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.
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Venues[edit]
Most venues other than the specifically constructed Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes stadium were existing facilities[1]
- Opening Ceremony - main stadium - Perry Lakes
- Athletics - main stadium - Perry Lakes
- Boxing - main stadium - Perry Lakes
- Cycling - Velodrome - Lake Monger - Brittania Street, Leederville
- Fencing - Drill Hall - Victoria Park
- Lawn Bowls - Bowling Club - Dalkeith
- Rowing - Canning River -
- Swimming - Beatty Park -
- Weightlifting - Civic Centre - South Perth
- Wrestling - Drill Hall - Perth
- Closing Ceremony - main stadium - Perry Lakes
- Accommodation - Commonwealth games village, The Boulevard, 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).
Aden
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
British Guiana
British Honduras
Canada
Ceylon
Dominica
England
Fiji
Ghana
Gibraltar
Hong Kong
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
Malaya
Malta
Mauritius
New Zealand
North Borneo
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
Papua and New Guinea
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Sarawak
Scotland
Singapore
Saint Lucia
Tanganyika
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
Wales
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.
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 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 |
Medals by event[edit]
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium
Bowls[edit]
Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Singles (details) | Men | ![]() |
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Pairs (details) | Men | ![]() |
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Rinks (details) | Men | ![]() |
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Boxing[edit]
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[edit]
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome
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[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | ![]() |
05:20:26 | ![]() |
05:20:27 | ![]() |
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Fencing[edit]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men | ![]() |
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Foil - Team | Men | ![]() |
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Épée | Men | ![]() |
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Épée - Team | Men | ![]() |
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Sabre | Men | ![]() |
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Sabre - Team | Men | ![]() |
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Foil | Women | ![]() |
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Rowing[edit]
Swimming[edit]
Venue: Beatty Park
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 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 |
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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]
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]
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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References[edit]
- ^ Shell Company of Australia (1962), Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962, Shell, retrieved 1 November 2014
External links[edit]
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games - Commonwealth Games official website
Preceded by Cardiff |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Kingston |
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