Scotland at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Scotland competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.

Scotland at the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF codeSCO
CGACommonwealth Games Scotland
Websitewww.teamscotland.scot
in Perth, Western Australia
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 6th
Gold
4
Silver
7
Bronze
3
Total
14
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
  • 1930
  • 1934
  • 1938
  • 1950
  • 1954
  • 1958
  • 1962
  • 1966
  • 1970
  • 1974
  • 1978
  • 1982
  • 1986
  • 1990
  • 1994
  • 1998
  • 2002
  • 2006
  • 2010
  • 2014
  • 2018
  • 2022
  • 2026
  • 2030

Scotland sent a team of 35 athletes and 5 officials at the cost of £16,000.

Medalists

Gold

  • Phil Caira (weightlifting)
  • Sandy Leckie (fencing)
  • Bobby Mallon (boxing)
  • John McDermott (boxing)

Silver

  • Joseph Black (lawn bowls)
  • Mike Lindsay (shot put)
  • Mike Lindsay (discus throw)
  • Bob McGregor (swimming)
  • Dick McTaggart (boxing)
  • men's pairs (lawn bowls)
  • men's fours/rinks (lawn bowls)

Bronze

  • Tom Menzies (boxing)
  • Jimmy Moir (weightlifting)
  • Jim Turnbull (wrestling)

Officials

  • Willie C. Carmichael - General team manager
  • Peter Heatly - official
  • J. W. Williamson - official
  • John Henderson - ABA secretary
  • G. Shaw - Boxing trainer
  • Crawford Fairbrother - team captain

Team

Athletics

Men

Athlete Club
Mike Berisford Sale Harriers
Crawford Fairbrother Victoria Park AAC
Mike Hildrey Victoria Park AAC
Mike Lindsay Queens Park Harriers
Alistair McIlroy Thurrock Harriers
Dave Stevenson Edinburgh University
John Wenk Anglo-Scottish AAC
Alastair Wood Aberdeen AAC

Women

Athlete Club
Janette Neil Mitcham AC
Men
Track & road events
Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Mike Hildrey 100 yd 9.7 3 Q 10.1 4 did not advance
Alistair McIlroy 9.5 2 Q 9.9 2 Q 9.9 6 did not advance
Mike Hildrey 220 yd 21.5 1 Q 22.1 3 Q 21.7 5 did not advance
Alistair McIlroy 21.9 3 Q 22.4 5 did not advance
John Wenk 880 yd 1:51.2 1 Q 1:52.3 6 did not advance
Mike Berisford 1 mile 4:13.0 5 did not advance
Alastair Wood Marathon DNF
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Crawford Fairbrother High jump 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 8
Dave Stevenson Pole vault 13 ft 0 in (3.96 m) 10
Mike Lindsay Shot put 59 ft 2+12 in (18.05 m)
Mike Lindsay Discus throw 172 ft 6 in (52.58 m)
Women
Track events
Athlete Event Round 1 Semifinal Final
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank
Janette Neil 100 yd 12.0 5 did not advance
220 yd DNS did not advance
Field events
Athlete Event Final
Distance Rank
Janette Neil Long jump 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m) 8

Boxing

Athlete Events Club Medals
John Fisher 75kg middleweight Fauldhouse Miners
Dick McTaggart 63.5kg light-welterweight Kelvin
Bobby Mallon 51kg flyweight Kelvin
John McDermott 57kg featherweight Scottish National
Tom Menzies 81kg light-heavyweight Monkland and Army

Cycling

Athlete Events Club Medals
Alfie Fairweather road race, scratch race Glasgow Wheelers
Ian Thomson road race, scratch race VC Stella, Glasgow

Diving

Athlete Events Club Medals
Brian Davidson 10m platform Inverness

Fencing

Athlete Events Club Medals
John King Épée, foil, sabre Bon Accord Fencing Club
Sandy Leckie foil, sabre Scottish Fencing Union

Lawn bowls

Athlete Events Club Medals
Joseph Black singles, fours/rinks Sanquhar BC ,
Thomas Hamill pairs, fours/rinks Rankin Park, Greenock ,
William Moore fours/rinks Dreghorn BC
Michael Purdon pairs, fours/rinks Rankin Park, Greenock ,

Swimming

Men

Athlete Events Club Medals
Ian Blyth 110/220y butterfly, 400y medley, relay Dundee Whitehall
Cleve Cowie 110/220y breaststroke, relay Gordonians
Andrew Harrower 110/220y backstroke, 400y medley, relay Dunfermline Carnegie
Bob McGregor 110 Yard freestyle, relay Otter SC, Falkirk

Women

Athlete Events Club Medals
Ann Baxter 110/220y breaststroke Dunfermline Carnegie
Louise Campbell 110/220y backstroke Dunfermline Carnegie
Sheila Watt 110y butterfly Dee Ladies

Weightlifting

Athlete Events Club Medals
Phil Caira 82.5kg light-heavyweight Phil Caira Physical School of Training, Kirkcaldy
Jimmy Moir 67.5kg lightweight Viking WC, Glasgow

Wrestling

Athlete Events Club Medals
George Farquhar 74kg welterweight Milton AWC, Edinburgh
Alastair McNeill 82kg middleweight Carnegie AWC, Dunfermline
Jim Turnbull 57kg bantamweight Milton AWC, Edinburgh

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