Northern Ireland at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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CGA	Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
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in Perth, Western Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked =17thth	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
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Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Northern Ireland finished equal 17th in the medal table with a single bronze medal. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Medalists

Further information: 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games medal table

Bronze

• Ivan Christie (boxing)

Team

Athletics

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

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Joan Atkinson	100 yd/220 yd	Queen's AC, Short AC
Dave Davidson	Shot put	Royal Ulster Constabulary
Thelma Hopkins	80m hurdles, high jump, long jump	Queen's AC
Dick Miller	javelin throw	London AC
Mary Peters	High jump, shot put	Ballymena AC

Results

Men

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Dave Davidson	Shot put	47 ft 11 in (14.61 m)	10
Dick Miller	Javelin throw	208 ft 5+1⁄2 in (63.54 m)	7

Women

Track events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Joan Atkinson	100 yd	11.6	5	did not advance
Joan Atkinson	220 yd	25.6	4	did not advance
Thelma Hopkins	80 m hurdles	DNS		—		did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Thelma Hopkins	High jump	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	9
Mary Peters		DNS
Thelma Hopkins	Long jump	18 ft 9+1⁄4 in (5.72 m)	6
Mary Peters	Shot put	43 ft 8 in (13.31 m)	4

Boxing

• Main article: Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Ivan Christie	81kg light-heavyweight	South Belfast BC
Pat Fitzsimmons	54kg bantamweight	St. Matthew's BC, Belfast
Bernie Meli	63.5kg light-welterweight	Immaculata BC, Belfast
Charlie Rice	67kg welterweight	Holy Family BC, Belfast
Barney Wilson	75kg middleweight	Immaculata BC, Belfast

Cycling

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

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Jack Johnston	road race, scratch race	Cyprus CC

Lawn bowls

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

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Percy Watson	singles	Cavehill BC

Weightlifting

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

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Sammy Dalzell	56kg bantamweight	Belfast
Buster McShane	67.5kg lightweight	Belfast Health Studios

References

1. "Northern Ireland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
2. "Five boxers may be considered for Empire Games" . Northern Whig. 6 September 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Empire Games Selection" . Belfast News-Letter. 7 September 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 24 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Medal table Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
5. "Millar, Johnston and Atkinson join Empire Games team for Perth" . Northern Whig. 26 September 1962. p. 8. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Empire Games - Ulster Shock" . Belfast News-Letter. 7 September 1962. p. 1. Retrieved 14 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Commonwealth Games - Perth, Australia - November 22 - December 1 1962". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 24 October 2025.