Weightlifting at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Weightlifting at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Venue	South Perth City Hall
Location	South Perth, Australia
Dates	22 November – 1 December 1962
←  1958 1966  →

Weightlifting at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fourth appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place in the South Perth City Hall in South Perth, Australia and featured contests in seven weight classes. ^[1]

England topped the weightlifting medal table with three gold medals. ^[2]

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	3	1	1	5
2	Singapore	2	0	0	2
3	Australia	1	1	0	2
4	Scotland	1	0	1	2
5	Canada	0	3	0	3
6	Wales	0	1	2	3
7	New Zealand	0	1	0	1
8	Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	2	2
9	British Guiana	0	0	1	1
Totals (9 entries)		7	7	7	21

Medal winners

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Bantamweight	Chua Phung Kim  (SIN)	Allen Salter  (CAN)	Martin Dias  (BGU)
Featherweight	George Newton  (ENG)	Ieuan Owen  (WAL)	Cheong Kam Hong  (Malaya)
Lightweight	Carlton Goring  (ENG)	Alan Oshyer  (AUS)	Jimmy Moir  (SCO)
Middleweight	Tan Howe Liang  (SIN)	Pierre St.-Jean  (CAN)	Horace Johnson  (WAL)
Light Heavyweight	Phil Caira  (SCO)	George Manners  (ENG)	Peter Arthur  (WAL)
Middle Heavyweight	Louis Martin  (ENG)	Cosford White  (CAN)	Jackie Samuel  (TRI)
Heavyweight	Arthur Shannos  (AUS)	Don Oliver  (NZL)	Brandon Bailey  (TRI)

Results

Bantamweight 56kg

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Pos	Athlete	Weight
1	Chua Phung Kim	710 lb
2	Allen Salter	685 lb
3	Martin Dias	675 lb
4	Muhammad Azam	670 lb
5	Yok Sun Tan	650 lb
6	Sam Coffa	620 lb
7	Sammy Dalzell	610 lb
8	D. Seeto Dat Kuin	485 lb

Featherweight 60kg

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Pos	Athlete	Weight
1	George Newton	720 lb
2	Ieuan Owen	645 lb
3	Cheong Kam Hong	620 lb
4	Cliff Heuze	575 lb

Lightweight 67.5kg

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Pos	Athlete	Weight
1	Carlton Goring	755 lb
2	Alan Oshyer	750 lb
3	Jimmy Moir	750 lb
4	Charles Misfud	635 lb
5	C. M. Cheah	ns
6	Kim S. Boo	ns
7	R. T. N. McShane	ns

Middleweight 75kg

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Pos	Athlete	Weight
1	Tan Howe Liang	860 lb
2	Pierre St.-Jean	830 lb
3	Horace A. Johnson	820 lb
4	D.A. da Silva	810 lb
5	Russell Pery	800 lb
6	Kenneth G. Gordon	795 lb
7	Ronald Roy Modra	785 lb
8	Aldo Roy	780 lb

Light Heavyweight 82.5kg

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Pos	Athlete	Weight
1	Phil Caira	900 lb
2	George Manners	890 lb
3	Peter Arthur	865 lb
4	Manny Santos	ns

Middle Heavyweight 90kg

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Pos	Athlete	Weight
1	Louis Martin	1035 lb
2	Cosford White	900 lb
3	Jackie Samuel	880 lb
4	Leong Chim Seong	875 lb
5	Jerry Shannos	835 lb
6	William A. Scott	800 lb
7	Dudley Lawson	ns

Heavyweight 110kg

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Pos	Athlete	Weight
1	Arthur Shannos	1025 lb
2	Don Oliver	1025 lb
3	Brandon Bailey	970 lb
4	Vilitati Qumivutia	735 lb
5	David Prowse	ns

References

1. "Medal Standings Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
2. "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Weightlifting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
3. "Weightlifting 56kg Combined - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
4. "Weightlifting" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 November 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 7 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Weightlifting 60kg Combined - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
6. "Weightlifting" . Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 November 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 7 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Weightlifting 67.5kg Combined - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
8. "Weightlifting" . Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 27 November 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 7 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Weightlifting 75kg Combined - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
10. "Singapore Star is top weightlifter" . Edinburgh Evening News. 28 November 1962. p. 16. Retrieved 7 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
11. "Weightlifting 82.5kg Combined - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
12. "Weightlifting" . Manchester Evening News. 28 November 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 7 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
13. "Weightlifting 90kg Combined - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
14. "Weightlifting" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 29 November 1962. p. 45. Retrieved 7 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
15. "Weightlifting 110kg Combined - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
16. "Weightlifting" . Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail. 29 November 1962. p. 24. Retrieved 7 November 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

See also

• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in weightlifting