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Host city | Perth, Western Australia |
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Nations | 35 |
Athletes | 863 |
Events | 104 |
Opening | 22 November 1962 |
Closing | 1 December 1962 |
Opened by | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
Athlete's Oath | Ivan Lund |
Main venue | Perry Lakes Stadium |
The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.[1] Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. It was held after the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.
Venues
[edit]Most venues other than the specifically constructed Lake Monger Velodrome, Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes Stadium, were existing facilities.[2]
- Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies – 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 Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park
- Rowing – Canning River, Applecross
- Swimming – Beatty Park, Leederville
- Weightlifting – South Perth City Hall, South Perth
- Wrestling – Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth
- Athletes' Village – Commonwealth Games Village, City Beach
Participating teams
[edit]35 teams were represented at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
Participating Commonwealth countries and territories |
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Medals by country
[edit]Note: The medals used at these Games were the first to have a neck chain. All previous games had their medals in presentation boxes.
* Host nation (Australia)
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 | |
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![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (22 entries) | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 |
Medals by event
[edit]Athletics
[edit]Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Bowls
[edit]Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith[3]
Boxing
[edit]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 | ![]() |
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Light Middleweight | Men | ![]() |
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Middleweight | Men | ![]() |
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Light Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Cycling
[edit]Track cycling
[edit]Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men | ![]() |
00:01:13 | ![]() |
00:01:13 | ![]() |
00:01:14 |
Sprint | Men | ![]() |
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Individual Pursuit | Men | ![]() |
00:05:08 | ![]() |
00:05:13 | ![]() |
00:05:14 |
10 Miles Scratch | Men | ![]() |
00:22:11 | ![]() |
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Road cycling
[edit]Venue: Kings Park,[4] Perth
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | ![]() |
05:20:26 | ![]() |
05:20:27 | ![]() |
05:20:27 |
Fencing
[edit]Venue: Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men | ![]() |
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Foil – Team | Men | ![]() Allan Jay Ralph Cooperman René Paul |
![]() Brian McCowage David McKenzie Ivan Lund |
![]() Benedek Simo Carl Schwende John Andru |
Épée | Men | ![]() |
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Épée – Team | Men | ![]() John Pelling Mike Howard Peter Jacobs |
![]() Ivan Lund John Humphreys Mike Diamond |
![]() Carl Schwende Peter Bakonyi Robert Foxcroft |
Sabre | Men | ![]() |
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Sabre – Team | Men | ![]() Ralph Cooperman George Birks Michael Amberg |
![]() Benedek Simo Carl Schwende John Andru Robert Foxcroft |
![]() Brian Pickworth Michael Henderson Bob Binning |
Foil | Women | ![]() |
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Rowing
[edit]Venue: Canning River, Applecross
Swimming
[edit]Venue: Beatty Park, Leederville
Men's events
[edit]Women's events
[edit]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 Robyn Thorn Ruth Everuss |
4:11.0 | ![]() M. Sevigny M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Sara Barber |
4:21.1 | ![]() Diana Wilkinson Elizabeth Long Linda Amos Sandra 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-Anne Cotterill |
4:47.9 | ![]() A.J. Glendenning M.P. Stewart Patricia Thompson Sara Barber |
4:48.1 |
Diving
[edit]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
[edit]Venue: South Perth City Hall, South Perth[5]
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
[edit]Venue: Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth
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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Welterweight | Men | ![]() |
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Middleweight | Men | ![]() |
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Light Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ Shell Company of Australia (1962), Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962, Shell, retrieved 1 November 2014
- ^ "Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club". dalkeithnbc.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "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. 1962.
External links
[edit]- "Perth 1964". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
- 1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games at the Museum of Perth website
- Remembering the 1962 Commonwealth Games ABC News article
Preceded by Cardiff |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Kingston |