1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Host city | Perth, Western Australia, Australia | ||
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Nations participating | 35 | ||
Athletes participating | 863 | ||
Events | 104 | ||
Opening ceremony | 22 November | ||
Closing ceremony | 1 December | ||
Main venue | Perry Lakes Stadium | ||
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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. They were held after the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.
Venues
Most venues other than the specifically constructed Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes Stadium, were existing facilities.[1]
- Opening Ceremony - Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
- Athletics – 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 Drill Hall, Victoria Park
- Rowing – Canning River, Applecross
- Swimming – Beatty Park, Leederville
- Weightlifting – South Perth Civic Centre, South Perth
- Wrestling – Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth
- Closing Ceremony – Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
- Accommodation – Commonwealth Games Village, The Boulevard, 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).
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Aden
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Australia
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Bahamas
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Barbados
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British Guiana
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British Honduras
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Canada
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Ceylon
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Dominica
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England
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Fiji
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Ghana
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Gibraltar
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Hong Kong
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Isle of Man
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Jamaica
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Jersey
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Kenya
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Malaya
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Malta
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Mauritius
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New Zealand
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North Borneo
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Northern Ireland
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Pakistan
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Papua and New Guinea
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Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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Sarawak
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Scotland
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Singapore
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Saint Lucia
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Tanganyika
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Trinidad and Tobago
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Uganda
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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.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 38 | 36 | 31 | 105 |
2 | ![]() | 29 | 22 | 27 | 78 |
3 | ![]() | 10 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
6 | ![]() | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
9 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
10 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
11 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
14 | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 |
Medals by event
Athletics
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium
Bowls
Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith[2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Singles (details) | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Pairs (details) | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Rinks (details) | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Boxing
Venue: Perry Lakes Boxing Stadium, Floreat
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Bantamweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Featherweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Lightweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Light Welterweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Welterweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Light Middleweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Middleweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Heavyweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Cycling
Track cycling
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men | ![]() | 00:01:13 | ![]() | 00:01:13 | ![]() | 00:01:14 |
Sprint | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
Individual Pursuit | Men | ![]() | 00:05:08 | ![]() | 00:05:13 | ![]() | 00:05:14 |
10 Miles Scratch | Men | ![]() | 00:22:11 | ![]() | ![]() |
Road cycling
Venue: Kings Park, Western Australia[3]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | ![]() | 05:20:26 | ![]() | 05:20:27 | ![]() | 05:20:27 |
Fencing
Venue: Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Foil – Team | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Épée | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Épée – Team | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sabre | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Sabre – Team | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Foil | Women | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Rowing
Venue: Canning River, Applecross
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Single Sculls | Men | ![]() | 00:07:40 | ![]() | 00:07:45 | ![]() | 00:07:49 |
Double Sculls | Men | ![]() | 00:06:52 | ![]() | 00:06:54 | ![]() | 00:07:01 |
Coxless Pairs | Men | ![]() | 00:07:04 | ![]() | 00:07:08 | ![]() | 00:07:10 |
Coxless Fours | Men | ![]() | 00:06:31 | ![]() | 00:06:32 | ![]() | 00:06:35 |
Coxed Fours | Men | ![]() | 00:06:48 | ![]() | 00:06:49 | ![]() | 00:07:05 |
Eights | Men | ![]() | 00:05:53 | ![]() | 00:05:54 | ![]() | 00:06:09 |
Swimming
Venue: Beatty Park, Leederville
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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110 yd freestyle | ![]() | 55.8 | ![]() | 56.1 | ![]() | 56.1 |
440 yd freestyle | ![]() | 4:20.0 | ![]() | 4:22.5 | ![]() | 4:23.1 |
1650 yd freestyle | ![]() | 17:18.1 | ![]() | 17:44.5 | ![]() | 17:55.6 |
110 yd backstroke | ![]() | 1.04.5 | ![]() | 1:05.4 | ![]() | 1:06.2 |
220 yd backstroke | ![]() | 2:20.9 | ![]() | 2:21.0 | ![]() | 2:23.0 |
110 yd breaststroke | ![]() | 1:11.4 | ![]() | 1:13.9 | ![]() | 1:14.1 |
220 yd breaststroke | ![]() | 2:38.2 | ![]() | 2:42.1 | ![]() | 2:42.6 |
110 yd butterfly | ![]() | 59.5 | ![]() | 1:02.3 | ![]() | 1:02.6 |
220 yd butterfly | ![]() | 2:10.8 | ![]() | 2:16.3 | ![]() | 2:18.7 |
440 yd individual medley | ![]() | 5:15.3 | ![]() | 5:16.3 | ![]() | 5:16.5 |
4×110 yd freestyle relay | ![]() David Dickson Murray Rose Peter Doak Peter Phelps | 3:43.9 | ![]() Aldwin Meinhardt Sandy Gilchrist Jack Kelso Dick Pound | 3:48.3 | ![]() Rodney Clayden John Martin-Dye Peter Kendrew Stanley Clarke | 3:51.3 |
4×220 yd freestyle relay | ![]() Allan Wood Anthony Strahan Murray Rose Bob Windle | 8:13.4 | ![]() Aldwin Meinhardt Sandy Gilchrist Jack Kelso Dick Pound | 8:42.4 | ![]() John Martin-Dye Peter Kendrew Richard Campion Stanley Clarke | 8:46.0 |
4×110 yd medley relay | ![]() David Dickson Ian O'Brien Julian Carroll Kevin Berry | 4:12.4 | ![]() Graham Sykes Neil Nicholson Peter Kendrew Terry Glenville | 4:19.9 | ![]() Aldwin Meinhardt Jack Kelso Dick Pound Steve Rabinovich | 4:19.9 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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110 yd freestyle | ![]() | 59.5 | ![]() | 1:03.8 | ![]() | 1:04.4 |
440 yd freestyle | ![]() | 4:51.4 | ![]() | 4:55.0 | ![]() | 5:00.4 |
110 yd backstroke | ![]() | 1:11.1 | ![]() | 1:11.5 | ![]() | 1:12.2 |
220 yd backstroke | ![]() | 2:35.2 | ![]() | 2:36.7 | ![]() | 2:37.5 |
110 yd breaststroke | ![]() | 1:21.3 | ![]() | 1:21.3 | ![]() | 1:21.7 |
220 yd breaststroke | ![]() | 2:51.7 | ![]() | 2:54.7 | ![]() | 2:56.3 |
110 yd butterfly | ![]() | 1:10.1 | ![]() | 1:11.2 | ![]() | 1:11.6 |
440 yd individual medley | ![]() | 5:38.6 | ![]() | 5:46.1 | ![]() | 5:53.0 |
4×110 yd freestyle relay | ![]() Dawn Fraser Lynette Bell Robin Thorn Ruth Everuss | 4:11.0 | ![]() M. Sevigny M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Sara Barber | 4:21.1 | ![]() Diana Wilkinson Elizabeth Long Linda Amos S. Keen | 4:21.3 |
4×110 yd medley relay | ![]() Dawn Fraser Linda McGill Marguerite Ruygrok Pamela Sergeant | 4:45.9 | ![]() Anita Lonsbrough Diana Wilkinson Linda Ludgrove Mary Cotterill | 4:47.9 | ![]() A.J. Glendenning M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Sara Barber | 4:48.1 |
Diving
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | ![]() | 154.14 | ![]() | 147.22 | ![]() | 145.03 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | ![]() | 168.35 | ![]() | 151 | ![]() | 150.81 |
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | ![]() | 134.72 | ![]() | 132.74 | ![]() | 125.13 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | ![]() | 101.15 | ![]() | 98.93 | ![]() | 91.79 |
Weightlifting
Venue: South Perth City Hall, South Perth[4]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Bantamweight – Overall | Men | ![]() | 322 | ![]() | 310.5 | ![]() | 306 |
Featherweight – Overall | Men | ![]() | 326.5 | ![]() | 292.5 | ![]() | 281 |
Lightweight – Overall | Men | ![]() | 351.5 | ![]() | 340 | ![]() | 340 |
Middleweight – Overall | Men | ![]() | 390 | ![]() | 376 | ![]() | 372 |
Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men | ![]() | 408 | ![]() | 403.5 | ![]() | 392 |
Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men | ![]() | 469.5 | ![]() | 408 | ![]() | 399 |
Heavyweight – Overall | Men | ![]() | 465 | ![]() | 465 | ![]() | 440 |
Wrestling
Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Bantamweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Featherweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Lightweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Welterweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Middleweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Heavyweight | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
References
- ↑ Shell Company of Australia (1962), Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962, Shell, retrieved 1 November 2014
- ↑ http://dalkeithnbc.com.au/
- ↑ "Games Road Race in Bush Setting.". The Beverley Times (WA: National Library of Australia). 11 May 1962. p. 9. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ↑ "Photograph of South Perth City Hall". State Library of Western Australia.
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Commonwealth Games official website
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