The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 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. 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. Athletics, opening and closing ceremonies – Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat Boxing – Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat Cycling (track) – Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville Cycling (road) – Kings Park, Perth Fencing – Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park Lawn bowls – Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith 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.
Sports
See also 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games
References
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