Australia at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia
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Medals Rank: 1	Gold 38	Silver 36	Bronze 31	Total 105
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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

Further information: 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games medal table and List of 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Trevor Vincent	Athletics	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	24 November
Gold	Percy Hobson	Athletics	Men's high jump	24 November
Gold	Alf Mitchell	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	24 November
Gold	Robyn Woodhouse	Athletics	Women's high jump	26 November
Gold	Ken Roche	Athletics	Men's 440 yards hurdles	26 November
Gold	Warwick Selvey	Athletics	Men's discus throw	26 November
Gold	Ian Tomlinson	Athletics	Men's triple jump	29 November
Gold	Trevor Bickle	Athletics	Men's pole vault	1 December
Gold	Dixie Willis	Athletics	Women's 880 yards	1 December
Gold	Pam Kilborn	Athletics	Women's 80 metres hurdles	1 December
Gold	Glenys Beasley Joyce Bennett Brenda Cox Betty Cuthbert	Athletics	Women's 4 × 110 yards relay	1 December
Gold	Pam Kilborn	Athletics	Women's long jump	1 December
Silver	Dave Power	Athletics	Men's 6 miles	24 November
Silver	Chilla Porter	Athletics	Men's high jump	24 November
Silver	Jean Roberts	Athletics	Women's shot put	24 November
Silver	Ron Clarke	Athletics	Men's 3 miles	26 November
Silver	Helen Frith	Athletics	Women's high jump	26 November
Silver	David Prince	Athletics	Men's 120 yards hurdles	29 November
Silver	Dave Power	Athletics	Men's marathon	29 November
Silver	John Baguley	Athletics	Men's triple jump	29 November
Silver	Joyce Bennett	Athletics	Women's 220 yards	29 November
Silver	Dick Leffler	Athletics	Men's hammer throw	1 December
Silver	Helen Frith	Athletics	Women's long jump	1 December
Silver	Rosslyn Williams	Athletics	Women's discus throw	1 December
Bronze	Michael Cleary	Athletics	Men's 100 yards	24 November
Bronze	Ronald Blackney	Athletics	Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	24 November
Bronze	Nick Birks	Athletics	Men's javelin throw	24 November
Bronze	Tony Blue	Athletics	Men's 880 yards	26 November
Bronze	Brenda Cox	Athletics	Women's 100 yards	26 November
Bronze	Michele Mason	Athletics	Women's high jump	26 November
Bronze	Rod Bonella	Athletics	Men's marathon	29 November
Bronze	Margaret Burvill	Athletics	Women's 220 yards	29 November
Bronze	Anna Pazera	Athletics	Women's javelin throw	29 November
Bronze	Ross Filshie	Athletics	Men's pole vault	1 December
Bronze	Robert Brown	Athletics	Men's hammer throw	1 December
Bronze	Janet Knee	Athletics	Women's long jump	1 December
Bronze	Mary McDonald	Athletics	Women's discus throw	1 December

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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

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
David 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
David Prince		53.7	4	N/A				Did not advance
Ken Roche		52.3	1 Q	N/A				51.5
Ronald 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		5
John Blackmore			=14
Jim McCann			=14
Ian Tomlinson			6
John Baguley	Triple jump
Graham Boase			4
Kevin Rule			8
Ian Tomlinson			GR
John Cochrane	Shot put		9
Merv Kemp			5
Warren Ryan			7
Warwick Selvey			4
Len Chinnery	Discus throw	157 ft 3 in (47.93 m)	8
Warwick Selvey			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
Mike Edwards		178 ft 6 in (54.41 m)	=5
Dick Leffler
Charlie Morris			4
Nick Birks	Javelin throw
Joseph Hart			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
Eva Kampe			6
Pam Kilborn
Janet Knee
Mary Breen	Shot put		5
Larraine Hillier			6
Jean Roberts
Rosslyn Williams			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
Pam Telfer			6
Maureen Wright			4

See also

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