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Encyclopedia > 1962 Commonwealth Games

The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Australia. Perth is the state capital and most populous city of Western Australia. ...

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Medals by country

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
Australia 38 36 31 105
England 29 22 27 78
New Zealand 10 12 10 32
Pakistan 8 1 0 9
Canada 4 12 15 31
Scotland 4 7 3 14
Ghana 3 5 1 9
Jamaica 3 1 1 5
Kenya 2 2 1 5
Singapore 2 0 0 2
Uganda 1 1 4 6
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland 0 2 5 7
Wales 0 2 4 6
Bahamas 0 1 1 2
Fiji 0 0 2 2
Trinidad & Tobago 0 0 2 2
British Guiana 0 0 1 1
Jersey 0 0 1 1
Malaya 0 0 1 1
Northern Ireland 0 0 1 1
Papua & New Guinea 0 0 1 1

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Medals by event

Athletics

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Yards Women Dorothy Hyman (ENG) 11.2 Doreen Porter (NZL) 11.3 Brenda Cox (AUS) 11.4
220 Yards Women Dorothy Hyman (ENG) 24 Joyce Bennett (AUS) 24.21 Margaret Burvill (AUS) 24.42
880 Yards Women Dixie Willis (AUS) 00:02:04 Marise Chamberlain (NZL) 00:02:06 Joy Jordan (ENG) 00:02:06
80 Metres Hurdles Women Pam Kilborn (AUS) 11.07 Betty Moore (ENG) 11.4 Avis McIntosh (NZL) 11.47
High Jump Women Robyn Woodhouse (AUS) 1.78 Helen Frith (AUS) 1.73 Michele Mason (AUS) 1.73
Long Jump Women Pam Kilborn (AUS) 6.27w Helen Frith (AUS) 6.24w Janet Knee (AUS) 6.13w
Shot Women Val Young (Sloper) (NZL) 15.23 Jean Roberts (AUS) 14.51 Suzanne Allday (ENG) 13.56
Discus Women Val Young (Sloper) (NZL) 50.2 Rosslyn Williams (AUS) 46.66 Mary McDonald (AUS) 46.23
Javelin Women Sue Platt (ENG) 50.26 Rosemary Morgan (ENG) 49.62 Anna Pazera (AUS) 48.68
4 x 110 Yards Relay Women Australia (AUS) 46.71 England (ENG) 46.81 New Zealand (NZL) 46.93
100 Yards Men Seraphino Antao (KEN) 9.5 Tom Robinson (BAH) 9.63 Michael Cleary (AUS) 9.78
220 Yards Men Seraphino Antao (KEN) 21.28 Dave Jones (ENG) 21.59 Johann du Preez (FRN) 21.7
440 Yards Men George Kerr (JAM) 46.74 Robbie Brightwell (ENG) 46.86 Amos Omolo (UGA) 46.88
880 Yards Men Peter Snell (NZL) 00:01:48 George Kerr (JAM) 00:01:48 Tony Blue (AUS) 00:01:49
1 Mile Men Peter Snell (NZL) 00:04:05 John Davies (NZL) 00:04:05 Terry Sullivan (FRN) 00:04:07
3 Miles Men Murray Halberg (NZL) 00:13:34 Ron Clarke (AUS) 00:13:36 Bruce Kidd (CAN) 00:13:36
6 Miles Men Bruce Kidd (CAN) 00:28:26 Dave Power (AUS) 00:28:34 John Merriman (WAL) 00:28:40
Marathon Men Brian Kilby (ENG) 02:21:17 Dave Power (AUS) 02:22:16 Rod Bonella (AUS) 02:24:07
3000 Metres Steeplechase Men Trevor Vincent (AUS) 00:08:43 Maurice Herriott (ENG) 00:08:45 Ron Blackney (AUS) 00:09:01
120 Yards Hurdles Men Ghulam Raziq (PAK) 14.34 Dave Prince (AUS) 14.48 Laurie Taitt (ENG) 14.81
440 Yards Hurdles Men Ken Roche (AUS) 51.5 Kimaru Songok (KEN) 51.9 Benson Ishiepai (UGA) 52.3
High Jump Men Percy Hobson (AUS) 2.11 Charles "Chilla" Porter (AUS) 2.08 Anton Norris (BAR) 2.03
Pole Vault Men Trevor Bickle (AUS) 4.49 Danie Burger (FRN) 4.42 Ross Filshie (AUS) 4.42
Long Jump Men Mike Ahey (GHA) 8.05w Dave Norris (NZL) 7.75w Wellesley Clayton (JAM) 7.73w
Triple Jump Men Ian Tomlinson (AUS) 16.2 John Baguley (AUS) 16.08 Fred Alsop (ENG) 16.03
Shot Men Martyn Lucking (ENG) 18.08 Mike Lindsay (SCO) 18.05 David Steen (CAN) 17.9
Discus Men Warwick Selvey (AUS) 56.48 Mike Lindsay (SCO) 52.58 John Sheldrick (ENG) 50.67
Hammer Men Howard Payne (ENG) 61.65 Dick Leffler (AUS) 59.83 Robert Brown (AUS) 57.65
Javelin Men Alf Mitchell (AUS) 78.11 Colin Smith (ENG) 77.94 Nick Birks (AUS) 75.07
4 x 110 Yards Relay Men England (ENG) 40.62 Ghana (GHA) 40.74 Wales (WAL) 40.8
4 x 440 Yards Relay Men Jamaica (JAM) 00:03:10 England (ENG) 00:03:11 Ghana (GHA) 00:03:12

Bowls

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles Men David Bryant (ENG) Joseph Watson Black (SCO) Alan Bradley (FRN)
Pairs Men Bob McDonald & Hugh Robson (NZL) Thomas Hamill & Michael Purdon (SCO) Charles Jackson & William Jackson (FRN)
Fours Men England (ENG) Scotland (SCO) Rhodesia & Nyasaland (FRN)

Boxing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight Men Robert Mallon (SCO) Cassis Aryee (GHA) Warunige (KEN)
Mike Pye (ENG)
Bantamweight Men Jeff Dynevor (AUS) Sammy Abbey (GHA) J. Sentongo (UGA)
Peter Benneyworth (ENG)
Featherweight Men John McDermott (SCO) Ali Juma (KEN) Turori George (NZL)
Ted Stone (AUS)
Lightweight Men Eddie Blay (GHA) Kesi Odongo (UGA) Thomas Donovan (NZL)
Brian Whelan (ENG)
Light Welterweight Men Clement Quartey (GHA) Dick McTaggart (SCO) H. Reti (CAN)
Brian Brazier (ENG)
Welterweight Men Wallace Coe (NZL) John Pritchett (ENG) Albert Turmel (JER)
Light Middleweight Men Harold Mann (CAN) Brian Benson (FRN) F. Nyangweso (UGA)
Kenneth Hopkins (PNG)
Middleweight Men Cephas Colquhoun (JAM) Thomas Arimi (GHA) Moses Evans (FIJ)
Light Heavyweight Men Tony Madigan (AUS) Jojo Miles (GHA) Hans Christie (NIR)
Tom Menzies (SCO)
Heavyweight Men George Oywello (UGA) Bill Kini (NZL) Holgar Johansen (FIJ)
Graham Robinson (AUS)

Cycling

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Time Trial Men Peter Bartels (AUS) 00:01:13 Ian Chapman (AUS) 00:01:13 Roger Whitfield (ENG) 00:01:14
Sprint Men Tom Harrison (AUS) Karl Barton (ENG) Ian Browne (AUS)
Individual Pursuit Men Maxwell Langshaw (AUS) 00:05:08 Richard Hine (AUS) 00:05:13 Harry Jackson (ENG) 00:05:14
10 Miles Scratch Men Doug Adams (AUS) 00:22:11 Warren Johnston (NZL) John Clarey (ENG)

Road

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Road Race Men Wes Mason (ENG) 05:20:26 Anthony Walsh (NZL) 05:20:27 Laurie Byers (NZL) 05:20:27

Fencing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Foil Men Sandy Leckie (SCO) Allan Jay (ENG) Ralph Cooperman (ENG)
Foil - Team Men England (ENG) Australia (AUS) Canada (CAN)
Épée Men Ivan Lund (AUS) John Pelling (ENG) Peter Jacobs (ENG)
Épée - Team Men England (ENG) Australia (AUS) Canada (CAN)
Sabre Men Ralph Cooperman (ENG) Benedek Simo (CAN) John Andru (CAN)
Sabre- Team Men England (ENG) Canada (CAN) New Zealand (NZL)
Foil Women Melody Coleman (NZL) Johanna Winter (AUS) Janet Hopner (AUS)

Rowing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Single Sculls Men Jack Hill (NZL) 00:07:40 Bill Barry (ENG) 00:07:45 Ian Tutty (AUS) 00:07:49
Double Sculls Men George Justice & 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 & Jim 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 Chris 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 Fours Men Winston Stephens, Keith Heselwood, Hugh Smedley, George Paterson & Douglas 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 (AUS) 00:05:53 New Zealand (NZL) 00:05:54 England (ENG) 00:06:09

Swimming

Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 Yards Freestyle Men Dick Pound (CAN) 55.8 Bobby McGregor (SCO) 56.1 David Dickson (AUS) 56.1
440 Yards Freestyle Men Murray Rose (AUS) 00:04:20 Allan Wood (AUS) 00:04:22 Robert Windle (AUS) 00:04:23
1650 Yards Freestyle Men Murray Rose (AUS) 00:17:18 Robert Windle (AUS) 00:17:45 Allan Wood (AUS) 00:17:56
110 Yards Backstroke Men Graham Sykes (ENG) 00:01:05 Julian Carroll (AUS) 00:01:05 Wayne Vincent (AUS) 00:01:06
220 Yards Backstroke Men Julian Carroll (AUS) 00:02:21 Tony Fingleton (AUS) 00:02:21 Alan Robertson (NZL) 00:02:23
110 Yards Breaststroke Men Ian O'Brien (AUS) 00:01:11 William Burton (AUS) 00:01:14 Steve Rabinovich (CAN) 00:01:14
220 Yards Breaststroke Men Ian O'Brien (AUS) 00:02:38 William Burton (AUS) 00:02:42 Neil Nicholson (ENG) 00:02:43
110 Yards Butterfly Men Kevin Berry (AUS) 59.5 Neville Hayes (AUS) 00:01:02 Aldwin Meinhardt (CAN) 00:01:03
220 Yards Butterfly Men Kevin Berry (AUS) 00:02:11 Neville Hayes (AUS) 00:02:16 Brett Hill (AUS) 00:02:19
440 Yards Individual Medley Men Alex Alexander (AUS) 00:05:15 John Oravainen (AUS) 00:05:16 John Kelso (CAN) 00:05:16
4 x 110 Yards Freestyle Relay Men Australia (AUS) 00:03:44 Canada (CAN) 00:03:48 England (ENG) 00:03:51
4 x 220 Yards Freestyle Relay Men Australia (AUS) 00:08:13 Canada (CAN) 00:08:42 England (ENG) 00:08:46
4 x 110 Yards Medley Relay Men Australia (AUS) 00:04:12 England (ENG) 00:04:20 Canada (CAN) 00:04:20

Diving

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard Diving Men Brian Phelps (ENG) 154.14 Thomas Dinsley (CAN) 147.22 Ernest Meissner (CAN) 145.03
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Men Brian Phelps (ENG) 168.35 Graham Deuble (AUS) 151 Tony Kitcher (ENG) 150.81

Swimming

Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 Yards Freestyle Women Dawn Fraser (AUS) 59.5 Robin Thorn (AUS) 00:01:04 Mary Stewart (CAN) 00:01:04
440 Yards Freestyle Women Dawn Fraser (AUS) 00:04:51 Ilsa Konrads (AUS) 00:04:55 Liz Long (ENG) 00:05:00
110 Yards Backstroke Women Linda Ludgrove (ENG) 00:01:11 Pam Sergeant (AUS) 00:01:11 Sylvia Lewis (ENG) 00:01:12
220 Yards Backstroke Women Linda Ludgrove (ENG) 00:02:35 Sylvia Lewis (ENG) 00:02:37 Pam Sergeant (AUS) 00:02:38
110 Yards Breaststroke Women Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) 00:01:21 Vivien Haddon (NZL) 00:01:21 Dorinda Fraser (ENG) 00:01:22
220 Yards Breaststroke Women Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) 00:02:52 Jackie Enfield (ENG) 00:02:55 Vivien Haddon (NZL) 00:02:56
110 Yards Butterfly Women Mary Stewart (CAN) 00:01:10 Anne Cotterill (ENG) 00:01:11 Linda McGill (AUS) 00:01:12
440 Yards Individual Medley Women Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) 00:05:39 Linda McGill (AUS) 00:05:46 Jennifer Corish (AUS) 00:05:53
4 x 110 Yards Freestyle Relay Women Australia (AUS) 00:04:11 Canada (CAN) 00:04:21 England (ENG) 00:04:21
4 x 110 Yards Medley Relay Women Australia (AUS) 00:04:46 England (ENG) 00:04:48 Canada (CAN) 00:04:48

Diving

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard Diving Women Susan Knight (AUS) 134.72 Liz Ferris (ENG) 132.74 Lorraine McArthur (AUS) 125.13
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Women Susan Knight (AUS) 101.15 Margaret Austen (ENG) 98.93 Patricia Plowman (AUS) 91.79

Weightlifting

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

Chua Phung Kim (death 1990) is a Singaporean weightlifter who first took to the sport in 1960 after being introduced to it by his elder brother, Chua Peng Kim. ... Tan Howe Liang (Chinese: 陈浩亮) is a weightlifter from Singapore who earned himself a place in history as the first and only Singaporean to win an Olympic medal, which he did in the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome where he won the Silver medal in the lightweight category. ...

Wrestling

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight Men Muhammad Niaz (PAK) Peter Michienzi (CAN) Warren Nisbet (NZL)
Bantamweight Men Siraj-ud-Din (PAK) Walter Pilling (ENG) James Turnbull (SCO)
Featherweight Men Ala-ud-Din (PAK) Matti Jutila (CAN) Albert Aspen (ENG)
Lightweight Men Muhammad Ashraf (PAK) Sid Marsh (AUS) Kurt Boese (CAN)
Welterweight Men Muhammad Bashir (PAK) Philip Oberlander (CAN) Len Allen (ENG)
Middleweight Men Muhammad Faiz (PAK) Michael Benarik (AUS) Frederick Thomas (NZL)
Light Heavyweight Men Tony Buck (ENG) Muhammad Saeed (PAK) Jim Armstrong (AUS)
Heavyweight Men Muhammad Niaz (PAK) Ray Mitchell (AUS) Denis McNamara (ENG)


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Commonwealth Games (134 words)
Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth.
The name changed to British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1954, to British Commonwealth Games in 1970 and assumed the current name in 1990.
As well as many Olympic sports, the Games also include some sports that are played mainly in Commonwealth countries, such as lawn bowls and netball.
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Unlike other regional games of this type (i.e., Pan-American Games, Asian Games, All-Africa Games) which usually attract second-tier athletes, the Commonwealth Games attracts the top athletes of member nations of the Commonwealth, thus making this competition world-rate in the true sense of the word (second only to the Olympic Games).
Nigeria boycotted the 1978 Games because of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, and in the biggest political boycott to date 32 nations from Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean boycotted the 1986 Games because of the Thatcher government's attitude to South African sporting contacts, reducing the number of competing nations to 27.
The Empire Games flag was donated in 1930 by the British Empire Games Association of Canada the year and location of subsequent games were added until the 1950 games after which the name of the event was changed to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the flag retired.
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