The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were 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.

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
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Venues

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

Participating teams

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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).

Medals by country

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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)

Medals by nation, ranked and sortable, with totals
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

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Athletics

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Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat

Bowls

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Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith[3]

Boxing

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Venue: Perry Lakes Boxing Stadium, Floreat

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

Cycling

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Track cycling

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Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville

Men's track cycling medallists by event, with times
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Time Trial, Men   Peter Bartels (AUS) 00:01:13   Ian Chapman (AUS) 00:01:13   Roger Whitfield (ENG) 00:01:14
Sprint, Men   Tom Harrison (AUS)   Karl Barton (ENG)   Ian Browne (AUS)
Individual Pursuit, Men   Maxwell Langshaw (AUS) 00:05:08   Richard Hine (AUS) 00:05:13   Harry Jackson (ENG) 00:05:14
10 Miles Scratch, Men   Doug Adams (AUS) 00:22:11   Warren Johnston (NZL)   John Clarey (ENG)

Road cycling

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Venue: Kings Park,[4] Perth

Road cycling medallists by event, with times
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Road Race, Men   Wes Mason (ENG) 05:20:26   Anthony Walsh (NZL) 05:20:27   Laurie Byers (NZL) 05:20:27

Fencing

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Venue: Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park

Fencing medallists by event
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Foil, Men   Sandy Leckie (SCO)   Allan Jay (ENG)   Ralph Cooperman (ENG)
Foil – Team, Men   England
Allan Jay
Ralph Cooperman
René Paul
  Australia
Brian McCowage
David McKenzie
Ivan Lund
  Canada
Benedek Simo
Carl Schwende
John Andru
Épée, Men   Ivan Lund (AUS)   John Pelling (ENG)   Peter Jacobs (ENG)
Épée – Team, Men   England
John Pelling
Mike Howard
Peter Jacobs
  Australia
Ivan Lund
John Humphreys
Mike Diamond
  Canada
Carl Schwende
Peter Bakonyi
Robert Foxcroft
Sabre, Men   Ralph Cooperman (ENG)   Benedek Simo (CAN)   John Andru (CAN)
Sabre – Team, Men   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, Women   Melody Coleman (NZL)   Johanna Winter (AUS)   Janet Hopner (AUS)

Rowing

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Venue: Canning River, Applecross

Rowing medallists by event, with times
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Single sculls, Men   James Hill (NZL) 00:07:40   Bill Barry (ENG) 00:07:45   Ian Tutty (AUS) 00:07:49
Double sculls, Men   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 pairs, Men   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 fours, Men   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 four, Men   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
Eights, Men   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

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Venue: Beatty Park, Leederville

Men's events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Medallists in men's swimming by event, with times
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

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Medallists in women's swimming by event, with times
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

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Medallists in diving by event, with points scored
Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard, Men   Brian Phelps (ENG) 154.14   Thomas Dinsley (CAN) 147.22   Ernest Meissner (CAN) 145.03
10 Metres Highboard [Platform], Men   Brian Phelps (ENG) 168.35   Graham Deuble (AUS) 151   Tony Kitcher (ENG) 150.81
3 Metres Springboard, Women   Susan Knight (AUS) 134.72   Liz Ferris (ENG) 132.74   Lorraine McArthur (AUS) 125.13
10 Metres Highboard [Platform], Women   Susan Knight (AUS) 101.15   Margaret Austen (ENG) 98.93   Patricia Plowman (AUS) 91.79

Weightlifting

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

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

Wrestling

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Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth

Medallists in men's wrestling by event
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight, Men   Muhammad Niaz Din (PAK)   Peter Michienzi (CAN)   Warren Nisbet (NZL)
Bantamweight, Men   Siraj-ud-Din (PAK)   Walter Pilling (ENG)   James Turnbull (SCO)
Featherweight, Men   Ala-ud-Din (PAK)   Matti Jutila (CAN)   Albert Aspen (ENG)
Lightweight, Men   Muhammad Ashraf (PAK)   Sid Marsh (AUS)   Kurt Boese (CAN)
Welterweight, Men   Muhammad Bashir (PAK)   Philip Oberlander (CAN)   Len Allen (ENG)
Middleweight, Men   Muhammad Faiz (PAK)   Michael Benarik (AUS)   Fred Thomas (NZL)
Light Heavyweight, Men   Tony Buck (ENG)   Muhammad Saeed (PAK)   Jim Armstrong (AUS)
Heavyweight, Men   Muhammad Niaz (PAK)   Ray Mitchell (AUS)   Denis McNamara (ENG)

See also

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References

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  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. 1962.
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Preceded by
Cardiff
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Perth
VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Succeeded by
Kingston