Events at the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games

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 Putt[]

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 ().[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. , 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 putt, 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, , 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
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.
Retrieved from ""