Scotland at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Scotland competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.

Scotland sent a team of 35 athletes and 5 officials at the cost of £16,000.

Medalists

Gold Phil Caira (weightlifting) Sandy Leckie (fencing) Bobby Mallon (boxing) John McDermott (boxing)

Silver Joseph Black (lawn bowls) Mike Lindsay (shot put) Mike Lindsay (discus throw) Bob McGregor (swimming) Dick McTaggart (boxing) men's pairs (lawn bowls) men's fours/rinks (lawn bowls)

Bronze Tom Menzies (boxing) Jimmy Moir (weightlifting) Jim Turnbull (wrestling)

Officials Willie C. Carmichael - General team manager Peter Heatly - official J. W. Williamson - official John Henderson - ABA secretary G. Shaw - Boxing trainer Crawford Fairbrother - team captain

Team Athletics

Men AthleteClubMike Berisford Sale HarriersCrawford Fairbrother Victoria Park AACMike Hildrey Victoria Park AACMike Lindsay Queens Park HarriersAlistair McIlroy Thurrock HarriersDave Stevenson Edinburgh UniversityJohn Wenk Anglo-Scottish AACAlastair Wood Aberdeen AAC Women AthleteClubJanette Neil Mitcham AC

Men Track & road events AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMike Hildrey100 yd9.73 Q10.14did not advanceAlistair McIlroy9.52 Q9.92 Q9.96did not advanceMike Hildrey220 yd21.5 1 Q22.13 Q21.75did not advanceAlistair McIlroy21.93 Q22.45did not advanceJohn Wenk880 yd1:51.21 Qcolspan=2 1:52.3 6did not advanceMike Berisford1 mile4:13.05colspan=4 did not advanceAlastair WoodMarathoncolspan=6

Field events AthleteEventFinalDistanceRankCrawford FairbrotherHigh jump8Dave StevensonPole vault10Mike LindsayShot putMike LindsayDiscus throw

Women Track events AthleteEventRound 1SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankJanette Neil100 yd12.05did not advance220 yddid not advance

Field events AthleteEventFinalDistanceRankJanette NeilLong jump8

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedalsJohn Fisher 75kg middleweight Fauldhouse MinersDick McTaggart 63.5kg light-welterweight Kelvin Bobby Mallon 51kg flyweight KelvinJohn McDermott 57kg featherweight Scottish National Tom Menzies 81kg light-heavyweight Monkland and Army

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals Alfie Fairweather road race, scratch race Glasgow Wheelers Ian Thomson road race, scratch race VC Stella, Glasgow

Diving

AthleteEventsClubMedals Brian Davidson 10m platform Inverness

Fencing

AthleteEventsClubMedals John King Épée, foil, sabre Bon Accord Fencing Club Sandy Leckie foil, sabre Scottish Fencing Union

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedalsJoseph Black singles, fours/rinks Sanquhar BC , Thomas Hamill pairs, fours/rinks Rankin Park, Greenock , William Moore fours/rinks Dreghorn BC Michael Purdon pairs, fours/rinks Rankin Park, Greenock ,

Swimming

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Ian Blyth 110/220y butterfly, 400y medley, relay Dundee Whitehall Cleve Cowie 110/220y breaststroke, relay Gordonians Andrew Harrower 110/220y backstroke, 400y medley, relay Dunfermline Carnegie Bob McGregor 110 Yard freestyle, relay Otter SC, Falkirk

Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Ann Baxter 110/220y breaststroke Dunfermline Carnegie Louise Campbell 110/220y backstroke Dunfermline Carnegie Sheila Watt 110y butterfly Dee Ladies

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals Phil Caira 82.5kg light-heavyweight Phil Caira Physical School of Training, Kirkcaldy Jimmy Moir 67.5kg lightweight Viking WC, Glasgow

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedalsGeorge Farquhar 74kg welterweight Milton AWC, Edinburgh Alastair McNeill 82kg middleweight Carnegie AWC, DunfermlineJim Turnbull 57kg bantamweight Milton AWC, Edinburgh

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