Athletics
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| 100 metres, Men | 
John Bartram | 
4 h1 r3/4 | 
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John Treloar | 
4 h2 r3/4 | 
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Morris Curotta | 
6 h1 r3/4 | 
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| 200 metres, Men | 
John Treloar | 
4 h2 r3/4 | 
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John Bartram | 
DNS | 
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 | 
Morris Curotta | 
DNS | 
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| 400 metres, Men | 
Morris Curotta | 
5 | 
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John Bartram | 
4 h3 r2/4 | 
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Bill Ramsay | 
5 h4 r1/4 | 
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| 800 metres, Men | 
Bill Ramsay | 
5 h2 r2/3 | 
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| 110 metres Hurdles, Men | 
Peter Gardner | 
5 | 
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Ray Weinberg | 
5 h2 r2/3 | 
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Charles Green | 
5 h4 r1/3 | 
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| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Men | 
Australia | 
3 h2 r1/2 | 
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Bill Bruce • John Bartram • Morris Curotta • John Treloar • Peter Gardner (DNS) • Charles Green (DNS) • Ray Weinberg (DNS) | 
| 4 × 400 metres Relay, Men | 
Australia | 
DNS | 
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John Bartram • Morris Curotta • Charles Green • Bill Ramsay • John Treloar • Ray Weinberg | 
| 10 kilometres Race Walk, Men | 
George Knott | 
7 h1 r1/2 | 
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| High Jump, Men | 
Jack Winter | 
1 | 
Gold | 
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Bill Bruce | 
DNS | 
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 | 
Peter Mullins | 
DNS | 
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| Long Jump, Men | 
Bill Bruce | 
2 | 
Silver | 
 | 
George Avery | 
DNS | 
 | 
 | 
Peter Mullins | 
DNS | 
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| Triple Jump, Men | 
George Avery | 
2 | 
Silver | 
 | 
Les McKeand | 
7 | 
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| Decathlon, Men | 
Peter Mullins | 
6 | 
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| 100 metres, Women | 
Shirley Strickland | 
3 | 
Bronze | 
 | 
Betty McKinnon | 
3 h1 r1/3 | 
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Joyce King | 
4 h3 r1/3 | 
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| 200 metres, Women | 
Shirley Strickland | 
3 | 
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Joyce King | 
6 h1 r2/3 | 
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Betty McKinnon | 
7 h2 r2/3 | 
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| 80 metres Hurdles, Women | 
Shirley Strickland | 
3 | 
Bronze | 
| 4 × 100 metres Relay, Women | 
Australia | 
2 | 
Silver | 
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Shirley Strickland • June Maston • Betty McKinnon • Joyce King • Judy Canty (DNS) | 
| Long Jump, Women | 
Judy Canty | 
7 | 
 | 
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June Maston | 
23 r1/2 | 
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Boxing
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| Flyweight, Men | 
Ron Gower | 
=9 | 
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| Bantamweight, Men | 
Jimmy Carruthers | 
=5 | 
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| Featherweight, Men | 
Laurie Birks | 
=9 | 
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| Lightweight, Men | 
Billy Barber | 
=17 | 
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| Welterweight, Men | 
Billy Boyce | 
=5 | 
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| Middleweight, Men | 
Graham Higham | 
=17 | 
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| Light-Heavyweight, Men | 
Adrian Holmes | 
4 | 
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Cycling Road
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| Road Race, Individual, Men | 
Jack Hoobin | 
7 | 
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Russell Mockridge | 
26 | 
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 | 
Ken Caves | 
DNF | 
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 | 
Jim Nestor | 
DNF | 
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| Road Race, Team, Men | 
Australia | 
DNF | 
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Jack Hoobin • Russell Mockridge • Jim Nestor • Ken Caves | 
Cycling Track
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| Sprint, Men | 
Charlie Bazzano | 
4 | 
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| 1,000 metres Time Trial, Men | 
Sid Patterson | 
6 | 
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| Team Pursuit, 4,000 metres, Men | 
Australia | 
=5 | 
 | 
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Sid Patterson • Jim Nestor • Jack Hoobin • Russell Mockridge | 
Diving
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| Springboard, Men | 
David Norris | 
16 | 
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Rowing
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| Single Sculls, Men | 
Merv Wood | 
1 | 
Gold | 
| Coxless Pairs, Men | 
Australia | 
2 h1 r3/4 | 
 | 
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Spencer Grace • Ted Bromley | 
| Coxed Fours, Men | 
Australia | 
2 h1 r2/5 | 
 | 
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Wal Lambert • Hugh Lambie • Colin Douglas-Smith • Jack Webster • Tom Darcey | 
Sailing
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| One Person Dinghy, Open | 
Robert French | 
18 | 
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| Two Person Keelboat, Open | 
Moorina | 
7 | 
 | 
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Jock Sturrock • Len Fenton | 
Shooting
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| Free Rifle, Three Positions, 300 metres, Men | 
Reginald Parker | 
30 | 
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Mill Menghini | 
32 | 
 | 
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John Wise | 
33 | 
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| Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres, Men | 
Claude Platt | 
46 | 
 | 
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Neville Holt | 
47 | 
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Leo Dove | 
55 | 
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Swimming
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| 100 metres Freestyle, Men | 
Bruce Bourke | 
5 h1 r2/3 | 
 | 
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Warren Boyd | 
8 h2 r2/3 | 
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| 400 metres Freestyle, Men | 
John Marshall | 
3 | 
Bronze | 
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Garrick Agnew | 
4 h3 r1/3 | 
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| 1,500 metres Freestyle, Men | 
John Marshall | 
2 | 
Silver | 
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Garrick Agnew | 
6 h4 r1/3 | 
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| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men | 
Australia | 
DNS | 
 | 
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Garrick Agnew • Bruce Bourke • Warren Boyd • John Marshall • Herman Doerner • Jack Ferguson | 
| 100 metres Backstroke, Men | 
Bruce Bourke | 
8 h1 r2/3 | 
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| 200 metres Breaststroke, Men | 
John Davies | 
4 | 
 | 
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Kevin Hallett | 
7 h5 r1/3 | 
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| 100 metres Freestyle, Women | 
Marjorie McQuade | 
6 h1 r2/3 | 
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Denise Spencer | 
3 h2 r1/3 | 
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| 400 metres Freestyle, Women | 
Denise Spencer | 
6 h2 r2/3 | 
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| 100 metres Backstroke, Women | 
Judy-Joy Davies | 
3 | 
Bronze | 
| 200 metres Breaststroke, Women | 
Nancy Lyons | 
2 | 
Silver | 
Water Polo
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| Water Polo, Men | 
Australia | 
=13 | 
 | 
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Ben Dalley • Jack King • Eric Johnston • Les McKay • Leon Ferguson • Arthur Burge • Herman Doerner • Colin French • Roger Cornforth • Jack Ferguson • Bill Phillips (DNS) | 
Weightlifting
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| Bantamweight, Men | 
Keith Caple | 
9 | 
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| Heavyweight, Men | 
Ray Magee | 
12 | 
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Wrestling
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| Flyweight, Freestyle, Men | 
Bert Harris | 
AC | 
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| Welterweight, Freestyle, Men | 
Dick Garrard | 
2 | 
Silver | 
| Middleweight, Freestyle, Men | 
Bruce Arthur | 
AC | 
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| Heavyweight, Freestyle, Men | 
Jim Armstrong | 
3 | 
Bronze |