Scotland at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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Scotland at the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Flag of Scotland.svg
CGF code SCO
CGA Commonwealth Games Scotland
Website goscotland.org
in Perth, Western Australia
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
4
Silver
7
Bronze
3
Total
14
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

Scotland competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. [1]

Contents

Scotland sent a team of 35 athletes and 5 officials at the cost of £16,000. [2]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Officials

Team

Athletics

Men
Track & road events
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRank
Michael Hildrey 100 yd 9.73 Q10.14did not advance
Alistair McIlroy 9.52 Q9.92 Q9.96did not advance
Michael Hildrey 220 yd 21.51 Q22.13 Q21.75did not advance
Alistair McIlroy 21.93 Q22.45did not advance
John Wenk 880 yd 1:51.21 Q—1:52.36did not advance
Mike Berisford 1 mile 4:13.05—did not advance
Alastair Wood Marathon —DNF
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistanceRank
Crawford Fairbrother High jump 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)8
Dave Stevenson Pole vault 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m)10
Mike Lindsay Shot put 59 ft 2+1⁄2 in (18.05 m)Silver medal icon.svg
Mike Lindsay Discus throw 172 ft 6 in (52.58 m)Silver medal icon.svg
Women
Track events
AthleteEventRound 1SemifinalFinal
ResultRankResultRankResultRank
Janette Neil 100 yd 12.05did not advance
220 yd DNSdid not advance
Field events
AthleteEventFinal
DistanceRank
Janette Neil Long jump 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m)8

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
John Fisher 75kg middleweightFauldhouse Miners
Dick McTaggart 63.5kg light-welterweightKelvin Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Bobby Mallon 51kg flyweightKelvin Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
John McDermott 57kg featherweightScottish National Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Tom Menzies 81kg light-heavyweightMonkland and Army Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Alfie Fairweather road race, scratch raceGlasgow Wheelers
Ian Thomson road race, scratch raceVC Stella, Glasgow

Diving

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Alexander Brian Davidson 10m platformInverness

Fencing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
John A. King Épée, foil, sabreBon Accord Fencing Club
Sandy Leckie foil, sabreScottish Fencing Union Gold medal icon (G initial).svg

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Joseph Black singles, fours/rinksSanquhar BC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Thomas Hamill pairs, fours/rinksRankin Park, Greenock Silver medal icon (S initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
William Moore fours/rinksDreghorn BC Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Michael Purdon pairs, fours/rinksRankin Park, Greenock Silver medal icon (S initial).svg , Silver medal icon (S initial).svg

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ian Blyth 110/220y butterfly, 400y medley, relayWhitehall
F. C. Cowie 110/220y breaststroke, relayGordonians
Andrew D. B. Harrower 110/220y backstroke, 400y medley, relayDunfermline Carnegie
Bob McGregor 110 Yard freestyle, relayOtter SC, Falkirk

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Elizabeth A. Baxter 110/220y breaststrokeDunfermline Carnegie
Louise L. Campbell 110/220y backstrokeDunfermline Carnegie
Sheila Watt 110y butterflyDee Ladies

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Phil Caira 82.5kg light-heavyweightKirkcaldy Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Jimmy S. Moir 67.5kg lightweightViking WC, Glasgow Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
George Farquhar 74kg welterweightMilton AWC, Edinburgh
Alastair McNeill 82kg middleweightCarnegie AWC, Dunfermline [3]
Jim Turnbull 57kg bantamweightMilton AWC, Edinburgh Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ↑ "Scotland's 35 strong team for Perth" . The Scotsman. 12 September 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "McNeill's wrestling win over holder" . The Scotsman. 4 April 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 23 October 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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