1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Host City Perth
Country AUS
Held 22 November – 1 December 1962
Competitors 372
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
-51 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-54 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-57 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-60 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-63.5 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-67 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-71 kg Men — Medal 4 4
-75 kg Men — Medal 3 3
-81 kg Men — Medal 4 4
+81 kg Men — Medal 4 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Road Race Individual Men — Medal 3 2
Sprint Men — Medal 3 2
Individual Pursuit Men — Medal 3 2
Scratch Men — Medal 3 3
1 km Time Trial Men — 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
Épée individual Men — Medal 3 2
Épée team Men — Medal 9 3
Foil individual Men — Medal 3 2
Foil team Men — Medal 9 3
Sabre individual Men — Medal 3 2
Sabre team Men — Medal 10 3
Foil individual Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Single Sculls Men — Medal 3 3
Coxless Pairs Men — Medal 6 3
Double Sculls Men — Medal 6 3
Coxless Fours Men — Medal 12 3
Coxed Fours Men — Medal 15 3
Eights Men — Medal 27 3
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
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Freestyle -52 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -57 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -63 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -70 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -78 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -87 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -97 kg Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle +97 kg Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 38 36 31 105
2 England ENG 27 22 27 76
3 New Zealand NZL 9 12 10 31
4 Pakistan PAK 8 1 0 9
5 Canada CAN 4 12 15 31
6 Scotland SCO 4 4 3 11
7 Ghana GHA 3 5 1 9
8 Jamaica JAM 3 1 1 5
9 Kenya KEN 2 2 1 5
10 Singapore SGP 2 0 0 2
11 Uganda UGA 1 1 4 6
12 Wales WAL 0 2 4 6
13 Zimbabwe ZIM 0 2 2 4
14 Bahamas BAH 0 1 0 1
15 Fiji FIJ 0 0 2 2
= Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 0 2 2
17 Barbados BAR 0 0 1 1
= Guyana GUY 0 0 1 1
= Jersey JER 0 0 1 1
= Malaya MAL 0 0 1 1
= Northern Ireland NIR 0 0 1 1
= Papua New Guinea PNG 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 Stan 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
-51 kg, Men Robert Mallon SCO Isaac Aryee GHA Michael Pye
Philip Waruinge
ENG
KEN
-54 kg, Men Jeffrey Dynevor AUS Sammy Abbey GHA Peter Benneyworth
John Sentongo
ENG
UGA
-57 kg, Men John McDermott SCO Ali Juma KEN Edward Stone
Turori George
AUS
NZL
-60 kg, Men Eddie Blay GHA Kesi Odongo UGA Brian Whelan
Paddy Donovan
ENG
NZL
-63.5 kg, Men Ike Quartey GHA Dick McTaggart SCO Harvey Reti
Brian Brazier
CAN
ENG
-67 kg, Men Wallace Coe NZL John Pritchett ENG Albert Turmel JER
-71 kg, Men Harold Mann CAN Brian Benson ZIM Kenneth Hopkins
Frank Nyangweso
PNG
UGA
-75 kg, Men Cephas Colquhoun JAM Thomas Arimi GHA Moses Evans FIJ
-81 kg, Men Tony Madigan AUS Jojo Miles GHA Hans Christie
Tom Menzies
NIR
SCO
+81 kg, Men George Oywello UGA William Kini NZL Graham Robinson
Holgar Johansen
AUS
FIJ
Road Race Individual, Men Wesley Mason ENG Anthony Walsh NZL Laurie Byers NZL
Sprint, Men Tom Harrison AUS Karl Barton ENG Joey Browne AUS
Individual Pursuit, Men Maxwell Langshaw AUS Richard Hine AUS Harry Jackson ENG
Scratch, Men Douglas Adams AUS Warren Johnston NZL John Clarey ENG
1 km Time Trial, Men Peter Bartels AUS Ian Chapman AUS Roger Whitfield ENG
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
Épée individual, Men Ivan Lund AUS John Pelling ENG Peter Jacobs ENG
Épée team, Men England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
Foil individual, Men Sandy Leckie SCO Allan Jay ENG Ralph Cooperman ENG
Foil team, Men England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
Sabre individual, Men Ralph Cooperman ENG Benedek Simo CAN John Andru CAN
Sabre team, Men England ENG Canada CAN New Zealand NZL
Foil individual, Women Melody Coleman NZL Johanna Winter AUS Janet Hopner AUS
Single Sculls, Men James Hill NZL Bill Barry ENG Ian Tutty AUS
Coxless Pairs, Men Stewart Farquharson / Jim Lee-Nicholson ENG Graham Lawrence / Murray Lawrence NZL Roger Ninham / William Hatfield AUS
Double Sculls, Men George Justicz / Nick Birkmyre ENG Peter Watkinson / Murray Watkinson NZL Barclay Wade / Graeme Squires AUS
Coxless Fours, Men England ENG Wales WAL Canada CAN
Coxed Fours, Men New Zealand NZL Australia AUS England ENG
Eights, Men Australia AUS New Zealand NZL England ENG
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 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 Allan 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
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Muhammad Niaz-Din PAK Peter Michienzi CAN Warren Nisbet NZL
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Muhammad Siraj-ud-din PAK Walter Pilling ENG James Turnbull SCO
Freestyle -63 kg, Men Ala Ud-Din PAK Matti Jutila CAN Bert Aspen ENG
Freestyle -70 kg, Men Muhammad Akhtar PAK Reg Marsh AUS Kurt Boese CAN
Freestyle -78 kg, Men Muhammad Bashir PAK Phil Oberlander CAN Len Allen ENG
Freestyle -87 kg, Men Muhammad Faiz PAK Michael Benarik AUS Fred Thomas NZL
Freestyle -97 kg, Men Tony Buck ENG Muhammad Saeed PAK Jim Armstrong AUS
Freestyle +97 kg, Men Muhammad Niaz PAK Ray Mitchell AUS Denis McNamara ENG