1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Multi-sport event in Perth, Western Australia March 2024 December 2021 VII British Empire and Commonwealth Games Perth-1962-Logo.png Perth, Australia 35 863 104 22 November 1962 1 December 1962 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Ivan Lund Perry Lakes Stadium VI VIII The 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. https://www.museumofperth.com.au/1962-british-empire-and-commonwealth-games 1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games Museum of Perth 19 July 2023 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.Shell Company of Australia Commonwealth Games, Perth 1962 1962 Shell http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/30715393 1 November 2014 Athletics, opening and closing ceremonies – Perry Lakes Stadium, Floreat Boxing – Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium, Floreat Cycling (track) – Lake Monger Velodrome, Leedervillehttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0006075/19621005/159/0006 Steep Banking Middlesex Independent 5 October 1962 6 British Newspaper Archive subscription 29 October 2025 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 thumb|250px|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). 20em 23px Aden—first appearance 23px Australia (host) 23px Bahamas 23px Barbados 23px British Guiana 23px British Honduras—first appearance 23px Canada 23px Ceylon 23px Dominica 23px England 23px Fiji 23px Ghana 23px Gibraltar 23px Hong Kong 23px Isle of Man 23px Jamaica 23px Jersey 23px Kenya 23px Malaya 23px Malta 23px Mauritius 23px New Zealand 23px North Borneo 23px Northern Ireland 23px Pakistan 23px Papua and New Guinea—first appearance 23px Rhodesia and Nyasaland—first appearance 23px Sarawak 23px Scotland 23px Singapore 23px Saint Lucia—first appearance 23px Tanganyika—first appearance 23px Trinidad and Tobago 23px Uganda 23px 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. Medals by nation, ranked and sortable, with totals AUS flagCGF 1962 38 36 31 yes 29 22 27 10 12 10 8 1 0 4 12 15 CAN 1957 4 7 3 3 5 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 KEN colonial 2 0 0 1 1 4 0 2 5 0 2 4 0 1 0 BAH colonial 0 0 2 FIJ colonial 0 0 2 0 0 1 BAR 1885 0 0 1 0 0 1 JEY old 0 0 1 Malaysia 0 0 1 0 0 1 Territory of Papua and New Guinea Sports Aquatics Diving Swimming Athletics Boxing Cycling Fencing Lawn bowls Rowing Weightlifting Wrestling See also 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games References 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 Cardiff British Empire and Commonwealth GamesPerthVII British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston Sports 1960s Australia British Empire and Commonwealth Games British Empire and Commonwealth Games Category:Commonwealth Games in Australia Category:Sports competitions in Perth, Western Australia Category:1960s in Perth, Western Australia Category:November 1962 sports events in Australia Category:December 1962 sports events in Australia