New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 85 competitors and 11 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Perth, Western Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was runner Murray Halberg. The New Zealand team finished third on the medal table, winning a total of 32 medals, ten of which were gold.

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1962, with a total of 32 medals, including 10 gold.

MedalNameSportEvent Athletics Men's 3 miles Athletics Men's 880 yards Athletics Men's 1 mile Athletics Women's discus throw Athletics Women's shot put Robbie Robson Lawn bowls Men's pairs Boxing Men's welterweight Fencing Women's individual foil George PatersonDoug Pulman (cox)Hugh SmedleyWinston Stephens Rowing Men's coxed four Rowing Men's single scull Athletics Women's 880 yards Athletics Men's 1 mile Athletics Men's long jump Athletics Women's 100 yards Boxing Men's heavyweight Cycling Men's 10 miles Cycling Men's road race Darien BoswellColin CordesAlistair DrydenAlan GreyChristian LarsenLouis LobelRobert Page (cox)Alan Webster Rowing Men's eight Murray Lawrence Rowing Men's coxless pair Peter Watkinson Rowing Men's double scull Swimming Women's 100 yards breaststroke Weightlifting Men's heavyweight Molly CowanAvis McIntoshDoreen Porter Athletics Women's 4 × 110 yards relay Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles Boxing Men's lightweight Boxing Men's featherweight Cycling Men's road race Michael HendersonBrian Pickworth Fencing Men's sabre team Swimming Women's 220 yards breaststroke Swimming Men's 220 yards backstroke Wrestling Men's flyweight Wrestling Men's middleweight

Medals by sportSportTotal Athletics 54211 Rowing 2305 Boxing 1124 Fencing 1012 Lawn bowls 1001 Cycling 0213 Swimming 0123 Weightlifting 0101 Wrestling 0022 Total10121032

Medals by genderGenderTotal Male 7 9 723 Female 3 3 39 Total10121032

Competitors The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport. SportMenWomenTotalAthletics 17 8 25Boxing 5 5Cycling 7 7Fencing 4 2 6Lawn bowls 7 7Rowing 21 21Swimming 3 5 8Weightlifting 2 2Wrestling 4 4 Total 70 15 85

Athletics

Track and road

AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankLogan AikmanMen's 120 yd hurdles15.6 4colspan=2 Did not advanceMen's 440 yd hurdles56.2 5colspan=2 Did not advanceBill BaillieMen's 1 milecolspan=2 Did not advanceMen's 3 milescolspan=4 Men's 6 milescolspan=4 Nola BondWomen's 100 yd11.2 3 Q11.2 6Did not advanceWomen's 220 yd25.5 3 Q25.4 5Did not advanceMarise ChamberlainWomen's 880 ydcolspan=4 2:05.7 Molly CowanWomen's 100 yd11.6 4Did not advanceWomen's 220 yd25.0 3 Q25.0 5Did not advancePaul DallowMen's 120 yd hurdles15.1 3colspan=2 Did not advanceMen's 440 yd hurdlescolspan=2 Did not advanceJohn DaviesMen's 880 yd1:51.1 1 Q1:51.5 4Did not advanceMen's 1 mile4:06.7 2 Qcolspan=2 4:05.1 Murray HalbergMen's 3 milescolspan=4 13:34.2 Jeff JulianMen's 6 milescolspan=4 29:50.0 10Men's marathoncolspan=4 2:30:13 7Barry MageeMen's 6 milescolspan=4 28:41.0 4Men's marathoncolspan=4 Avis McIntoshWomen's 80 m hurdles10.8 1 Qcolspan=2 11.4 Edward O'KeefeMen's 3000 m steeplechasecolspan=4 9:05.8 6Gary PhilpottMen's 880 yd1:52.6 3Did not advanceDoreen PorterWomen's 100 yd10.9 1 Q11.0 2 Q11.3 Women's 220 yd24.7 1 Q24.6 3 Q24.8 6Barry RobinsonMen's 440 yd48.6 2 Q49.4 6Did not advancePeter SnellMen's 880 yd1:50.7 1 Q1:50.5 1 Q1:47.6 Men's 1 mile4:02.4 2 Qcolspan=2 4:04.6 Nola BondMolly CowanAvis McIntoshDoreen PorterWomen's 4 × 110 yd relaycolspan=4 46.9 Dave NorrisGary PhilpottBarry RobinsonPeter SnellMen's 4 × 440 yd relay3:17.3 4colspan=2 Did not advance

Field

AthleteEventFinalResultRankPam BurnettWomen's high jump 10Lorraine CurtisWomen's high jump 8Kevin GibbonsMen's pole vault 11Dave LeechMen's hammer throw 7Darcy McGonagleMen's pole vault 7Les MillsMen's discus throw 5Men's shot put 6Dave NorrisMen's long jump Men's triple jump 6Robin TaitMen's discus throw 4Men's shot put 12Valerie YoungWomen's discus throw Women's shot put

Boxing

AthleteEvent Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal FinalRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Turori George Featherweight W L Did not advance Paddy Donovan Lightweight W L Did not advance Wallace Coe Welterweight WWW John Logan Light heavyweightL did not advance Bill Kini Heavyweight W L

Cycling

Road Men's road race AthleteTimeRankLaurie Byers 5:20:27.2 Dick Johnstone Not recorded 9Richie Thomson unplacedAnthony Walsh 5:20:27.0

Track Men's 1000 m sprint AthleteRound 1RepechageRound 2RepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankWarren JohnstonW 12.3W 12.3W 12.2, W 11.8L, W 11.9, LL, W 13.0, L4

Men's 1 km time trial AthleteTimeRankGraham Wright1:13.6=4

Men's 4000 m individual pursuit AthleteQualificationQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankTimeRankOpponentResultOpponentResultOpponentResultArthur Candy5:27.95 QL 5:24.6 did not advance

Men's 10 miles scratch race AthleteTimeRankArthur CandyunplacedWarren JohnstonGraham Wrightunplaced

Fencing

Men

Individual Épée AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWins Bob BinningL 2–5L 3–5W 5–3L 2–51 Did not advance Keith MannW 5–2W 3–2 Play stopped as resultcould not be affected2W 5–4L 3–5L 3–5L 2–5L 2–5W 5–4L 4–5W 4–537

Foil AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWins Michael HendersonL 3–5L 4–5W 5–2L 4–5L 1–51 Did not advance Keith MannL 1–2L 1–5W 5–1W 5–3L 1–52 Did not advance Brian PickworthW 5–1L 1–5W 5–3W 5–2W 5–4W 5–05L 3–5W 5–3W 5–3L 3–5W 5–1W 5–4L 1–5L 3–545

Sabre AthleteElimination poolFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWins Bob BinningW 5–1L 4–5L 3–5W 5–3W 5–23L 4–5W 5–3W 5–3W 5–2L 2–5L 2–5W 5–2L 3–54=4 Michael HendersonL 4–5L 1–5L 3–5W 5–0L 0–51 Did not advance Brian PickworthW 5–4W 5–4L 4–5L 4–5W 5–33W 5–4W 5–2W 5–1L 4–5W 5–4L 4–5L 1–5L 3–54=4

Team AthletesEventFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsLosses Bob BinningKeith MannBrian PickworthTeam épéeL 2–7L 4–5L 0–9L 4–4(35–36 hits)0 4 5 Michael HendersonKeith MannBrian PickworthTeam foilL 3–6L 3–6L 2–6L 3–60 4 5 Bob BinningMichael HendersonBrian PickworthTeam sabreW 6–3L 2–7L 4–5W 7–22 2

Women Individual foil AthleteFinal poolRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultWinsDot ColemanW 4–1W 4–3W 4–1W 4–2L 1–4W 4–2W 4–1 6 Rosemary TomichL 1–4W 4–1W 4–2L 2–4W 4–0W 4–2L 0–4 4 4

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventRound robinRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScore Jeff Barron Men's singlesW 22–8L 20–21L 16–21L 19–22W 22–8W 22–12W 21–5W 21–16L 17–21L 14–21W 21–10L 16–21 6 0 6 =6 Robbie Robson Men's pairsW 23–18W 31–12W 19–18W 23–19L 23–25W 31–7W 27–7W 27–20W 36–7W 25–10colspan=2 9 0 1 Jack RaboneMalcolm BoonTed PilkingtonBill O'Neill Men's foursL 15–21L 15–24L 5–24W 31–20W 27–7W 40–11L 18–20W 27–9W 24–12W 25–9colspan=2 6 0 4 6

Rowing

Athlete Event Heat Repechage FinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank James Hill Men's single scull colspan=4 7:37.7 Peter WatkinsonMurray Watkinson Men's double scull 10:20.7 1 colspan=2 6:54.3 Murray LawrenceGraham Lawrence Men's coxless pair 2 7:43.2 1 Q 7:08.5 Colin CordesGeoffrey BengeLouis LobelRodney Hutchinson Men's coxless four 2 7:05.0 3 did not advance Winston StephensKeith HeselwoodHugh SmedleyGeorge PatersonDoug Pulman (cox) Men's coxed four colspan=4 6:48.2 Alistair DrydenAlan GreyChristian LarsenColin CordesDarien BoswellAlan WebsterLouis LobelLeslie ArthurRobert Page (cox) Men's eight 7:07.5 1 colspan=2 5:53.6

Swimming

AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankDave GerrardMen's 110 yd butterfly colspan=2 1:03.5 6Men's 220 yd butterfly colspan=2 2:21.7 5Vivien HaddonWomen's 110 yd breaststroke 1:22.5 3 Q 1:21.3 Women's 220 yd breaststroke 2:55.2 3 Q 2:56.3 Margaret MacraeWomen's 110 yd backstroke 1:15.0 8 Q 1:14.9 7Women's 220 yd backstroke 2:41.6 5 Q 2:41.3 7Lesley MooreWomen's 110 yd freestyle 1:08.5 13 did not advanceWomen's 440 yd freestyle 5:06.1 4 Q 5:09.3 6Shirley NicholsonWomen's 110 yd freestyle 1:07.7 11 did not advanceWomen's 440 yd freestyle 5:13.0 8 Q 5:17.6 8Alan RobertsonMen's 110 yd backstroke 1:07.3 4 Q 1:07.3 5Men's 220 yd backstroke 2:23.9 3 Q 2:23.0 Helen RogersWomen's 110 yd butterfly 1:14.0 =6 Q Women's 440 yd individual medley colspan=2 5:58.3 4Allan SeagarMen's 110 yd backstroke 1:09.7 9 did not advanceMen's 110 yd breaststroke 1:18.8 9 did not advanceMen's 440 yd individual medley 5:19.8 3 Q 5:19.7 5Helen RogersLesley MooreMargaret MacraeShirley NicholsonWomen's 4 × 110 yd freestyle relay colspan=2 4:34.6 5Margaret MacraeHelen RogersVivien HaddonLesley MooreWomen's 4 × 110 yd medley relay colspan=2 4:57.2 4

Weightlifting

Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank William Scott Middle heavyweight 6 Don Oliver Heavyweight

Wrestling

Despite losing both of his bouts, Warren Nisbet was awarded the bronze medal in the flyweight division after Trevor Dwyer of Australia was disqualified for being over weight.

AthleteEventElimination roundsRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResult Warren Nisbet FlyweightLL Eliminated Ifor Roberts FeatherweightLL Eliminated Barrie Courtney WelterweightLL Eliminated Fred Thomas MiddleweightLWWL

Officials Team manager – Colin Kay Assistant team manager – Ack Malcolm Chaperone – Doris Fitzsimmons Athletics Section manager – Norrie Jefferson Assistant section manager – Johnny Borland Boxing section manager – George Cammick Cycling section manager – Alvyn Pennington Fencing section manager – Murray Gittos Lawn bowls section manager – C. H. Hain Rowing Section manager – Don Rowlands Assistant section manager – Eric Craies Swimming section manager – Ron Shakespeare Weightlifting section manager – B. H. Webb Wrestling section manager – D. J. Cowie

See also New Zealand at the 1960 Summer Olympics New Zealand at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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