1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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| Host city | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||
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| Nations participating | 35 | ||
| Athletes participating | 863 | ||
| Events | 104 | ||
| Opening ceremony | 22 November | ||
| Closing ceremony | 1 December | ||
| Officially opened by | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh | ||
| Athlete's Oath | Ivan Lund | ||
| Main venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | ||
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The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 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.
Contents
1 Venues
2 Participating teams
3 Medals by country
4 Medals by event
4.1 Athletics
4.2 Bowls
4.3 Boxing
4.4 Cycling
4.4.1 Track cycling
4.4.2 Road cycling
4.5 Fencing
4.6 Rowing
4.7 Swimming
4.7.1 Men's events
4.7.2 Women's events
4.8 Diving
4.9 Weightlifting
4.10 Wrestling
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
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
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 |
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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)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Australia (AUS)* | 38 | 36 | 31 | 105 |
| 2 |  England (ENG) | 29 | 22 | 27 | 78 |
| 3 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 |  Canada (CAN) | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 |  Scotland (SCO) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 |  Ghana (GHA) | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 |  Kenya (KEN) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 10 |  Singapore (SIN) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 |  Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 |  Rhodesia and Nyasaland (FRN) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 |  Wales (WAL) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 British Guiana (BGU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Jersey (JEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malaya (Malaya) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Northern Ireland (NIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Papua and New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (22 nations) | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Bowls
Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith[2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Singles (details) | Men | David Bryant (ENG) | Joseph Watson Black (SCO) | Alan Bradley (FRN) |
| Pairs (details) | Men | Robert McDonald & Hugh Robson (NZL) | Thomas Hamill & Michael Purdon (SCO) | Charles Jackson & William Jackson (FRN) |
| Rinks (details) | Men | England – Skippered by Sid Drysdale | Scotland | Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
Boxing
Venue: Perry Lakes Boxing Stadium, Floreat
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) | H. 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
Track cycling
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Ledderville
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
Venue: Kings Park,[3] Perth
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
Venue: Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park
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
Venue: Canning River, Applecross
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 & Jim 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 | Chris 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 fours | Men | Winston Stephens, Keith Heselwood, Hugh Smedley, George Paterson & Douglas 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 | 00:05:53 | New Zealand | 00:05:54 | England | 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 | Robin 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 | 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 Robin 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 S. 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 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 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
Venue: South Perth City Hall, South Perth[4]
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
Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth
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) |
See also
- 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
References
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^ "DALKEITH NEDLANDS BOWLING CLUB". DALKEITH NEDLANDS BOWLING CLUB. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
^ "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 – Australian Commonwealth Games Association official website
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