Wales at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wales at the1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
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| CGF code | WAL | ||||||||
| CGA | Commonwealth Games Council for Wales | ||||||||
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| Medals Ranked 13thth |
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Wales competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.
Medalists
For more details, see 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games medal table
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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 Bronze |
John Merriman | Athletics | Men's 6 miles | 24 November |
| Bronze |
David England Berwyn Jones Ron Jones Nick Whitehead |
Athletics | Men's 4 × 110 yards relay | 1 December |
Athletics
Main page: Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Men
- Track & road events
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Final | ||||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Lynn Davies | 100 yd | 9.9 | 4 Q | 10.2 | 4 | Did not advance | |||
| Berwyn Jones | 9.6 | 2 Q | 9.8 | 2 Q | 9.9 | 6 | Did not advance | ||
| Ron Jones | 9.8 | 2 Q | 9.8 | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| Nick Whitehead | 9.9 | 3 Q | 10.1 | 4 | Did not advance | ||||
| David England | 220 yd | 22.1 | 3 Q | 22.5 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| Nick Whitehead | 22.3 | 2 Q | 22.5 | 6 | Did not advance | ||||
| Tony Harris | 880 yd | 1:51.3 | 2 Q | N/A | 1:51.2 | 2 Q | 1:52.3 | 6 | |
| Tony Harris | 1 mile | 4:09.9 | 2 Q | N/A | 4:11.8 | 6 | |||
| John Merriman | 3 miles | N/A | DNS | ||||||
| John Merriman | 6 miles | N/A | 28:40.8 |  |
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| David England Berwyn Jones Ron Jones Nick Whitehead |
4×110 yd relay | 41.4 | 2 Q | N/A | 40.8 | |
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| John Merriman | Marathon | N/A | DNF | ||||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Distance | Rank | ||
| Lynn Davies | Long jump | 25 ft 4 in (7.72 m) | 4 BR |
| Lynn Davies | Triple jump | NM | |
| Laurie Hall | Shot put | 43 ft 2+3⁄4 in (13.18 m) | 15 |
| Laurie Hall | Hammer throw | 178 ft 6 in (54.41 m) | =5 |
- Women
- Track events
| Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Semifinal | Final | |||
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| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Jackie Barnett | 880 yd | N/A | 2:14.8 | 6 | |||
See also
- Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Great Britain at the 1964 Summer Olympics
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