Canada at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Canada at the
1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Canada at the; 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CGF code	CAN
CGA	Commonwealth Games Canada
Website	commonwealthgames.ca
in Perth, Western Australia
Flag bearers	Opening: ; Closing:
Medals; Ranked 5thth	Gold 4 Silver 12 Bronze 15 Total 31
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
	1930; 1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;
Other related appearances
	Newfoundland (1930, 1934)

FlagbearersOpening:
Closing:

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Bruce Kidd	Athletics	Men's 6 miles	24 November
Bronze	Bruce Kidd	Athletics	Men's 3 miles	26 November
Bronze	David Steen	Athletics	Men's shot put	29 November

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Lynn Eves	100 yd	9.9	3 Q	10.2	5	Did not advance
Robert Fisher-Smith		10.0	4 Q	10.3	5	Did not advance
Harry Jerome		9.4	1 Q	9.6	1 Q	9.5	2 Q	10.0	6
Lynn Eves	220 yd	22.1	2 Q	22.0	3 Q	21.7	6	Did not advance
Robert Fisher-Smith		22.4	4 Q	23.0	6	Did not advance
Harry Jerome		DNS		Did not advance
Bill Crothers	440 yd	48.4	2 Q	N/a		48.2	5	Did not advance
Don Bertoia	880 yd	1:53.3	3	N/a		Did not advance
Bill Crothers		1:51.4	1 Q	N/a		1:52.3	5	Did not advance
Hylke van der Wal		DNS		N/a		Did not advance
Don Bertoia	1 mile	4:19.0	7	N/a				Did not advance
Jim Irons		4:10.8	3 Q	N/a				4:17.4	8
Bruce Kidd		DNS		N/a				Did not advance
Hylke van der Wal		4:18.6	7	N/a				Did not advance
Bruce Kidd	3 miles	N/a						13:36.4
Bruce Kidd	6 miles	N/a						28:26.6 GR
George Shepherd	440 yd hurdles	54.3	5	N/a				Did not advance
Hylke van der Wal	3000 m steeplechase	N/a						9:26.0	8
Don Bertoia Bill Crothers Lynn Eves George Shepherd	4×440 yd relay	3:15.2	3 Q	N/a				3:20.6	6
Gordon Dickson	Marathon	N/a						2:44:17	12
Bruce Kidd	Marathon	N/a						DNF

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Yvonne Breeden	100 yd	11.4	3 Q	11.5	6	Did not advance
Yvonne Breeden	220 yd	25.3	3 Q	25.5	6	Did not advance
Abby Hoffman	880 yd	N/a				2:21.6	7

Athletics

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1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030
Canada hosted the Games in 1930, 1954, 1978, and 1994.