Papua and New Guinea at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:	PNG
Cganame:	Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee
Games:	British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Year:	1962
Location:	Perth, Western Australia
Flagbearer:	Opening: Closing:
Rank:	=17th
Gold:	0
Silver:	0
Bronze:	1
App Begin Year:	1962

The Territory of Papua and New Guinea competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962. It won one bronze medal at the games.^[1]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

Men

Track events

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Allen Crawley	align=left rowspan=4	100 yd	10.0	5	did not advance
Leana Gari	10.3	5	did not advance
Misiloarim Labert	10.3	4 Q	10.5	6	did not advance
Bruce Richter	10.1	4 Q	10.5	6	did not advance
Bruce Richter	220 yd	22.2	3 Q	22.6	6	did not advance
John Kaputin	align=left rowspan=2	440 yd	51.4	5	did not advance
Damian Midi	52.9	5	did not advance
Allen Crawley Leana Gari Misiloarim Labert Bruce Richter	4×110 yd relay	43.6	5	did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Rank
Edward Laboran	High jump	6feet	11
Robin Barclay	Pole vault	12feet	13
Allen Crawley	Long jump	23feet	12
Allen Crawley	Triple jump
George Heriot	align=left rowspan=2	Javelin throw	175feet	11
Ivaharia Oe	200feet	8

Notes and References

1. Web site: Medal Standings Perth 1962 . thecgf.com . 11 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201009025458/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3035 . 9 October 2020 . dead . 20 November 2024.