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 bearersOpening: Murray Halberg
Closing:
Officials11
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
10
Silver
12
Bronze
10
Total
32
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances

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 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
 Gold Murray Halberg Athletics Men's 3 miles
 Gold Peter Snell Athletics Men's 880 yards
 Gold Peter Snell Athletics Men's 1 mile
 Gold Valerie Young Athletics Women's discus throw
 Gold Valerie Young Athletics Women's shot put
 Gold Bob McDonald
Robbie Robson		 Lawn bowls Men's pairs
 Gold Wallace Coe Boxing Men's welterweight
 Gold Melody Coleman Fencing Women's individual foil
 Gold Keith Heselwood
George Paterson
Doug Pulman (cox)
Hugh Smedley
Winston Stephens		 Rowing Men's coxed four
 Gold James Hill Rowing Men's single scull
 Silver Marise Chamberlain Athletics Women's 880 yards
 Silver John Davies Athletics Men's 1 mile
 Silver Dave Norris Athletics Men's long jump
 Silver Doreen Porter Athletics Women's 100 yards
 Silver Bill Kini Boxing Men's heavyweight
 Silver Warren Johnston Cycling Men's 10 miles
 Silver Anthony Walsh Cycling Men's road race
 Silver Leslie Arthur
Darien Boswell
Colin Cordes
Alistair Dryden
Alan Grey
Christian Larsen
Louis Lobel
Robert Page (cox)
Alan Webster		 Rowing Men's eight
 Silver Graham Lawrence
Murray Lawrence		 Rowing Men's coxless pair
 Silver Murray Watkinson
Peter Watkinson		 Rowing Men's double scull
 Silver Vivien Haddon Swimming Women's 100 yards breaststroke
 Silver Don Oliver Weightlifting Men's heavyweight
 Bronze Nola Bond
Molly Cowan
Avis McIntosh
Doreen Porter		 Athletics Women's 4 × 110 yards relay
 Bronze Avis McIntosh Athletics Women's 80 m hurdles
 Bronze Paddy Donovan Boxing Men's lightweight
 Bronze Turori George Boxing Men's featherweight
 Bronze Laurie Byers Cycling Men's road race
 Bronze Bob Binning
Michael Henderson
Brian Pickworth		 Fencing Men's sabre team
 Bronze Vivien Haddon Swimming Women's 220 yards breaststroke
 Bronze Alan Robertson Swimming Men's 220 yards backstroke
 Bronze Warren Nisbet Wrestling Men's flyweight
 Bronze Fred Thomas Wrestling Men'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 17 8 25
Boxing 5 — 5
Cycling 7 — 7
Fencing 4 2 6
Lawn bowls 7 — 7
Rowing 21 — 21
Swimming 3 5 8
Weightlifting 2 — 2
Wrestling 4 — 4
Total 70 15 85

Athletics

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

Track and road

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Logan Aikman Men's 120 yd hurdles 15.6 4 — Did not advance
Men's 440 yd hurdles 56.2 5 — Did not advance
Bill Baillie Men's 1 mile DNS — Did not advance
Men's 3 miles — DNS
Men's 6 miles — DNF
Nola Bond Women's 100 yd 11.2 3 Q 11.2 6 Did not advance
Women's 220 yd 25.5 3 Q 25.4 5 Did not advance
Marise Chamberlain Women's 880 yd — 2:05.7 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Molly Cowan Women's 100 yd 11.6 4 Did not advance
Women's 220 yd 25.0 3 Q 25.0 5 Did not advance
Paul Dallow Men's 120 yd hurdles 15.1 3 — Did not advance
Men's 440 yd hurdles DNF — Did not advance
John Davies Men's 880 yd 1:51.1 1 Q 1:51.5 4 Did not advance
Men's 1 mile 4:06.7 2 Q — 4:05.1 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Murray Halberg Men's 3 miles — 13:34.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Jeff Julian Men's 6 miles — 29:50.0 10
Men's marathon — 2:30:13 7
Barry Magee Men's 6 miles — 28:41.0 4
Men's marathon — DNS
Avis McIntosh Women's 80 m hurdles 10.8 1 Q — 11.4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Edward O'Keefe Men's 3000 m steeplechase — 9:05.8 6
Gary Philpott Men's 880 yd 1:52.6 3 Did not advance
Doreen Porter Women's 100 yd 10.9 1 Q 11.0 2 Q 11.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women's 220 yd 24.7 1 Q 24.6 3 Q 24.8 6
Barry Robinson Men's 440 yd 48.6 2 Q 49.4 6 Did not advance
Peter Snell Men's 880 yd 1:50.7 1 Q 1:50.5 1 Q 1:47.6 GR 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Men's 1 mile 4:02.4 2 Q — 4:04.6 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nola Bond
Molly Cowan
Avis McIntosh
Doreen Porter 		Women's 4 × 110 yd relay — 46.9 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dave Norris
Gary Philpott
Barry Robinson
Peter Snell 		Men's 4 × 440 yd relay 3:17.3 4 — 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)		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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		 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women's shot put 49 ft 11+1⁄2 in
(15.23 m)		 1st place, gold medalist(s)

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 —  Pretorius (FRN)
W 		 Juma (KEN)
L 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Paddy Donovan Lightweight Bye  Hopkins (PNG)
W 		 Blay (GHA)
L 		Did not advance 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Wallace Coe Welterweight —  Sharif (PAK)
W 		 Rice (NIR)
W 		 Pritchett (ENG)
W 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
John Logan Light heavyweight  Holmes (JAM)
L 		did not advance
Bill Kini Heavyweight — Bye  Robinson (AUS)
W 		 Oywello (UGA)
L 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Dick Johnstone Not recorded 9
Richie Thomson unplaced
Anthony Walsh 5:20:27.0 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Graham Wright unplaced

Fencing

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

Men

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 		— 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 		— 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[i]  
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) 		0 4 5
Michael Henderson
Keith Mann
Brian Pickworth 		Team foil  England
L 3–6 		 Wales
L 3–6 		 Canada
L 2–6 		 Australia
L 3–6 		0 4 5
Bob Binning
Michael Henderson
Brian Pickworth 		Team sabre  Australia
W 6–3 		 England
L 2–7 		 Canada
L 4–5 		 Wales
W 7–2 		2 2 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 		6 0 6 =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 		— 9 0 1 1st place, gold medalist(s)
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 		— 6 0 4 6

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Athlete Event Heat Repechage Final
Time Rank[i] Time Rank[ii] Time Rank
James Hill Men's single scull — 7:37.7 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Peter Watkinson
Murray Watkinson 		Men's double scull 10:20.7 1 Bye 6:54.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Murray Lawrence
Graham Lawrence 		Men's coxless pair 2 7:43.2 1 Q 7:08.5 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Colin Cordes
Geoffrey Benge
Louis Lobel
Rodney Hutchinson 		Men's coxless four 2 7:05.0 3 did not advance
Winston Stephens
Keith Heselwood
Hugh Smedley
George Paterson
Doug Pulman (cox) 		Men's coxed four — 6:48.2 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alistair Dryden
Alan Grey
Christian Larsen
Colin Cordes
Darien Boswell
Alan Webster
Louis Lobel
Leslie Arthur
Robert Page (cox) 		Men's eight 7:07.5 1 Bye 5:53.6 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
  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 — 1:03.5 6
Men's 220 yd butterfly — 2:21.7 5
Vivien Haddon Women's 110 yd breaststroke 1:22.5 3 Q 1:21.3 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women's 220 yd breaststroke 2:55.2 3 Q 2:56.3 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Margaret Macrae Women's 110 yd backstroke 1:15.0 8 Q 1:14.9 7
Women's 220 yd backstroke 2:41.6 5 Q 2:41.3 7
Lesley Moore Women's 110 yd freestyle 1:08.5 13 did not advance
Women's 440 yd freestyle 5:06.1 4 Q 5:09.3 6
Shirley Nicholson Women's 110 yd freestyle 1:07.7 11 did not advance
Women's 440 yd freestyle 5:13.0 8 Q 5:17.6 8
Alan Robertson Men's 110 yd backstroke 1:07.3 4 Q 1:07.3 5
Men's 220 yd backstroke 2:23.9 3 Q 2:23.0 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Helen Rogers Women's 110 yd butterfly 1:14.0 =6 Q DNS
Women's 440 yd individual medley — 5:58.3 4
Allan Seagar Men's 110 yd backstroke 1:09.7 9 did not advance
Men's 110 yd breaststroke 1:18.8 9 did not advance
Men's 440 yd individual medley 5:19.8 3 Q 5:19.7 5
Helen Rogers
Lesley Moore
Margaret Macrae
Shirley Nicholson 		Women's 4 × 110 yd freestyle relay — 4:34.6 5
Margaret Macrae
Helen Rogers
Vivien Haddon
Lesley Moore 		Women's 4 × 110 yd medley relay — 4:57.2 4

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) 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)

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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Officials

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wrestling freestyle 52kg – men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Duke ducks drenching". The Press. Vol. 101, no. 29992. 29 November 1962. p. 10. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Secretary is Games chaperone". The Press. Vol. 112, no. 32907. 4 May 1972. p. 5. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Decades of service to country recalled". Hawkes Bay Today. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
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