VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Host cityPerth, Western Australia
Nations35
Athletes863
Events104
Opening22 November 1962
Closing1 December 1962
Opened byPrince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Athlete's OathIvan Lund
Main venuePerry Lakes Stadium

The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.[1] Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. It was held after the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.

Venues

Most venues other than the specifically constructed Lake Monger Velodrome, Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes Stadium, were existing facilities.[2]

Participating teams

Countries that participated

35 teams were represented at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

Participating Commonwealth countries and territories

Medals by country

Note: The medals used at these Games were the first to have a neck chain. All previous games had their medals in presentation boxes.

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia (AUS)*383631105
2 England (ENG)29222778
3 New Zealand (NZL)10121032
4 Pakistan (PAK)8109
5 Canada (CAN)4121531
6 Scotland (SCO)47314
7 Ghana (GHA)3519
8 Jamaica (JAM)3115
9 Kenya (KEN)2215
10 Singapore (SIN)2002
11 Uganda (UGA)1146
12 Rhodesia and Nyasaland (FRN)0257
13 Wales (WAL)0246
14 Bahamas (BAH)0101
15 Fiji (FIJ)0022
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)0022
17 Barbados (BAR)0011
 British Guiana (BGU)0011
 Jersey (JEY)0011
 Malaysia (Malaysia)0011
 Northern Ireland (NIR)0011
 Papua and New Guinea0011
Totals (22 entries)104104112320

Medals by event

Athletics

Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat

Bowls

Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith[3]

Boxing

Venue: Perry Lakes Boxing Stadium, Floreat

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FlyweightMen Bobby Mallon (SCO) Cassis Aryee (GHA) Philip Waruinge (KEN)
 Mike Pye (ENG)
BantamweightMen Jeff Dynevor (AUS) Sammy Abbey (GHA) J. Sentongo (UGA)
 Peter Benneyworth (ENG)
FeatherweightMen John McDermott (SCO) Ali Juma (KEN) Turori George (NZL)
 Ted Stone (AUS)
LightweightMen Eddie Blay (GHA) Kesi Odongo (UGA) Paddy Donovan (NZL)
 Brian Whelan (ENG)
Light WelterweightMen Clement Quartey (GHA) Dick McTaggart (SCO) Harvey Reti (CAN)
 Brian Brazier (ENG)
WelterweightMen Wallace Coe (NZL) John Pritchett (ENG) Albert Turmel (JER)
Light MiddleweightMen Harold Mann (CAN) Brian Benson (FRN) F. Nyangweso (UGA)
 Kenneth Hopkins (PNG)
MiddleweightMen Cephas Colquhoun (JAM) Thomas Arimi (GHA) Moses Evans (FIJ)
Light HeavyweightMen Tony Madigan (AUS) Jojo Miles (GHA) Hans Christie (NIR)
 Tom Menzies (SCO)
HeavyweightMen George Oywello (UGA) Bill Kini (NZL) Holgar Johansen (FIJ)
 Graham Robinson (AUS)

Cycling

Track cycling

Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Time TrialMen Peter Bartels (AUS)00:01:13 Ian Chapman (AUS)00:01:13 Roger Whitfield (ENG)00:01:14
SprintMen Tom Harrison (AUS) Karl Barton (ENG) Ian Browne (AUS)
Individual PursuitMen Maxwell Langshaw (AUS)00:05:08 Richard Hine (AUS)00:05:13 Harry Jackson (ENG)00:05:14
10 Miles ScratchMen Doug Adams (AUS)00:22:11 Warren Johnston (NZL) John Clarey (ENG)

Road cycling

Venue: Kings Park,[4] Perth

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Road RaceMen Wes Mason (ENG)05:20:26 Anthony Walsh (NZL)05:20:27 Laurie Byers (NZL)05:20:27

Fencing

Venue: Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park

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

Rowing

Venue: Canning River, Applecross

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Single scullsMen James Hill (NZL)00:07:40 Bill Barry (ENG)00:07:45 Ian Tutty (AUS)00:07:49
Double scullsMen George Justicz
Nicholas Birkmyre (ENG)		00:06:52 Peter Watkinson
Murray Watkinson (NZL)		00:06:54 Barclay Wade
Graeme Squires (AUS)		00:07:01
Coxless pairsMen Stewart Farquharson
David Lee Nicholson (ENG)		00:07:04 Graham Lawrence
Murray Lawrence (NZL)		00:07:08 Rodger Ninham
William Hatfield (AUS)		00:07:10
Coxless foursMen Christopher Davidge
Michael Clay
John Beveridge
John Tilbury (ENG)		00:06:31 David Edwards
Jeremy Luke
Richard Luke
John Edwards (WAL)		00:06:32 Eldon Worobieff
Thomas Gray
Thomas Stokes
Ray McIntosh (CAN)		00:06:35
Coxed fourMen Winston Stephens
Keith Heselwood
Hugh Smedley
George Paterson
Doug Pulman (NZL)		00:06:48 David Ramage
Derek Norwood
David Caithness
David John
Phillip Sarah (AUS)		00:06:49 John Russell
Richard Knight
John Vigurs
Colin Porter
Michael Howard-Johnston (ENG)		00:07:05
EightsMen Australia
Charles Lehman
Dushan Stankovich
Graeme McCall
Ian Douglas
Martin Tomanovits
Paul Guest
Terry Davies
Walter Howell
David Palfreyman		00:05:53 New Zealand
Alistair Dryden
Alan Grey
Christian Larsen
Colin Cordes
Darien Boswell
Alan Webster
Louis Lobel
Leslie Arthur
Robert Page		00:05:54 England
Colin Porter
Christopher Davidge
John Beveridge
Michael Howard-Johnston
John Russell
John Vigurs
John Tilbury
Richard Knight
Michael Clay		00:06:09

Swimming

Venue: Beatty Park, Leederville

Men's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 yd freestyle  Dick Pound (CAN)55.8  Bob McGregor (SCO)56.1  David Dickson (AUS)56.1
440 yd freestyle  Murray Rose (AUS)4:20.0  Allan Wood (AUS)4:22.5  Bob Windle (AUS)4:23.1
1650 yd freestyle  Murray Rose (AUS)17:18.1  Bob Windle (AUS)17:44.5  Allan Wood (AUS)17:55.6
110 yd backstroke  Graham Sykes (ENG)1.04.5  Julian Carroll (AUS)1:05.4  Wayne Vincent (AUS)1:06.2
220 yd backstroke  Julian Carroll (AUS)2:20.9  Tony Fingleton (AUS)2:21.0  Alan Robertson (NZL)2:23.0
110 yd breaststroke  Ian O'Brien (AUS)1:11.4  William Burton (AUS)1:13.9  Steve Rabinovitch (CAN)1:14.1
220 yd breaststroke  Ian O'Brien (AUS)2:38.2  William Burton (AUS)2:42.1  Neil Nicholson (ENG)2:42.6
110 yd butterfly  Kevin Berry (AUS)59.5  Neville Hayes (AUS)1:02.3  Aldwin Meinhardt (CAN)1:02.6
220 yd butterfly  Kevin Berry (AUS)2:10.8  Neville Hayes (AUS)2:16.3  Brett Hill (AUS)2:18.7
440 yd individual medley  Alex Alexander (AUS)5:15.3  John Oravainen (AUS)5:16.3  John Kelso (CAN)5:16.5
4×110 yd freestyle relay  Australia
David Dickson
Murray Rose
Peter Doak
Peter Phelps		3:43.9  Canada
Aldwin Meinhardt
Sandy Gilchrist
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound		3:48.3  England
Rodney Clayden
John Martin-Dye
Peter Kendrew
Stanley Clarke		3:51.3
4×220 yd freestyle relay  Australia
Allan Wood
Anthony Strahan
Murray Rose
Bob Windle		8:13.4  Canada
Aldwin Meinhardt
Sandy Gilchrist
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound		8:42.4  England
John Martin-Dye
Peter Kendrew
Richard Campion
Stanley Clarke		8:46.0
4×110 yd medley relay  Australia
David Dickson
Ian O'Brien
Julian Carroll
Kevin Berry		4:12.4  England
Graham Sykes
Neil Nicholson
Peter Kendrew
Terry Glenville		4:19.9  Canada
Aldwin Meinhardt
Jack Kelso
Dick Pound
Steve Rabinovitch		4:19.9

Women's events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 yd freestyle  Dawn Fraser (AUS)59.5  Robyn Thorn (AUS)1:03.8  Mary Stewart (CAN)1:04.4
440 yd freestyle  Dawn Fraser (AUS)4:51.4  Ilsa Konrads (AUS)4:55.0  Liz Long (ENG)5:00.4
110 yd backstroke  Linda Ludgrove (ENG)1:11.1  Pam Sergeant (AUS)1:11.5  Sylvia Lewis (ENG)1:12.2
220 yd backstroke  Linda Ludgrove (ENG)2:35.2  Sylvia Lewis (ENG)2:36.7  Pam Sergeant (AUS)2:37.5
110 yd breaststroke  Anita Lonsbrough (ENG)1:21.3  Vivien Haddon (NZL)1:21.3  Dorinda Fraser (ENG)1:21.7
220 yd breaststroke  Anita Lonsbrough (ENG)2:51.7  Jackie Enfield (ENG)2:54.7  Vivien Haddon (NZL)2:56.3
110 yd butterfly  Mary Stewart (CAN)1:10.1  Mary-Anne Cotterill (ENG)1:11.2  Linda McGill (AUS)1:11.6
440 yd individual medley  Anita Lonsbrough (ENG)5:38.6  Linda McGill (AUS)5:46.1  Jennifer Corish (AUS)5:53.0
4×110 yd freestyle relay  Australia
Dawn Fraser
Lynette Bell
Robyn Thorn
Ruth Everuss		4:11.0  Canada
M. Sevigny
M.P. Stewart
Patricia Thompson
Sara Barber		4:21.1  England
Diana Wilkinson
Elizabeth Long
Linda Amos
Sandra Keen		4:21.3
4×110 yd medley relay  Australia
Dawn Fraser
Linda McGill
Marguerite Ruygrok
Pamela Sergeant		4:45.9  England
Anita Lonsbrough
Diana Wilkinson
Linda Ludgrove
Mary-Anne Cotterill		4:47.9  Canada
A.J. Glendenning
M.P. Stewart
Patricia Thompson
Sara Barber		4:48.1

Diving

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard DivingMen Brian Phelps (ENG)154.14 Thomas Dinsley (CAN)147.22 Ernest Meissner (CAN)145.03
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] DivingMen Brian Phelps (ENG)168.35 Graham Deuble (AUS)151 Tony Kitcher (ENG)150.81
3 Metres Springboard DivingWomen Susan Knight (AUS)134.72 Liz Ferris (ENG)132.74 Lorraine McArthur (AUS)125.13
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] DivingWomen Susan Knight (AUS)101.15 Margaret Austen (ENG)98.93 Patricia Plowman (AUS)91.79

Weightlifting

Venue: South Perth City Hall, South Perth[5]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight – OverallMen Chua Phung Kim (SIN)322 Allen Salter (CAN)310.5 Martin Dias (BGU)306
Featherweight – OverallMen George Newton (ENG)326.5 Ieuan Owen (WAL)292.5 Cheong Kam Hong (Malaya)281
Lightweight – OverallMen Carlton Goring (ENG)351.5 Alan Oshyer (AUS)340 Jimmy Moir (SCO)340
Middleweight – OverallMen Tan Howe Liang (SIN)390 Pierre St.-Jean (CAN)376 Horace Johnson (WAL)372
Light Heavyweight – OverallMen Phil Caira (SCO)408 George Manners (ENG)403.5 Peter Arthur (WAL)392
Middle Heavyweight – OverallMen Louis Martin (ENG)469.5 Cosford White (CAN)408 Jackie Samuel (TRI)399
Heavyweight – OverallMen Arthur Shannos (AUS)465 Don Oliver (NZL)465 Brandon Bailey (TRI)440

Wrestling

Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FlyweightMen Muhammad Niaz Din (PAK) Peter Michienzi (CAN) Warren Nisbet (NZL)
BantamweightMen Siraj-ud-Din (PAK) Walter Pilling (ENG) James Turnbull (SCO)
FeatherweightMen Ala-ud-Din (PAK) Matti Jutila (CAN) Albert Aspen (ENG)
LightweightMen Muhammad Ashraf (PAK) Sid Marsh (AUS) Kurt Boese (CAN)
WelterweightMen Muhammad Bashir (PAK) Philip Oberlander (CAN) Len Allen (ENG)
MiddleweightMen Muhammad Faiz (PAK) Michael Benarik (AUS) Fred Thomas (NZL)
Light HeavyweightMen Tony Buck (ENG) Muhammad Saeed (PAK) Jim Armstrong (AUS)
HeavyweightMen Muhammad Niaz (PAK) Ray Mitchell (AUS) Denis McNamara (ENG)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  2. ↑ Shell Company of Australia (1962), Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962, Shell, retrieved 1 November 2014
  3. ↑ "Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club". dalkeithnbc.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Games Road Race in Bush Setting". The Beverley Times. WA: National Library of Australia. 11 May 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Photograph of South Perth City Hall". State Library of Western Australia.
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