| 7th British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Nations participating | 35 |
| Athletes participating | 863 |
| Opening ceremony | 22 November |
| Closing ceremony | 1 December |
| Main Stadium | 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.
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Thirty five teams were represented at the Games. Teams competing for the first time are shown below in bold.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 38 | 36 | 31 | 105 |
| 2 | England | 29 | 22 | 27 | 78 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 10 | 11 | 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 | |
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium
| 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 (ENG) - Skippered by Sid Drysdale | Scotland (SCO) | Rhodesia & Nyasaland (FRN) | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Flyweight | Men | Robert Mallon (SCO) | Cassis Aryee (GHA) | Philip Warunige (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) | Thomas 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) | |||||||
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) | |||
| 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) | ||
| 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 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Foil | Men | Sandy Leckie (SCO) | Allan Jay (ENG) | Ralph Cooperman (ENG) | |||
| Foil - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Canada (CAN) | |||
| Épée | Men | Ivan Lund (AUS) | John Pelling (ENG) | Peter Jacobs (ENG) | |||
| Épée - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Canada (CAN) | |||
| Sabre | Men | Ralph Cooperman (ENG) | Benedek Simo (CAN) | John Andru (CAN) | |||
| Sabre- Team | Men | England (ENG) | Canada (CAN) | New Zealand (NZL) | |||
| Foil | Women | Melody Coleman (NZL) | Johanna Winter (AUS) | Janet Hopner (AUS) | |||
| 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 (AUS) | 00:05:53 | New Zealand (NZL) | 00:05:54 | England (ENG) | 00:06:09 |
Venue: Beatty Park
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (AUS) David Dickson Murray Rose Peter Doak Peter Phelps |
3:43.9 | Canada (CAN) A.W. Meinhardt Sandy Gilchrist J.G. Kelso Richard Pound |
3:48.3 | England (ENG) A. Clayden John Martin-Dye P. Kendrew S.R. Clarke |
3:51.3 |
| 4×220 yd freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Allan Wood Anthony Strahan Murray Rose Robert Windle |
8:13.4 | Canada (CAN) A.W. Meinhardt Sandy Gilchrist J.G. Kelso Richard Pound |
8:42.4 | England (ENG) John Martin-Dye P. Kendrew R. Campion S.R. Clarke |
8:46.0 |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | Australia (AUS) David Dickson Ian O'Brien Julian Carroll Kevin Berry |
4:12.4 | England (ENG) Graham Sykes Neil Nicholson P. Kendrew T.W. Glenville |
4:19.9 | Canada (CAN) Andrew Harrower F.C. Cowie I. Blyth Robert McGregor |
4:19.9 |
| 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 | Syliva 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 (AUS) Dawn Fraser Lynette Bell Robin Thorn Ruth Everuss |
4:11.0 | Canada (CAN) M. Sevigny M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Sara Barber |
4:21.1 | England (ENG) Diana Wilkinson Elizabeth Long L. Amos S. Keen |
4:21.3 |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | Australia (AUS) Dawn Fraser Linda McGill Marguerite Ruygrok Pamela Sergeant |
4:45.9 | England (ENG) Anita Lonsbrough Diana Wilkinson Linda Ludgrove Mary Cotterill |
4:47.9 | Canada (CAN) A.J. Glendenning M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Sara Barber |
4:48.1 |
| 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 |
| 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 (MAL) | 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 |
| 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) | |||
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