1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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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
.
Thirty five teams were represented at the Games. Teams competing for the first time are shown below in bold.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
from 22 November-1 December 1962. Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium
Perry Lakes Stadium
Perry Lakes Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Perry Lakes in Floreat, Western Australia, Australia. It was built and funded by the State Government and the City of Perth in 1962 for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and had a nominal capacity of 30,000...
in the suburb of Floreat
Floreat, Western Australia
Floreat is a residential suburb located west-northwest from the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It is bordered on three sides by Underwood Avenue, Selby Street, and Cromarty Road; the western border adjoins or runs through Bold Park. It is located in the Town...
and swimming events at Beatty Park
Beatty Park
Beatty Park Leisure Centre is a swimming pool complex in the suburb of North Perth, Western Australia. The centre was built for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games as the major swimming event venue, along with the Perry Lakes Stadium athletics complex.The centre was refurbished in 1994...
in North Perth
North Perth, Western Australia
North Perth is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Vincent.This old, established suburb just three kilometres north of Perth’s CBD is a place of mainly solid brick homes built from the early 1900s, many of which are now undergoing extensive renovations in line with the...
.
Participating teams
- AdenAdenAden is a seaport city in Yemen, located by the eastern approach to the Red Sea , some 170 kilometres east of Bab-el-Mandeb. Its population is approximately 800,000. Aden's ancient, natural harbour lies in the crater of an extinct volcano which now forms a peninsula, joined to the mainland by a...
- AustraliaAustralia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth GamesAustralia hosted the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia and their team was abbreviated AUS. This was their seventh of 7 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games.-Medals:- External links :*...
- Bahamas
- BarbadosBarbadosBarbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
- British GuianaBritish GuianaBritish Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.The area was originally settled by the Dutch at the start of the 17th century as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice...
- British HondurasBritish HondurasBritish Honduras was a British colony that is now the independent nation of Belize.First colonised by Spaniards in the 17th century, the territory on the east coast of Central America, south of Mexico, became a British crown colony from 1862 until 1964, when it became self-governing. Belize became...
- CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
- Ceylon
- DominicaDominicaDominica , officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island nation in the Lesser Antilles region of the Caribbean Sea, south-southeast of Guadeloupe and northwest of Martinique. Its size is and the highest point in the country is Morne Diablotins, which has an elevation of . The Commonwealth...
- EnglandEnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
- FijiFijiFiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
- GhanaGhanaGhana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
- GibraltarGibraltarGibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...
- Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
- Isle of ManIsle of ManThe Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
- JamaicaJamaicaJamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
- JerseyJerseyJersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
- KenyaKenyaKenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
- MalayaFederation of MalayaThe Federation of Malaya is the name given to a federation of 11 states that existed from 31 January 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957...
- MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
- New ZealandNew Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth GamesNew Zealand sent a team of 86 competitors and 11 officials to the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, which were held in Perth, Western Australia. The flagbearer at the opening ceremony was Murray Halberg....
- North BorneoNorth BorneoNorth Borneo was a British protectorate under the sovereign North Borneo Chartered Company from 1882 to 1946. After the war it became a crown colony of Great Britain from 1946 to 1963, known in this time as British North Borneo. It is located on the northeastern end of the island of Borneo. It is...
- Northern IrelandNorthern IrelandNorthern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
- PakistanPakistanPakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
- Papua & New GuineaPapua New GuineaPapua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands...
- Federation of Rhodesia and NyasalandFederation of Rhodesia and NyasalandThe Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, also known as the Central African Federation , was a semi-independent state in southern Africa that existed from 1953 to the end of 1963, comprising the former self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia and the British protectorates of Northern Rhodesia,...
- SarawakSarawakSarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...
- ScotlandScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
- SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- St Lucia
- TanganyikaTanganyikaTanganyika , later formally the Republic of Tanganyika, was a sovereign state in East Africa from 1961 to 1964. It was situated between the Indian Ocean and the African Great Lakes of Lake Victoria, Lake Malawi and Lake Tanganyika...
- Trinidad & Tobago
- UgandaUgandaUganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
- WalesWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
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.| 1 |  Australia |
38 | 36 | 31 | 105 |
| 2 |  Kingdom of 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 |  Kingdom of 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 |  Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 13 |  Wales |
0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 |  The 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 | |
 Federation of Malaya |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Northern Ireland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea , officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania, occupying the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and numerous offshore islands... |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 | |
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Athletics
Venue: Perry Lakes StadiumPerry Lakes Stadium
Perry Lakes Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium adjacent to Perry Lakes in Floreat, Western Australia, Australia. It was built and funded by the State Government and the City of Perth in 1962 for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and had a nominal capacity of 30,000...
Bowls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Singles | Men | David Bryant David Bryant David James Bryant CBE is a former three-time World singles bowls champion in 1966, 1980 and 1988 and also a three-time World indoors singles champion in 1979, 1980 and 1981. He also won the Commonwealth Games singles bowls championship on 4 occasions in 1962, 1970, 1974 and 1978... (ENG) |
Joseph Watson Black (SCO) | Alan Bradley (FRN) | |||
| Pairs | Men | Robert McDonald Robert McDonald (bowls) Robert McDonald is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Hugh Robson. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with Robson in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games... & Hugh Robson Hugh Robson (bowls) Hugh Robson is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Robert McDonald. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with McDonald in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth... (NZL) |
Thomas Hamill & Michael Purdon (SCO) | Charles Jackson & William Jackson (FRN) | |||
| Fours | Men | England (ENG) - Skippered by Sid Drysdale | Scotland (SCO) | Rhodesia & Nyasaland (FRN) |
Boxing
| 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 John McDermott (boxer) John McDermott is an English heavyweight boxer from Horndon-on-the-Hill, Essex, England. He is a two-time challenger for the British heavyweight title and former English title holder.... (SCO) |
Ali Juma (KEN) | Turori George Turori George Turori George is a former New Zealand boxer.He won the bronze medal in the men's 54 - 57 kg division at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.-References:... (NZL) |
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| |Ted Stone (AUS) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Men | Eddie Blay Eddie Blay Edward "Eddie" Blay was a Ghanaian boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's Light Welterweight category at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.-References:... (GHA) |
Kesi Odongo (UGA) | Thomas Donovan Thomas Donovan Thomas Patrick "Paddy" Donovan is a former New Zealand boxer.He won the bronze medal in the men's 57-60 kg division at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games... (NZL) |
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| |Brian Whelan (ENG) | |||||||
| Light Welterweight | Men | Clement Quartey Clement Quartey thumb|250px|right|Clement Quartey in a fight against Wilfried Rühl in 1962 Clement Quartey is a former Ghanaian boxer. At the 1960 Summer Olympics he won the silver medal in the men's Light Welterweight category. It was Ghana's first Olympic medal in history... (GHA) |
Dick McTaggart (SCO) | H. Reti (CAN) | |||
| |Brian Brazier (ENG) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Men | Wallace Coe Wallace Coe Wallace Coe is a former New Zealand boxer.He won the gold medal in the men's 64 - 69kg division at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.-References:... (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 Bill Kini Bill Kini is a former New Zealand boxer.He won the gold medal in the men's 81 - 91 kg division at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. Previously at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the same division.-References:... (NZL) |
Holgar Johansen (FIJ) | |||
| |Graham Robinson (AUS) |
Track
Venue: Lake Monger VelodromeLitis Stadium
E & D Litis Stadium is a stadium in Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia. Originally constructed in 1959 as a velodrome for the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, it is now primarily used for football .-Name:...
| 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 Ian Browne (cyclist) Ian Browne, also known as "Joey" Browne is a former Australian track cyclist who along with Tony Marchant won the 2000 m tandem event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Unusually tall and strongly built for a cyclist, Browne had little formal training and won his first Australian title... (AUS) |
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| 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 Warren Johnston Warren Johnston is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.He won the silver medal in the men's 10 mile scratch race at both the 1958 and 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games... (NZL) |
John Clarey (ENG) |
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Road Race | Men | Wes Mason (ENG) | 05:20:26 | Anthony Walsh Anthony Walsh Anthony Walsh is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.He won the silver medal in the men's road race at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.-References:... (NZL) |
05:20:27 | Laurie Byers Laurie Byers Laurence "Laurie" John Byers is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.He won the bronze medal in the men's road race at both the 1962 and 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.... (NZL) |
05:20:27 |
Fencing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Foil | Men | Sandy Leckie (SCO) | Allan Jay Allan Jay Allan Louis Neville Jay MBE was a British foil and épée fencer.One of the greatest fencers in British history, Jay competed in five Olympiads in both épée and foil, winning two medals.-National championships:... (ENG) |
Ralph Cooperman Ralph Cooperman Ralph Cooperman was a British Olympic fencer. He competed at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:... (ENG) |
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| Foil - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Canada (CAN) | |||
| Épée | Men | Ivan Lund Ivan Lund Ivan Lund was an Australian Olympic fencer. He competed at four Olympic Games.He was a longstanding member of the Melbourne based VRI Fencing Club.-References:... (AUS) |
John Pelling (ENG) | Peter Jacobs Peter Jacobs (fencer) Peter Jacobs is a British fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:... (ENG) |
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| Épée - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Canada (CAN) | |||
| Sabre | Men | Ralph Cooperman (ENG) | Benedek Simo (CAN) | John Andru John Andru John Andru is a Canadian fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics. He has been inducted into the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame.-References:... (CAN) |
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| Sabre- Team | Men | England (ENG) | Canada (CAN) | New Zealand (NZL) | |||
| Foil | Women | Melody Coleman Melody Coleman Melody Coleman is a former New Zealand fencer.She won the gold medal in the women's individual foil at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.-References:... (NZL) |
Johanna Winter (AUS) | Janet Hopner Janet Hopner Janet Hopner is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-References:... (AUS) |
Rowing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Single Sculls | Men | James Hill James Hill (rower) James Hill is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls... (NZL) |
00:07:40 | Bill Barry William L. Barry William "Bill" Louis Barry is a former rower who won a silver medal for Great Britain in the coxless fours at the 1964 Olympics. Others in the crew were John Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh and John James.... (ENG) |
00:07:45 | Ian Tutty (AUS) | 00:07:49 |
| Double Sculls | Men | George Justicz George Justicz George C Justicz is a former rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Olympic games and won Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta four times and the Wingfield Sculls.... & Nicholas Birkmyre Nicholas Birkmyre Nicholas John Birkmyre is a former rower who competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Olympic games and won Double Sculls Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta four times.... (ENG) |
00:06:52 | Peter Watkinson Peter Watkinson Peter Watkinson is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the men's double sculls partnering Murray Watkinson.-References:... & Murray Watkinson Murray Watkinson Murray Paul Watkinson was a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the men's double sculls partnering Peter 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 Graham Lawrence Graham Lawrence is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the men's coxless pairs partnering Murray Lawrence.-References:... & Murray Lawrence Murray Lawrence Murray Lawrence is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal in the men's coxless pairs partnering Graham Lawrence.-References:... (NZL) |
00:07:08 | Rodger Ninham & William Hatfield William Hatfield William Hatfield was the pen name of Ernest Chapman, an English-born writer best known for his work in Australia. He emigrated to Australia in 1912 and did a variety of jobs before turning to writing with Sheepmates in 1931... (AUS) |
00:07:10 |
| Coxless Fours | Men | Chris Davidge Chris Davidge Christopher Guy Vere Davidge is a former British rower who competed in the Summer Olympics three times in 1952, 1956 and 1960 and won the Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta three times.... , 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 Winston Stephens Winston Stephens is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside crew members Keith Heselwood, George Paterson, Douglas Pulman and Hugh Smedley.... , Keith Heselwood Keith Heselwood Keith Heselwood is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside crew members George Paterson, Douglas Pulman, Hugh Smedley and Winston Stephens.... , Hugh Smedley Hugh Smedley Hugh Smedley is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside crew members Keith Heselwood, George Paterson, Douglas Pulman and Winston Stephens.... , George Paterson George Paterson (rower) George Murray Paterson is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside crew members Keith Heselwood, Douglas Pulman, Hugh Smedley and Winston Stephens.Paterson competed at two Olympics in 1964 and 1968... & Douglas Pulman Douglas Pulman Douglas William Pulman is a former New Zealand rower.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal as part of the men's coxed four alongside crew members Keith Heselwood, George Paterson, Hugh Smedley and Winston Stephens.Paterson competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics as... (NZL) |
00:06:48 | David Ramage, Derek Norwood, David Caithness, David John & Phillip Sarah (AUS) | 00:06:49 | John Russell John Russell (rower) John Michael Russell is a British rower who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics.Russell was born in London... , 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 |
Men's events
| 110 yd freestyle | Dick Pound Dick Pound Richard William Duncan Pound, is a Canadian lawyer, partner of the law firm Stikeman Elliott, the former president of the World Anti-Doping Agency based in Montreal, and former chancellor of McGill University... (CAN) |
55.8 | Bobby McGregor (SCO) | 56.1 | David Dickson David Dickson (swimmer) David Dickson was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won three bronze medals in freestyle and medley relay events at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rome and Tokyo respectively.-1960 Summer Olympics:Dickson was selected to make his international debut at... (AUS) |
56.1 |
| 440 yd freestyle | Murray Rose Murray Rose Iain Murray Rose AM was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II. He took up swimming as a boy and was an Olympic Games champion at age 17.... (AUS) |
4:20.0 | Allan Wood Allan Wood Allan Wood was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo... (AUS) |
4:22.5 | Robert Windle (AUS) | 4:23.1 |
| 1650 yd freestyle | Murray Rose Murray Rose Iain Murray Rose AM was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II. He took up swimming as a boy and was an Olympic Games champion at age 17.... (AUS) |
17:18.1 | Robert Windle (AUS) | 17:44.5 | Allan Wood Allan Wood Allan Wood was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo... (AUS) |
17:55.6 |
| 110 yd backstroke | Graham Sykes (ENG) | 1.04.5 | Julian Carroll Julian Carroll Julian Morton Carroll is a politician from the US state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he is presently a member of the Kentucky Senate, representing Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, and part of Fayette counties. From 1974 to 1979, he served as the 54th Governor of Kentucky, succeeding Wendell H. Ford, who... (AUS) |
1:05.4 | Wayne Vincent (AUS) | 1:06.2 |
| 220 yd backstroke | Julian Carroll Julian Carroll Julian Morton Carroll is a politician from the US state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he is presently a member of the Kentucky Senate, representing Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, and part of Fayette counties. From 1974 to 1979, he served as the 54th Governor of Kentucky, succeeding Wendell H. Ford, who... (AUS) |
2:20.9 | Tony Fingleton Tony Fingleton Anthony 'Tony' Fingleton is a former Australian swimmer. He won silver medal in 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games. He had invitation to participate in 1964 Summer Olympics but he rejected and went to study in Harvard University... (AUS) |
2:21.0 | Alan Robertson Alan Robertson (swimmer) Alan Robertson is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won the bronze medal in the men's 220 yards backstroke. He placed 5th in the 100 yards backstroke.-References:... (NZL) |
2:23.0 |
| 110 yd breaststroke | Ian O'Brien Ian O'Brien Ian Lovett O'Brien is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time... (AUS) |
1:11.4 | William Burton (AUS) | 1:13.9 | Steve Rabinovich (CAN) | 1:14.1 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | Ian O'Brien Ian O'Brien Ian Lovett O'Brien is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time... (AUS) |
2:38.2 | William Burton (AUS) | 2:42.1 | Neil Nicholson (ENG) | 2:42.6 |
| 110 yd butterfly | Kevin Berry Kevin Berry Kevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career... (AUS) |
59.5 | Neville Hayes Neville Hayes Neville Hayes was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s, who won two silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, in the 200m butterfly and the 4x100m medley relay.... (AUS) |
1:02.3 | Aldwin Meinhardt (CAN) | 1:02.6 |
| 220 yd butterfly | Kevin Berry Kevin Berry Kevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career... (AUS) |
2:10.8 | Neville Hayes Neville Hayes Neville Hayes was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s, who won two silver medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, in the 200m butterfly and the 4x100m medley relay.... (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 David Dickson (swimmer) David Dickson was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won three bronze medals in freestyle and medley relay events at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rome and Tokyo respectively.-1960 Summer Olympics:Dickson was selected to make his international debut at... Murray Rose Murray Rose Iain Murray Rose AM was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II. He took up swimming as a boy and was an Olympic Games champion at age 17.... Peter Doak Peter Doak Peter Doak was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.... Peter Phelps |
3:43.9 | Canada (CAN) A.W. Meinhardt J.A. 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 Allan Wood Allan Wood was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won two bronze medals in the 400 m and 1500 m freestyle events at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo... Anthony Strahan Murray Rose Murray Rose Iain Murray Rose AM was born on 6 January 1939 in Nairn, Scotland, but he moved to Australia with his family at an early age after World War II. He took up swimming as a boy and was an Olympic Games champion at age 17.... Robert Windle |
8:13.4 | Canada (CAN) A.W. Meinhardt J.A. 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 David Dickson (swimmer) David Dickson was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won three bronze medals in freestyle and medley relay events at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics in Rome and Tokyo respectively.-1960 Summer Olympics:Dickson was selected to make his international debut at... Ian O'Brien Ian O'Brien Ian Lovett O'Brien is a former Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won the 200 metre breaststroke at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in world record time... Julian Carroll Julian Carroll Julian Morton Carroll is a politician from the US state of Kentucky. A Democrat, he is presently a member of the Kentucky Senate, representing Anderson, Franklin, Woodford, and part of Fayette counties. From 1974 to 1979, he served as the 54th Governor of Kentucky, succeeding Wendell H. Ford, who... Kevin Berry Kevin Berry Kevin John Berry OAM was an Australian butterfly swimmer of the 1960s who won the gold medal in the 200 m butterfly at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. He set twelve world records in his career... |
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 Bob McGregor Robert Bilsand McGregor MBE , known as Bob or Bobby and nicknamed the Falkirk Flyer, was a Scottish swimmer of the 1960s who won a silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1964 Olympic Games. He finished second in the 1963 BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. In 2002 he was inducted... |
4:19.9 |
Women's events
| 110 yd freestyle | Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times – in her case the 100 meters freestyle.... (AUS) |
59.5 | Robin Thorn (AUS) | 1:03.8 | Mary Stewart Mary Stewart (swimmer) Mary Stewart-McIlwaine is a retired freestyle swimmer from Canada, who twice broke the world record in the women's 100m butterfly in the early 1960s. She represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960 in Rome, Italy.-References:* * *... (CAN) |
1:04.4 |
| 440 yd freestyle | Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times – in her case the 100 meters freestyle.... (AUS) |
4:51.4 | Ilsa Konrads Ilsa Konrads Ilsa Konrads was an Australian freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won silver in the 4x100 m freestyle relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. In her career, she set 12 individual world records, and after her swimming career ended, was the Australasian editor of Belle... (AUS) |
4:55.0 | Liz Long (ENG) | 5:00.4 |
| 110 yd backstroke | Linda Ludgrove Linda Ludgrove Linda Ludgrove was an English backstroke swimmer.Raised in Sydenham, Ludgrove won individual gold medals at 110 yards backstroke and 220 yards backstroke at both the 1962 and 1966 Commonwealth Games... (ENG) |
1:11.1 | Pam Sergeant (AUS) | 1:11.5 | Syliva Lewis (ENG) | 1:12.2 |
| 220 yd backstroke | Linda Ludgrove Linda Ludgrove Linda Ludgrove was an English backstroke swimmer.Raised in Sydenham, Ludgrove won individual gold medals at 110 yards backstroke and 220 yards backstroke at both the 1962 and 1966 Commonwealth Games... (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 Vivien Haddon Vivien Joan Haddon is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won the silver medal in the women's 110 yards breaststroke... (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 Vivien Haddon Vivien Joan Haddon is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games she won the silver medal in the women's 110 yards breaststroke... (NZL) |
2:56.3 |
| 110 yd butterfly | Mary Stewart Mary Stewart (swimmer) Mary Stewart-McIlwaine is a retired freestyle swimmer from Canada, who twice broke the world record in the women's 100m butterfly in the early 1960s. She represented her native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1960 in Rome, Italy.-References:* * *... (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 Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times – in her case the 100 meters freestyle.... Lynette Bell Robin Thorn Ruth Everuss |
4:11.0 | Canada (CAN) M. Sevigny M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Patricia Thompson Patricia Thompson was a Paris-based American television producer and documentary filmmaker.-Biography:Thompson began her career at the NBC Chicago station WMAQ-TV in the 1970s... 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 Dawn Fraser Dawn Fraser AO, MBE is an Australian champion swimmer. She is one of only two swimmers to win the same Olympic event three times – in her case the 100 meters freestyle.... Linda McGill Marguerite Ruygrok Pamela Sergeant |
4:45.9 | England (ENG) Anita Lonsbrough Diana Wilkinson Linda Ludgrove Linda Ludgrove Linda Ludgrove was an English backstroke swimmer.Raised in Sydenham, Ludgrove won individual gold medals at 110 yards backstroke and 220 yards backstroke at both the 1962 and 1966 Commonwealth Games... Mary Cotterill |
4:47.9 | Canada (CAN) A.J. Glendenning M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Patricia Thompson Patricia Thompson was a Paris-based American television producer and documentary filmmaker.-Biography:Thompson began her career at the NBC Chicago station WMAQ-TV in the 1970s... Sara Barber |
4:48.1 |
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Brian Phelps Brian Phelps (diver) Brian Phelps is an English former diver.He won the 10 metre platform Gold Medal at the 1958 European Championships in Budapest, Hungary at the age of 14 and again in 1962 at age 18.... (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 |
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Chua Phung Kim Chua Phung Kim Chua Phung Kim was a Singaporean weightlifter who first took to the sport in 1960 after being introduced to it by his elder brother, Chua Peng 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 Tan Howe Liang Tan Howe Liang is a weightlifter from Singapore who earned himself a place in history as the first Singaporean to win an Olympic Games medal. He did this in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he won the silver medal in the lightweight category... (SIN) |
390 | Pierre St.-Jean Pierre St.-Jean Pierre St.-Jean is a Canadian weightlifter who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s... (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 Louis Martin (weightlifter) Louis George Martin is a weightlifter from Great Britain.He competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the middle-heavyweight event where he finished in third place. Four years later in the 1964 Summer Olympics he went one place better winning the silver medal... (ENG) |
469.5 | Cosford White (CAN) | 408 | Jackie Samuel (TRI) | 399 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Arthur Shannos (AUS) | 465 | Don Oliver Don Oliver Donald "Don" Carthew Oliver, OBE was a former weightlifter for New Zealand.He won the gold medal at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in the men's 110 kg division... (NZL) |
465 | Brandon Bailey (TRI) | 440 |
Wrestling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Flyweight | Men | Muhammad Niaz (PAK) | Peter Michienzi (CAN) | Warren Nisbet Warren Nisbet Warren Nisbet is a former wrestler from New Zealand.He competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games where he won the bronze medal in the men's 52 kg grade.-References:... (NZL) |
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| Bantamweight | Men | Siraj-ud-Din (PAK) | Walter Pilling (ENG) | James Turnbull (SCO) | |||
| Featherweight | Men | Ala-ud-Din Ala-ud-din Aladdin is a male given name which means "nobility of faith" or "nobility of religion". It is one of a large class of names ending with ad-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 Fred Thomas (wrestler) Frederick "Fred" Arthur Thomas is a former wrestler from New Zealand.He competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games where he won the bronze medal in the men's 82 kg grade.... (NZL) |
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Tony Buck (ENG) | Muhammad Saeed (PAK) | Jim Armstrong (AUS) | |||
| Heavyweight | Men | Muhammad Niaz (PAK) | Ray Mitchell (AUS) | Denis McNamara (ENG) |
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Commonwealth Games official website