Australian Aths History

Australian Commonwealth Games Trials - 1962

Melbourne, Victoria, 4 - 5 September 1982

The women's competition was held at Royal Park 13-14 October 1962
The men's competition was held at Olympic Park 18-21 October 1962

 
100 YARDS - Women
PosAthleteTeamMark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 13 October 1962
1Glynis BeasleyVic10.9
2Brenda CoxQld11.2
3Joyce BennettWA11.3
Robyn ScottNSW
 
HEAT 2 - Saturday 13 October 1962
1Marilyn BlackNSW10.0
2Betty CuthbertNSW10.0
3Margaret BurvillWA11.2
 
FINAL - Saturday 13 October 1962
1Betty CuthbertNSW10.9
2Glenys BeasleyVic11.0
3Joyce BennettWA11.2
4Brenda CoxQld11.2
5Marilyn BlackNSW11.4
6Margaret BurvillWA11.4
 
220 YARDS - Women
PosAthleteTeamMark
HEAT 1 – Sunday 14 October 1962
1Betty CuthbertNSW25.4
2Joyce BennettWA25.7
3Marilyn BlackNSW25.8
 
HEAT 2 – Sunday 14 October 1962
1Margaret BurvillWA25.0
2Brenda CoxQld25.2
3Elaine FrawleyTas25.4
 
FINAL - Sunday 14 October 1962
1Joyce BennettWA25.0
2Betty CuthbertNSW25.0
3Margaret BurvillWA25.3
4Brenda CoxQld25.4
5Marilyn BlackNSW26.0
6Elaine FrawleyTas26.0
 
880 YARDS - Women
PosAthleteTeamMark
FINAL – Sunday 14 October 1962
1Dixie WillisWA2.11.7
2Joan BerettaVic2.13.8
3Denise WatsonQld2.25.9
 
80 METRES HURDLES - Women – Sunday 14 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
FINAL – Sunday 14 October 1962
1Pam KilbornVic11.2
2Margot EvansVic11.6
3Jackie DufallWA11.9
4Marian O'DeaVic12.1
5Brenda CoxQld12.4
 
HIGH JUMP - Women – Sunday 14 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Michele MasonNSW5'9"1.75m
2Robyn WoodhouseNSW5'9"1.75m
3Carolyn WrightNSW5'5"1.65m
4Helen FrithNSW5'5"1.65m
 
LONG JUMP - Women – Saturday 13 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Helen FrithNSW20'1¾"6.14m
2Janet KneeNSW19'0¾"5.81m
3Pam KilbornVic19'0¼"5.80m
 
SHOT PUT - Women – Saturday 13 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Jean RobertsVic46'0"14.02m
2Mary BreenNSW45'10½"13.98m
3Larraine HillierQld42'8½"13.02m
4Ros WilliamsNSW41'1¾"12.54m
5Mary McDonaldNSW39'7¾"12.085m
 
DISCUS THROW - Women – Sunday 14 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Mary McDonaldNSW148'2½"45.18m
2Ros WilliamsNSW144'7"44.07m
3Mary BreenNSW143'5"43.71m
4Sylvia DaleyQld132'7½"40.43m
5Jean RobertsVic130'4½"39.74m
 
JAVELIN THROW - Women – Saturday 13 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Anna PazeraSA148'5½"45.25m
2Maureen WrightNSW142'0½"43.30m
3Pam TelferVic137'5½"41.90m
 
100 YARDS - Men
PosAthleteTeamMark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 20 October 1962
1Mike ClearyNSW9.9
2Eric BigbyQld10.1
3Byron WilliamsVic10.1
4Gary EddyVic10.4
5Evan ReidWA10.5
6Peter VassellaNSW10.9
 
HEAT 2 - Saturday 20 October 1962
1Bob LayNSW10.0
2Gary HoldsworthVic10.1
3Dennis TippingNSW10.3
4Tony DavisVic10.3
5Bruce BarnettQld10.4
 
FINAL - Saturday 20 October 1962
1Bob LayNSW9.8
2Gary HoldsworthVic9.9
3Mike ClearyNSW10.1
4Byron WilliamsVic10.1
5Eric BigbyQld10.1
6Dennis TippingNSW10.1
 
220 YARDS - Men
PosAthleteTeamMark
HEAT 1 - Sunday 21 October 1962
1Bob LayNSW21.8
2Peter NormanVic22.0
3Mike ClearyNSW22.0
4Gary EddyVic22.2
5Gary HoldsworthVic22.3
 
HEAT 2 - Sunday 21 October 1962
1Dennis TippingNSW22.5
2Eric BigbyQld22.6
3Byron WilliamsVic22.6
4Bruce BarnettQld23.1
5Peter VassellaNSW23.4
6Evan ReidWA23.4
 
FINAL - Sunday 21 October 1962
1Bob LayNSW21.8
2Mike ClearyNSW21.9
3Dennis TippingNSW22.0
4Peter NormanVic22.2
5Eric BigbyQld22.2
6Byron WilliamsVic22.3
 
440 YARDS - Men
PosAthleteTeamMark
HEAT 1 - Saturday 20 October 1962
1Ken RocheVic48.4
2Brian WatersNSW48.5
3Don BursillNSW48.6
4Jim PattersonNSW49.3
5Doug BlackNSW49.6
6Jeff WestlakeNSW49.8
 
HEAT 2 - Saturday 20 October 1962
1John RandallVic48.1
2Peter QuigganNSW48.3
3Mick MaloufQld49.2
4John KingNSW49.2
5Bob CrombieVic52.1
 
FINAL - Saturday 20 October 1962
1Brian WatersNSW48.1
2Ken RocheVic48.1
3John RandallVic48.4
4Peter QuigganNSW48.6
5Don BursillNSW49.1
6Mick MaloufQld49.4
 
880 YARDS - Men
PosAthleteTeamMark
FINAL - Sunday 21 October 1962
1Tony BlueQld1.52.1
2Keith WheelerWA1.53.4
3Bob CrombieVic1.54.1
4Bill HowleyQld1.55.0
5Don BradenVic1.56.4
6Kevin BasleyWA1.56.7
Chris WoodsSA
(11 runners in the race)
 
1 MILE - Men - Saturday 20 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Albie ThomasNSW4.11.2
2Tony BlueQld4.12.1
3Gordon NobleVic4.13.1
4John HowesQld4.15.1
5Denis WilsonNSW4.16.1
6John CoyleVic4.22.0
Greg BlakeTas
John DenholmTas
Trevor VincentVicDNS
Bruce RussellVicDNS
Ron ClarkeVicDNS
Keith WheelerWADNS
 
3 MILES - Men - Sunday 21 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Albie ThomasNSW13.21.6
2Ron ClarkeVic13.31.4
3Tony CookVic13.40.2
4Bob VaggNSW13.43.6
5Trevor VincentVic14.14.6
6Geoff WarrenVic
 
6 MILES – Men – Thursday 18 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Bob VaggNSW28.01.8
2Ron ClarkeVic28.11.6
3Tony CookVic28.16.8
4Geoff WarrenVic28.40.0
5Tim WalshWA30.07.0
Keith OllerenshawNSW
Dave PowerNSWDNF
 
120 YARDS HURDLES - Men
PosAthleteTeamMark
FINAL - Saturday 20 October 1962
1Dave PrinceNSW14.6
2Gary KnokeNSW15.0
3Mick DevlinVic15.3
4Mick DawsVic15.4
5Charlie SloanVic15.6
6John HaskerVic15.6
 
440 YARDS HURDLES - Men
PosAthleteTeamMark
HEAT 1 - Sunday 21 October 1962
1Gary KnokeNSW54.3
2Charlie SloanVic54.6
3Bob McGuinnessVic54.6
4Noel CloughVic56.3
Ken RocheVicDNS
 
HEAT 2 - Sunday 21 October 1962
1Mick DevlinVic54.3
2William WellbourneNSW54.4
3Dave PrinceNSW55.0
4Wally GroomWA57.0
5Barry StantonVic57.5
 
FINAL - Sunday 21 October 1962
1Dave PrinceNSW52.4
2Gary KnokeNSW52.7
3Mick DevlinVic53.2
4William WellbourneNSW53.8
5Charlie SloanVic56.1
Bob McGuinnessVicDQ(56.1)
 
3,000 METRES STEEPLECHASE - Men - Thursday 18 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Trevor VincentVic8.44.8
2John CoyleVic9.05.6
3Ron BlackneyVic9.05.8
4Ian BlackwoodVic9.11.0
5Tom BolandNSW9.20.0
6Dave ChisholmNSW9.35.0
Les HillbrickVicDNF
 
HIGH JUMP - Men - Sunday 21 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Tony SneazwellVic6'9"2.06m
2Percy HobsonNSW6'8"2.03m
3Charles PorterQld6'7"2.005m
4Lawrie PeckhamVic6'7"2.005m
5Graeme MorrishVic6'6"1.98m
6John HuntVic6'2"1.88m
7Don LaingQld6'2"1.88m
8Peter BoyceVic5'10"1.78m
 
POLE VAULT - Men - Sunday 21 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Ross FilshieVic14'0"4.27m
2John PfitznerSA13'6"4.115m
3Trevor BickleWA13'6"4.115m
4John O'NeillVic13'0"3.96m
5Glenn GowerSA13'0"3.96m
6John MartiensenVic12'6"3.81m
 
LONG JUMP - Men - Saturday 20 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Ian TomlinsonWA25'1½"7.66mw/a
2Jim McCannNSW24'2½"7.38m w/a
3John BlackmoreVic24'2½"7.38m w/a
4John BaguleyWA24'0¾"7.335m w/a
5Graham BoaseSA23'9¼"7.245m w/a
6William HeffernanNSW23'3"7.085m w/a
7Ian SharpeNSW20'1½"6.135m w/a
 
TRIPLE JUMP - Men - Sunday 21 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Ian TomlinsonWA52'6"16.00m
2Graham BoaseSA51'11½"15.84m
3John BaguleyWA51'1½"15.58m
4Kevin RuleVic50'4½"15.355m
5Clive RutherfordWA50'2"15.29m
6Maurie DrewVic49'10½"15.20m
7Ian WhittakerVic48'10"14.885m
8Don FraserVic46'7½"14.21m
 
SHOT PUT - Men - Saturday 20 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Warwick SelveyVic55'3"16.84m
2Merv KempSA52'5"15.975m
3Warren RyanNSW52'2½"15.91m
4Peter MiskovVic51'4¾"15.665m
5Len ChinneryNSW51'2"15.595m
6John CochraneWA51'1"15.57m
7Jim PenfoldNSW49'8¾"15.16m
 
FURTHER TRIAL - Men - Sunday 21 October 1962
1Peter MiskovVic52'7½"16.04m
2John CochraneWA52'0½"15.86m
3Len ChinneryNSW51'7½"15.735m
(Miskov not eligible for selection as he was not an Australian citizen)
 
DISCUS THROW - Men - Sunday 21 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Len ChinneryNSW165'4"50.39m
2Len VlahovWA163'2"49.73m
3Alan WaughVic156'7½"47.74m
4Harry MitsiliasVic155'8"47.45m
5Barrie TuckerSA152'9"46.56m
6Warren RyanNSW149'6½"45.58m
Warwick SelveyVicDNS
 
HAMMER THROW - Men - Sunday 21 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Bob BrownQld192'5"58.65m
2Dick LefflerVic191'2"58.27m
3Charlie MorrisNSW186'10"56.95m
4Mike EdwardsVic182'9"55.70m
5Marty CroweWA172'3½"52.52m
6Tom MullinsNSW170'1½"51.86m
7Len MaloneyNSW161'5"49.20m
8Nick RegosVic148'2"45.16m
 
JAVELIN THROW - Men - Saturday 20 October 1962
PosAthleteTeamMark
1Alf MitchellNSW241'3"73.53m
2Nick BirksSA234'8"71.53m
3Reg SpiersSA212'2½"64.68m
4Joe HartNSW200'0½"60.97m
5Greg NicolNSW194'2"59.18m
6Bob LacyVic189'3"57.68m

 

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