At the 1962 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games in Perth, Western Australia eighty nine athletes from nine countries competed in fourteen events.[1] [2]
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.
| FITA Round Gentlemen | Richard Hollick 873 | Anthony Potter 844 | Ross Sutton  Australia 779 | |
| FITA Round Ladies | Margaret Harriman 898 | Margaret Maughan 475 | No medal | |
| Windsor Round Gentleman | Richard Hollick 803 | Anthony Potter 800 | Ross Sutton Australia 773 | |
| Windsor Round Ladies | Margaret Harriman 774 | R. Harvey 485 | Margaret Maughan 455 | |
| Columbia Round Gentlemen | John Rein Australia 544 | Stefan Gawanick 496 | Wilf Martin  New Zealand 463 | |
| Columbia Round Ladies | Daphne Ceeney Australia 507 | P. Foulds 281 | Sally Haynes 247 | |
| St. Nicholas Gentlemen | Wilf Martin New Zealand 632 | D. Tinsley Australia 608 | John Newton Australia 570 | |
| St. Nicholas Ladies | Lynne Gilchrist 534 | Lorraine Dodd Australia 464 | Dr Gaynor Harry 388 |
Dartchery is a combination of darts and archery.
| Richard Hollick, Anthony Potter | No medal |
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.
| Male Class A | Dick Thompson 59 ' 9 " | Frank Ponta Australia 46 ' 4 3/4" | T. Moran 40 ' 3/4 " |
| Male Class B | Gary Hooper Australia 57 ' 9 " | D. Pickering 48 ' 7 1/4" | Bruno Moretti Australia 41 ' 5 3/4 " |
| Male Class C | L. Manson Bishop 59 ' 2 " | R. Maxwell Australia 53 ' 5 " | D. Tinsley Australia 53 ' 2 1/4 " |
| Male Class D | R. Scott 81 ' 11 1/2 " | Kevin Cunningham Australia 60 ' 3 " | John Turich Australia 51 ' 1 " |
| Female Class A | Lorraine Dodd Australia 27 ' 5 " | Janet Laughton 24 ' 9 1/4 " | Pamela McCarthy  India 14 ' 5 1/2 " |
| Female Class B | Lynne Gilchrist 35 ' 3 3/4" | R. Harvey 22 ' 4 3/4' | Shelagh Jones 22 ' 4 1/2 " |
| Female Class C | Daisy Flint 26 ' 11 3/4 " | V. Forder 17 ' 9 3/4 " | No medal |
| Female Class D | Daphne Ceeney Australia 34 ' 9 " | Marion Edwards 29 ' 5 3/4 " | Margaret Harriman 26 ' |
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]
| Male Class A | Frank Ponta 64 points | Dick Thompson 60 points | Bruce Thwaite Australia 60 points | |
| Male Class B | Gary Hooper Australia 66 points | D. Pickering 62 points | Bruno Moretti Australia 48 points | |
| Male Class C | Pompi Heremaia New Zealand 72 points | T. Palmer 70 points | N. Macdonald 64 points | |
| Male Class D | J. Gidney Australia 64 points | John Turich Australia 52 points | B. Dickenson 50 points | |
| Female Class A | Lorraine Dodd Australia 60 points | Janet Laughton 36 points | Pamela McCarthy India 0 points | |
| Female Class B | Lynne Gilchrist 48 points | R. Harvey 42 points | Gwen Buck 28 points | |
| Female Class C | Daisy Flint 66 points | V. Forder 2 points | No medal | |
| Female Class D | Daphne Ceeney 60 points | Marion Edwards 50 points | Margaret Harriman 22 points |
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]
| Male Class A | Dick Thompson 107 ' 5 " | Frank Ponta Australia 80 ' 7 1/2 " | T. Moran 75 ' 5 " | |
| Male Class B | Gary Hooper Australia 97 ' 3/4 " | D. Pickering 87 ' 11 " | Bruno Moretti Australia 81 ' 10 3/4 " | |
| Male Class C | L. Manson Bishop 107 ' 10 1/2" | R. Rowe 96 ' 1/4 " | T. Palmer 92 ' 8 " | |
| Male Class D | R. Scott 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 46 ' 1' | No medal | |
| Female Class B | Lynne Gilchrist 67 ' 3/4 ' | Shelagh Jones 41 ' 9 7/8 " | Gwen Buck 40 ' 8 1/4 " | |
| Female Class C | V. Forder 51 ' 1 1/4 " | Daisy Flint 40 ' 1 1/2 ' | No medal | |
| Female Class D | Daphne Ceeney Australia 61 ' 2 1/2 " | Marion Edwards 56 ' 1/2 " | Dr Gaynor Harry 50 ' 7 " |
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]
| Male Class A | Dick Thompson 61 ' 2 1/2 " | Frank Ponta Australia 16 ' 18 1/4 " | J. Redgewick 15 ' 4 1/2 " | |
| Male Class B | Gary Hooper Australia 20 ' 3 3/4 " | P. Pickering 19 ' 1 1/4 " | Bill Mather-Brown Australia 15 ' 9 1/2 " | |
| Male Class C | L. Manson Bishop 20 ' 2 1/4 " | N. McDonald 19 ' 6 " | M. Shelton 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 10 ' 5 " | No medal | |
| Female Class B | Lynne Gilchrist 15 ' 2 1/4 " | G. Buck 11 ' 8 1/4 " | R. Harvey 11 ' 4 " | |
| Female Class C | V, Forder 11 ' 1 3/4 " | Daisy Flint 10 ' 9 1/2 ' | No medal | |
| Female Class D | Daphne Ceeney Australia 15 ' 7 1/2 " | Marion Edwards 13 ' 2 1/4 " | Margaret Ross Australia 12 ' 4 1/2" |
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]
| Male – Crawl 25 m Class A | M. Bazeley Australia 34.6 | F. Crowder 44.5 | Frank Ponta Australia 47.7 | |
| Male – Crawl 50 m Class B | Bruce Thwaite Australia 1:09.5 | J. Robertson 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 47.3 | B. Dickenson 49.7 | Kevin Cunningham Australia 50.4 | |
| Male – Breaststroke 25 m Class A | M. Bazeley Australia 29.7 (record) | F. Crowder 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 1:02.06 | Don Watts Australia 1:09.8 | B. Dickenson 1:10.5 | |
| Male – Backstroke 25 m Class A | F. Crowder 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 47.2 | L. Manson Bishop 56.4 | Peter McCranor 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 58.5 | Refer to Gold Medal | |
| Female – Crawl 50 m Class B | No race | |||
| Female – Crawl 50 m Class C | Lynne Gilchrist 49.6 | Daisy Flint 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 1:00.7 | |
| Female – Breaststroke 25 m Class A | Lorraine Dodd Australia 34.9 (record) | Lady Susan Masham 52.6 | No medal | |
| Female – Breaststroke 50 m Class B | Janet Laughton swan alone | No medal | No medal | |
| Female – Breaststroke 50 m Class C | Lynne Gilchrist 1:05.6 | Daisy Flint 1:59.2 | Shelagh Jones 2:31.6 | |
| Female – Breaststroke 50 Class D | V. Forder 1:58.7 | No competitor | No medal | |
| Female – Breaststroke 50 m Class E | Daphne Ceeney Australia 1:41.8 | Margaret Harriman 1:50.0 | Margaret Ross Australia 1:56.1 | |
| Female – Backstroke 25 m Class A | Lorraine Dodd Australia 48.7 | Lady Susan Masham 52.6 | No medal | |
| Female – Backstroke 50 mm Class B | Janet Laughton swam alone | No medal | No medal | |
| Female – Backstroke 50 m Class C | Lynne Gilchrist 56.5 | A. Masson 1:15.2 | Daisy Flint 1:20.4 | |
| Female – Backstroke 50 m Class D | V. Forder 1:21.6 | No medal | No medal | |
| Female – Backstroke 50 m Class E | Daphne Ceeney Australia 1:41.8 | Margaret Harriman 1:14.4 | P. Foulds 1;15.3 |
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]
| Class A Heavyweight | Vic Renalson Australia 340 lbs | John Turich Australia 280 lbs | J. Rowe 215 lbs | |
| Class B Middleweight | T. Palmer 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 |
Pentathlon consisted of five events: javelin throw, club throw, shot put, archery and swimming (50 m crawl).[3]
| Complete Lesions | Dick Thompson 3149 points | J. Robertson 2090 points | – | |
| Incomplete Lesions | Kevin Cunningham Australia 3212 points | John Turich Australia 3162 points | L. Manson Bishop 3135 points |
| Sabre – Male – Individuals | Frank Ponta Australia | Alastair Shields | Dick Thompson |
| Sabre – Male – Teams | J. Thompson, Dick Thompson | Frank Ponta, Ross Sutton Australia | T. Smart, S . Winters |
| Sabre – Females – Individuals | Shelagh Jones | Daphne Ceeney Australia | M. Taylor |
| J. Gibson | Alan Robertson Australia | No Medal |
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]
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. MaxwellEngland – R. Foster, T. Moran, J. Chilcott, K. Edwards, J. Gibson, Dick Thompson, J. Thompson, T. Palmer, R. ScottScotland – T. Guthrie, N. Macdonald, J. Robertson, J.G. Robertson, J. Sloway, P. Stanton, J. Whitefield, A. Shields
| Singles – Male Class A | Dudley Phillips 21–16 ; 21–3 | B. Hunt | ||
| Singles – Male Class B | Bruno Moretti Australia 21–17 ; 21–8 | Bill Mather-Brown Australia | ||
| Singles – Male Class D | J. Gibson 21–14 ; 21–17 | Peter McCranor | ||
| Singles – Female Class A | M. Taylor 21–19 ; 21–11 | Lorraine Dodd Australia | ||
| Singles – Female Class B | G. Buck 14–21 ; 21–16 ; 21–19 | A. Masson | ||
| Singles – Female Class C | Margaret Maughan 18–21 ; 21–8 ; 21–13 | Daisy Flint | ||
| Singles – Female Class D | Marion Edwards 21–10 ; 21–14 | Margaret Harriman | ||
| Doubles – Male Class A | K. Edwards, R. Foster 19–21; 21–12; 21–17 | B. Hunt, T.G. Robertson | ||
| 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 21–11 ; 21–16 | B. Maxwell, Don Watts Australia | ||
| Doubles – Male Class D | J. Gibson, Peter McCranor 21–5; 21–7 | Roger Cockerill, J. Gidney Australia | ||
| Doubles – Female Open | A. Masson, Marion Edwards 21–8 ; 21–11 | Lady Susan Masham, Sally Haynes |