title: Rhodesia and Nyasaland at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
text: # Rhodesia and Nyasaland at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
  
  The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland competed at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia, from 22 November to 1 December 1962.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Silver | Danie Burger | Athletics | Men's pole vault | 1 December |
  | Bronze | Johan du Preez | Athletics | Men's 220 yards | 29 November |
  | Bronze | Terrence Sullivan | Athletics | Men's 1 mile | 1 December |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Track events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Johan du Preez | 100 yd | 9.8 | 3 Q | 10.1 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jeffery Smith | 100 yd | 9.9 | 3 Q | 10.0 | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Johan du Preez | 220 yd | 21.8 | 2 Q | 21.9 | 2 Q | 21.5 | 3 Q | 21.6 | |
  | Jeffery Smith | 220 yd | 21.8 | 2 Q | 21.9 | 2 Q | 21.5 | 3 Q | 22.1 | 6 |
  | Jacob Ndhlovu | 880 yd | 1:54.3 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Terrence Sullivan | 880 yd | 1:52.7 | 1 Q | — | — | 1:51.7 | 5 | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Jacob Ndhlovu | 1 mile | 4:19.8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Terrence Sullivan | 1 mile | 4:06.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4:06.6 | |
  | Danie Burger | 120 yd hurdles | 14.8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Danie Burger Roy Collins Johan du Preez Jeffery Smith | 4×110 yd relay | 42.6 | 3 Q | — | — | — | — | 42.7 | 4 |
  
  ### Field events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank |
  | Danie Burger | Pole vault | 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) | |
  | Roy Collins | Long jump | 22 ft 10+1⁄4 in (6.97 m) | 16 |
  | Roy Collins | Triple jump | DNS | DNS |
  
  ### Track events
  
  | Athlete | Event | Round 1 | Round 1 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Patricia Dalton | 100 yd | 11.8 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Patricia Dalton | 220 yd | 26.2 | 6 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  | Patricia Dalton | 80 m hurdles | 11.9 | 4 | — | — | Did not advance | Did not advance |
  