# Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Australia hosted the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. It was Australia's seventh appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in nine of the ten sports that it entered.

## Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Gold | Trevor Vincent | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 24 November |
| Gold | Percy Hobson | Athletics | Men's high jump | 24 November |
| Gold | Alf Mitchell | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 24 November |
| Gold | Robyn Woodhouse | Athletics | Women's high jump | 26 November |
| Gold | Ken Roche | Athletics | Men's 440 yards hurdles | 26 November |
| Gold | Warwick Selvey | Athletics | Men's discus throw | 26 November |
| Gold | Ian Tomlinson | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 29 November |
| Gold | Trevor Bickle | Athletics | Men's pole vault | 1 December |
| Gold | Dixie Willis | Athletics | Women's 880 yards | 1 December |
| Gold | Pam Kilborn | Athletics | Women's 80 metres hurdles | 1 December |
| Gold | Pam Kilborn | Athletics | Women's long jump | 1 December |
| Gold | Glenys Beasley Joyce Bennett Brenda Cox Betty Cuthbert | Athletics | Women's 4 × 110 yards relay | 1 December |
| Gold | Jeff Dynevor | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight | |
| Gold | Tony Madigan | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight | |
| Gold | Peter Bartels | Cycling | Men's Time Trial | |
| Gold | Thomas Harrison | Cycling | Men's Sprint | |
| Gold | Maxwell Langshaw | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit | |
| Gold | Doug Adams | Cycling | Men's 10 Mile Scratch | |
| Gold | Susan Knight | Diving | Women's 3m Springboard | |
| Gold | Susan Knight | Diving | Women's 10m Platform | |
| Gold | Ivan Lund | Fencing | Men's Epee | |
| Gold | Charles Lehman David Palfreyman Dushan Stankovich Graeme McCall Ian Douglas Martin Tomanovits Paul Guest Terry Davies Walter Howell | Rowing | Men's Eights | |
| Gold | Murray Rose | Swimming | Men's 440 yd Freestyle | |
| Gold | Murray Rose | Swimming | Men's 1650 yd Freestyle | |
| Gold | Julian Carroll | Swimming | Men's 220 yd Backstroke | |
| Gold | Ian O'Brien | Swimming | Men's 110 yd Breaststroke | |
| Gold | Ian O'Brien | Swimming | Men's 220 yd Breaststroke | |
| Gold | Kevin Berry | Swimming | Men's 110 yd Butterfly | |
| Gold | Kevin Berry | Swimming | Men's 220 yd Butterfly | |
| Gold | Alex Alexander | Swimming | Men's 440 yd Individual Medley | |
| Gold | David Dickson Murray Rose Peter Doak Peter Phelps | Swimming | Men's 4×110 yd Freestyle Relay | |
| Gold | David Dickson Ian O'Brien Julian Carroll Kevin Berry | Swimming | Men's 4×110 yd Medley Relay | |
| Gold | Allan Wood Anthony Strahan Murray Rose Bob Windle | Swimming | Men's 4×220 yd Freestyle Relay | |
| Gold | Dawn Fraser | Swimming | Women's 110 yd Freestyle | |
| Gold | Dawn Fraser | Swimming | Women's 440 yd Freestyle | |
| Gold | Dawn Fraser Lynette Bell Robyn Thorn Ruth Everuss | Swimming | Women's 4×110 yd Freestyle Relay | |
| Gold | Dawn Fraser Linda McGill Marguerite Ruygrok Pamela Sergeant | Swimming | Women's 4×110 yd Medley Relay | |
| Gold | Arthur Shannos | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight | |
| Silver | Dave Power | Athletics | Men's 6 miles | 24 November |
| Silver | Chilla Porter | Athletics | Men's high jump | 24 November |
| Silver | Jean Roberts | Athletics | Women's shot put | 24 November |
| Silver | Ron Clarke | Athletics | Men's 3 miles | 26 November |
| Silver | Helen Frith | Athletics | Women's high jump | 26 November |
| Silver | Dave Prince | Athletics | Men's 120 yards hurdles | 29 November |
| Silver | Dave Power | Athletics | Men's marathon | 29 November |
| Silver | John Baguley | Athletics | Men's triple jump | 29 November |
| Silver | Joyce Bennett | Athletics | Women's 220 yards | 29 November |
| Silver | Dick Leffler | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | 1 December |
| Silver | Helen Frith | Athletics | Women's long jump | 1 December |
| Silver | Rosslyn Williams | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 1 December |
| Silver | Ian Chapman | Cycling | Men's Time Trial | |
| Silver | Richard Hine | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit | |
| Silver | Graham Deuble | Diving | Men's 10m Platform | |
| Silver | Brian McCowage David McKenzie Ivan Lund | Fencing | Men's Team Foil | |
| Silver | Ivan Lund John Humphreys Mike Diamond | Fencing | Men's Team Epee | |
| Silver | Johanna Winter | Fencing | Women's Foil | |
| Silver | David Ramage, Derek Norwood, David Caithness David John, Phillip Sarah | Rowing | Men's Coxed Four | |
| Silver | Allan Wood | Swimming | Men's 440 yd Freestyle | |
| Silver | Bob Windle | Swimming | Men's 1650 yd Freestyle | |
| Silver | Julian Carroll | Swimming | Men's 110 yd Backstroke | |
| Silver | Tony Fingleton | Swimming | Men's 220 yd Backstroke | |
| Silver | William Burton | Swimming | Men's 110 yd Breaststroke | |
| Silver | William Burton | Swimming | Men's 220 yd Breaststroke | |
| Silver | Neville Hayes | Swimming | Men's 110 yd Butterfly | |
| Silver | Neville Hayes | Swimming | Men's 220 yd Butterfly | |
| Silver | John Oravainen | Swimming | Men's 440 yd Individual Medley | |
| Silver | Robyn Thorn | Swimming | Women's 110 yd Freestyle | |
| Silver | Ilsa Konrads | Swimming | Women's 440 yd Freestyle | |
| Silver | Pam Sergeant | Swimming | Women's 110 yd Backstroke | |
| Silver | Linda McGill | Swimming | Women's 440 yd Individual Medley | |
| Silver | Alan Oshyer | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight | |
| Silver | Sid Marsh | Wrestling | Men's Lightweight | |
| Silver | Michael Benarik | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight | |
| Silver | Ray Mitchell | Wrestling | Men's Heavyweight | |
| Bronze | Michael Cleary | Athletics | Men's 100 yards | 24 November |
| Bronze | Ron Blackney | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase | 24 November |
| Bronze | Nick Birks | Athletics | Men's javelin throw | 24 November |
| Bronze | Tony Blue | Athletics | Men's 880 yards | 26 November |
| Bronze | Brenda Cox | Athletics | Women's 100 yards | 26 November |
| Bronze | Michele Mason | Athletics | Women's high jump | 26 November |
| Bronze | Rod Bonella | Athletics | Men's marathon | 29 November |
| Bronze | Margaret Burvill | Athletics | Women's 220 yards | 29 November |
| Bronze | Anna Pazera | Athletics | Women's javelin throw | 29 November |
| Bronze | Ross Filshie | Athletics | Men's pole vault | 1 December |
| Bronze | Robert Brown | Athletics | Men's hammer throw | 1 December |
| Bronze | Janet Knee | Athletics | Women's long jump | 1 December |
| Bronze | Mary McDonald | Athletics | Women's discus throw | 1 December |
| Bronze | Ted Stone | Boxing | Men's Featherweight | |
| Bronze | Graham Robinson | Boxing | Men's Heavyweight | |
| Bronze | Ian Browne | Cycling | Men's Sprint | |
| Bronze | Lorraine McArthur | Diving | Women's 3m Springboard | |
| Bronze | Patricia Plowman | Diving | Women's 10m Platform | |
| Bronze | Janet Hopner | Fencing | Women's Foil | |
| Bronze | Ian Tutty | Rowing | Men's Single Sculls | |
| Bronze | Barclay Wade Graeme Squires | Rowing | Men's Double Sculls | |
| Bronze | Rodger Ninham William Hatfield | Rowing | Men's Coxless Pairs | |
| Bronze | David Dickson | Swimming | Men's 110 yd Freestyle | |
| Bronze | Bob Windle | Swimming | Men's 440 yd Freestyle | |
| Bronze | Allan Wood | Swimming | Men's 1650 yd Freestyle | |
| Bronze | Wayne Vincent | Swimming | Men's 110 yd Backstroke | |
| Bronze | Brett Hill | Swimming | Men's 220 yd Butterfly | |
| Bronze | Pam Sargent | Swimming | Women's 220 yd Backstroke | |
| Bronze | Linda McGill | Swimming | Women's 110 yd Butterfly | |
| Bronze | Jennifer Corish | Swimming | Women's 440 yd Individual Medley | |
| Bronze | Jim Armstrong | Wrestling | Men's Light Heavyweight | |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | |
| Swimming | 15 | 13 | 8 | 36 |
| Athletics | 12 | 12 | 13 | 37 |
| Cycling | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Boxing | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Fencing | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Rowing | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 38 | 36 | 31 | 105 |

## Athletics

Australian athletics selectors announced on 21 October 1962 a team of 78 athletes consisting of 54 men and 24 women.

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Michael Cleary | 100 yd | 9.4 | 1 Q | 9.6 | 1 Q | 9.7 | 2 Q | 9.6 | |
| Gary Holdsworth | 100 yd | 9.5 | 2 Q | 9.7 | 1 Q | 9.7 | 3 Q | 9.7 | 4 |
| Bob Lay | 100 yd | 9.6 | 3 Q | 9.8 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Byron Williams | 100 yd | 9.8 | 2 Q | 10.2 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Michael Cleary | 220 yd | 21.8 | 3 Q | 22.0 | 2 Q | 21.4 | 1 Q | 22.0 | 5 |
| Bob Lay | 220 yd | 21.7 | 1 Q | 21.9 | 2 Q | 21.6 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Norman | 220 yd | 21.6 | 3 Q | 22.0 | 3 Q | 21.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dennis Tipping | 220 yd | 22.0 | 4 Q | 22.3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Randall | 440 yd | 48.7 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ken Roche | 440 yd | 48.4 | 1 Q | — | — | 47.9 | 3 Q | 47.7 | 4 |
| Peter Quiggan | 440 yd | 49.4 | 3 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Waters | 440 yd | 47.9 | 2 Q | — | — | 47.8 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tony Blue | 880 yd | 1:52.0 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:50.7 | 2 Q | 1:49.0 | |
| Keith Wheeler | 880 yd | 1:52.8 | 2 Q | — | — | 1:51.3 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Tony Blue | 1 mile | 4:09.3 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 4:09.4 | 4 |
| Pat Clohessy | 1 mile | 4:11.0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Gordon Noble | 1 mile | 4:11.3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Albie Thomas | 1 mile | 4:02.2 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 4:11.2 | 5 |
| Ron Clarke | 3 miles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13:36.0 | |
| Pat Clohessy | 3 miles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13:42.0 | 7 |
| Tony Cook | 3 miles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14:17.0 | 12 |
| Albie Thomas | 3 miles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13:40.6 | 5 |
| Ron Clarke | 6 miles | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Tony Cook | 6 miles | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Dave Power | 6 miles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28:34.0 | |
| Bob Vagg | 6 miles | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30:10.0 | 12 |
| Mick Daws | 120 yd hurdles | 14.5 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 14.9 | 5 |
| Michael Devlin | 120 yd hurdles | 14.5 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 14.9 | 4 |
| Gary Knoke | 120 yd hurdles | 14.6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Dave Prince | 120 yd hurdles | 14.2 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 14.4 | |
| Michael Devlin | 440 yd hurdles | 52.5 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 52.6 | 5 |
| Gary Knoke | 440 yd hurdles | 52.1 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 52.5 | 4 |
| Dave Prince | 440 yd hurdles | 53.7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Ken Roche | 440 yd hurdles | 52.3 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 51.5 | |
| Ron Blackney | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00.6 | |
| Ian Blackwood | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04:0 | 4 |
| John Coyle | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15.0 | 7 |
| Trevor Vincent | 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43.4 | GR |
| Michael Cleary Gary Holdsworth Bob Lay Dennis Tipping | 4×110 yd relay | 41.2 | 1 Q | — | — | — | — | 44.7 | 5 |
| Peter Quiggan John Randall Ken Roche Brian Waters | 4×440 yd relay | 3:15.4 | 2 Q | — | — | — | — | 3:12.9 | 4 |
| Rod Bonella | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:21:17.0 | |
| Keith Ollerenshaw | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:24:59 | 4 |
| Dave Power | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2:22:15.4 | |
| Ian Sinfield | Marathon | — | — | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Percy Hobson | High jump | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | GR |
| Lawrie Peckham | High jump | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 6 |
| Chilla Porter | High jump | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | |
| Tony Sneazwell | High jump | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 7 |
| Trevor Bickle | Pole vault | 14 ft 9 in (4.50 m) | GR, CR |
| Ross Filshie | Pole vault | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) | |
| John Pfitzner | Pole vault | 14 ft 0 in (4.27 m) | 5 |
| John Baguley | Long jump | 25 ft 1 in (7.65 m) | 5 |
| John Blackmore | Long jump | 23 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.04 m) | =14 |
| Jim McCann | Long jump | 23 ft 1+1⁄4 in (7.04 m) | =14 |
| Ian Tomlinson | Long jump | 24 ft 6+1⁄4 in (7.47 m) | 6 |
| John Baguley | Triple jump | 52 ft 9+1⁄4 in (16.08 m) | |
| Graham Boase | Triple jump | 51 ft 8+3⁄4 in (15.77 m) | 4 |
| Kevin Rule | Triple jump | 48 ft 10+1⁄2 in (14.90 m) | 8 |
| Ian Tomlinson | Triple jump | 53 ft 2 in (16.21 m) | GR |
| John Cochrane | Shot put | 49 ft 3+1⁄4 in (15.02 m) | 9 |
| Merv Kemp | Shot put | 52 ft 6+3⁄4 in (16.02 m) | 5 |
| Warren Ryan | Shot put | 51 ft 8 in (15.75 m) | 7 |
| Warwick Selvey | Shot put | 54 ft 6+1⁄2 in (16.62 m) | 4 |
| Len Chinnery | Discus throw | 157 ft 3 in (47.93 m) | 8 |
| Warwick Selvey | Discus throw | 185 ft 3+1⁄2 in (56.48 m) | GR, NR |
| Len Vlahov | Discus throw | 158 ft 5 in (48.29 m) | 6 |
| Alan Waugh | Discus throw | 152 ft 3 in (46.41 m) | 9 |
| Robert Brown | Hammer throw | 189 ft 1+1⁄2 in (57.65 m) | |
| Mike Edwards | Hammer throw | 178 ft 6 in (54.41 m) | =5 |
| Dick Leffler | Hammer throw | 196 ft 3+1⁄2 in (59.83 m) | |
| Charlie Morris | Hammer throw | 186 ft 3+1⁄2 in (56.78 m) | 4 |
| Nick Birks | Javelin throw | 246 ft 3+1⁄2 in (75.07 m) | |
| Joseph Hart | Javelin throw | 189 ft 8+1⁄2 in (57.82 m) | 10 |
| Alf Mitchell | Javelin throw | 256 ft 3 in (78.11 m) | GR |
| Reg Spiers | Javelin throw | 228 ft 8 in (69.70 m) | 5 |

### Track events

| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Glenys Beasley | 100 yd | 11.0 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joyce Bennett | 100 yd | 11.1 | 2 Q | 11.1 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brenda Cox | 100 yd | 11.1 | 2 Q | 10.9 | 1 Q | 11.4 | |
| Betty Cuthbert | 100 yd | 11.1 | 2 Q | 11.0 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Joyce Bennett | 220 yd | 24.4 | 1 Q | 24.0 | 1 Q | 24.2 | |
| Margaret Burvill | 220 yd | 24.4 | 1 Q | 24.0 | 2 Q | 24.1 | |
| Brenda Cox | 220 yd | 24.7 | 1 Q | 24.1 | 3 Q | 24.5 | 4 |
| Betty Cuthbert | 220 yd | 24.9 | 2 Q | 24.3 | 2 Q | 24.6 | 5 |
| Joan Beretta | 880 yd | — | — | — | — | 2:12.2 | 5 |
| Dixie Willis | 880 yd | — | — | — | — | 2:03.7 | GR |
| Margot Evans | 80 m hurdles | 11.2 | 3 Q | — | — | 11.9 | 5 |
| Pam Kilborn | 80 m hurdles | 10.8 | 1 Q | — | — | 10.9 | |
| Glenys Beasley Joyce Bennett Brenda Cox Betty Cuthbert | 4×110 yd relay | — | — | — | — | 46.6 | |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
| Helen Frith | High jump | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Michele Mason | High jump | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | |
| Robyn Woodhouse | High jump | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | GR, CR |
| Carolyn Wright | High jump | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | 6 |
| Helen Frith | Long jump | 20 ft 5+3⁄4 in (6.24 m) | |
| Eva Kampe | Long jump | 19 ft 3+3⁄4 in (5.89 m) | 6 |
| Pam Kilborn | Long jump | 20 ft 6+3⁄4 in (6.27 m) | |
| Janet Knee | Long jump | 20 ft 1+1⁄4 in (6.13 m) | |
| Mary Breen | Shot put | 43 ft 3+3⁄4 in (13.20 m) | 5 |
| Larraine Hillier | Shot put | 42 ft 3+1⁄2 in (12.89 m) | 6 |
| Jean Roberts | Shot put | 47 ft 7+1⁄2 in (14.52 m) | |
| Rosslyn Williams | Shot put | 42 ft 1+3⁄4 in (12.85 m) | 7 |
| Mary Breen | Discus throw | 140 ft 4 in (42.77 m) | 5 |
| Mary McDonald | Discus throw | 151 ft 8 in (46.23 m) | |
| Rosslyn Williams | Discus throw | 153 ft 1 in (46.66 m) | |
| Anna Pazera | Javelin throw | 159 ft 8+1⁄2 in (48.68 m) | |
| Pam Telfer | Javelin throw | 134 ft 10+1⁄2 in (41.11 m) | 6 |
| Maureen Wright | Javelin throw | 155 ft 4+1⁄2 in (47.36 m) | 4 |

## Officials

Commandant & General Manager: Edgar Tanner
Assistant General Manager: Arthur Tunstall
Team Secretary: Owen Davies Attache: Kent Hughes
Section Officials: Athletics Manager - Alfred Robinson, Athletics Manageress - Maisie McQuiston, Track Coach - Stewart Embling, Field Coach - Desmond Frawley ; Lawn Bowls Manager - Charles Smart ; Boxing Manager - George Dickinson, Boxing Trainer/Coach - Ronald Barkli ; Cycling Manager - Ronald O'Donnell, Track Coach - William Guyatt, Road Coach - Joseph Buckley ; Fencing Manager - Laurence Smith, Fencing Coach - Charles Stanmore ; Rowing Manager - Noel Wilkinson ; Rowing Coach Singles and Double Sculls - Kevyn Webb, Rowing Coach Coxed Fours - Albert Bell, Rowing Coach Coxed Pairs and Fours - Wilhelmus Sirks, Rowing Coach Eights - Alan Jacobsen ; Swimming Manager - Stuart Alldridt, Swimming Manageress - Dorothy Nordahl, Men's Swimming Coach - Don Talbot, Women's Swimming Coach - Arthur Cusack ; Diving Coach - Jack Barnett ; Weightlifting Manager - Bryan Marsden, Diving Coach/Trainer - Clive Morrison ; Wrestling Manager - Richard Rodda, Coach /Trainer - Reginald Dowton