Wrestling at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Wrestling at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueRoyal King's Park Tennis Club
LocationKings Park, Western Australia, Australia
Dates22 November to 1 December 1962

Wrestling at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the seventh appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games. The events were held in Perth, Australia, and featured contests in eight weight classes.[1]

The wrestling events were held in the Royal King's Park Tennis Club, outdoor, under floodlights,[2][3] after the original plans to use the Drill Hall venue were rejected.[4]

Pakistan dominated the wrestling medal table by virtue of winning seven of the eight gold medals on offer.[5]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Pakistan7108
2 England1135
3 Australia0314
 Canada0314
5 New Zealand0022
6 Scotland0011
Totals (6 entries)88824

Medallists

Medallists in men's wrestling by event
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight  Muhammad Niaz Din (PAK)  Peter Michienzi (CAN)  Warren Nisbet (NZL)
Bantamweight  Siraj-ud-Din (PAK)  Walter Pilling (ENG)  Jim Turnbull (SCO)
Featherweight  Ala-ud-Din (PAK)  Matti Jutila (CAN)  Bert Aspen (ENG)
Lightweight  Muhammad Akhtar (PAK)  Sid Marsh (AUS)  Kurt Boese (CAN)
Welterweight  Muhammad Bashir (PAK)  Phil Oberlander (CAN)  Len Allen (ENG)
Middleweight  Muhammad Faiz (PAK)  Michael Benarik (AUS)  Fred Thomas (NZL)
Light Heavyweight  Tony Buck (ENG)  Muhammad Saeed (PAK)  Jim Armstrong (AUS)
Heavyweight  Muhammad Niaz (PAK)  Ray Mitchell (AUS)  Denis McNamara (ENG)

Results

[6][7][8]

Flyweight 52kg

Winner Loser Score
Pakistan Muhammad Niaz Din Canada Peter Michienzi points
Australia Trevor James Dwyer New Zealand Warren Nisbet points
Canada Peter Michienzi New Zealand Warren Nisbet points
Pakistan Muhammad Niaz Din Australia Trevor James Dwyer points
Canada Peter Michienzi Australia Trevor James Dwyer disq overweight

Final positions: 1. Niaz Din 2. Michienzi 3. Nisbet 4. Dwyer

Bantamweight 57kg

Winner Loser Score
England Walter Pilling Dominion of Ceylon Alex Fernando fall 1st round
Pakistan Siraj-ud-Din Australia Arthur William Tooby points
Scotland Jim Turnbull Canada H. Plykkanen points
Canada H. Plykkanen Australia Arthur William Tooby points
Pakistan Siraj-ud-Din England Walter Pilling points
Scotland Jim Turnbull Dominion of Ceylon Alex Fernando points
Pakistan Siraj-ud-Din Canada H. Plykkanen points
England Walter Pilling Scotland Jim Turnbull points
Pakistan Siraj-ud-Din Scotland Jim Turnbull points

Final positions: 1. ud-Din 2. Pilling 3. Turnbull 4. Plykkanen 5. Tooby, Fernando

Featherweight 62kg

Winner Loser Score
England Bert Aspen Australia John David Cobain Little points
Pakistan Ala-ud-Din New Zealand Ifor B. Roberts points
Canada Matti Jutila Australia John David Cobain Little fall 6min 14 sec
England Bert Aspen New Zealand Ifor B. Roberts
Pakistan Ala-ud-Din Canada Matti Jutila fall 9min 54sec
Pakistan Ala-ud-Din England Bert Aspen points
Canada Matti Jutila England Bert Aspen points ret hurt

Final positions: 1. ud-Din 2. Jutila 3. Aspen 4. Little 5. Roberts

Lightweight 68kg

Winner Loser Score
Australia Sid Marsh Canada Kurt Boese points
Pakistan Muhammad Akhtar England Peter Amey points
Australia Sid Marsh England Peter Amey points
Pakistan Muhammad Akhtar Canada Kurt Boese points
Pakistan Muhammad Akhtar Australia Sid Marsh fall 7min 06sec
Canada Kurt Boese England Peter Amey bronze medal play off[9]

Final positions: 1. Akhtar 2. Marsh 3. Boese 4. Amey

Welterweight 74kg

Winner Loser Score
Canada Phil Oberlander England Len Allen decision fall
Scotland George Farquhar Australia John Raftopoulas Draw
Pakistan Muhammad Bashir New Zealand Barrie E. Courtney fall 1st round
England Len Allen Scotland George Farquhar points
Canada Phil Oberlander New Zealand Barrie E. Courtney w/o
Pakistan Muhammad Bashir Australia John Raftopoulas fall 3min 04sec
Pakistan Muhammad Bashir England Len Allen points
Canada Phil Oberlander Scotland George Farquhar fall 44sec
Pakistan Muhammad Bashir Canada Phil Oberlander points

Final positions: 1. Bashir 2. Oberlander 3. Allen 4. Raftopoulas, Farquhar 5. Courtney

Middleweight 82kg

Winner Loser Score
Australia Michael Benarik New Zealand Fred Thomas points
Pakistan Muhammad Faiz Scotland Alastair McNeill
Australia Michael Benarik Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Len Pidduck points
New Zealand Fred Thomas Scotland Alastair McNeill fall 3min 04sec
New Zealand Fred Thomas Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Len Pidduck points
Pakistan Muhammad Faiz Australia Michael Benarik points
Pakistan Muhammad Faiz New Zealand Fred Thomas points

Final positions: 1. Faiz 2. Benarik 3. Thomas 4. McNeill, Pidduck

Light heavyweight 90kg

Winner Loser Score
England Tony Buck Pakistan Muhammad Saeed
England Tony Buck Australia Jim Armstrong points
Pakistan Muhammad Saeed Australia Jim Armstrong w/o

Final positions: 1. Buck 2. Saeed 3. Armstrong

Heavyweight 100kg

Winner Loser Score
Australia Ray Mitchell England Denis McNamara points
Pakistan Muhammad Niaz Australia Ray Mitchell points
Pakistan Muhammad Niaz England Denis McNamara fall 3min

Final positions: 1. Niaz 2. Mitchell 3. McNamara

References

  1. ^ "Medal Standings Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. ^ "1962 Commonwealth and Paraplegic Games". Museum of Perth. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Wrestling. Kings Park, 27-29 November 1962. Official programme". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Snags". Manchester Evening News. 28 July 1958. p. 8. Retrieved 11 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  6. ^ "Late results from Perth". Manchester Evening News. 28 November 1962. p. 14. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Wrestling". Birmingham Daily Post. 28 November 1962. p. 24. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Wrestling". Birmingham Daily Post. 29 November 1962. p. 27. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Niaz earns first for Pakistan". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). 29 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 28 October 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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