Fencing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Fencing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	Army Drill Hall
Location	Victoria Park, Perth, Australia
Dates	22 November to 1 December 1962
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Fencing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fourth appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Army Drill Hall at 32 State Street in Victoria Park, Perth, Australia, which doubled as the Post Office Branch No.3. ^[1]

England topped the fencing medal table with four gold medals from the seven events. ^{[2] [3]}

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	4	2	2	8
2	Australia	1	3	1	5
3	New Zealand	1	0	1	2
4	Scotland	1	0	0	1
5	Canada	0	2	3	5
Totals (5 entries)		7	7	7	21

Medal winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Foil (m)	Sandy Leckie  (SCO)	Allan Jay  (ENG)	Ralph Cooperman  (ENG)
Foil team (m)	England Allan Jay Ralph Cooperman René Paul	Australia Brian McCowage David McKenzie Ivan Lund	Canada Benedek Simo Carl Schwende John Andru
Épée (m)	Ivan Lund  (AUS)	John Pelling  (ENG)	Peter Jacobs  (ENG)
Épée team (m)	England John Pelling Mike Howard Peter Jacobs	Australia Ivan Lund John Humphreys Mike Diamond	Canada Carl Schwende Peter Bakonyi Robert Foxcroft
Sabre (m)	Ralph Cooperman  (ENG)	Benedek Simo  (CAN)	John Andru  (CAN)
Sabre team (m)	England Ralph Cooperman George Birks Michael Amberg	Canada Benedek Simo Carl Schwende John Andru Robert Foxcroft	New Zealand Brian Pickworth Michael Henderson Bob Binning
Foil (w)	Dot Coleman  (NZL)	Johanna Winter  (AUS)	Janet Hopner  (AUS)

Results

Foil (men)

• Final pool ^{[4] [5]}

Pos	Athlete	Wins/hits against
1	Sandy Leckie	7 wins
2	Allan Jay	6
3	Ralph Cooperman	5
4	René Paul	5
5	Brian Pickworth	4
6	Brian McCowage	3
7	Benedek Simo	2
8	Ivan Lund	2
9	John Andru	0

Foil (women)

• Final pool ^{[6] [7]}

Pos	Athlete	Wins/hits against
1	Dot Coleman	6 wins
2	Johanna Winter	5 (14)
3	Janet Hopner	5 (16)
4	Rosemary Tomich	4 (17)
5	Gillian Sheen	4 (18)
6	Theresa Offredy	2
7	Vivienne Ellis	1 (24)
8	Jackie Reynolds	1 (26)

Épée (men)

• Final pool ^{[8] [9]}

Pos	Athlete	Wins, hits against
1	Ivan Lund	7 wins
2	John Pelling	5 (25)
3	Peter Jacobs	5 (31)
4	Michael Steven Diamond	4 (30)
5	Robert Reynolds	4 (35)
6	John Humphreys	3 (31)
7	Keith Mann	3 (36)
8	John King	2 (36)
9	Carl Schwende	2 (38)

Sabre (men)

• Final pool ^{[10] [11]}

Pos	Athlete	Wins
1	Ralph Cooperman	7 wins
2	Benedek Simo	5 (26)
3	John Andru	5 (29)
4	Mike Amberg	5 (30)
5	Brian Pickworth	4 (21)
5	Bob Binning	4 (21)
7	George Birks	2 (35)
8	Les Tornallyay	2 (36)
8	John McCombe	2 (36)

Foil (team)

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Round robin

Team 1	Team 2	Score
England	New Zealand	6–3
Australia	Canada	5–4
England	Wales	8–1
Australia	New Zealand	6–3
England	Canada	6–3
Wales	New Zealand	6–3
Canada	New Zealand	6–2
Australia	Wales	5–4
Canada	Wales	5–4
England	Australia	5–3

Épée (team)

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Round robin

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Canada	New Zealand	7–2
Australia	Wales	5–4
Wales	New Zealand	5–4
England	Australia	6–3
Australia	Canada	6–2
England	Wales	6–2
Canada	Wales	6–3
England	New Zealand	9–0
England	Canada	5–3
Australia	New Zealand	5–4

Sabre (team)

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Round robin

Team 1	Team 2	Score
New Zealand	Australia	6–3
Canada	Wales	7–2
England	New Zealand	7–2
Australia	Canada	5–4
Australia	Wales	5–4
England	Canada	5–4
England	Wales	7–2
Canada	New Zealand	5–4
England	Australia	8–1
New Zealand	Wales	7–2

References

1. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". 149023PD: Fencing at the Drill Hall in Victoria Park. In the background a sign for Post Office Branch No.3 VIIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1962. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
2. "Medal Standings Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
3. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
4. "Fencing Foil Individual - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
5. "Fencing" . Manchester Evening News. 26 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 6 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Fencing Foil Individual - Women Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
7. "Fencing" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 November 1962. p. 31. Retrieved 6 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Fencing Epee Individual - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
9. "Fencing" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 28 November 1962. p. 32. Retrieved 6 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
10. "Fencing Sabre Individual - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
11. "Fencing" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 30 November 1962. p. 48. Retrieved 6 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "Fencing Foil Team - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
13. "Results" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 24 November 1962. p. 24. Retrieved 6 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
14. "Fencing Epee Team - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
15. "Fencing" . Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 26 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 6 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
16. "Fencing Sabre Team - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
17. "Fencing" . Birmingham Daily Post. 30 November 1962. p. 23. Retrieved 6 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in fencing