1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Host City Perth
Country AUS
Held 22 November – 1 December 1962
Competitors 210
Countries 24

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 y Men Medal 3 3
220 y Men Medal 3 3
440 y Men Medal 3 3
880 y Men Medal 3 3
1 mile Men Medal 3 2
3 miles Men Medal 3 3
6 miles Men Medal 3 3
Marathon Men Medal 3 2
120 y Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
440 y Hurdles Men Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Relay Men Medal 12 3
4 x 440 y Relay Men Medal 12 3
High Jump Men Medal 3 2
Pole Vault Men Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Men Medal 3 2
100 y Women Medal 3 3
220 y Women Medal 3 2
880 y Women Medal 3 3
80 m Hurdles Women Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Relay Women Medal 12 3
High Jump Women Medal 3 1
Long Jump Women Medal 3 1
Shot Put Women Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men 26 November 1962 Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Men 28 November 1962 Medal 3 2
3 m Springboard Women 28 November 1962 Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Women 26 November 1962 Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
110 y Freestyle Men Medal 3 3
440 y Freestyle Men Medal 3 1
1,650 y Freestyle Men Medal 3 1
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay Men 28 November 1962 Medal 12 3
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay Men 23 November 1962 Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Men Medal 3 2
220 y Backstroke Men Medal 3 2
110 y Breaststroke Men Medal 3 2
220 y Breaststroke Men Medal 3 2
110 y Butterfly Men Medal 3 2
220 y Butterfly Men Medal 3 1
440 y Individual Medley Men Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Medley Relay Men 28 November 1962 Medal 12 3
110 y Freestyle Women Medal 3 2
440 y Freestyle Women Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay Women 23 November 1962 Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Women Medal 3 2
220 y Backstroke Women Medal 3 2
110 y Breaststroke Women Medal 3 2
220 y Breaststroke Women Medal 3 2
110 y Butterfly Women Medal 3 3
440 y Individual Medley Women Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Medley Relay Women 26 November 1962 Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
bantamweight -123.5 lbs (-56 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 26 November 1962 Medal 8 7
featherweight -132.25 lbs (-60 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 26 November 1958 Medal 4 4
lightweight -148.75 lbs (-67.5 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 27 November 1962 Medal 7 7
middleweight -165.375 lbs (-75 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 28 November 1962 Medal 8 6
light-heavyweight -181.875 lbs (-82.5 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 28 November 1962 Medal 4 4
middle-heavyweight -198.375 lbs (-90 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 29 November 1962 Medal 7 7
heavyweight +198.375 lbs (+90 kg) Total (three lifts) Men 29 November 1962 Medal 5 5

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 30 27 23 80
2 England ENG 18 16 13 47
3 New Zealand NZL 5 6 4 15
4 Canada CAN 3 7 9 19
5 Jamaica JAM 2 1 1 4
6 Kenya KEN 2 1 0 3
7 Singapore SGP 2 0 0 2
8 Scotland SCO 1 3 1 5
9 Ghana GHA 1 1 1 3
10 Pakistan PAK 1 0 0 1
11 Wales WAL 0 1 4 5
12 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 1 2 3
13 Bahamas BAH 0 1 0 1
14 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 0 2 2
= Uganda UGA 0 0 2 2
16 Barbados BAR 0 0 1 1
= Guyana GUY 0 0 1 1
= Malaya MAL 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men Seraphino Antao KEN Tom Robinson BAH Mike Cleary AUS
220 y, Men Seraphino Antao KEN David Jones ENG Johan Du Preez ZIM
440 y, Men George Kerr JAM Robbie Brightwell ENG Amos Omolo UGA
880 y, Men Peter Snell NZL George Kerr JAM Tony Blue AUS
1 mile, Men Peter Snell NZL John Davies NZL Terry Sullivan ZIM
3 miles, Men Murray Halberg NZL Ron Clarke AUS Bruce Kidd CAN
6 miles, Men Bruce Kidd CAN Dave Power AUS John Merriman WAL
Marathon, Men Brian Kilby ENG Dave Power AUS Rod Bonella AUS
120 y Hurdles, Men Ghulam Raziq PAK Dave Prince AUS Laurie Taitt ENG
440 y Hurdles, Men Ken Roche AUS Kimaru Songok KEN Benson Ishiepai UGA
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Trevor Vincent AUS Maurice Herriott ENG Ron Blackney AUS
4 x 110 y Relay, Men England ENG Ghana GHA Wales WAL
4 x 440 y Relay, Men Jamaica JAM England ENG Ghana GHA
High Jump, Men Percy Hobson AUS Charles Porter AUS Erskine Norris BAR
Pole Vault, Men Trevor Bickle AUS Danie Burger ZIM James Filshie AUS
Long Jump, Men Mike Ahey GHA Dave Norris NZL Wellesley Clayton JAM
Triple Jump, Men Ian Tomlinson AUS John Baguley AUS Fred Alsop ENG
Shot Put, Men Martyn Lucking ENG Mike Lindsay SCO Dave Steen CAN
Discus Throw, Men Warwick Selvey AUS Mike Lindsay SCO John Sheldrick ENG
Hammer Throw, Men Howard Payne ENG Dick Leffler AUS Bob Brown AUS
Javelin Throw, Men Alf Mitchell AUS Colin Smith ENG Nick Birks AUS
100 y, Women Dorothy Hyman ENG Doreen Porter NZL Brenda Cox AUS
220 y, Women Dorothy Hyman ENG Joyce Bennett AUS Margaret Burvill AUS
880 y, Women Dixie Willis AUS Marise Chamberlain NZL Joy Jordan ENG
80 m Hurdles, Women Pam Kilborn-Ryan AUS Betty Moore ENG Avis McIntosh NZL
4 x 110 y Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG New Zealand NZL
High Jump, Women Robyn Woodhouse AUS Helen Frith AUS Michele Mason-Brown AUS
Long Jump, Women Pam Kilborn-Ryan AUS Helen Frith AUS Janet Mary Knee AUS
Shot Put, Women Val Sloper-Young NZL Jean Roberts AUS Suzanne Farmer-Allday ENG
Discus Throw, Women Val Sloper-Young NZL Rosslyn Williams AUS Mary McDonald AUS
Javelin Throw, Women Sue Platt ENG Rosemary Morgan ENG Anna Wojtaszek-Pazera AUS
3 m Springboard, Men Brian Phelps ENG Tom Dinsley CAN Ernie Meissner CAN
10 m Platform, Men Brian Phelps ENG Graham Deuble AUS Tony Kitcher ENG
3 m Springboard, Women Susan Knight AUS Liz Ferris ENG Lorraine McArthur AUS
10 m Platform, Women Susan Knight AUS Margaret Austen ENG Patricia Plowman AUS
110 y Freestyle, Men Dick Pound CAN Bobby McGregor SCO David Dickson AUS
440 y Freestyle, Men Murray Rose AUS Allan Wood AUS Bob Windle AUS
1,650 y Freestyle, Men Murray Rose AUS Bob Windle AUS Allan Wood AUS
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Men Graham Sykes ENG Julian Carroll AUS Wayne Vincent AUS
220 y Backstroke, Men Julian Carroll AUS Tony Fingleton AUS Alan Robertson NZL
110 y Breaststroke, Men Ian O'Brien AUS William Burton AUS Steve Rabinovitch CAN
220 y Breaststroke, Men Ian O'Brien AUS William Burton AUS Neil Nicholson ENG
110 y Butterfly, Men Kevin Berry AUS Neville Hayes AUS Aldwin Meinhardt CAN
220 y Butterfly, Men Kevin Berry AUS Neville Hayes AUS Brett Hill AUS
440 y Individual Medley, Men Alex Alexander AUS John Oravainen AUS John Kelso CAN
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Men Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
110 y Freestyle, Women Dawn Fraser AUS Robyn Thorn AUS Mary Beth Stewart CAN
440 y Freestyle, Women Dawn Fraser AUS Ilsa Konrads AUS Liz Long ENG
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Women Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Women Linda Ludgrove ENG Pamela Sergeant AUS Sylvia Lewis ENG
220 y Backstroke, Women Linda Ludgrove ENG Sylvia Lewis ENG Pamela Sergeant AUS
110 y Breaststroke, Women Anita Lonsbrough ENG Vivien Haddon NZL Dorinda Fraser ENG
220 y Breaststroke, Women Anita Lonsbrough ENG Jackie Enfield ENG Vivien Haddon NZL
110 y Butterfly, Women Mary Beth Stewart CAN Mary Anne Cotterill ENG Linda McGill AUS
440 y Individual Medley, Women Anita Lonsbrough ENG Linda McGill AUS Jennifer Corish AUS
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
bantamweight -123.5 lbs (-56 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Chua Phung Kim SGP Allen Salter CAN Martin Dias GUY
featherweight -132.25 lbs (-60 kg) Total (three lifts), Men George Newton ENG Ieuan Owen WAL Cheong Kam Hong MAL
lightweight -148.75 lbs (-67.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Carlton Goring ENG Alan Oshyer AUS James Moir SCO
middleweight -165.375 lbs (-75 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Tiger Tan SGP Pierre St. Jean CAN Horace Johnson WAL
light-heavyweight -181.875 lbs (-82.5 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Phil Caira SCO George Manners ENG Peter Arthur WAL
middle-heavyweight -198.375 lbs (-90 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Louis Martin ENG Cosford White CAN Jackie Samuel TTO
heavyweight +198.375 lbs (+90 kg) Total (three lifts), Men Arthur Shannos AUS Don Oliver NZL Brandon Bailey TTO