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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 was 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 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
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
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 | |
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Totals (22 entries) | 104 | 104 | 112 | 320 |
Medals by event
Athletics
Venue: Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
Bowls
Venue: Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith[3]
Boxing
Venue: Perry Lakes Boxing Stadium, Floreat
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
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Lightweight | Men | ![]() |
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Light Welterweight | Men | ![]() |
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Welterweight | Men | ![]() |
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Middleweight | Men | ![]() |
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Heavyweight | Men | ![]() |
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Cycling
Track cycling
Venue: Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men | ![]() |
00:01:13 | ![]() |
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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
Venue: Kings Park,[4] Perth
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | ![]() |
05:20:26 | ![]() |
05:20:27 | ![]() |
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Fencing
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
Venue: Canning River, Applecross
Swimming
Venue: Beatty Park, Leederville