# 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. 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.

## Venues

Most venues other than the specifically constructed Lake Monger Velodrome, Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes Stadium, were existing facilities.
* 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—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 |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | British Guiana (BGU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Jersey (JEY) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Malaysia (Malaysia) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Northern Ireland (NIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Papua and New Guinea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | Totals (22 entries) | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 |

## Medals by event
### Athletics

Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat

### Bowls

Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith

### 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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, Perth
Road cycling medallists by event, with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

#### Women's events

Medallists in women's swimming by event, with times :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |

### Diving

Medallists in diving by event, with points scored :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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
Medallists in men's weightlifting by weight division, with weight lifted :
| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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) |