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At the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, Western Australia eighty nine athletes from nine countries competed in fourteen events. [1] [2]

Medals by Events

Archery

The FITA Round for Gentlemen consists of 36 arrows from each of the following distances – at 90, 70, 50, and 30 metres. FITA Round for Ladies consists of 36 arrows from each of the following distances – 70, 60, 50 and 30 metres. Windsor Round consists of 36 arrows at 60, 50, 40 yards. Columbia Round consists of 24 arrows at 50, 40, 30 yards. St Nicholas Round consists of 48 arrows at 40 yards and 36 arrows at 30 yards. [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FITA Round
Gentlemen
Richard Hollick   England
873
Anthony Potter   England
844
Ross Sutton   Australia
779
FITA Round
Ladies
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
898
Margaret Maughan   England
475
No medal
Windsor Round
Gentleman
Richard Hollick   England
803
Anthony Potter   England
800
Ross Sutton   Australia
773
Windsor Round
Ladies
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
774
R. Harvey   Scotland
485
Margaret Maughan   England
455
Columbia Round
Gentlemen
John Rein   Australia
544
Stefan Gawanick   England
496
Wilf Martin   New Zealand
463
Columbia Round
Ladies
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
507
P. Foulds   England
281
Sally Haynes   England
247
St. Nicholas
Gentlemen
Wilf Martin   New Zealand
632
D. Tinsley   Australia
608
John Newton   Australia
570
St. Nicholas
Ladies
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
534
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
464
Dr Gaynor Harry   Wales
388

[1] [2]

Dartchery

Dartchery is a combination of darts and archery.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
John Rein, Ross Sutton   Australia Richard Hollick, Anthony Potter   England No medal

[1] [2]

Javelin Throw

Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis ; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis ; Class C – paralysed below segment T10 ; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male
Class A
Dick Thompson   England
59 ' 9 "
Frank Ponta   Australia
46 ' 4 3/4"
T. Moran   England
40 ' 3/4 "
Male
Class B
Gary Hooper   Australia
57 ' 9 "
D. Pickering   England
48 ' 7 1/4"
Bruno Moretti   Australia
41 ' 5 3/4 "
Male
Class C
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
59 ' 2 "
R. Maxwell   Australia
53 ' 5 "
D. Tinsley   Australia
53 ' 2 1/4 "
Male
Class D
R. Scott   England
81 ' 11 1/2 "
Kevin Cunningham   Australia
60 ' 3 "
John Turich   Australia
51 ' 1 "
Female
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
27 ' 5 "
Janet Laughton   England
24 ' 9 1/4 "
Pamela McCarthy   India
14 ' 5 1/2 "
Female
Class B
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
35 ' 3 3/4"
R. Harvey   Scotland
22 ' 4 3/4'
Shelagh Jones   England
22 ' 4 1/2 "
Female
Class C
Daisy Flint   England
26 ' 11 3/4 "
V. Forder   England
17 ' 9 3/4 "
No medal
Female
Class D
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
34 ' 9 "
Marion Edwards   England
29 ' 5 3/4 "
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
26 '

[1] [2]

Precision Javelin

Precision javelin involved throwing a javelin on a target on the ground. Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis ; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis ; Class C – paralysed below segment T10 ; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles) . [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male
Class A
Frank Ponta
64 points
Dick Thompson   England
60 points
Bruce Thwaite   Australia
60 points
Male
Class B
Gary Hooper   Australia
66 points
D. Pickering   England
62 points
Bruno Moretti   Australia
48 points
Male
Class C
Pompi Heremaia New Zealand
72 points
T. Palmer   England
70 points
N. Macdonald   Scotland
64 points
Male
Class D
J. Gidney   Australia
64 points
John Turich   Australia
52 points
B. Dickenson   England
50 points
Female
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
60 points
Janet Laughton   England
36 points
Pamela McCarthy   India
0 points
Female
Class B
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
48 points
R. Harvey   Scotland
42 points
Gwen Buck   England
28 points
Female
Class C
Daisy Flint   England
66 points
V. Forder   England
2 points
No medal
Female
Class D
Daphne Ceeney
60 points
Marion Edwards   England
50 points
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
22 points

[1] [2]

Club Throw

Club throw involved throwing a wooden object in the form of a club. Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis; Class C – paralysed below segment T10; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male
Class A
Dick Thompson   England
107 ' 5 "
Frank Ponta   Australia
80 ' 7 1/2 "
T. Moran   England
75 ' 5 "
Male
Class B
Gary Hooper   Australia
97 ' 3/4 "
D. Pickering   England
87 ' 11 "
Bruno Moretti   Australia
81 ' 10 3/4 "
Male
Class C
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
107 ' 10 1/2"
R. Rowe   England
96 ' 1/4 "
T. Palmer   England
92 ' 8 "
Male
Class D
R. Scott   England
117 ' 4 3/4 "
John Turich   Australia
115 ' 1/4 "
J. Gidney   Australia
87 ' 5 "
Female
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
54 ' 3 3/4 "
Janet Laughton   England
46 ' 1'
No medal
Female
Class B
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
67 ' 3/4 '
Shelagh Jones   England
41 ' 9 7/8 "
Gwen Buck   England
40 ' 8 1/4 "
Female
Class C
V. Forder   England
51 ' 1 1/4 "
Daisy Flint   England
40 ' 1 1/2 '
No medal
Female
Class D
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
61 ' 2 1/2 "
Marion Edwards   England
56 ' 1/2 "
Dr Gaynor Harry   Wales
50 ' 7 "

[1] [2]

Shot Put

Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis; Class C – paralysed below segment T10; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male
Class A
Dick Thompson   England
61 ' 2 1/2 "
Frank Ponta   Australia
16 ' 18 1/4 "
J. Redgewick   England
15 ' 4 1/2 "
Male
Class B
Gary Hooper   Australia
20 ' 3 3/4 "
P. Pickering   England
19 ' 1 1/4 "
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
15 ' 9 1/2 "
Male
Class C
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
20 ' 2 1/4 "
N. McDonald   Scotland
19 ' 6 "
M. Shelton   England
19 ' 2 3/4 "
Male
Class D
R. Scott   Australia
22 ' 4 "
John Turich   Australia
22 ' 1/2 "
Roger Cockerill   Australia
19 ' 11"
Female
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
11 ' 3 1/2 "
Janet Laughton   England
10 ' 5 "
No medal
Female
Class B
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
15 ' 2 1/4 "
G. Buck   England
11 ' 8 1/4 "
R. Harvey   Scotland
11 ' 4 "
Female
Class C
V, Forder   England
11 ' 1 3/4 "
Daisy Flint   England
10 ' 9 1/2 '
No medal
Female
Class D
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
15 ' 7 1/2 "
Marion Edwards   England
13 ' 2 1/4 "
Margaret Ross   Australia
12 ' 4 1/2"

[1] [2]

Swimming

Swimming events took place in the Beatty Park Pool that was built for the main Games. It was the only event not held at the Showgrounds and therefore posed transport problems for the organisers. This was overcome through volunteer drivers and their cars. [4] Classes for swimming – Class A – paralysed from C8 to T6 segment, Class B – paralysed from T7 to T10 segment – complete paralysis, Class C – paralysed from T7 to T10 segment – incomplete paralysis, Class D – paralysed from T11 to L2 segment and Class E ( Caudia equina). [3] 5,500 spectators including Hon. David Brand, Premier of Western Australia attended the second (and final) day of swimming at the Beatty Park Pool. The events were interspersed by swimming and diving demonstrations by members of the Australian British Empire Games team including Murray Rose, Dawn Fraser and David Dickson. [5]

There was also a demonstration by the Western Australian water polo team. [6]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male – Crawl 25 m
Class A
M. Bazeley   Australia
34.6
F. Crowder   England
44.5
Frank Ponta   Australia
47.7
Male – Crawl 50 m
Class B
Bruce Thwaite   Australia
1:09.5
J. Robertson   Scotland
1:37.2
No medal
Male – Crawl 50 m
Class C
Alan Yeomans   Australia
1:00.1
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
1:00.2
Gary Hooper   Australia
1:52.7
Male – Crawl 25 m
Class D
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
47.3
B. Dickenson   England
49.7
Kevin Cunningham   Australia
50.4
Male – Breaststroke 25 m
Class A
M. Bazeley   Australia
29.7 (record)
F. Crowder   England
48.2
Frank Ponta   Australia
55.1
Male – Breaststroke 50 m
Class B
Bruce Thwaite   Australia
1:27.6
No medal No medal
Male – Breaststroke 50 m
Class C
Alan Yeomans   Australia
1:14.2
Gary Hooper   Australia
1:38.07
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
1:44.04
Male – Breaststroke 50 m
Class D
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
1:02.06
Don Watts   Australia
1:09.8
B. Dickenson   England
1:10.5
Male – Backstroke 25 m
Class A
F. Crowder   England
33.9
M. Bazeley   Australia
33.9
Frank Ponta   Australia
36.2
Male – Backstroke 50 m
Class C
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
1:21.04
Alan Yeomans   Australia
1:37.4
Gary Hooper   Australia
1:41.9
Male – Backstroke 25 m
Class D
B. Dickenson   England
47.2
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
56.4
Peter McCranor   England
1:21.3
Female – Crawl25 m
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia 36.2 (record)
P. McCarthy   India 1.13.4 (awarded Gold Medal as incomplete Class A)
Lady Susan Masham   England
58.5
Refer to Gold Medal
Female – Crawl 50 m
Class B
No race
Female – Crawl 50 m
Class C
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
49.6
Daisy Flint   England
1:42.6
No medal
Female – Crawl 50 m
Class D
No race
Female – Crawl 50 m
Class E
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
49.4
Margaret Ross  Australia
52.6
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
1:00.7
Female – Breaststroke 25 m
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
34.9 (record)
Lady Susan Masham   England
52.6
No medal
Female – Breaststroke 50 m
Class B
Janet Laughton   England
swan alone
No medal No medal
Female – Breaststroke 50 m
Class C
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
1:05.6
Daisy Flint   England
1:59.2
Shelagh Jones   England
2:31.6
Female – Breaststroke 50
Class D
V. Forder   England
1:58.7
No competitor No medal
Female – Breaststroke 50 m
Class E
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
1:41.8
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
1:50.0
Margaret Ross   Australia
1:56.1
Female – Backstroke 25 m
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
48.7
Lady Susan Masham   England
52.6
No medal
Female – Backstroke 50 mm
Class B
Janet Laughton  England
swam alone
No medal No medal
Female – Backstroke 50 m
Class C
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
56.5
A. Masson   England
1:15.2
Daisy Flint   England
1:20.4
Female – Backstroke 50 m
Class D
V. Forder   England
1:21.6
No medal No medal
Female – Backstroke 50 m
Class E
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
1:41.8
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
1:14.4
P. Foulds   England
1;15.3

No medal refers to insufficient competitors. [1] [2]

Weightlifting

This event involved a standard supine press. There were four classes: heavyweight (above 12 stone), middleweight (between 10 and 12 stone), lightweight (between 8 and 10 stone) and featherweight (under 8 stone). [1] Athletes from sports such as table tennis, fencing, throwing events, and swimming decided to enter this event. Vic Renaldson, an Australian athlete in the heavyweight division, set a new paraplegic world record. [6]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Class A
Heavyweight
Vic Renalson   Australia
340 lbs
John Turich   Australia
280 lbs
J. Rowe   England
215 lbs
Class B
Middleweight
T. Palmer   England
250 lbs
Bruce Thwaite   Australia
245 lbs
Chris O'Brien   Australia
220 lbs
Class C
Lightweight
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
230 lbs
Gary Hooper   Australia
200 lbs
Roger Cockerill   Australia
195 lbs
Class D
Featherweight
Bruno Moretti   Australia
180 lbs
No medal No medal

[1] [2]

Pentathlon

Pentathlon consisted of five events: javelin throw, club throw, shot put, archery and swimming (50 m crawl). [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Complete Lesions Dick Thompson   England
3149 points
J. Robertson   Scotland
2090 points
Incomplete Lesions Kevin Cunningham  Australia
3212 points
John Turich   Australia
3162 points
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
3135 points

[1] [2]

Fencing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Sabre – Male – Individuals Frank Ponta   Australia Alastair Shields   Scotland Dick Thompson   England
Sabre – Male – Teams J. Thompson, Dick Thompson   England Frank Ponta, Ross Sutton   Australia T. Smart, S . Winters   Wales
Sabre – Females – Individuals Shelagh Jones   England Daphne Ceeney   Australia M. Taylor   Scotland

[1] [2]

Snooker

Event Gold Silver Bronze
J. Gibson   England Alan Robertson   Australia No Medal

Scores: 60–56 ; 51–27 [1] [2]

Basketball

Basketball had an exciting series of matches and these were played in front of large crowds particularly as the opening and final matches were associated with the series. Several games were played under floodlight. It was noted that the English team used four-wheel chairs and the   Australians three-wheeled sports chairs. The Australian team made up of primarily Western Australians went on to win the gold medal. [6]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  Australia   England   Scotland

Scores: Australia 20 d England 18 ; Australia 36 v Scotland 6 ; England 18 v Scotland 7 ; Australia 24 v England 16; Australia 34 v Scotland 10; England 24 v Scotland 15 [1] [2]

The results do not list the athletes in the teams but the programme listed nominated athletes for basketball. There were 5 athletes per team. Australia – Frank Ponta, Roger Cockerill, Kevin Cunningham, John Turich, Bill Mather-Brown, Chris O'Brien, D. Tinsley, Bruni Moretti, J. Gidney, R. Maxwell England – R. Foster, T. Moran, J. Chilcott, K. Edwards, J. Gibson, Dick Thompson, J. Thompson, T. Palmer, R. Scott Scotland – T. Guthrie, N. Macdonald, J. Robertson, J.G. Robertson, J. Sloway, P. Stanton, J. Whitefield, A. Shields

Table Tennis

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles – Male
Class A
Dudley Phillips   Wales
21–16 ; 21–3
B. Hunt   Scotland
Singles – Male
Class B
Bruno Moretti   Australia
21–17 ; 21–8
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
Singles – Male
Class D
J. Gibson   England
21–14 ; 21–17
Peter McCranor   England
Singles – Female
Class A
M. Taylor   Scotland
21–19 ; 21–11
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
Singles – Female
Class B
G. Buck   England
14–21 ; 21–16 ; 21–19
A. Masson   England
Singles – Female
Class C
Margaret Maughan   England
18–21 ; 21–8 ; 21–13
Daisy Flint   England
Singles – Female
Class D
Marion Edwards   England
21–10 ; 21–14
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
Doubles – Male
Class A
K. Edwards, R. Foster   England
19–21; 21–12; 21–17
B. Hunt, T.G. Robertson   Scotland
Doubles – Male
Class B
Bruno Moretti, Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
21–18 ; 21–10
John Newton, Frank Ponta   Australia
Doubles – Male
Class C
J. Robertson, Jimmy Laird   Scotland
21–11 ; 21–16
B. Maxwell, Don Watts  Australia
Doubles – Male
Class D
J. Gibson, Peter McCranor   England
21–5; 21–7
Roger Cockerill, J. Gidney   Australia
Doubles – Female
Open
A. Masson, Marion Edwards   England
21–8 ; 21–11
Lady Susan Masham, Sally Haynes   England

[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Report of the First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, Perth , Western Australia, 10–17 November 1962. Perth: Paraplegic Association of Western Australia. 1962.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Scruton, Joan (Spring 1963). "The First British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, Western Australia, 10th to 17th November 1962". The Cord. 15 (3): 7–30.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games: Official Programme. Perth: Paraplegic Association of Western Australia. 1962.
  4. ^ Scruton, Joan (1998). Stoke Mandeville Road to the Paralympics: fifty years of history. Aylesbury, England: Peterhouse Press. pp. 167–171. ISBN  0946312109.
  5. ^ "First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games". Royal Perth Hospital Journal: 1–12. March 1963.
  6. ^ a b c Barrow, Ted (March 1963). "The First Commonwealth Games". The Australian Paraplegic. 2 (1): 3–13.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

At the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, Western Australia eighty nine athletes from nine countries competed in fourteen events. [1] [2]

Medals by Events

Archery

The FITA Round for Gentlemen consists of 36 arrows from each of the following distances – at 90, 70, 50, and 30 metres. FITA Round for Ladies consists of 36 arrows from each of the following distances – 70, 60, 50 and 30 metres. Windsor Round consists of 36 arrows at 60, 50, 40 yards. Columbia Round consists of 24 arrows at 50, 40, 30 yards. St Nicholas Round consists of 48 arrows at 40 yards and 36 arrows at 30 yards. [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FITA Round
Gentlemen
Richard Hollick   England
873
Anthony Potter   England
844
Ross Sutton   Australia
779
FITA Round
Ladies
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
898
Margaret Maughan   England
475
No medal
Windsor Round
Gentleman
Richard Hollick   England
803
Anthony Potter   England
800
Ross Sutton   Australia
773
Windsor Round
Ladies
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
774
R. Harvey   Scotland
485
Margaret Maughan   England
455
Columbia Round
Gentlemen
John Rein   Australia
544
Stefan Gawanick   England
496
Wilf Martin   New Zealand
463
Columbia Round
Ladies
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
507
P. Foulds   England
281
Sally Haynes   England
247
St. Nicholas
Gentlemen
Wilf Martin   New Zealand
632
D. Tinsley   Australia
608
John Newton   Australia
570
St. Nicholas
Ladies
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
534
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
464
Dr Gaynor Harry   Wales
388

[1] [2]

Dartchery

Dartchery is a combination of darts and archery.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
John Rein, Ross Sutton   Australia Richard Hollick, Anthony Potter   England No medal

[1] [2]

Javelin Throw

Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis ; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis ; Class C – paralysed below segment T10 ; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male
Class A
Dick Thompson   England
59 ' 9 "
Frank Ponta   Australia
46 ' 4 3/4"
T. Moran   England
40 ' 3/4 "
Male
Class B
Gary Hooper   Australia
57 ' 9 "
D. Pickering   England
48 ' 7 1/4"
Bruno Moretti   Australia
41 ' 5 3/4 "
Male
Class C
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
59 ' 2 "
R. Maxwell   Australia
53 ' 5 "
D. Tinsley   Australia
53 ' 2 1/4 "
Male
Class D
R. Scott   England
81 ' 11 1/2 "
Kevin Cunningham   Australia
60 ' 3 "
John Turich   Australia
51 ' 1 "
Female
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
27 ' 5 "
Janet Laughton   England
24 ' 9 1/4 "
Pamela McCarthy   India
14 ' 5 1/2 "
Female
Class B
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
35 ' 3 3/4"
R. Harvey   Scotland
22 ' 4 3/4'
Shelagh Jones   England
22 ' 4 1/2 "
Female
Class C
Daisy Flint   England
26 ' 11 3/4 "
V. Forder   England
17 ' 9 3/4 "
No medal
Female
Class D
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
34 ' 9 "
Marion Edwards   England
29 ' 5 3/4 "
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
26 '

[1] [2]

Precision Javelin

Precision javelin involved throwing a javelin on a target on the ground. Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis ; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis ; Class C – paralysed below segment T10 ; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles) . [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male
Class A
Frank Ponta
64 points
Dick Thompson   England
60 points
Bruce Thwaite   Australia
60 points
Male
Class B
Gary Hooper   Australia
66 points
D. Pickering   England
62 points
Bruno Moretti   Australia
48 points
Male
Class C
Pompi Heremaia New Zealand
72 points
T. Palmer   England
70 points
N. Macdonald   Scotland
64 points
Male
Class D
J. Gidney   Australia
64 points
John Turich   Australia
52 points
B. Dickenson   England
50 points
Female
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
60 points
Janet Laughton   England
36 points
Pamela McCarthy   India
0 points
Female
Class B
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
48 points
R. Harvey   Scotland
42 points
Gwen Buck   England
28 points
Female
Class C
Daisy Flint   England
66 points
V. Forder   England
2 points
No medal
Female
Class D
Daphne Ceeney
60 points
Marion Edwards   England
50 points
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
22 points

[1] [2]

Club Throw

Club throw involved throwing a wooden object in the form of a club. Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis; Class C – paralysed below segment T10; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male
Class A
Dick Thompson   England
107 ' 5 "
Frank Ponta   Australia
80 ' 7 1/2 "
T. Moran   England
75 ' 5 "
Male
Class B
Gary Hooper   Australia
97 ' 3/4 "
D. Pickering   England
87 ' 11 "
Bruno Moretti   Australia
81 ' 10 3/4 "
Male
Class C
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
107 ' 10 1/2"
R. Rowe   England
96 ' 1/4 "
T. Palmer   England
92 ' 8 "
Male
Class D
R. Scott   England
117 ' 4 3/4 "
John Turich   Australia
115 ' 1/4 "
J. Gidney   Australia
87 ' 5 "
Female
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
54 ' 3 3/4 "
Janet Laughton   England
46 ' 1'
No medal
Female
Class B
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
67 ' 3/4 '
Shelagh Jones   England
41 ' 9 7/8 "
Gwen Buck   England
40 ' 8 1/4 "
Female
Class C
V. Forder   England
51 ' 1 1/4 "
Daisy Flint   England
40 ' 1 1/2 '
No medal
Female
Class D
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
61 ' 2 1/2 "
Marion Edwards   England
56 ' 1/2 "
Dr Gaynor Harry   Wales
50 ' 7 "

[1] [2]

Shot Put

Classification: Class A – paralysed above segment T10 – complete paralysis; Class B – paralysed above segment T10 – incomplete paralysis; Class C – paralysed below segment T10; Class D – cauda equina with functioning thigh muscles. [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male
Class A
Dick Thompson   England
61 ' 2 1/2 "
Frank Ponta   Australia
16 ' 18 1/4 "
J. Redgewick   England
15 ' 4 1/2 "
Male
Class B
Gary Hooper   Australia
20 ' 3 3/4 "
P. Pickering   England
19 ' 1 1/4 "
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
15 ' 9 1/2 "
Male
Class C
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
20 ' 2 1/4 "
N. McDonald   Scotland
19 ' 6 "
M. Shelton   England
19 ' 2 3/4 "
Male
Class D
R. Scott   Australia
22 ' 4 "
John Turich   Australia
22 ' 1/2 "
Roger Cockerill   Australia
19 ' 11"
Female
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
11 ' 3 1/2 "
Janet Laughton   England
10 ' 5 "
No medal
Female
Class B
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
15 ' 2 1/4 "
G. Buck   England
11 ' 8 1/4 "
R. Harvey   Scotland
11 ' 4 "
Female
Class C
V, Forder   England
11 ' 1 3/4 "
Daisy Flint   England
10 ' 9 1/2 '
No medal
Female
Class D
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
15 ' 7 1/2 "
Marion Edwards   England
13 ' 2 1/4 "
Margaret Ross   Australia
12 ' 4 1/2"

[1] [2]

Swimming

Swimming events took place in the Beatty Park Pool that was built for the main Games. It was the only event not held at the Showgrounds and therefore posed transport problems for the organisers. This was overcome through volunteer drivers and their cars. [4] Classes for swimming – Class A – paralysed from C8 to T6 segment, Class B – paralysed from T7 to T10 segment – complete paralysis, Class C – paralysed from T7 to T10 segment – incomplete paralysis, Class D – paralysed from T11 to L2 segment and Class E ( Caudia equina). [3] 5,500 spectators including Hon. David Brand, Premier of Western Australia attended the second (and final) day of swimming at the Beatty Park Pool. The events were interspersed by swimming and diving demonstrations by members of the Australian British Empire Games team including Murray Rose, Dawn Fraser and David Dickson. [5]

There was also a demonstration by the Western Australian water polo team. [6]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Male – Crawl 25 m
Class A
M. Bazeley   Australia
34.6
F. Crowder   England
44.5
Frank Ponta   Australia
47.7
Male – Crawl 50 m
Class B
Bruce Thwaite   Australia
1:09.5
J. Robertson   Scotland
1:37.2
No medal
Male – Crawl 50 m
Class C
Alan Yeomans   Australia
1:00.1
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
1:00.2
Gary Hooper   Australia
1:52.7
Male – Crawl 25 m
Class D
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
47.3
B. Dickenson   England
49.7
Kevin Cunningham   Australia
50.4
Male – Breaststroke 25 m
Class A
M. Bazeley   Australia
29.7 (record)
F. Crowder   England
48.2
Frank Ponta   Australia
55.1
Male – Breaststroke 50 m
Class B
Bruce Thwaite   Australia
1:27.6
No medal No medal
Male – Breaststroke 50 m
Class C
Alan Yeomans   Australia
1:14.2
Gary Hooper   Australia
1:38.07
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
1:44.04
Male – Breaststroke 50 m
Class D
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
1:02.06
Don Watts   Australia
1:09.8
B. Dickenson   England
1:10.5
Male – Backstroke 25 m
Class A
F. Crowder   England
33.9
M. Bazeley   Australia
33.9
Frank Ponta   Australia
36.2
Male – Backstroke 50 m
Class C
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
1:21.04
Alan Yeomans   Australia
1:37.4
Gary Hooper   Australia
1:41.9
Male – Backstroke 25 m
Class D
B. Dickenson   England
47.2
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
56.4
Peter McCranor   England
1:21.3
Female – Crawl25 m
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia 36.2 (record)
P. McCarthy   India 1.13.4 (awarded Gold Medal as incomplete Class A)
Lady Susan Masham   England
58.5
Refer to Gold Medal
Female – Crawl 50 m
Class B
No race
Female – Crawl 50 m
Class C
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
49.6
Daisy Flint   England
1:42.6
No medal
Female – Crawl 50 m
Class D
No race
Female – Crawl 50 m
Class E
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
49.4
Margaret Ross  Australia
52.6
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
1:00.7
Female – Breaststroke 25 m
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
34.9 (record)
Lady Susan Masham   England
52.6
No medal
Female – Breaststroke 50 m
Class B
Janet Laughton   England
swan alone
No medal No medal
Female – Breaststroke 50 m
Class C
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
1:05.6
Daisy Flint   England
1:59.2
Shelagh Jones   England
2:31.6
Female – Breaststroke 50
Class D
V. Forder   England
1:58.7
No competitor No medal
Female – Breaststroke 50 m
Class E
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
1:41.8
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
1:50.0
Margaret Ross   Australia
1:56.1
Female – Backstroke 25 m
Class A
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
48.7
Lady Susan Masham   England
52.6
No medal
Female – Backstroke 50 mm
Class B
Janet Laughton  England
swam alone
No medal No medal
Female – Backstroke 50 m
Class C
Lynne Gilchrist   Rhodesia
56.5
A. Masson   England
1:15.2
Daisy Flint   England
1:20.4
Female – Backstroke 50 m
Class D
V. Forder   England
1:21.6
No medal No medal
Female – Backstroke 50 m
Class E
Daphne Ceeney   Australia
1:41.8
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
1:14.4
P. Foulds   England
1;15.3

No medal refers to insufficient competitors. [1] [2]

Weightlifting

This event involved a standard supine press. There were four classes: heavyweight (above 12 stone), middleweight (between 10 and 12 stone), lightweight (between 8 and 10 stone) and featherweight (under 8 stone). [1] Athletes from sports such as table tennis, fencing, throwing events, and swimming decided to enter this event. Vic Renaldson, an Australian athlete in the heavyweight division, set a new paraplegic world record. [6]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Class A
Heavyweight
Vic Renalson   Australia
340 lbs
John Turich   Australia
280 lbs
J. Rowe   England
215 lbs
Class B
Middleweight
T. Palmer   England
250 lbs
Bruce Thwaite   Australia
245 lbs
Chris O'Brien   Australia
220 lbs
Class C
Lightweight
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
230 lbs
Gary Hooper   Australia
200 lbs
Roger Cockerill   Australia
195 lbs
Class D
Featherweight
Bruno Moretti   Australia
180 lbs
No medal No medal

[1] [2]

Pentathlon

Pentathlon consisted of five events: javelin throw, club throw, shot put, archery and swimming (50 m crawl). [3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Complete Lesions Dick Thompson   England
3149 points
J. Robertson   Scotland
2090 points
Incomplete Lesions Kevin Cunningham  Australia
3212 points
John Turich   Australia
3162 points
L. Manson Bishop   Rhodesia
3135 points

[1] [2]

Fencing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Sabre – Male – Individuals Frank Ponta   Australia Alastair Shields   Scotland Dick Thompson   England
Sabre – Male – Teams J. Thompson, Dick Thompson   England Frank Ponta, Ross Sutton   Australia T. Smart, S . Winters   Wales
Sabre – Females – Individuals Shelagh Jones   England Daphne Ceeney   Australia M. Taylor   Scotland

[1] [2]

Snooker

Event Gold Silver Bronze
J. Gibson   England Alan Robertson   Australia No Medal

Scores: 60–56 ; 51–27 [1] [2]

Basketball

Basketball had an exciting series of matches and these were played in front of large crowds particularly as the opening and final matches were associated with the series. Several games were played under floodlight. It was noted that the English team used four-wheel chairs and the   Australians three-wheeled sports chairs. The Australian team made up of primarily Western Australians went on to win the gold medal. [6]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
  Australia   England   Scotland

Scores: Australia 20 d England 18 ; Australia 36 v Scotland 6 ; England 18 v Scotland 7 ; Australia 24 v England 16; Australia 34 v Scotland 10; England 24 v Scotland 15 [1] [2]

The results do not list the athletes in the teams but the programme listed nominated athletes for basketball. There were 5 athletes per team. Australia – Frank Ponta, Roger Cockerill, Kevin Cunningham, John Turich, Bill Mather-Brown, Chris O'Brien, D. Tinsley, Bruni Moretti, J. Gidney, R. Maxwell England – R. Foster, T. Moran, J. Chilcott, K. Edwards, J. Gibson, Dick Thompson, J. Thompson, T. Palmer, R. Scott Scotland – T. Guthrie, N. Macdonald, J. Robertson, J.G. Robertson, J. Sloway, P. Stanton, J. Whitefield, A. Shields

Table Tennis

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles – Male
Class A
Dudley Phillips   Wales
21–16 ; 21–3
B. Hunt   Scotland
Singles – Male
Class B
Bruno Moretti   Australia
21–17 ; 21–8
Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
Singles – Male
Class D
J. Gibson   England
21–14 ; 21–17
Peter McCranor   England
Singles – Female
Class A
M. Taylor   Scotland
21–19 ; 21–11
Lorraine Dodd   Australia
Singles – Female
Class B
G. Buck   England
14–21 ; 21–16 ; 21–19
A. Masson   England
Singles – Female
Class C
Margaret Maughan   England
18–21 ; 21–8 ; 21–13
Daisy Flint   England
Singles – Female
Class D
Marion Edwards   England
21–10 ; 21–14
Margaret Harriman   Rhodesia
Doubles – Male
Class A
K. Edwards, R. Foster   England
19–21; 21–12; 21–17
B. Hunt, T.G. Robertson   Scotland
Doubles – Male
Class B
Bruno Moretti, Bill Mather-Brown   Australia
21–18 ; 21–10
John Newton, Frank Ponta   Australia
Doubles – Male
Class C
J. Robertson, Jimmy Laird   Scotland
21–11 ; 21–16
B. Maxwell, Don Watts  Australia
Doubles – Male
Class D
J. Gibson, Peter McCranor   England
21–5; 21–7
Roger Cockerill, J. Gidney   Australia
Doubles – Female
Open
A. Masson, Marion Edwards   England
21–8 ; 21–11
Lady Susan Masham, Sally Haynes   England

[1] [2]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Report of the First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, Perth , Western Australia, 10–17 November 1962. Perth: Paraplegic Association of Western Australia. 1962.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Scruton, Joan (Spring 1963). "The First British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, Western Australia, 10th to 17th November 1962". The Cord. 15 (3): 7–30.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games: Official Programme. Perth: Paraplegic Association of Western Australia. 1962.
  4. ^ Scruton, Joan (1998). Stoke Mandeville Road to the Paralympics: fifty years of history. Aylesbury, England: Peterhouse Press. pp. 167–171. ISBN  0946312109.
  5. ^ "First Commonwealth Paraplegic Games". Royal Perth Hospital Journal: 1–12. March 1963.
  6. ^ a b c Barrow, Ted (March 1963). "The First Commonwealth Games". The Australian Paraplegic. 2 (1): 3–13.

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