1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Host city	Perth, Australia
Nations	35
Athletes	863
Events	104
Opening	22 November 1962
Closing	1 December 1962
Opened by	Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Athlete's Oath	Ivan Lund
Main venue	Perry Lakes Stadium

The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.^[1] Athletic events were held at Perry Lakes Stadium in the suburb of Floreat and swimming events at Beatty Park in North Perth. It was held after the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.

Venues

Most venues other than the specifically constructed Lake Monger Velodrome, Beatty Park, and Perry Lakes Stadium, were existing facilities.^[2]

• Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies – Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat
• Boxing – Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat
• Cycling (track) – Lake Monger Velodrome, Leederville^[3]
• Cycling (road) – Kings Park, Perth
• Fencing – Victoria Park Army Drill Hall, Victoria Park
• Lawn bowls – Dalkeith Nedlands Bowling Club, Dalkeith
• Rowing – Canning River, Applecross
• Swimming – Beatty Park, Leederville
• Weightlifting – South Perth City Hall, South Perth
• Wrestling – Royal King's Park Tennis Club, Perth
• Athletes' Village – Commonwealth Games Village, City Beach

Participating teams

Countries that participated

35 teams were represented at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

• Aden—first appearance
• Australia (host)
• Bahamas
• Barbados
• British Guiana
• British Honduras—first appearance
• Canada
• Ceylon
• Dominica
• England
• Fiji
• Ghana
• Gibraltar
• Hong Kong
• Isle of Man
• Jamaica
• Jersey
• Kenya
• Malaya
• Malta
• Mauritius
• New Zealand
• North Borneo
• Northern Ireland
• Pakistan
• Papua and New Guinea—first appearance
• Rhodesia and Nyasaland—first appearance
• Sarawak
• Scotland
• Singapore
• Saint Lucia—first appearance
• Tanganyika—first appearance
• Trinidad and Tobago
• Uganda
• Wales

Medals by country

Note: The medals used at these Games were the first to have a neck chain. All previous games had their medals in presentation boxes.

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals by nation, ranked and sortable, with totals

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Australia (AUS)*	38	36	31	105
2	England (ENG)	29	22	27	78
3	New Zealand (NZL)	10	12	10	32
4	Pakistan (PAK)	8	1	0	9
5	Canada (CAN)	4	12	15	31
6	Scotland (SCO)	4	7	3	14
7	Ghana (GHA)	3	5	1	9
8	Jamaica (JAM)	3	1	1	5
9	Kenya (KEN)	2	2	1	5
10	Singapore (SIN)	2	0	0	2
11	Uganda (UGA)	1	1	4	6
12	Rhodesia and Nyasaland (FRN)	0	2	5	7
13	Wales (WAL)	0	2	4	6
14	Bahamas (BAH)	0	1	0	1
15	Fiji (FIJ)	0	0	2	2
	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	0	0	2	2
17	Barbados (BAR)	0	0	1	1
	British Guiana (BGU)	0	0	1	1
	Jersey (JEY)	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia (Malaysia)	0	0	1	1
	Northern Ireland (NIR)	0	0	1	1
	Papua and New Guinea	0	0	1	1
Totals (22 entries)		104	104	112	320

Sports

•  Aquatics (details)
  •  Diving (details)
  •  Swimming (details)
•  Athletics (details)
•  Boxing (details)
•  Cycling (details)
•  Fencing (details)
•  Lawn bowls (details)
•  Rowing (details)
•  Weightlifting (details)
•  Wrestling (details)

See also

• 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games

References

1. "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
2. Shell Company of Australia (1962), Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962, Shell, retrieved 1 November 2014
3. "Steep Banking". Middlesex Independent. 5 October 1962. p. 6. Retrieved 29 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• "Perth 1964". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
• 1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games at the Museum of Perth website
• Remembering the 1962 Commonwealth Games ABC News article

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Succeeded by Kingston