1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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.
Venues
Most venues other than the specifically constructed Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes Stadium, were existing facilities.[1]
- Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies – Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
- Bowls – Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith
- Boxing – Perry Lakes Boxing Stadium, Floreat
- Cycling, track – Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville
- Cycling, road – Kings Park, Perth
- Fencing – Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park
- Rowing – Canning River, Applecross
- Swimming – Beatty Park, Leederville
- Weightlifting – South Perth City Hall, South Perth
- Wrestling – Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth
- Athletes' Village – Commonwealth Games Village, City Beach
Participating teams
35 teams were represented at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown 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
Mauritius
New Zealand
North Borneo
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
Papua and New Guinea
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Sarawak
Scotland
Singapore
Saint Lucia
Tanganyika
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
Wales
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.
1 | ![]() |
38 | 36 | 31 | 105 |
2 | ![]() |
29 | 22 | 27 | 78 |
3 | ![]() |
10 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
4 | ![]() |
8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
5 | ![]() |
4 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
7 | ![]() |
3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
10 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
12 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
13 | ![]() |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
14 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 |
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Medals by event
Athletics
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Bowls
Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith[2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Singles (details) | Men | ![]() |
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Pairs (details) | Men | ![]() |
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Rinks (details) | Men | ![]() |
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Boxing
Venue: Perry Lakes Boxing Stadium, Floreat
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Bantamweight | Men | ![]() |
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Featherweight | Men | ![]() |
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Lightweight | Men | ![]() |
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Light Welterweight | Men | ![]() |
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Welterweight | Men | ![]() |
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Light Middleweight | Men | ![]() |
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Middleweight | Men | ![]() |
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Light Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Cycling
Track cycling
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Ledderville
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men | ![]() |
00:01:13 | ![]() |
00:01:13 | ![]() |
00:01:14 |
Sprint | Men | ![]() |
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Individual Pursuit | Men | ![]() |
00:05:08 | ![]() |
00:05:13 | ![]() |
00:05:14 |
10 Miles Scratch | Men | ![]() |
00:22:11 | ![]() |
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Road cycling
Venue: Kings Park,[3] Perth
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | ![]() |
05:20:26 | ![]() |
05:20:27 | ![]() |
05:20:27 |
Fencing
Venue: Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men | ![]() |
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Foil – Team | Men | ![]() |
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Épée | Men | ![]() |
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Épée – Team | Men | ![]() |
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Sabre | Men | ![]() |
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Sabre – Team | Men | ![]() |
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Foil | Women | ![]() |
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Rowing
Venue: Canning River, Applecross
Swimming
Venue: Beatty Park, Leederville
Men's events
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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110 yd freestyle | ![]() |
59.5 | ![]() |
1:03.8 | ![]() |
1:04.4 |
440 yd freestyle | ![]() |
4:51.4 | ![]() |
4:55.0 | ![]() |
5:00.4 |
110 yd backstroke | ![]() |
1:11.1 | ![]() |
1:11.5 | ![]() |
1:12.2 |
220 yd backstroke | ![]() |
2:35.2 | ![]() |
2:36.7 | ![]() |
2:37.5 |
110 yd breaststroke | ![]() |
1:21.3 | ![]() |
1:21.3 | ![]() |
1:21.7 |
220 yd breaststroke | ![]() |
2:51.7 | ![]() |
2:54.7 | ![]() |
2:56.3 |
110 yd butterfly | ![]() |
1:10.1 | ![]() |
1:11.2 | ![]() |
1:11.6 |
440 yd individual medley | ![]() |
5:38.6 | ![]() |
5:46.1 | ![]() |
5:53.0 |
4×110 yd freestyle relay | ![]() Dawn Fraser Lynette Bell Robin Thorn Ruth Everuss |
4:11.0 | ![]() M. Sevigny M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Sara Barber |
4:21.1 | ![]() Diana Wilkinson Elizabeth Long Linda Amos S. Keen |
4:21.3 |
4×110 yd medley relay | ![]() Dawn Fraser Linda McGill Marguerite Ruygrok Pamela Sergeant |
4:45.9 | ![]() Anita Lonsbrough Diana Wilkinson Linda Ludgrove Mary Cotterill |
4:47.9 | ![]() A.J. Glendenning M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Sara Barber |
4:48.1 |
Diving
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | ![]() |
154.14 | ![]() |
147.22 | ![]() |
145.03 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | ![]() |
168.35 | ![]() |
151 | ![]() |
150.81 |
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | ![]() |
134.72 | ![]() |
132.74 | ![]() |
125.13 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | ![]() |
101.15 | ![]() |
98.93 | ![]() |
91.79 |
Weightlifting
Venue: South Perth City Hall, South Perth[4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Bantamweight – Overall | Men | ![]() |
322 | ![]() |
310.5 | ![]() |
306 |
Featherweight – Overall | Men | ![]() |
326.5 | ![]() |
292.5 | ![]() |
281 |
Lightweight – Overall | Men | ![]() |
351.5 | ![]() |
340 | ![]() |
340 |
Middleweight – Overall | Men | ![]() |
390 | ![]() |
376 | ![]() |
372 |
Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men | ![]() |
408 | ![]() |
403.5 | ![]() |
392 |
Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men | ![]() |
469.5 | ![]() |
408 | ![]() |
399 |
Heavyweight – Overall | Men | ![]() |
465 | ![]() |
465 | ![]() |
440 |
Wrestling
Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Bantamweight | Men | ![]() |
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Featherweight | Men | ![]() |
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Lightweight | Men | ![]() |
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Welterweight | Men | ![]() |
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Middleweight | Men | ![]() |
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Light Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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References
- ^ Shell Company of Australia (1962), Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962, Shell, retrieved 1 November 2014
- ^ http://dalkeithnbc.com.au/
- ^ "Games Road Race in Bush Setting". The Beverley Times. WA: National Library of Australia. 11 May 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Photograph of South Perth City Hall". State Library of Western Australia.
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Commonwealth Games official website
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