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Fencing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Fencing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fourth appearance of Fencing at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Army Drill Hall at 32 State Street in Victoria Park, Perth, Australia, which doubled as the Post Office Branch No.3.[1]

Fencing at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueArmy Drill Hall
LocationVictoria Park, Perth, Australia
Dates22 November to 1 December 1962
← 1958
1966 →

England topped the fencing medal table with four gold medals from the seven events.[2][3]

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Australia)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England4228
2 Australia1315
3 New Zealand1012
4 Scotland1001
5 Canada0235
Totals (5 entries)77721

Medal winners

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Results

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Foil (men)

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Pos Athlete Wins/hits against
1Scotland Sandy Leckie7 wins
2England Allan Jay6
3England Ralph Cooperman5
4England René Paul5
5New Zealand Brian Pickworth4
6Australia Brian McCowage3
7Canada Benedek Simo2
8Australia Ivan Lund2
9Canada John Andru0

Foil (women)

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Pos Athlete Wins/hits against
1New Zealand Dot Coleman6 wins
2Australia Johanna Winter5 (14)
3Australia Janet Hopner5 (16)
4New Zealand Rosemary Tomich4 (17)
5England Gillian Sheen4 (18)
6England Theresa Offredy2
7Wales Vivienne Ellis1 (24)
8Wales Jackie Reynolds1 (26)

Épée (men)

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Pos Athlete Wins, hits against
1Australia Ivan Lund7 wins
2England John Pelling5 (25)
3England Peter Jacobs5 (31)
4Australia Michael Steven Diamond4 (30)
5Wales Robert Reynolds4 (35)
6Australia John Humphreys3 (31)
7New Zealand Keith Mann3 (36)
8Scotland John King2 (36)
9Canada Carl Schwende2 (38)

Sabre (men)

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Pos Athlete Wins
1England Ralph Cooperman7 wins
2Canada Benedek Simo5 (26)
3Canada John Andru5 (29)
4England Mike Amberg5 (30)
5New Zealand Brian Pickworth4 (21)
5New Zealand Bob Binning4 (21)
7England George Birks2 (35)
8Australia Les Tornallyay2 (36)
8Wales John McCombe2 (36)

Foil (team)

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Round robin

Team 1 Team 2 Score
EnglandNew Zealand6–3
AustraliaCanada5–4
EnglandWales8–1
AustraliaNew Zealand6–3
EnglandCanada6–3
WalesNew Zealand6–3
CanadaNew Zealand6–2
AustraliaWales5–4
CanadaWales5–4
EnglandAustralia5–3

Épée (team)

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[14][15]

Round robin

Team 1 Team 2 Score
CanadaNew Zealand7–2
AustraliaWales5–4
WalesNew Zealand5–4
EnglandAustralia6–3
AustraliaCanada6–2
EnglandWales6–2
CanadaWales6–3
EnglandNew Zealand9–0
EnglandCanada5–3
AustraliaNew Zealand5–4

Sabre (team)

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[16][17]

Round robin

Team 1 Team 2 Score
New ZealandAustralia6–3
CanadaWales7–2
EnglandNew Zealand7–2
AustraliaCanada5–4
AustraliaWales5–4
EnglandCanada5–4
EnglandWales7–2
CanadaNew Zealand5–4
EnglandAustralia8–1
New ZealandWales7–2

References

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  1. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". 149023PD: Fencing at the Drill Hall in Victoria Park. In the background a sign for Post Office Branch No.3 VIIth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, 1962. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Fencing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Fencing Foil Individual - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "Fencing". Manchester Evening News. 26 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Fencing Foil Individual - Women Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  7. ↑ "Fencing". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 23 November 1962. p. 31. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Fencing Epee Individual - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Fencing". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 28 November 1962. p. 32. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Fencing Sabre Individual - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  11. ↑ "Fencing". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 30 November 1962. p. 48. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Fencing Foil Team - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Results". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 24 November 1962. p. 24. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  14. ↑ "Fencing Epee Team - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Fencing". Newcastle Evening Chronicle. 26 November 1962. p. 12. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  16. ↑ "Fencing Sabre Team - Men Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  17. ↑ "Fencing". Birmingham Daily Post. 30 November 1962. p. 23. Retrieved 6 November 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

See also

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