1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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| 7th British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
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| Host city | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Nations participating | 35 |
| Athletes participating | 863 |
| Events | 104 |
| Opening ceremony | 22 November |
| Closing ceremony | 1 December |
| Main venue | Perry Lakes Stadium |
The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, Australia from 22 November-1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. They were held after the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.
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Participating teams [edit]
Thirty four teams were represented at the Games. Teams competing for the first time are shown below in bold.
- Aden
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- British Guiana
- British Honduras
- Canada
- Ceylon
- Dominica
- England
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Hong Kong
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Malaya
- Malta
- New Zealand
- North Borneo
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Papua & New Guinea
- Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
- Sarawak
- Scotland
- Singapore
- St Lucia
- Tanganyika
- Trinidad & Tobago
- Uganda
- Wales
Medals by country [edit]
Note: The medals used at these Games were the first to have a neck chain. All previous games had their medals in presentation boxes.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia |
38 | 36 | 31 | 105 |
| 2 |  England |
29 | 22 | 27 | 78 |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
10 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 |  Pakistan |
8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |  Canada |
4 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 |  Scotland |
4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 |  Ghana |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 |  Jamaica |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Kenya |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 |  Singapore |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Uganda |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 |  Wales |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 |  Bahamas |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Fiji |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Barbados |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 British Guiana |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Jersey |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malaya |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Northern Ireland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 | |
Medals by event [edit]
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium
Bowls [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Singles | Men | David Bryant (ENG) |
Joseph Watson Black (SCO) |
Alan Bradley (FRN) |
| Pairs | Men | Robert McDonald & Hugh Robson (NZL) |
Thomas Hamill & Michael Purdon (SCO) |
Charles Jackson & William Jackson (FRN) |
| Fours | Men | England - Skippered by Sid Drysdale |
Scotland |
Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
Boxing [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | Robert Mallon (SCO) |
Cassis Aryee (GHA) |
Philip Warunige (KEN) |
| Mike Pye (ENG) |
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| Bantamweight | Men | Jeff Dynevor (AUS) |
Sammy Abbey (GHA) |
J. Sentongo (UGA) |
| Peter Benneyworth (ENG) |
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| Featherweight | Men | John McDermott (SCO) |
Ali Juma (KEN) |
Turori George (NZL) |
| Ted Stone (AUS) |
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| Lightweight | Men | Eddie Blay (GHA) |
Kesi Odongo (UGA) |
Thomas Donovan (NZL) |
| Brian Whelan (ENG) |
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| Light Welterweight | Men | Clement Quartey (GHA) |
Dick McTaggart (SCO) |
H. Reti (CAN) |
| Brian Brazier (ENG) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Heavyweight | Men | George Oywello (UGA) |
Bill Kini (NZL) |
Holgar Johansen (FIJ) |
| Graham Robinson (AUS) |
Cycling [edit]
Track [edit]
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome
| 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) |
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| 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) |
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Road [edit]
| 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 [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Foil | Men | Sandy Leckie (SCO) |
Allan Jay (ENG) |
Ralph Cooperman (ENG) |
| Foil - Team | Men | England |
Australia |
 Canada |
| Épée | Men | Ivan Lund (AUS) |
John Pelling (ENG) |
Peter Jacobs (ENG) |
| Épée - Team | Men | England |
Australia |
Canada |
| Sabre | Men | Ralph Cooperman (ENG) |
Benedek Simo (CAN) |
John Andru (CAN) |
| Sabre - Team | Men | England |
Canada |
New Zealand |
| Foil | Women | Melody Coleman (NZL) |
Johanna Winter (AUS) |
Janet Hopner (AUS) |
Rowing [edit]
Swimming [edit]
Venue: Beatty Park
Men's events [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 110 yd freestyle | Dick Pound (CAN) |
55.8 | Bobby McGregor (SCO) |
56.1 | David Dickson (AUS) |
56.1 |
| 440 yd freestyle | Murray Rose (AUS) |
4:20.0 | Allan Wood (AUS) |
4:22.5 | Robert Windle (AUS) |
4:23.1 |
| 1650 yd freestyle | Murray Rose (AUS) |
17:18.1 | Robert 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 Rabinovich (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 A.W. Meinhardt Sandy Gilchrist J.G. Kelso Richard Pound |
3:48.3 | England A. Clayden John Martin-Dye P. Kendrew S.R. Clarke |
3:51.3 |
| 4×220 yd freestyle relay | Australia Allan Wood Anthony Strahan Murray Rose Robert Windle |
8:13.4 | Canada A.W. Meinhardt Sandy Gilchrist J.G. Kelso Richard Pound |
8:42.4 | England John Martin-Dye P. Kendrew R. Campion S.R. 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 P. Kendrew T.W. Glenville |
4:19.9 | Canada Andrew Harrower F.C. Cowie I. Blyth Robert McGregor |
4:19.9 |
Women's events [edit]
Diving [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Brian Phelps (ENG) |
154.14 | Thomas Dinsley (CAN) |
147.22 | Ernest Meissner (CAN) |
145.03 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Brian Phelps (ENG) |
168.35 | Graham Deuble (AUS) |
151 | Tony Kitcher (ENG) |
150.81 |
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Susan Knight (AUS) |
134.72 | Liz Ferris (ENG) |
132.74 | Lorraine McArthur (AUS) |
125.13 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Susan Knight (AUS) |
101.15 | Margaret Austen (ENG) |
98.93 | Patricia Plowman (AUS) |
91.79 |
Weightlifting [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Chua Phung Kim (SIN) |
322 | Allen Salter (CAN) |
310.5 | Martin Dias (BGU) |
306 |
| Featherweight - Overall | Men | George Newton (ENG) |
326.5 | Ieuan Owen (WAL) |
292.5 | Cheong Kam Hong (Malaya) |
281 |
| Lightweight - Overall | Men | Carlton Goring (ENG) |
351.5 | Alan Oshyer (AUS) |
340 | Jimmy Moir (SCO) |
340 |
| Middleweight - Overall | Men | Tan Howe Liang (SIN) |
390 | Pierre St.-Jean (CAN) |
376 | Horace Johnson (WAL) |
372 |
| Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Phil Caira (SCO) |
408 | George Manners (ENG) |
403.5 | Peter Arthur (WAL) |
392 |
| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Louis Martin (ENG) |
469.5 | Cosford White (CAN) |
408 | Jackie Samuel (TRI) |
399 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Arthur Shannos (AUS) |
465 | Don Oliver (NZL) |
465 | Brandon Bailey (TRI) |
440 |
Wrestling [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | Muhammad Niaz (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) |
External links [edit]
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Commonwealth Games official website
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