1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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 city	Perth, Western Australia
Nations	35
Athletes	863
Events	104
Opening	22 November 1962
Closing	1 December 1962
Opened by	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Athlete's Oath	Ivan Lund
Main venue	Perry Lakes Stadium
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Venues

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

• 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).

• Aden—first appearance
• Australia (host)
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• British Guiana
• British Honduras—first appearance
• 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—first appearance
• Rhodesia and Nyasaland—first appearance
• Sarawak
• Scotland
• Singapore
• Saint Lucia—first appearance
• Tanganyika—first appearance
• 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.

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals by nation, ranked and sortable, with totals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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
	Malaysia (Malaysia)	0	0	1	1
	Northern Ireland (NIR)	0	0	1	1
	Papua and New Guinea	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		104	104	112	320

Medals by event

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat

Bowls

Main article: Lawn Bowls at the 1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games

Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith^[3]

Boxing

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

Track cycling

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

Main article: Cycling at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's road race

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

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

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

Venue: Beatty Park, Leederville

Men's events

Medallists in men's swimming by event, with times

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

Medallists in women's swimming by event, with times

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

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

Men

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

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

• 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games

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. 1962.

External links

• "Perth 1964". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
• 1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games at the Museum of Perth website
• Remembering the 1962 Commonwealth Games ABC News article

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Succeeded by Kingston