New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

New Zealand at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 85 competitors and 11 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Perth, Western Australia, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was runner Murray Halberg. The New Zealand team finished third on the medal table, winning a total of 32 medals, ten of which were gold.

New Zealand at the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Perth, Western Australia
Competitors85 in 9 sports
Flag bearerOpening: Murray Halberg
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
12
Bronze
10
Total
32
Officials11
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

New Zealand was third in the medal table in 1962, with a total of 32 medals, including 10 gold.

Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldMurray HalbergAthleticsMen's 3 miles
 GoldPeter SnellAthleticsMen's 880 yards
 GoldPeter SnellAthleticsMen's 1 mile
 GoldValerie YoungAthleticsWomen's discus throw
 GoldValerie YoungAthleticsWomen's shot put
 GoldBob McDonald
Robbie Robson		Lawn bowlsMen's pairs
 GoldWallace CoeBoxingMen's welterweight
 GoldMelody ColemanFencingWomen's individual foil
 GoldKeith Heselwood
George Paterson
Douglas Pulman (cox)
Hugh Smedley
Winston Stephens		RowingMen's coxed four
 GoldJames HillRowingMen's single scull
 SilverMarise ChamberlainAthleticsWomen's 880 yards
 SilverJohn DaviesAthleticsMen's 1 mile
 SilverDave NorrisAthleticsMen's long jump
 SilverDoreen PorterAthleticsWomen's 100 yards
 SilverBill KiniBoxingMen's heavyweight
 SilverWarren JohnstonCyclingMen's 10 miles
 SilverAnthony WalshCyclingMen's road race
 SilverLeslie Arthur
Darien Boswell
Colin Cordes
Alistair Dryden
Alan Grey
Christian Larsen
Louis Lobel
Robert Page (cox)
Alan Webster		RowingMen's eight
 SilverGraham Lawrence
Murray Lawrence		RowingMen's coxless pair
 SilverMurray Watkinson
Peter Watkinson		RowingMen's double scull
 SilverVivien HaddonSwimmingWomen's 100 yards breaststroke
 SilverDon OliverWeightliftingMen's heavyweight
 BronzeNola Bond
Molly Cowan
Avis McIntosh
Doreen Porter		AthleticsWomen's 4 × 110 yards relay
 BronzeAvis McIntoshAthleticsWomen's 80 m hurdles
 BronzePaddy DonovanBoxingMen's lightweight
 BronzeTurori GeorgeBoxingMen's featherweight
 BronzeLaurie ByersCyclingMen's road race
 BronzeBob Binning
Michael Henderson
Brian Pickworth		FencingMen's sabre team
 BronzeVivien HaddonSwimmingWomen's 220 yards breaststroke
 BronzeAlan RobertsonSwimmingMen's 220 yards backstroke
 BronzeWarren NisbetWrestlingMen's flyweight
 BronzeFred ThomasWrestlingMen's middleweight
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Athletics 5 4 2 11
Rowing 2 3 0 5
Boxing 1 1 2 4
Fencing 1 0 1 2
Lawn bowls 1 0 0 1
Cycling 0 2 1 3
Swimming 0 1 2 3
Weightlifting 0 1 0 1
Wrestling 0 0 2 2
Total 10 12 10 32
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 7 9 7 23
Female 3 3 3 9
Total 10 12 10 32

Competitors

The following table lists the number of New Zealand competitors participating at the Games according to gender and sport.

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 17825
Boxing 5N/A5
Cycling 7N/A7
Fencing 426
Lawn bowls 7N/A7
Rowing 21N/A21
Swimming 358
Weightlifting 2N/A2
Wrestling 4N/A4
Total701585

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

Track and road

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[lower-roman 1] Result Rank[lower-roman 2] Result Rank
Logan Aikman Men's 120 yd hurdles 15.64 N/A Did not advance
Men's 440 yd hurdles 56.25 N/A Did not advance
Bill Baillie Men's 1 mile DNS N/A Did not advance
Men's 3 miles N/A DNS
Men's 6 miles N/A DNF
Nola Bond Women's 100 yd 11.23 Q 11.26 Did not advance
Women's 220 yd 25.53 Q 25.45 Did not advance
Marise Chamberlain Women's 880 yd N/A 2:05.7
Molly Cowan Women's 100 yd 11.64 Did not advance
Women's 220 yd 25.03 Q 25.05 Did not advance
Paul Dallow Men's 120 yd hurdles 15.13 N/A Did not advance
Men's 440 yd hurdles DNF N/A Did not advance
John Davies Men's 880 yd 1:51.11 Q 1:51.54 Did not advance
Men's 1 mile 4:06.72 Q N/A 4:05.1
Murray Halberg Men's 3 miles N/A 13:34.2
Jeff Julian Men's 6 miles N/A 29:50.010
Men's marathon N/A 2:30:137
Barry Magee Men's 6 miles N/A 28:41.04
Men's marathon N/A DNS
Avis McIntosh Women's 80 m hurdles 10.81 Q N/A 11.4
Edward O'Keefe Men's 3000 m steeplechase N/A 9:05.86
Gary Philpott Men's 880 yd 1:52.63 Did not advance
Doreen Porter Women's 100 yd 10.91 Q 11.02 Q 11.3
Women's 220 yd 24.71 Q 24.63 Q 24.86
Barry Robinson Men's 440 yd 48.62 Q 49.46 Did not advance
Peter Snell Men's 880 yd 1:50.71 Q 1:50.51 Q 1:47.6 GR
Men's 1 mile 4:02.42 Q N/A 4:04.6
Nola Bond
Molly Cowan
Avis McIntosh
Doreen Porter		 Women's 4 × 110 yd relay N/A 46.9
Dave Norris
Gary Philpott
Barry Robinson
Peter Snell		 Men's 4 × 440 yd relay 3:17.34 N/A Did not advance
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Pamela Burnett Women's high jump 5 ft 3 in
(1.60 m)		10
Lorraine Curtis Women's high jump 5 ft 5 in
(1.65 m)		8
Kevin Gibbons Men's pole vault 13 ft 0 in
(3.96 m)		11
Dave Leech Men's hammer throw 166 ft 5 1⁄2 in
(50.74 m)		7
Darcy McGonagle Men's pole vault 13 ft 0 in
(3.96 m)		7
Les Mills Men's discus throw 162 ft 0 in
(49.38 m)		5
Men's shot put 51 ft 10 1⁄2 in
(15.81 m)		6
Dave Norris Men's long jump 25 ft 4 3⁄4 in
(7.74 m)
Men's triple jump 50 ft 6 1⁄2 in
(15.41 m)		6
Robin Tait Men's discus throw 165 ft 8 1⁄2 in
(50.51 m)		4
Men's shot put 46 ft 8 in
(14.22 m)		12
Valerie Young Women's discus throw 164 ft 8 1⁄2 in
(50.20 m) GR
Women's shot put 49 ft 11 1⁄2 in
(15.23 m)

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Turori George Featherweight N/A  Pretorius (FRN)
W		  Juma (KEN)
L		 Did not advance
Paddy Donovan Lightweight Bye  Hopkins (PNG)
W		  Blay (GHA)
L		 Did not advance
Wallace Coe Welterweight N/A  Sharif (PAK)
W		  Rice (NIR)
W		  Pritchett (ENG)
W
John Logan Light heavyweight  Holmes (JAM)
L		 Did not advance
Bill Kini Heavyweight N/A Bye  Robinson (AUS)
W		  Oywello (UGA)
L

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

Road
Men's road race
Athlete Time Rank
Laurie Byers 5:20:27.2
Dick Johnstone Not recorded9
Richie Thomson unplaced
Anthony Walsh 5:20:27.0

Track
Men's 1000 m sprint
Athlete Round 1 Repechage Round 2 Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Warren Johnston  Rosli (MAL)
W 12.3		 Bye  Hunter (FRN)
W 12.3		 Bye  Whitfield (ENG)
W 12.2, W 11.8		  Harrison (AUS)
L, W 11.9, L		  Browne (AUS)
L, W 13.0, L		 4
Men's 1 km time trial
Athlete Time Rank
Graham Wright 1:13.6 =4
Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
Athlete Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result
Arthur Candy 5:27.9 5 Q  McCoy (ENG)
L 5:24.6		 Did not advance
Men's 10 miles scratch race
Athlete Time Rank
Arthur Candy unplaced
Warren Johnston
Graham Wright unplaced

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

Individual
Épée
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Bob Binning  
Schwende
 (CAN)
L 2–5		  
King
 (SCO)
L 3–5		  
Howard
 (ENG)
W 5–3		  
Diamond
 (AUS)
L 2–5		 1 Did not advance
Keith Mann  
Foxcroft
 (CAN)
W 5–2		  
Da Costa
 (HKG)
W 3–2		 Play stopped as result
could not be affected		 2  
Schwende
 (CAN)
W 5–4		  
Humphreys
 (AUS)
L 3–5		  
Diamond
 (AUS)
L 3–5		  
Lund
 (AUS)
L 2–5		  
Reynolds
 (WAL)
L 2–5		  
King
 (SCO)
W 5–4		  
Jacobs
 (ENG)
L 4–5		  
Pelling
 (ENG)
W 4–5		 3 7
Foil
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Michael Henderson  
Paul
 (ENG)
L 3–5		  
McCowage
 (AUS)
L 4–5		  
Da Costa
 (HKG)
W 5–2		  
Reynolds
 (WAL)
L 4–5		  
Leckie
 (SCO)
L 1–5		 N/A 1 Did not advance
Keith Mann  
Jay
 (ENG)
L 1–2		  
Lund
 (AUS)
L 1–5		  
King
 (SCO)
W 5–1		  
Evans
 (WAL)
W 5–3		  
Simo
 (CAN)
L 1–5		 N/A 2 Did not advance
Brian Pickworth  
Cooperman
 (ENG)
W 5–1		  
Andru
 (CAN)
L 1–5		  
Maunder
 (WAL)
W 5–3		  
Marcal
 (HKG)
W 5–2		  
McKenzie
 (AUS)
W 5–4		  
Crellin
 (IOM)
W 5–0		 5  
Leckie
 (SCO)
L 3–5		  
Lund
 (AUS)
W 5–3		  
McCowage
 (AUS)
W 5–3		  
Paul
 (ENG)
L 3–5		  
Andru
 (CAN)
W 5–1		  
Simo
 (CAN)
W 5–4		  
Jay
 (ENG)
L 1–5		  
Cooperman
 (ENG)
L 3–5		 4 5

Sabre
Athlete Elimination pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Bob Binning  
Andru
 (CAN)
W 5–1		  
Amberg
 (ENG)
L 4–5		  
Traynor
 (AUS)
L 3–5		  
Marcal
 (HKG)
W 5–3		  
Evans
 (WAL)
W 5–2		 3  
Pickworth
 (NZL)
L 4–5		  
McCombe
 (WAL)
W 5–3		  
Tornallyay
 (AUS)
W 5–3		  
Birks
 (ENG)
W 5–2		  
Amberg
 (ENG)
L 2–5		  
Cooperman
 (ENG)
L 2–5		  
Simo
 (CAN)
W 5–2		  
Andru
 (CAN)
L 3–5		 4 =4
Michael Henderson  
Simo
 (CAN)
L 4–5		  
Tornallyay
 (AUS)
L 1–5		  
Cooperman
 (ENG)
L 3–5		  
King
 (SCO)
W 5–0		  
Maunder
 (WAL)
L 0–5		 1 Did not advance
Brian Pickworth  
Leckie
 (SCO)
W 5–4		  
Birks
 (ENG)
W 5–4		  
Sommerville
 (AUS)
L 4–5		  
McCombe
 (WAL)
L 4–5		  
Foxcroft
 (CAN)
W 5–3		 3[lower-roman 1]  
Binning
 (NZL)
W 5–4		  
Tornallyay
 (AUS)
W 5–2		  
McCombe
 (WAL)
W 5–1		  
Andru
 (CAN)
L 4–5		  
Birks
 (ENG)
W 5–4		  
Amberg
 (ENG)
L 4–5		  
Cooperman
 (ENG)
L 1–5		  
Simo
 (CAN)
L 3–5		 4 =4
  1. Pickworth, McCombe and Sommerville all had 3 wins in the pool. After a barrage round, they were still equal on wins, but Pickworth and McCombes achieved more hits during the barrage round and progressed to the final pool with Birks.

Team
Athletes Event Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Losses
Bob Binning
Keith Mann
Brian Pickworth		 Team épée  Canada
L 2–7		  Wales
L 4–5		  England
L 0–9		  Australia
L 4–4
(35–36 hits)		 045
Michael Henderson
Keith Mann
Brian Pickworth		 Team foil  England
L 3–6		  Wales
L 3–6		  Canada
L 2–6		  Australia
L 3–6		 045
Bob Binning
Michael Henderson
Brian Pickworth		 Team sabre  Australia
W 6–3		  England
L 2–7		  Canada
L 4–5		  Wales
W 7–2		 22

Women
Individual foil
Athlete Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Dot Coleman  Tomich (NZL)
W 4–1		  Ellis (WAL)
W 4–3		  Offredy (ENG)
W 4–1		  Winter (AUS)
W 4–2		  Hopner (NZL)
L 1–4		  Sheen (ENG)
W 4–2		  Reynolds (WAL)
W 4–1		 6
Rosemary Tomich  Coleman (NZL)
L 1–4		  Hopner (NZL)
W 4–1		  Ellis (WAL)
W 4–2		  Sheen (ENG)
L 2–4		  Offredy (ENG)
W 4–0		  Reynolds (WAL)
W 4–2		  Winter (AUS)
L 0–4		 4 4

Lawn bowls
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Round robin Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 W D L
Jeff Barron Men's singles  Page
 (PNG)
W 22–8		  Black
 (SCO)
L 20–21		  Fitzpatrick
 (AUS)
L 16–21		  Watson
 (NIR)
L 19–22		  Shields
 (CAN)
W 22–8		  Henry
 (FIJ)
W 22–12		  Askew
 (JER)
W 21–5		  Evans
 (WAL)
W 21–16		 Bye  Kermani
 (HKG)
L 17–21		  Bradley
 (FRN)
L 14–21		  Noon
 (KEN)
W 21–10		  Bryant
 (ENG)
L 16–21		 606=6
Bob McDonald
Robbie Robson		 Men's pairs  Hong Kong
W 23–18		  Rhodesia and Nyasaland
W 31–12		  Australia
W 19–18		  England
W 23–19		 Bye  Scotland
L 23–25		  Papua New Guinea
W 31–7		  Kenya
W 27–7		  Canada
W 27–20		  Wales
W 36–7		  Fiji
W 25–10		 N/A 901
Jack Rabone
Malcolm Boon
Richard Pilkington
Bill O'Neill		 Men's fours  Rhodesia and Nyasaland
L 15–21		  England
L 15–24		  Scotland
L 5–24		  Hong Kong
W 31–20		  Canada
W 27–7		  Papua New Guinea
W 40–11		  Australia
L 18–20		  Wales
W 27–9		  Kenya
W 24–12		 Bye  Fiji
W 25–9		 N/A 6046

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

Athlete Event Heat Repechage Final
Time Rank[lower-roman 1] Time Rank[lower-roman 2] Time Rank
James Hill Men's single scull N/A 7:37.7
Peter Watkinson
Murray Watkinson		 Men's double scull 10:20.71 Bye 6:54.3
Murray Lawrence
Graham Lawrence		 Men's coxless pair 2 7:43.21 Q 7:08.5
Colin Cordes
Geoffrey Benge
Louis Lobel
Rodney Hutchinson		 Men's coxless four 2 7:05.03 Did not advance
Winston Stephens
Keith Heselwood
Hugh Smedley
George Paterson
Douglas Pulman (cox)		 Men's coxed four N/A 6:48.2
Alistair Dryden
Alan Grey
Christian Larsen
Colin Cordes
Darien Boswell
Alan Webster
Louis Lobel
Leslie Arthur
Robert Page (cox)		 Men's eight 7:07.51 Bye 5:53.6
  1. Ranks given are within the heat
  2. Ranks given are within the repechage

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Dave Gerrard Men's 110 yd butterfly N/A 1:03.56
Men's 220 yd butterfly N/A 2:21.75
Vivien Haddon Women's 110 yd breaststroke 1:22.53 Q 1:21.3
Women's 220 yd breaststroke 2:55.23 Q 2:56.3
Margaret Macrae Women's 110 yd backstroke 1:15.08 Q 1:14.97
Women's 220 yd backstroke 2:41.65 Q 2:41.37
Lesley Moore Women's 110 yd freestyle 1:08.513 Did not advance
Women's 440 yd freestyle 5:06.14 Q 5:09.36
Shirley Nicholson Women's 110 yd freestyle 1:07.711 Did not advance
Women's 440 yd freestyle 5:13.08 Q 5:17.68
Alan Robertson Men's 110 yd backstroke 1:07.34 Q 1:07.35
Men's 220 yd backstroke 2:23.93 Q 2:23.0
Helen Rogers Women's 110 yd butterfly 1:14.0=6 Q DNS
Women's 440 yd individual medley N/A 5:58.34
Allan Seagar Men's 110 yd backstroke 1:09.79 Did not advance
Men's 110 yd breaststroke 1:18.89 Did not advance
Men's 440 yd individual medley 5:19.83 Q 5:19.75
Helen Rogers
Lesley Moore
Margaret Macrae
Shirley Nicholson		 Women's 4 × 110 yd freestyle relay N/A 4:34.65
Margaret Macrae
Helen Rogers
Vivien Haddon
Lesley Moore		 Women's 4 × 110 yd medley relay N/A 4:57.24

Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank
William Scott Middle heavyweight 250 lb
(113.4 kg)		 240 lb
(108.9 kg)		 310 lb
(140.6 kg)		 800 lb
(362.9 kg)		 6
Don Oliver Heavyweight 325 lb
(147.4 kg)		 290 lb
(131.5 kg)		 410 lb
(186.0 kg)		 1,025 lb
(464.9 kg)

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

Despite losing both of his bouts, Warren Nisbet was awarded the bronze medal in the flyweight division after Trevor Dwyer of Australia was disqualified for being over weight.[1]

Athlete Event Elimination rounds Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Warren Nisbet Flyweight  Dwyer (AUS)
L		  Michienzi (CAN)
L		 Eliminated
Ifor Roberts Featherweight  Ala-ud-Din (PAK)
L		  Aspen (ENG)
L		 Eliminated
Barrie Courtney Welterweight  Bashir (PAK)
L		  Oberlander (CAN)
L WO		 Eliminated
Fred Thomas Middleweight  Benarik (AUS)
L		  McNeill (SCO)
W		  Pidduck (FRN)
W		  Faiz (PAK)
L

See also

References
  1. "Wrestling freestyle 52kg – men Perth 1962". Comonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
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