Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF code	AUS
CGA	Australian Commonwealth Games Association
Website	commonwealthgames.org.au
in Perth, Australia
Flag bearer	Opening: Closing:
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold Silver Bronze Total 38 36 31 105
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
British Empire Games 1930 1934 1938 1950 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1954 1958 1962 1966 British Commonwealth Games 1970 1974 Commonwealth Games 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

Australia hosted the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia and their team was abbreviated AUS. This was their seventh of 7 Commonwealth Games having participated in all Games meets up to these Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Vincent, TrevorTrevor Vincent	Athletics	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	24 November
Gold	Hobson, PercyPercy Hobson	Athletics	Men's high jump	24 November
Gold	Mitchell, AlfAlf Mitchell	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	24 November
Gold	Woodhouse, RobynRobyn Woodhouse	Athletics	Women's high jump	26 November
Gold	Roche, KenKen Roche	Athletics	Men's 440 yards hurdles	26 November
Gold	Selvey, WarwickWarwick Selvey	Athletics	Men's discus throw	26 November
Gold	Tomlinson, IanIan Tomlinson	Athletics	Men's triple jump	29 November
Gold	Bickle, TrevorTrevor Bickle	Athletics	Men's pole vault	1 December
Gold	Willis, DixieDixie Willis	Athletics	Women's 880 yards	1 December
Gold	Kilborn, PamPam Kilborn	Athletics	Women's 80 metres hurdles	1 December
Gold	Beasley, GlenysGlenys Beasley Joyce Bennett Brenda Cox Betty Cuthbert	Athletics	Women's 4 × 110 yards relay	1 December
Gold	Kilborn, PamPam Kilborn	Athletics	Women's long jump	1 December
Silver	Power, DaveDave Power	Athletics	Men's 6 miles	24 November
Silver	Porter, ChillaChilla Porter	Athletics	Men's high jump	24 November
Silver	Roberts, JeanJean Roberts	Athletics	Women's shot put	24 November
Silver	Clarke, RonRon Clarke	Athletics	Men's 3 miles	26 November
Silver	Frith, HelenHelen Frith	Athletics	Women's high jump	26 November
Silver	Prince, DaveDave Prince	Athletics	Men's 120 yards hurdles	29 November
Silver	Power, DaveDave Power	Athletics	Men's marathon	29 November
Silver	Baguley, JohnJohn Baguley	Athletics	Men's triple jump	29 November
Silver	Bennett, JoyceJoyce Bennett	Athletics	Women's 220 yards	29 November
Silver	Leffler, DickDick Leffler	Athletics	Men's hammer throw	1 December
Silver	Frith, HelenHelen Frith	Athletics	Women's long jump	1 December
Silver	Williams, RosslynRosslyn Williams	Athletics	Women's discus throw	1 December
Bronze	Cleary, MichaelMichael Cleary	Athletics	Men's 100 yards	24 November
Bronze	Blackney, RonRon Blackney	Athletics	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	24 November
Bronze	Birks, NickNick Birks	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	24 November
Bronze	Blue, TonyTony Blue	Athletics	Men's 880 yards	26 November
Bronze	Cox, BrendaBrenda Cox	Athletics	Women's 100 yards	26 November
Bronze	Mason, MicheleMichele Mason	Athletics	Women's high jump	26 November
Bronze	Bonella, RodRod Bonella	Athletics	Men's marathon	29 November
Bronze	Burvill, MargaretMargaret Burvill	Athletics	Women's 220 yards	29 November
Bronze	Pazera, AnnaAnna Pazera	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	29 November
Bronze	Filshie, RossRoss Filshie	Athletics	Men's pole vault	1 December
Bronze	Brown, RobertRobert Brown	Athletics	Men's hammer throw	1 December
Bronze	Knee, JanetJanet Knee	Athletics	Women's long jump	1 December
Bronze	McDonald, MaryMary McDonald	Athletics	Women's discus throw	1 December

Athletics

Australian athletics selectors announced on 21 October 1962 a team of 78 athletes consisting of 54 men and 24 women.^[1]

Men

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Michael Cleary	100 yd	9.4	1 Q	9.6	1 Q	9.7	2 Q	9.6
Gary Holdsworth		9.5	2 Q	9.7	1 Q	9.7	3 Q	9.7	4
Bob Lay		9.6	3 Q	9.8	3	Did not advance
Byron Williams		9.8	2 Q	10.2	5	Did not advance
Michael Cleary	220 yd	21.8	3 Q	22.0	2 Q	21.4	1 Q	22.0	5
Bob Lay		21.7	1 Q	21.9	2 Q	21.6	4	Did not advance
Peter Norman		21.6	3 Q	22.0	3 Q	21.8	6	Did not advance
Dennis Tipping		22.0	4 Q	22.3	4	Did not advance
John Randall	440 yd	48.7	4	N/A		Did not advance
Ken Roche		48.4	1 Q	N/A		47.9	3 Q	47.7	4
Peter Quiggan		49.4	3	N/A		Did not advance
Brian Waters		47.9	2 Q	N/A		47.8	4	Did not advance
Tony Blue	880 yd	1:52.0	2 Q	N/A		1:50.7	2 Q	1:49.0
Keith Wheeler		1:52.8	2 Q	N/A		1:51.3	4	Did not advance
Tony Blue	1 mile	4:09.3	1 Q	N/A				4:09.4	4
Pat Clohessy		4:11.0	4	N/A				Did not advance
Gordon Noble		4:11.3	4	N/A				Did not advance
Albie Thomas		4:02.2	1 Q	N/A				4:11.2	5
Ron Clarke	3 miles	N/A						13:36.0
Pat Clohessy		N/A						13:42.0	7
Tony Cook		N/A						14:17.0	12
Albie Thomas		N/A						13:40.6	5
Ron Clarke	6 miles	N/A						DNF
Tony Cook		N/A						DNF
Dave Power		N/A						28:34.0
Bob Vagg		N/A						30:10.0	12
Mick Daws	120 yd hurdles	14.5	1 Q	N/A				14.9	5
Michael Devlin		14.5	2 Q	N/A				14.9	4
Gary Knoke		14.6	3	N/A				Did not advance
Dave Prince		14.2	2 Q	N/A				14.4
Michael Devlin	440 yd hurdles	52.5	2 Q	N/A				52.6	5
Gary Knoke		52.1	2 Q	N/A				52.5	4
Dave Prince		53.7	4	N/A				Did not advance
Ken Roche		52.3	1 Q	N/A				51.5
Ron Blackney	3000 m steeplechase	N/A						9:00.6
Ian Blackwood		N/A						9:04:0	4
John Coyle		N/A						9:15.0	7
Trevor Vincent		N/A						8:43.4	GR
Michael Cleary Gary Holdsworth Bob Lay Dennis Tipping	4×110 yd relay	41.2	1 Q	N/A				44.7	5
Peter Quiggan John Randall Ken Roche Brian Waters	4×440 yd relay	3:15.4	2 Q	N/A				3:12.9	4
Rod Bonella	Marathon	N/A						2:21:17.0
Keith Ollerenshaw		N/A						2:24:59	4
Dave Power		N/A						2:22:15.4
Ian Sinfield		N/A						DNF

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Percy Hobson	High jump	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	GR
Lawrie Peckham		6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	6
Chilla Porter		6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Tony Sneazwell		6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	7
Trevor Bickle	Pole vault	14 ft 9 in (4.50 m)	GR, CR
Ross Filshie		14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
John Pfitzner		14 ft 0 in (4.27 m)	5
John Baguley	Long jump	25 ft 1 in (7.65 m)	5
John Blackmore		23 ft 1 ^1⁄4 in (7.04 m)	=14
Jim McCann		23 ft 1 ^1⁄4 in (7.04 m)	=14
Ian Tomlinson		24 ft 6 ^1⁄4 in (7.47 m)	6
John Baguley	Triple jump	52 ft 9 ^1⁄4 in (16.08 m)
Graham Boase		51 ft 8 ^3⁄4 in (15.77 m)	4
Kevin Rule		48 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (14.90 m)	8
Ian Tomlinson		53 ft 2 in (16.21 m)	GR
John Cochrane	Shot put	49 ft 3 ^1⁄4 in (15.02 m)	9
Merv Kemp		52 ft 6 ^3⁄4 in (16.02 m)	5
Warren Ryan		51 ft 8 in (15.75 m)	7
Warwick Selvey		54 ft 6 ^1⁄2 in (16.62 m)	4
Len Chinnery	Discus throw	157 ft 3 in (47.93 m)	8
Warwick Selvey		185 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (56.48 m)	GR, NR
Len Vlahov		158 ft 5 in (48.29 m)	6
Alan Waugh		152 ft 3 in (46.41 m)	9
Robert Brown	Hammer throw	189 ft 1 ^1⁄2 in (57.65 m)
Mike Edwards		178 ft 6 in (54.41 m)	=5
Dick Leffler		196 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (59.83 m)
Charlie Morris		186 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (56.78 m)	4
Nick Birks	Javelin throw	246 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (75.07 m)
Joseph Hart		189 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (57.82 m)	10
Alf Mitchell		256 ft 3 in (78.11 m)	GR
Reg Spiers		228 ft 8 in (69.70 m)	5

Women

Track events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Glenys Beasley	100 yd	11.0	1 Q	11.0	4	Did not advance
Joyce Bennett		11.1	2 Q	11.1	4	Did not advance
Brenda Cox		11.1	2 Q	10.9	1 Q	11.4
Betty Cuthbert		11.1	2 Q	11.0	5	Did not advance
Joyce Bennett	220 yd	24.4	1 Q	24.0	1 Q	24.2
Margaret Burvill		24.4	1 Q	24.0	2 Q	24.1
Brenda Cox		24.7	1 Q	24.1	3 Q	24.5	4
Betty Cuthbert		24.9	2 Q	24.3	2 Q	24.6	5
Joan Beretta	880 yd	N/A				2:12.2	5
Dixie Willis		N/A				2:03.7	GR
Margot Evans	80 m hurdles	11.2	3 Q	N/A		11.9	5
Pam Kilborn		10.8	1 Q	N/A		10.9
Glenys Beasley Joyce Bennett Brenda Cox Betty Cuthbert	4×110 yd relay	N/A				46.6

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Helen Frith	High jump	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Michele Mason		5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Robyn Woodhouse		5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GR, CR
Carolyn Wright		5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)	6
Helen Frith	Long jump	20 ft 5 ^3⁄4 in (6.24 m)
Eva Kampe		19 ft 3 ^3⁄4 in (5.89 m)	6
Pam Kilborn		20 ft 6 ^3⁄4 in (6.27 m)
Janet Knee		20 ft 1 ^1⁄4 in (6.13 m)
Mary Breen	Shot put	43 ft 3 ^3⁄4 in (13.20 m)	5
Larraine Hillier		42 ft 3 ^1⁄2 in (12.89 m)	6
Jean Roberts		47 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in (14.52 m)
Rosslyn Williams		42 ft 1 ^3⁄4 in (12.85 m)	7
Mary Breen	Discus throw	140 ft 4 in (42.77 m)	5
Mary McDonald		151 ft 8 in (46.23 m)
Rosslyn Williams		153 ft 1 in (46.66 m)
Anna Pazera	Javelin throw	159 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in (48.68 m)
Pam Telfer		134 ft 10 ^1⁄2 in (41.11 m)	6
Maureen Wright		155 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in (47.36 m)	4

See also

• Australia at the 1960 Summer Olympics
• Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics

References

1. Clarkson, Alan (22 October 1962). "78 athletes named for Perth Games". The Sydney Morning Herald. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 13.