# New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 85 competitors and 11 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Perth, Western Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was runner Murray Halberg. The New Zealand team finished third on the medal table, winning a total of 32 medals, ten of which were gold.
New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

## Medal tables

New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1962, with a total of 32 medals, including 10 gold.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Murray Halberg | Athletics | Men's 3 miles |
| Gold | Peter Snell | Athletics | Men's 880 yards |
| Gold | Peter Snell | Athletics | Men's 1 mile |
| Gold | Valerie Young | Athletics | Women's discus throw |
| Gold | Valerie Young | Athletics | Women's shot put |
| Gold | Bob McDonald Robbie Robson | Lawn bowls | Men's pairs |
| Gold | Wallace Coe | Boxing | Men's welterweight |
| Gold | Melody Coleman | Fencing | Women's individual foil |
| Gold | Keith Heselwood George Paterson Doug Pulman (cox) Hugh Smedley Winston Stephens | Rowing | Men's coxed four |
| Gold | James Hill | Rowing | Men's single scull |
| Silver | Marise Chamberlain | Athletics | Women's 880 yards |
| Silver | John Davies | Athletics | Men's 1 mile |
| Silver | Dave Norris | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Silver | Doreen Porter | Athletics | Women's 100 yards |
| Silver | Bill Kini | Boxing | Men's heavyweight |
| Silver | Warren Johnston | Cycling | Men's 10 miles |
| Silver | Anthony Walsh | Cycling | Men's road race |
| Silver | Leslie Arthur Darien Boswell Colin Cordes Alistair Dryden Alan Grey Christian Larsen Louis Lobel Robert Page (cox) Alan Webster | Rowing | Men's eight |
| Silver | Graham Lawrence Murray Lawrence | Rowing | Men's coxless pair |
| Silver | Murray Watkinson Peter Watkinson | Rowing | Men's double scull |
| Silver | Vivien Haddon | Swimming | Women's 100 yards breaststroke |
| Silver | Don Oliver | Weightlifting | Men's heavyweight |
| Bronze | Nola Bond Molly Cowan Avis McIntosh Doreen Porter | Athletics | Women's 4 × 110 yards relay |
| Bronze | Avis McIntosh | Athletics | Women's 80 m hurdles |
| Bronze | Paddy Donovan | Boxing | Men's lightweight |
| Bronze | Turori George | Boxing | Men's featherweight |
| Bronze | Laurie Byers | Cycling | Men's road race |
| Bronze | Bob Binning Michael Henderson Brian Pickworth | Fencing | Men's sabre team |
| Bronze | Vivien Haddon | Swimming | Women's 220 yards breaststroke |
| Bronze | Alan Robertson | Swimming | Men's 220 yards backstroke |
| Bronze | Warren Nisbet | Wrestling | Men's flyweight |
| Bronze | Fred Thomas | Wrestling | Men's middleweight |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | Total |
| Athletics | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| Rowing | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Boxing | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Fencing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Lawn bowls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cycling | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Swimming | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Weightlifting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
Medals by gender :
| Gender | | | | Total |
| Male | 7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| Female | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| Total | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 |

## Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
| Athletics | 17 | 8 | 25 |
| Boxing | 5 | — | 5 |
| Cycling | 7 | — | 7 |
| Fencing | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| Lawn bowls | 7 | — | 7 |
| Rowing | 21 | — | 21 |
| Swimming | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| Weightlifting | 2 | — | 2 |
| Wrestling | 4 | — | 4 |
| Total | 70 | 15 | 85 |

## Athletics
### Track and road

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Logan Aikman | Men's 120 yd hurdles | 15.6 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Logan Aikman | Men's 440 yd hurdles | 56.2 | 5 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bill Baillie | Men's 1 mile | DNS | DNS | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Bill Baillie | Men's 3 miles | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Bill Baillie | Men's 6 miles | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Nola Bond | Women's 100 yd | 11.2 | 3 Q | 11.2 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Nola Bond | Women's 220 yd | 25.5 | 3 Q | 25.4 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Marise Chamberlain | Women's 880 yd | — | — | — | — | 2:05.7 | |
| Molly Cowan | Women's 100 yd | 11.6 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Molly Cowan | Women's 220 yd | 25.0 | 3 Q | 25.0 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Dallow | Men's 120 yd hurdles | 15.1 | 3 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Paul Dallow | Men's 440 yd hurdles | DNF | DNF | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Davies | Men's 880 yd | 1:51.1 | 1 Q | 1:51.5 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| John Davies | Men's 1 mile | 4:06.7 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:05.1 | |
| Murray Halberg | Men's 3 miles | — | — | — | — | 13:34.2 | |
| Jeff Julian | Men's 6 miles | — | — | — | — | 29:50.0 | 10 |
| Jeff Julian | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | 2:30:13 | 7 |
| Barry Magee | Men's 6 miles | — | — | — | — | 28:41.0 | 4 |
| Barry Magee | Men's marathon | — | — | — | — | DNS | DNS |
| Avis McIntosh | Women's 80 m hurdles | 10.8 | 1 Q | — | — | 11.4 | |
| Edward O'Keefe | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | — | — | — | 9:05.8 | 6 |
| Gary Philpott | Men's 880 yd | 1:52.6 | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Doreen Porter | Women's 100 yd | 10.9 | 1 Q | 11.0 | 2 Q | 11.3 | |
| Doreen Porter | Women's 220 yd | 24.7 | 1 Q | 24.6 | 3 Q | 24.8 | 6 |
| Barry Robinson | Men's 440 yd | 48.6 | 2 Q | 49.4 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Peter Snell | Men's 880 yd | 1:50.7 | 1 Q | 1:50.5 | 1 Q | 1:47.6 GR | |
| Peter Snell | Men's 1 mile | 4:02.4 | 2 Q | — | — | 4:04.6 | |
| Nola Bond Molly Cowan Avis McIntosh Doreen Porter | Women's 4 × 110 yd relay | — | — | — | — | 46.9 | |
| Dave Norris Gary Philpott Barry Robinson Peter Snell | Men's 4 × 440 yd relay | 3:17.3 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
* ↑ Ranks given are within the semifinal

### Field

| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
| Pam Burnett | Women's high jump | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | 10 |
| Lorraine Curtis | Women's high jump | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 8 |
| Kevin Gibbons | Men's pole vault | 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | 11 |
| Dave Leech | Men's hammer throw | 166 ft 5+1⁄2 in (50.74 m) | 7 |
| Darcy McGonagle | Men's pole vault | 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) | 7 |
| Les Mills | Men's discus throw | 162 ft 0 in (49.38 m) | 5 |
| Les Mills | Men's shot put | 51 ft 10+1⁄2 in (15.81 m) | 6 |
| Dave Norris | Men's long jump | 25 ft 4+3⁄4 in (7.74 m) | |
| Dave Norris | Men's triple jump | 50 ft 6+1⁄2 in (15.41 m) | 6 |
| Robin Tait | Men's discus throw | 165 ft 8+1⁄2 in (50.51 m) | 4 |
| Robin Tait | Men's shot put | 46 ft 8 in (14.22 m) | 12 |
| Valerie Young | Women's discus throw | 164 ft 8+1⁄2 in (50.20 m) GR | |
| Valerie Young | Women's shot put | 49 ft 11+1⁄2 in (15.23 m) | |

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Turori George | Featherweight | — | Pretorius (FRN) W | Juma (KEN) L | Did not advance | |
| Paddy Donovan | Lightweight | Bye | Hopkins (PNG) W | Blay (GHA) L | Did not advance | |
| Wallace Coe | Welterweight | — | Sharif (PAK) W | Rice (NIR) W | Pritchett (ENG) W | |
| John Logan | Light heavyweight | Holmes (JAM) L | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Bill Kini | Heavyweight | — | Bye | Robinson (AUS) W | Oywello (UGA) L | |

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men's road race

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Laurie Byers | 5:20:27.2 | |
| Dick Johnstone | Not recorded | 9 |
| Richie Thomson | unplaced | unplaced |
| Anthony Walsh | 5:20:27.0 | |

### Track
#### Men's 1000 m sprint

| Athlete | Round 1 | Repechage | Round 2 | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Warren Johnston | Rosli (MAL) W 12.3 | Bye | Hunter (FRN) W 12.3 | Bye | Whitfield (ENG) W 12.2, W 11.8 | Harrison (AUS) L, W 11.9, L | Browne (AUS) L, W 13.0, L | 4 |

#### Men's 1 km time trial

| Athlete | Time | Rank |
| Graham Wright | 1:13.6 | =4 |

#### Men's 4000 m individual pursuit

| Athlete | Qualification | Qualification | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Opponent Result | Rank |
| Arthur Candy | 5:27.9 | 5 Q | McCoy (ENG) L 5:24.6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

#### Men's 10 miles scratch race

| Athlete | Rank |
| Arthur Candy | unplaced |
| Warren Johnston | |
| Graham Wright | unplaced |

## Fencing
### Men
#### Individual
##### Épée

| Athlete | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Rank |
| Bob Binning | Schwende (CAN) L 2–5 | King (SCO) L 3–5 | Howard (ENG) W 5–3 | Diamond (AUS) L 2–5 | 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keith Mann | Foxcroft (CAN) W 5–2 | Da Costa (HKG) W 3–2 | Play stopped as result could not be affected | Play stopped as result could not be affected | 2 | Schwende (CAN) W 5–4 | Humphreys (AUS) L 3–5 | Diamond (AUS) L 3–5 | Lund (AUS) L 2–5 | Reynolds (WAL) L 2–5 | King (SCO) W 5–4 | Jacobs (ENG) L 4–5 | Pelling (ENG) W 4–5 | 3 | 7 |

##### Foil

| Athlete | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Rank |
| Michael Henderson | Paul (ENG) L 3–5 | McCowage (AUS) L 4–5 | Da Costa (HKG) W 5–2 | Reynolds (WAL) L 4–5 | Leckie (SCO) L 1–5 | — | 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Keith Mann | Jay (ENG) L 1–2 | Lund (AUS) L 1–5 | King (SCO) W 5–1 | Evans (WAL) W 5–3 | Simo (CAN) L 1–5 | — | 2 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Pickworth | Cooperman (ENG) W 5–1 | Andru (CAN) L 1–5 | Maunder (WAL) W 5–3 | Marcal (HKG) W 5–2 | McKenzie (AUS) W 5–4 | Crellin (IOM) W 5–0 | 5 | Leckie (SCO) L 3–5 | Lund (AUS) W 5–3 | McCowage (AUS) W 5–3 | Paul (ENG) L 3–5 | Andru (CAN) W 5–1 | Simo (CAN) W 5–4 | Jay (ENG) L 1–5 | Cooperman (ENG) L 3–5 | 4 | 5 |

##### Sabre

| Athlete | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Elimination pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Rank |
| Bob Binning | Andru (CAN) W 5–1 | Amberg (ENG) L 4–5 | Traynor (AUS) L 3–5 | Marcal (HKG) W 5–3 | Evans (WAL) W 5–2 | 3 | Pickworth (NZL) L 4–5 | McCombe (WAL) W 5–3 | Tornallyay (AUS) W 5–3 | Birks (ENG) W 5–2 | Amberg (ENG) L 2–5 | Cooperman (ENG) L 2–5 | Simo (CAN) W 5–2 | Andru (CAN) L 3–5 | 4 | =4 |
| Michael Henderson | Simo (CAN) L 4–5 | Tornallyay (AUS) L 1–5 | Cooperman (ENG) L 3–5 | King (SCO) W 5–0 | Maunder (WAL) L 0–5 | 1 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Brian Pickworth | Leckie (SCO) W 5–4 | Birks (ENG) W 5–4 | Sommerville (AUS) L 4–5 | McCombe (WAL) L 4–5 | Foxcroft (CAN) W 5–3 | 3 | Binning (NZL) W 5–4 | Tornallyay (AUS) W 5–2 | McCombe (WAL) W 5–1 | Andru (CAN) L 4–5 | Birks (ENG) W 5–4 | Amberg (ENG) L 4–5 | Cooperman (ENG) L 1–5 | Simo (CAN) L 3–5 | 4 | =4 |
* ↑ Pickworth, McCombe and Sommerville all had 3 wins in the pool. After a barrage round, they were still equal on wins, but Pickworth and McCombes achieved more hits during the barrage round and progressed to the final pool with Birks.

#### Team

| Athletes | Event | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Losses | Rank |
| Bob Binning Keith Mann Brian Pickworth | Team épée | Canada L 2–7 | Wales L 4–5 | England L 0–9 | Australia L 4–4 (35–36 hits) | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Michael Henderson Keith Mann Brian Pickworth | Team foil | England L 3–6 | Wales L 3–6 | Canada L 2–6 | Australia L 3–6 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Bob Binning Michael Henderson Brian Pickworth | Team sabre | Australia W 6–3 | England L 2–7 | Canada L 4–5 | Wales W 7–2 | 2 | 2 | |

### Women
#### Individual foil

| Athlete | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Final pool | Rank |
| Athlete | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Wins | Rank |
| Dot Coleman | Tomich (NZL) W 4–1 | Ellis (WAL) W 4–3 | Offredy (ENG) W 4–1 | Winter (AUS) W 4–2 | Hopner (NZL) L 1–4 | Sheen (ENG) W 4–2 | Reynolds (WAL) W 4–1 | 6 | |
| Rosemary Tomich | Coleman (NZL) L 1–4 | Hopner (NZL) W 4–1 | Ellis (WAL) W 4–2 | Sheen (ENG) L 2–4 | Offredy (ENG) W 4–0 | Reynolds (WAL) W 4–2 | Winter (AUS) L 0–4 | 4 | 4 |

## Lawn bowls

| Athlete | Event | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Round robin | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | W | D | L | Rank |
| Jeff Barron | Men's singles | Page (PNG) W 22–8 | Black (SCO) L 20–21 | Fitzpatrick (AUS) L 16–21 | Watson (NIR) L 19–22 | Shields (CAN) W 22–8 | Henry (FIJ) W 22–12 | Askew (JER) W 21–5 | Evans (WAL) W 21–16 | Bye | Kermani (HKG) L 17–21 | Bradley (FRN) L 14–21 | Noon (KEN) W 21–10 | Bryant (ENG) L 16–21 | 6 | 0 | 6 | =6 |
| Bob McDonald Robbie Robson | Men's pairs | Hong Kong W 23–18 | Rhodesia and Nyasaland W 31–12 | Australia W 19–18 | England W 23–19 | Bye | Scotland L 23–25 | Papua New Guinea W 31–7 | Kenya W 27–7 | Canada W 27–20 | Wales W 36–7 | Fiji W 25–10 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jack Rabone Malcolm Boon Richard Pilkington Bill O'Neill | Men's fours | Rhodesia and Nyasaland L 15–21 | England L 15–24 | Scotland L 5–24 | Hong Kong W 31–20 | Canada W 27–7 | Papua New Guinea W 40–11 | Australia L 18–20 | Wales W 27–9 | Kenya W 24–12 | Bye | Fiji W 25–9 | — | — | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 |

## Rowing

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Repechage | Repechage | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| James Hill | Men's single scull | — | — | — | — | 7:37.7 | |
| Peter Watkinson Murray Watkinson | Men's double scull | 10:20.7 | 1 | Bye | Bye | 6:54.3 | |
| Murray Lawrence Graham Lawrence | Men's coxless pair | | 2 | 7:43.2 | 1 Q | 7:08.5 | |
| Colin Cordes Geoffrey Benge Louis Lobel Rodney Hutchinson | Men's coxless four | | 2 | 7:05.0 | 3 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Winston Stephens Keith Heselwood Hugh Smedley George Paterson Doug Pulman (cox) | Men's coxed four | — | — | — | — | 6:48.2 | |
| Alistair Dryden Alan Grey Christian Larsen Colin Cordes Darien Boswell Alan Webster Louis Lobel Leslie Arthur Robert Page (cox) | Men's eight | 7:07.5 | 1 | Bye | Bye | 5:53.6 | |
* ↑ Ranks given are within the heat
* ↑ Ranks given are within the repechage

## Swimming

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Dave Gerrard | Men's 110 yd butterfly | — | — | 1:03.5 | 6 |
| Dave Gerrard | Men's 220 yd butterfly | — | — | 2:21.7 | 5 |
| Vivien Haddon | Women's 110 yd breaststroke | 1:22.5 | 3 Q | 1:21.3 | |
| Vivien Haddon | Women's 220 yd breaststroke | 2:55.2 | 3 Q | 2:56.3 | |
| Margaret Macrae | Women's 110 yd backstroke | 1:15.0 | 8 Q | 1:14.9 | 7 |
| Margaret Macrae | Women's 220 yd backstroke | 2:41.6 | 5 Q | 2:41.3 | 7 |
| Lesley Moore | Women's 110 yd freestyle | 1:08.5 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lesley Moore | Women's 440 yd freestyle | 5:06.1 | 4 Q | 5:09.3 | 6 |
| Shirley Nicholson | Women's 110 yd freestyle | 1:07.7 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shirley Nicholson | Women's 440 yd freestyle | 5:13.0 | 8 Q | 5:17.6 | 8 |
| Alan Robertson | Men's 110 yd backstroke | 1:07.3 | 4 Q | 1:07.3 | 5 |
| Alan Robertson | Men's 220 yd backstroke | 2:23.9 | 3 Q | 2:23.0 | |
| Helen Rogers | Women's 110 yd butterfly | 1:14.0 | =6 Q | DNS | DNS |
| Helen Rogers | Women's 440 yd individual medley | — | — | 5:58.3 | 4 |
| Allan Seagar | Men's 110 yd backstroke | 1:09.7 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Allan Seagar | Men's 110 yd breaststroke | 1:18.8 | 9 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Allan Seagar | Men's 440 yd individual medley | 5:19.8 | 3 Q | 5:19.7 | 5 |
| Helen Rogers Lesley Moore Margaret Macrae Shirley Nicholson | Women's 4 × 110 yd freestyle relay | — | — | 4:34.6 | 5 |
| Margaret Macrae Helen Rogers Vivien Haddon Lesley Moore | Women's 4 × 110 yd medley relay | — | — | 4:57.2 | 4 |

## Weightlifting

| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Jerk | Total | Rank |
| William Scott | Middle heavyweight | 250 lb (113.4 kg) | 240 lb (108.9 kg) | 310 lb (140.6 kg) | 800 lb (362.9 kg) | 6 |
| Don Oliver | Heavyweight | 325 lb (147.4 kg) | 290 lb (131.5 kg) | 410 lb (186.0 kg) | 1,025 lb (464.9 kg) | |

## Wrestling

Despite losing both of his bouts, Warren Nisbet was awarded the bronze medal in the flyweight division after Trevor Dwyer of Australia was disqualified for being over weight.
| Athlete | Event | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Elimination rounds | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Warren Nisbet | Flyweight | Dwyer (AUS) L | Michienzi (CAN) L | Eliminated | Eliminated | |
| Ifor Roberts | Featherweight | Ala-ud-Din (PAK) L | Aspen (ENG) L | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Barrie Courtney | Welterweight | Bashir (PAK) L | Oberlander (CAN) L WO | Eliminated | Eliminated | Eliminated |
| Fred Thomas | Middleweight | Benarik (AUS) L | McNeill (SCO) W | Pidduck (FRN) W | Faiz (PAK) L | |

## Officials

* Team manager – Colin Kay
* Chaperone – Doris Fitzsimmons
* Athletics section manager – Norrie Jefferson
* Swimming section manager – Ron Shakespeare