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.
The wrestling events were held in the Royal King's Park Tennis Club, outdoor, under floodlights, after the original plans to use the Drill Hall venue were rejected.
Pakistan dominated the wrestling medal table by virtue of winning seven of the eight gold medals on offer.
Medal table
Medallists + Event Gold Silver Bronze Flyweight 52kg Bantamweight 57kg Featherweight 62kg Lightweight 68kg Welterweight 74kg Middleweight 82kg Light heavyweight 90kg Heavyweight 100kg
Results
Flyweight 52kg Winner Loser Score points points points points disq overweight
Final positions: 1. Niaz Din 2. Michienzi 3. Nisbet 4. Dwyer
Bantamweight 57kg Winner Loser Score fall 1st round points points points points points points points points
Final positions: 1. ud-Din 2. Pilling 3. Turnbull 4. Plykkanen 5. Tooby, Fernando
Featherweight 62kg Winner Loser Score points points fall 6min 14 sec fall 9min 54sec points points ret hurt
Final positions: 1. ud-Din 2. Jutila 3. Aspen 4. Little 5. Roberts
Lightweight 68kg Winner Loser Score points points points points fall 7min 06sec bronze medal play off
Final positions: 1. Akhtar 2. Marsh 3. Boese 4. Amey
Welterweight 74kg Winner Loser Score decision fall Draw fall 1st round points w/o fall 3min 04sec points fall 44sec points
Final positions: 1. Bashir 2. Oberlander 3. Allen 4. Raftopoulas, Farquhar 5. Courtney
Middleweight 82kg Winner Loser Score points points fall 3min 04sec points points points
Final positions: 1. Faiz 2. Benarik 3. Thomas 4. McNeill, Pidduck
Light heavyweight 90kg Winner Loser Score points w/o
Final positions: 1. Buck 2. Saeed 3. Armstrong
Heavyweight 100kg Winner Loser Score points points fall 3min
Final positions: 1. Niaz 2. Mitchell 3. McNamara
References