Australia hosted the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. It was Australia's seventh appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in nine of the ten sports that it entered.
Medallists The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Athletics Men's high jump Athletics Men's javelin throw Athletics Women's high jump Athletics Men's 440 yards hurdles Athletics Men's discus throw Athletics Men's triple jump Athletics Men's pole vault Athletics Women's 880 yards Athletics Women's 80 metres hurdles Athletics Women's long jump Joyce BennettBrenda CoxBetty Cuthbert Athletics Women's 4 × 110 yards relay BoxingMen's Bantamweight BoxingMen's Light Heavyweight CyclingMen's Time Trial CyclingMen's Sprint CyclingMen's Individual Pursuit CyclingMen's 10 Mile Scratch DivingWomen's 3m Springboard DivingWomen's 10m Platform FencingMen's Epee David Palfreyman Dushan Stankovich Graeme McCall Ian Douglas Martin Tomanovits Paul Guest Terry Davies Walter Howell Rowing Men's Eights Swimming Men's 440 yd Freestyle Swimming Men's 1650 yd Freestyle Swimming Men's 220 yd Backstroke Swimming Men's 110 yd Breaststroke Swimming Men's 220 yd Breaststroke Swimming Men's 110 yd Butterfly Swimming Men's 220 yd Butterfly Swimming Men's 440 yd Individual Medley Murray Rose Peter Doak Peter Phelps Swimming Men's 4×110 yd Freestyle Relay Ian O'Brien Julian Carroll Kevin BerrySwimming Men's 4×110 yd Medley Relay Anthony Strahan Murray Rose Bob Windle Swimming Men's 4×220 yd Freestyle Relay Swimming Women's 110 yd Freestyle Swimming Women's 440 yd Freestyle Lynette Bell Robyn Thorn Ruth EverussSwimming Women's 4×110 yd Freestyle Relay Linda McGill Marguerite Ruygrok Pamela Sergeant Swimming Women's 4×110 yd Medley Relay WeightliftingMen's Heavyweight Athletics Men's 6 miles Athletics Men's high jump Athletics Women's shot put Athletics Men's 3 miles Athletics Women's high jump Athletics Men's 120 yards hurdles Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Men's triple jump Athletics Women's 220 yards Athletics Men's hammer throw Athletics Women's long jump Athletics Women's discus throw CyclingMen's Time Trial CyclingMen's Individual Pursuit DivingMen's 10m Platform David McKenzie Ivan Lund FencingMen's Team Foil John Humphreys Mike Diamond FencingMen's Team Epee FencingWomen's Foil , Derek Norwood, David Caithness David John, Phillip Sarah RowingMen's Coxed Four Swimming Men's 440 yd Freestyle Swimming Men's 1650 yd Freestyle Swimming Men's 110 yd Backstroke Swimming Men's 220 yd Backstroke Swimming Men's 110 yd Breaststroke Swimming Men's 220 yd Breaststroke Swimming Men's 110 yd Butterfly Swimming Men's 220 yd Butterfly Swimming Men's 440 yd Individual Medley Swimming Women's 110 yd Freestyle Swimming Women's 440 yd Freestyle Swimming Women's 110 yd Backstroke Swimming Women's 440 yd Individual Medley WeightliftingMen's Lightweight WrestlingMen's Lightweight WrestlingMen's Middleweight WrestlingMen's Heavyweight Athletics Men's 100 yards Athletics Men's 3000 metres steeplechase Athletics Men's javelin throw Athletics Men's 880 yards Athletics Women's 100 yards Athletics Women's high jump Athletics Men's marathon Athletics Women's 220 yards Athletics Women's javelin throw Athletics Men's pole vault Athletics Men's hammer throw Athletics Women's long jump Athletics Women's discus throw BoxingMen's Featherweight BoxingMen's Heavyweight CyclingMen's Sprint DivingWomen's 3m Springboard DivingWomen's 10m Platform FencingWomen's Foil RowingMen's Single Sculls Graeme Squires RowingMen's Double Sculls William Hatfield RowingMen's Coxless Pairs Swimming Men's 110 yd Freestyle Swimming Men's 440 yd Freestyle Swimming Men's 1650 yd Freestyle Swimming Men's 110 yd Backstroke Swimming Men's 220 yd Butterfly Swimming Women's 220 yd Backstroke Swimming Women's 110 yd Butterfly Swimming Women's 440 yd Individual Medley WrestlingMen's Light Heavyweight
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by sportSport Swimming1513836Athletics12121337Cycling4217Boxing2024Diving2125Weightlifting1102Fencing1315Rowing1135Wrestling0314Total383631105
Athletics
Australian athletics selectors announced on 21 October 1962 a team of 78 athletes consisting of 54 men and 24 women.
Men Track & road events AthleteEventRound 1Round 2SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankResultRankMichael Cleary100 yd9.41 Q9.61 Q9.72 Q9.6Gary Holdsworth9.52 Q9.71 Q9.73 Q9.74Bob Lay9.63 Q9.83Did not advanceByron Williams9.82 Q10.25Did not advanceMichael Cleary220 yd21.83 Q22.02 Q21.41 Q22.05Bob Lay21.71 Q21.92 Q21.64Did not advancePeter Norman21.63 Q22.03 Q21.86Did not advanceDennis Tipping22.04 Q22.34Did not advanceJohn Randall440 yd48.74colspan=2 Did not advanceKen Roche48.41 Qcolspan=2 47.93 Q47.74Peter Quiggan49.4 3colspan=2 Did not advanceBrian Waters47.92 Qcolspan=2 47.84Did not advanceTony Blue880 yd1:52.02 Qcolspan=2 1:50.7 2 Q1:49.0Keith Wheeler1:52.82 Qcolspan=2 1:51.34Did not advanceTony Blue1 mile4:09.31 Qcolspan=4 4:09.4 4Pat Clohessy4:11.04colspan=4 Did not advanceGordon Noble4:11.34colspan=4 Did not advanceAlbie Thomas4:02.21 Qcolspan=4 4:11.25Ron Clarke3 milescolspan=6 13:36.0Pat Clohessycolspan=6 13:42.0 7Tony Cookcolspan=6 14:17.012Albie Thomascolspan=6 13:40.65Ron Clarke6 milescolspan=6 Tony Cookcolspan=6 Dave Powercolspan=6 28:34.0Bob Vaggcolspan=6 30:10.012Mick Daws120 yd hurdles14.51 Qcolspan=4 14.95Michael Devlin14.52 Qcolspan=4 14.94Gary Knoke14.63colspan=4 Did not advanceDave Prince14.22 Qcolspan=4 14.4Michael Devlin440 yd hurdles52.52 Qcolspan=4 52.65Gary Knoke52.12 Qcolspan=4 52.54Dave Prince53.74colspan=4 Did not advanceKen Roche52.31 Qcolspan=4 51.5Ron Blackney3000 m steeplechasecolspan=6 9:00.6Ian Blackwoodcolspan=6 9:04:04John Coylecolspan=6 9:15.07Trevor Vincentcolspan=6 8:43.4 GRMichael ClearyGary HoldsworthBob LayDennis Tipping4×110 yd relay41.21 Qcolspan=4 44.75Peter QuigganJohn RandallKen RocheBrian Waters4×440 yd relay3:15.42 Qcolspan=4 3:12.94Rod BonellaMarathoncolspan=6 2:21:17.0Keith Ollerenshawcolspan=6 2:24:594Dave Powercolspan=6 2:22:15.4Ian Sinfieldcolspan=6
Field events AthleteEventFinalDistanceRankPercy HobsonHigh jump GRLawrie Peckham6Chilla PorterTony Sneazwell7Trevor BicklePole vault GR, CRRoss FilshieJohn Pfitzner5John BaguleyLong jump5John Blackmore=14Jim McCann=14Ian Tomlinson6John BaguleyTriple jumpGraham Boase4Kevin Rule8Ian Tomlinson GRJohn CochraneShot put9Merv Kemp5Warren Ryan7Warwick Selvey4Len ChinneryDiscus throw8Warwick Selvey GR, NRLen Vlahov6Alan Waugh9Robert BrownHammer throwMike Edwards=5Dick LefflerCharlie Morris4Nick BirksJavelin throwJoseph Hart10Alf Mitchell GRReg Spiers5
Women Track events AthleteEventRound 1SemifinalFinalResultRankResultRankResultRankGlenys Beasley100 yd11.01 Q11.04Did not advanceJoyce Bennett11.12 Q11.14Did not advanceBrenda Cox11.12 Q10.91 Q11.4Betty Cuthbert11.12 Q11.05Did not advanceJoyce Bennett220 yd24.41 Q24.01 Q24.2Margaret Burvill24.41 Q24.02 Q24.1Brenda Cox24.71 Q24.13 Q24.54Betty Cuthbert24.92 Q24.32 Q24.65Joan Beretta880 ydcolspan=4 2:12.25Dixie Williscolspan=4 2:03.7 GRMargot Evans80 m hurdles11.23 Qcolspan=2 11.95Pam Kilborn10.81 Qcolspan=2 10.9Glenys BeasleyJoyce BennettBrenda CoxBetty Cuthbert4×110 yd relaycolspan=4 46.6
Field events AthleteEventFinalDistanceRankHelen FrithHigh jumpMichele MasonRobyn Woodhouse GR, CRCarolyn Wright6Helen FrithLong jumpEva Kampe6Pam KilbornJanet KneeMary BreenShot put5Larraine Hillier6Jean RobertsRosslyn Williams7Mary BreenDiscus throw5Mary McDonaldRosslyn WilliamsAnna PazeraJavelin throwPam Telfer6Maureen Wright4
Officials Commandant & General Manager: Edgar Tanner Assistant General Manager: Arthur Tunstall Team Secretary: Owen Davies Attache: Kent Hughes Section Officials: Athletics Manager - Alfred Robinson, Athletics Manageress - Maisie McQuiston, Track Coach - Stewart Embling, Field Coach - Desmond Frawley; Lawn Bowls Manager - Charles Smart; Boxing Manager - George Dickinson, Boxing Trainer/Coach - Ronald Barkli; Cycling Manager - Ronald O'Donnell, Track Coach - William Guyatt, Road Coach - Joseph Buckley; Fencing Manager - Laurence Smith, Fencing Coach - Charles Stanmore; Rowing Manager - Noel Wilkinson; Rowing Coach Singles and Double Sculls - Kevyn Webb, Rowing Coach Coxed Fours - Albert Bell, Rowing Coach Coxed Pairs and Fours - Wilhelmus Sirks, Rowing Coach Eights - Alan Jacobsen; Swimming Manager - Stuart Alldridt, Swimming Manageress - Dorothy Nordahl, Men's Swimming Coach - Don Talbot, Women's Swimming Coach - Arthur Cusack; Diving Coach - Jack Barnett; Weightlifting Manager - Bryan Marsden, Diving Coach/Trainer - Clive Morrison; Wrestling Manager - Richard Rodda, Coach /Trainer - Reginald Dowton
See also Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics
References
External links Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database