Papua and New Guinea at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Papua and New Guinea  at the Commonwealth Games
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At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia
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Medals Rank: =17th	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 1	Total 1
Commonwealth Games history (summary)
British Empire Games
1962* 1966*
British Commonwealth Games
1970* 1974
Commonwealth Games
1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 *As Papua and New Guinea

The Territory of Papua and New Guinea competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.

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
Bronze	Kenneth Hopkins	Boxing	Men's light middleweight

Athletics

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

Men

Track events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Allan Crawley	100 yd	10.0	5	Did not advance
Leana Gari		10.3	5	Did not advance
Misiloarim Labert		10.3	4 Q	10.5	6	Did not advance
Bruce Richter		10.1	4 Q	10.5	6	Did not advance
Bruce Richter	220 yd	22.2	3 Q	22.6	6	Did not advance
John Kaputin	440 yd	51.4	5	N/A		Did not advance
Damian Midi		52.9	5	N/A		Did not advance
Allan Crawley Leana Gari Misiloarim Labert Bruce Richter	4×110 yd relay	43.6	5	N/A				Did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Edward Laboran	High jump	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	11
Robin Barclay	Pole vault	12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)	13
Allan Crawley	Long jump		12
Allan Crawley	Triple jump	DNS
George Heriot	Javelin throw		11
Ivaharia Oe			8