1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Host city	Perth, Australia
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
	← VI VIII →

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

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 Basketball Stadium, Floreat
Cycling, track – Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville^[3]
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

35 teams were represented at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

Aden—first appearance
Australia (host)
Bahamas
Barbados
British Guiana
British Honduras—first appearance
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—first appearance
Rhodesia and Nyasaland—first appearance
Sarawak
Scotland
Singapore
Saint Lucia—first appearance
Tanganyika—first appearance
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
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.

* Host nation (Australia)

Medals by nation, ranked and sortable, with totals
Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia (AUS)*	38	36	31	105
2	England (ENG)	29	22	27	78
3	New Zealand (NZL)	10	12	10	32
4	Pakistan (PAK)	8	1	0	9
5	Canada (CAN)	4	12	15	31
6	Scotland (SCO)	4	7	3	14
7	Ghana (GHA)	3	5	1	9
8	Jamaica (JAM)	3	1	1	5
9	Kenya (KEN)	2	2	1	5
10	Singapore (SIN)	2	0	0	2
11	Uganda (UGA)	1	1	4	6
12	Rhodesia and Nyasaland (FRN)	0	2	5	7
13	Wales (WAL)	0	2	4	6
14	Bahamas (BAH)	0	1	0	1
15	Fiji (FIJ)	0	0	2	2
15	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0	0	2	2
17	Barbados (BAR)	0	0	1	1
	Guiana (BGU)	0	0	1	1
	Jersey (JEY)	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia (Malaysia)	0	0	1	1
	Northern Ireland (NIR)	0	0	1	1
	Papua and New Guinea	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		104	104	112	320

Medals by event

Aquatics

Athletics

Boxing

Cycling

Fencing

Venue: Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park

Fencing medallists by event
Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Foil, Men	Sandy Leckie (SCO)	Allan Jay (ENG)	Ralph Cooperman (ENG)
Foil – Team, Men	England Allan Jay Ralph Cooperman René Paul	Australia Brian McCowage David McKenzie Ivan Lund	Canada Benedek Simo Carl Schwende John Andru
Épée, Men	Ivan Lund (AUS)	John Pelling (ENG)	Peter Jacobs (ENG)
Épée – Team, Men	England John Pelling Mike Howard Peter Jacobs	Australia Ivan Lund John Humphreys Mike Diamond	Canada Carl Schwende Peter Bakonyi Robert Foxcroft
Sabre, Men	Ralph Cooperman (ENG)	Benedek Simo (CAN)	John Andru (CAN)
Sabre – Team, Men	England Ralph Cooperman George Birks Michael Amberg	Canada Benedek Simo Carl Schwende John Andru Robert Foxcroft	New Zealand Brian Pickworth Michael Henderson Bob Binning
Foil, Women	Melody Coleman (NZL)	Johanna Winter (AUS)	Janet Hopner (AUS)

Lawn bowls

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Rowing

Venue: Canning River, Applecross

Rowing medallists by event, with times
Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Single sculls, Men	James Hill (NZL)	00:07:40	Bill Barry (ENG)	00:07:45	Ian Tutty (AUS)	00:07:49
Double sculls, Men	George Justicz Nicholas Birkmyre (ENG)	00:06:52	Peter Watkinson Murray Watkinson (NZL)	00:06:54	Barclay Wade Graeme Squires (AUS)	00:07:01
Coxless pairs, Men	Stewart Farquharson David Lee Nicholson (ENG)	00:07:04	Graham Lawrence Murray Lawrence (NZL)	00:07:08	Rodger Ninham William Hatfield (AUS)	00:07:10
Coxless fours, Men	Christopher Davidge Michael Clay John Beveridge John Tilbury (ENG)	00:06:31	David Edwards Jeremy Luke Richard Luke John Edwards (WAL)	00:06:32	Eldon Worobieff Thomas Gray Thomas Stokes Ray McIntosh (CAN)	00:06:35
Coxed four, Men	Winston Stephens Keith Heselwood Hugh Smedley George Paterson Doug Pulman (NZL)	00:06:48	David Ramage Derek Norwood David Caithness David John Phillip Sarah (AUS)	00:06:49	John Russell Richard Knight John Vigurs Colin Porter Michael Howard-Johnston (ENG)	00:07:05
Eights, Men	Australia Charles Lehman Dushan Stankovich Graeme McCall Ian Douglas Martin Tomanovits Paul Guest Terry Davies Walter Howell David Palfreyman	00:05:53	New Zealand Alistair Dryden Alan Grey Christian Larsen Colin Cordes Darien Boswell Alan Webster Louis Lobel Leslie Arthur Robert Page	00:05:54	England Colin Porter Christopher Davidge John Beveridge Michael Howard-Johnston John Russell John Vigurs John Tilbury Richard Knight Michael Clay	00:06:09

Weightlifting

Venue: South Perth City Hall, South Perth^[5]

Medallists in men's weightlifting by weight division, with weight lifted
Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Bantamweight – Overall	Chua Phung Kim (SIN)	322	Allen Salter (CAN)	310.5	Martin Dias (BGU)	306
Featherweight – Overall	George Newton (ENG)	326.5	Ieuan Owen (WAL)	292.5	Cheong Kam Hong (Malaya)	281
Lightweight – Overall	Carlton Goring (ENG)	351.5	Alan Oshyer (AUS)	340	Jimmy Moir (SCO)	340
Middleweight – Overall	Tan Howe Liang (SIN)	390	Pierre St.-Jean (CAN)	376	Horace Johnson (WAL)	372
Light Heavyweight – Overall	Phil Caira (SCO)	408	George Manners (ENG)	403.5	Peter Arthur (WAL)	392
Middle Heavyweight – Overall	Louis Martin (ENG)	469.5	Cosford White (CAN)	408	Jackie Samuel (TRI)	399
Heavyweight – Overall	Arthur Shannos (AUS)	465	Don Oliver (NZL)	465	Brandon Bailey (TRI)	440

Wrestling

References

^ "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
^ "Steep Banking". Middlesex Independent. 5 October 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club". dalkeithnbc.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
^ "Photograph of South Perth City Hall". State Library of Western Australia. 1962.

External links

"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

[1] "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 19 July 2023.

[2] Shell Company of Australia (1962), Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962, Shell, retrieved 1 November 2014

[3] "Steep Banking". Middlesex Independent. 5 October 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club". dalkeithnbc.com.au. Retrieved 24 March 2018.

[5] "Photograph of South Perth City Hall". State Library of Western Australia. 1962.

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