6]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Scores: Australia 20 d England 18 ; Australia 36 v Scotland 6 ; England 18 v Scotland 7 ; Australia 24 v England 16; Australia 34 v Scotland 10; England 24 v Scotland 15 [1] [2]
The results do not list the athletes in the teams but the programme listed nominated athletes for basketball. There were 5 athletes per team. Australia – Frank Ponta, Roger Cockerill, Kevin Cunningham, John Turich, Bill Mather-Brown, Chris O'Brien, D. Tinsley, Bruni Moretti, J. Gidney, R. Maxwell England – R. Foster, T. Moran, J. Chilcott, K. Edwards, J. Gibson, Dick Thompson, J. Thompson, T. Palmer, R. Scott Scotland – T. Guthrie, N. Macdonald, J. Robertson, J.G. Robertson, J. Sloway, P. Stanton, J. Whitefield, A. Shields
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Singles – Male Class A | Dudley Phillips ![]() 21–16 ; 21–3 | B. Hunt ![]() | |
Singles – Male Class B | Bruno Moretti ![]() 21–17 ; 21–8 | Bill Mather-Brown ![]() | |
Singles – Male Class D | J. Gibson ![]() 21–14 ; 21–17 | Peter McCranor ![]() | |
Singles – Female Class A | M. Taylor ![]() 21–19 ; 21–11 | Lorraine Dodd ![]() | |
Singles – Female Class B | G. Buck ![]() 14–21 ; 21–16 ; 21–19 | A. Masson ![]() | |
Singles – Female Class C | Margaret Maughan ![]() 18–21 ; 21–8 ; 21–13 | Daisy Flint ![]() | |
Singles – Female Class D | Marion Edwards ![]() 21–10 ; 21–14 | Margaret Harriman ![]() | |
Doubles – Male Class A | K. Edwards, R. Foster ![]() 19–21; 21–12; 21–17 | B. Hunt, T.G. Robertson ![]() | |
Doubles – Male Class B | Bruno Moretti, Bill Mather-Brown ![]() 21–18 ; 21–10 | John Newton, Frank Ponta ![]() | |
Doubles – Male Class C | J. Robertson, Jimmy Laird ![]() 21–11 ; 21–16 | B. Maxwell, Don Watts ![]() | |
Doubles – Male Class D | J. Gibson, Peter McCranor ![]() 21–5; 21–7 | Roger Cockerill, J. Gidney ![]() | |
Doubles – Female Open | A. Masson, Marion Edwards ![]() 21–8 ; 21–11 | Lady Susan Masham, Sally Haynes ![]() |
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