1970 British Commonwealth Games
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Edinburgh
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, Scotland
Scotland
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from 16 July to 25 July 1970.
This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units
Metric system
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rather than imperial unit
Imperial unit
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s were used in events, and also the first time the games were held in Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
.
Also, these games saw the first unique Games trademark logo: an emblem showing the Games emblem intertwined with a St. Andrews Cross and a thistle. The bid election was held in Tokyo, Japan during the 1964 Summer Olympics
1964 Summer Olympics
The 1964 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan in 1964. Tokyo had been awarded with the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this honor was subsequently passed to Helsinki because of Japan's...
. The vote result was Edinburgh: 18, Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand: 11.
Medals by country
| 1 |  Australia |
36 | 24 | 22 | 82 |
| 2 |  Kingdom of England |
27 | 25 | 32 | 84 |
| 3 |  Canada |
18 | 24 | 24 | 66 |
| 4 |  Kingdom of Scotland |
6 | 8 | 11 | 25 |
| 5 |  Kenya |
5 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 |  India |
5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 |  Pakistan |
4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 |  Jamaica |
4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 |  Uganda |
3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 10 |  Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 11 |  New Zealand |
2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 |  Wales |
2 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 13 |  Ghana |
2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 14 |  Nigeria |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Malaysia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Hong Kong |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 18 |  Zambia |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 |  Singapore |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 |  Barbados |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tanzania |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1* | |
| 22 |  Fiji |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 The Gambia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1* | |
 Guyana |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Isle of Man |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malawi |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1* | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1* | ||
| Total | 121 | 121 | 133 | 375 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- * = First medal in the British Commonwealth Games.
Badminton
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Men's Singles | Men | Jamie Paulson Jamie Paulson Jamie Paulson is a former Canadian badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. In 1970 he won the men's singles at the quadrennial British Commonwealth Games making him the only Canadian yet to do so. He finished second in the same event in 1974... (CAN) |
Paul Whetnall Paul Whetnall Paul Whetnall is a former world-class badminton player from England who won national and international titles between 1968 and 1980. He is married to Susan Pound Whetnall who was a brilliant doubles player of the same era.-Career:... (ENG) |
Ray Sharp (ENG) | |||
| Men's Doubles | Men | Ng Boon Bee Ng Boon Bee Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and... & Punch Gunalan Punch Gunalan Datuk Punch Gunalan is a former male badminton star of Malaysia and one of the finest combination doubles and singles players that the country has ever produced.... (MAS) |
Ng Tat Wai Ng Tat Wai Ng Tat Wai, born 1947 in Penang, was one of the top badminton players during the 70s. A right-handed doubles player, Tat Wai had represented and medals winner for Malaysia in various tournament including Thomas Cup, Commonwealth Games, Asian Games and South-East Asia Peninsular Games... & Tan Soon Hooi (MAS) |
Yves Paré & Jamie Paulson (CAN) | |||
| Women's Singles | Women | Margaret Beck Margaret Beck Margaret Beck is a retired badminton player from England who ranked among the world's best during most of the 1970s.-Playing career:... (ENG) |
Gillian Perrin (ENG) | Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall is a retired badminton player from England.-Career:Boxall won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall. They also won women's doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.-... (ENG) |
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| Women's Doubles | Women | Margaret Boxall & Sue Whetnall (ENG) | Gillian Perrin & Julie Rickard (ENG) | Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong (MAS) | |||
| Mixed Doubles | Mixed | Derek Talbot Derek Talbot Derek Talbot is a former English badminton player. One of Britain's best ever "all-rounders," he won multiple English National Championships, as well as numerous international titles, in badminton's three events - singles, doubles, and mixed doubles... & Margaret Boxall (ENG) |
Roger Mills & Gillian Perrin (ENG) | David Eddy David Eddy David Eddy is a retired badminton player from England who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the early 1980s.-Career:... & Sue Whetnall (ENG) |
Bowls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Singles | Men | David Bryant David Bryant David James Bryant CBE is a former three-time World singles bowls champion in 1966, 1980 and 1988 and also a three-time World indoors singles champion in 1979, 1980 and 1981. He also won the Commonwealth Games singles bowls championship on 4 occasions in 1962, 1970, 1974 and 1978... (ENG) |
Neal Bryce (ZAM) | Roy Fulton (NIR) | |||
| Pairs | Men | Norman King & Peter Line (ENG) | Robert McDonald Robert McDonald (bowls) Robert McDonald is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Hugh Robson. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with Robson in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games... & Hugh Robson Hugh Robson (bowls) Hugh Robson is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Robert McDonald. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with McDonald in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth... (NZL) |
Jimmy Donnelly & Syd Thompson (NIR) | |||
| Fours | Men | Hong Kong (HKG) | Scotland (SCO) | Northern Ireland (NIR) |
Boxing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Light Flyweight | Men | James Odwori (UGA) | Anthony Davies (WAL) | P.J. Butterfield (AUS) | |||
| |Michael Abrams Michael Abrams Michael Abrams is a former English amateur and Commonwealth Games light-flyweight boxer.-Early career:... (ENG) |
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| Flyweight | Men | Dave Needham Dave Needham (boxer) Dave Needham was a British boxer. He was a Commonwealth Games gold medal winner and one of the few boxers to have held both the BBBC bantamweight and featherweight titles.-Early life and amateur career:... (ENG) |
Leo Rwabwogo Leo Rwabwogo Leo Rwabwogo was a boxer from Uganda, who won a total number of two Olympic medals during his career as an amateur in the flyweight division . He did so in 1968 and 1972. As of 2008, he was the only Ugandan who has won more than one Olympic medal.-References:**... (UGA) |
A. McHugh (SCO) | |||
| |Davy Larmour (NIR) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Men | Sulley Shittu (GHA) | Samuel Mbugua Samuel Mbugua Samuel Mbugua is a retired boxer from Kenya, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the semifinals he was defeated by Poland's eventual gold medalist Jan Szczepański .-References:*... (KEN) |
S. Ogilvie (SCO) | |||
| |Courtney Atherly (GUY) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Men | Philip Waruinge (KEN) | Deogratias Musoke (UGA) | Mir Samar (PAK) | |||
| |Alan Richardson (ENG) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Men | Abayomi Adeyemi (NGR) | John Gillan (SCO) | Tatu Ghionga (MAW) | |||
| |Moses Mbugua (KEN) | |||||||
| Light Welterweight | Men | Mohamed Muruli (UGA) | Dai Davies (WAL) | E. O. Lawson (GHA) | |||
| |Paul Kayula (ZAM) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Men | Emma Ankudey (GHA) | John Olulu (KEN) | T. Joyce (SCO) | |||
| |Shivaji Bhonsle (IND) | |||||||
| Light Middleweight | Men | Tom Imrie (SCO) | Julius Luipa (ZAM) | P.J. Doherty (NIR) | |||
| |David Attan (KEN) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Men | John Conteh John Conteh John Conteh is a British former boxer who was world light-heavyweight boxing champion.Conteh is one of Britain's most successful boxing champions. At his peak in the mid to late 1970s he was considered good enough that he was touted as a possible opponent of Muhammad Ali... (ENG) |
Titus Simba (TAN) | R. Murphy (AUS) | |||
| |Samuel Kasongo (ZAM) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Fatai Ayinla Fatai Ayinla Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle is a retired amateur boxer from Nigeria, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.... (NGR) |
Oliver Wright (JAM) | Victor Attivor (GHA) | |||
| |John Rafferty (SCO) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Men | Benson Masanda (UGA) | John McKinty (NIR) | Jack Meda Jack Meda Jack Meda was a boxer from British Columbia, Canada in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1970, Meda won a Bronze Medal in the 1970 Commonwealth Games.-Boxing tournaments and teams:... (CAN) |
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| |Leslie Stevens (ENG) |
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Time Trial | Men | Harry Kent Harry Kent (cyclist) Harry Dale Kent is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal in the men's 1 km time trial. He also finished 4th in the sprint and 6th in the 10 mile scratch race.... (NZL) |
00:01:09 | Leslie King (TRI) | 00:01:10 | Jocelyn Lovell Jocelyn Lovell Jocelyn Bjorn Lovell is a former cyclist from Canada.Lovell dominated Canadian cycling in the 1960s and 1970s; winning dozens of national titles as well as gold medals at the Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games... (CAN) |
00:01:11 |
| Sprint | Men | John Nicholson John Nicholson (cyclist) John Nicholson is a cyclist from Australia.He competed for Australia in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual sprint event where he finished in second place. He won Gold at the 1970 Commonwealth Games and the 1974 Commonwealth Games also in the sprint... (AUS) |
Gordon Johnson (AUS) | Leslie King (TRI) | |||
| Individual Pursuit | Men | Ian Hallam (ENG) | 00:05:01 | Daniel Clark Daniel Clark (cyclist) Daniel "Danny" Clark OAM is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1974 to 1997... (AUS) |
00:05:05 | Blair Stockwell Blair Stockwell Blair Goldesbrough Stockwell is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand. He won three bronze medals representing New Zealand at British Commonwealth Games.... (NZL) |
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| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) | 00:20:47 | Brian Temple (SCO) | 00:20:48 | Vernon Stauble (TRI) | 00:20:48 |
| Tandem | Men | Gordon Johnson & Ron Jonker (AUS) | 11.43 | Jocelyn Lovell & Barry Harvey (CAN) | John Hatfield & John Beswick (WAL) |
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Road Race | Men | Bruce Biddle Bruce Biddle Bruce William Biddle is a former road racing cyclist from New Zealand, who was a professional rider from 1974 to 1979... (NZL) |
04:38:06 | Ray Bilney (AUS) | 04:39:06 | John Trevorrow (AUS) | 04:40:03 |
Fencing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Foil | Men | Mike Breckin Mike Breckin Mike Breckin is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:... (ENG) |
Barry Paul Barry Paul Barry Paul is a British fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics.-References:... (ENG) |
Graham Paul Graham Paul Graham Paul is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics.-References:... (ENG) |
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| Foil - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Australia (AUS) | Canada (CAN) | |||
| Épée | Men | Bill Hoskyns Bill Hoskyns Henry William Furse "Bill" Hoskyns was a British fencer who appeared at six Olympic Games, winning two silver medals in 1960 and 1964. No British fencer has won an Olympic medal since. He was born in London. He competed with all three weapons but he was especially effective at Épée, where he was... (ENG) |
Lester Wong Lester Wong Lester Wong is a Canadian fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil and épée events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:... (CAN) |
Peter Jacobs Peter Jacobs (fencer) Peter Jacobs is a British fencer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics.-References:... (ENG) |
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| Épée - Team | Men | England (ENG) | Scotland (SCO) | Canada (CAN) | |||
| Sabre | Men | Sandy Leckie (SCO) | Rodney Craig Rodney Craig Rodney Craig is a British fencer. He competed at the 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:... (ENG) |
Richard Cohen Richard Cohen (fencer) Richard Cohen is a British fencer who competed at three Olympic Games and the author of "Chasing the Sun," the story of man's relationship to that star, and "By the Sword", a history of fencing. He is the founder of the book publisher Richard Cohen Books.-Career:Cohen was born in Birmingham,... (ENG) |
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| Sabre- Team | Men | England (ENG) | Scotland (SCO) | Australia (AUS) | |||
| Foil | Women | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh (ENG) | Marion Exelby Marion Exelby Marion Exelby is an Australian fencer. She competed in the women's individual foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics.-References:... (AUS) |
Susan Youngs (SCO) | |||
| Foil - Team | Women | England (ENG) | Scotland (SCO) | Canada (CAN) |
Swimming
Men's events| 100 m freestyle | Mike Wenden (AUS) | 53.06 | Greg Rogers Greg Rogers Gregory Rogers was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver and bronze medal in the 4x200m and 4x100m freestyle relays respectively at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics... (AUS) |
54.26 | William Devenish (AUS) | 54.28 |
| 200 m freestyle | Mike Wenden (AUS) | 1:56.69 | Ralph Hutton Ralph Hutton Ralph Hutton is a former Canadian swimmer. Hutton won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28.... (CAN) |
1:58.45 | Greg Rogers Greg Rogers Gregory Rogers was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver and bronze medal in the 4x200m and 4x100m freestyle relays respectively at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics... (AUS) |
1:58.63 |
| 400 m freestyle | Graham White Graham White Graham Ross White OAM was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.... (AUS) |
4:08.48 | Ralph Hutton Ralph Hutton Ralph Hutton is a former Canadian swimmer. Hutton won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28.... (CAN) |
4:08.77 | Greg Brough Greg Brough Gregory "Greg" Brough was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.... (AUS) |
4:12.16 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Graham Windeatt Graham Windeatt Graham Claude Windeatt was an Australian long-distance freestyle swimmer of the 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1972 Munich Olympics.... (AUS) |
16:23.82 | Max Travasci (AUS) | 16:34.46 | Mark Treffers Mark Treffers Mark Ferdinand Treffers is a former swimming representative from New Zealand who specialised in the freestyle.... (NZL) |
16:44.69 |
| 100 m backstroke | Bill Kennedy (CAN) | 1:01.65 | Mike Richards (WAL) | 1:01.69 | Erik Fish Erik Fish Erik Fish is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside William Mahony, Bruce Robertson, and Robert Kasting.-References:* *... (CAN) |
1:02.02 |
| 200 m backstroke | Mike Richards (WAL) | 00:02:15 | Ray Terrell (ENG) | 00:02:15 | Neil Rogers (AUS) | 00:02:16 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Bill Mahony (CAN) | 1:09.0 | Peter Cross (CAN) | 1:09.4 | Paul Jarvie (AUS) | 1:10.0 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Bill Mahony (CAN) | 2:30.29 | Paul Jarvie (AUS) | 2:30.70 | David Wilkie David Wilkie (swimmer) David Andrew Wilkie MBE is a Scottish former swimmer, who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s.He is a member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.-Biography:... (SCO) |
2:32.87 |
| 100 m butterfly | Byron MacDonald (CAN) | 58.44 | Tom Arusoo (CAN) | 58.98 | Ron Jacks Ron Jacks Ronald Jacks was a Canadian Olympic and International Swimmer in the 1960s and 1970s.At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he won a gold medal in the 110 yards butterfly. In the 1970 British Commonwealth Games he won a bronze medal in the 100 metres butterfly... (CAN) |
59.01 |
| 200 m butterfly | Tom Arusoo (CAN) | 2:08.97 | Martyn Woodroffe Martyn Woodroffe Martyn J. Woodroffe is a Welsh swimmer who won a Silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.Woodroffe represented Wales at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning one silver and two bronze medals at the... (WAL) |
2:09.14 | James Findlay (AUS) | 2:09.4 |
| 200 m individual medley | George Smith (CAN) | 2:13.72 | Ken Campbell (CAN) | 2:16.57 | Martyn Woodroffe Martyn Woodroffe Martyn J. Woodroffe is a Welsh swimmer who won a Silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.Woodroffe represented Wales at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning one silver and two bronze medals at the... (WAL) |
2:16.64 |
| 400 m individual medley | George Smith (CAN) | 4:48.87 | Ray Terrell (ENG) | 4:49.85 | James Findlay (AUS) | 4:51.92 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Graham White Graham White Graham Ross White OAM was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.... Gregory Rogers Mike Wenden William Devenish |
3:36.02 | Canada (CAN) George Smith Ralph Hutton Ralph Hutton Ralph Hutton is a former Canadian swimmer. Hutton won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28.... Robert Kasting Robert Kasting Robert Kasting , but raised in Lethbridge, Alberta is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson, and William Mahony... Ronald Jacks |
3:37.65 | England (ENG) Anthony Jarvis Ivan Myall Malcolm B. Windeatt Raymond Terrell |
3:41.24 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Graham White Graham White Graham Ross White OAM was an Australian middle-long distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s, who won a silver medal in the 4x200 m freestyle relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.... Gregory Rogers Mike Wenden William Devenish |
7:50.77 | Canada (CAN) George Smith Ralph Hutton Ralph Hutton Ralph Hutton is a former Canadian swimmer. Hutton won a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.-References:* , from http://www.sports-reference.com/; retrieved 2009-11-28.... Robert Kasting Robert Kasting Robert Kasting , but raised in Lethbridge, Alberta is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson, and William Mahony... Ronald Jacks |
8:00.69 | England (ENG) Anthony Jarvis Ivan Myall John Mills Raymond Terrell |
8:10.60 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Canada (CAN) Byron MacDonald Robert Kasting Robert Kasting Robert Kasting , but raised in Lethbridge, Alberta is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. He won the bronze medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay, alongside Erik Fish, Bruce Robertson, and William Mahony... William Mahony Bill Kennedy |
4:01.10 | Australia (AUS) James Findlay Mike Wenden Neil Rogers Paul Jarvie |
4:04.55 | Wales (WAL) Kevin Moran Martin Richards Martyn Woodroffe Martyn Woodroffe Martyn J. Woodroffe is a Welsh swimmer who won a Silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games.Woodroffe represented Wales at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, and 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, winning one silver and two bronze medals at the... Nigel Johnson |
4:08.05 |
Women's events
| 100 m freestyle | Angela Coughlan Angela Coughlan Angela Denise Coughlan, O.Ont. was a Canadian swimmer. At the peak of her competitive swimming career from 1968 to 1971, she was the best Canadian female freestyle specialist, going undefeated in freestyle events at Canadian meets during that time, as well as breaking a world record and 13... (CAN) |
1:01.22 | Lynne Watson Lynne Watson Lynne Watson , known after marriage as Lynne Bates was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, narrowly missing two more medals.... (AUS) |
1:01.45 | Jenny Watts (AUS) | 1:01.80 |
| 200 m freestyle | Karen Moras Karen Moras Karen Lynne Moras , known after marriage as Karen Moras-Stephenson was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City... (AUS) |
2:09.78 | Angela Coughlan Angela Coughlan Angela Denise Coughlan, O.Ont. was a Canadian swimmer. At the peak of her competitive swimming career from 1968 to 1971, she was the best Canadian female freestyle specialist, going undefeated in freestyle events at Canadian meets during that time, as well as breaking a world record and 13... (CAN) |
2:10.83 | Alex Jackson (IOM) | 2:13.52 |
| 400 m freestyle | Karen Moras Karen Moras Karen Lynne Moras , known after marriage as Karen Moras-Stephenson was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City... (AUS) |
4:27.38 | Denise Langford Denise Langford Denise June Langford is a former Australian swimmer. She competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games. Langford is the mother of Australian netball player Kimberlee Green.... (AUS) |
4:31.42 | Robyn Risson (AUS) | 4:39.75 |
| 800 m freestyle | Karen Moras Karen Moras Karen Lynne Moras , known after marriage as Karen Moras-Stephenson was an Australian distance freestyle swimmer of the 1960s and 1970s who won a bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City... (AUS) |
9:02.45 | Helen Gray (AUS) | 9:27.48 | Robyn Risson (AUS) | 9:37.89 |
| 100 m backstroke | Lynne Watson Lynne Watson Lynne Watson , known after marriage as Lynne Bates was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, narrowly missing two more medals.... (AUS) |
1:07.10 | Debra Cain (AUS) | 1:07.73 | Donna Gurr Donna Gurr Donna-Marie Gurr, CM is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. There she won the bronze medal in the 200m Backstroke. In 1976, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest achievement award, in a... (CAN) |
1:08.87 |
| 200 m backstroke | Lynne Watson Lynne Watson Lynne Watson , known after marriage as Lynne Bates was an Australian backstroke swimmer of the 1960s, who won a silver medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, narrowly missing two more medals.... (AUS) |
2:22.86 | Donna Gurr Donna Gurr Donna-Marie Gurr, CM is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. There she won the bronze medal in the 200m Backstroke. In 1976, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest achievement award, in a... (CAN) |
2:24.33 | Debra Cain (AUS) | 2:26.02 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Beverley Whitfield Beverley Whitfield Beverley Joy Whitfield was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich... (AUS) |
1:17.40 | Dorothy Harrison (ENG) | 1:17.60 | Chris Jarvis (ENG) | 1:19.83 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Beverley Whitfield Beverley Whitfield Beverley Joy Whitfield was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich... (AUS) |
2:44.12 | Dorothy Harrison (ENG) | 2:46.18 | Amanda Radnage (ENG) | 2:50.11 |
| 100 m butterfly | Diane Lansley (ENG) | 1:07.90 | Susan Smith (CAN) | 1:08.18 | Allyson Mabb (AUS) | 1:08.67 |
| 200 m butterfly | Maree Robinson (AUS) | 2:24.67 | Jane Comerford Jane Comerford Jane Comerford is a singer, songwriter, lecturer and vocal coach working in Germany.-Education:Jane has an extensive musical and music-related education. She studied violin and piano for 12 years, and later music theory, and graduated from Newcastle Conservatorium... (AUS) |
2:24.95 | Allyson Mabb (AUS) | 2:31.09 |
| 200 m individual medley | Denise Langford Denise Langford Denise June Langford is a former Australian swimmer. She competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games. Langford is the mother of Australian netball player Kimberlee Green.... (AUS) |
2:28.89 | Shelagh Ratcliffe (ENG) | 2:29.65 | Diana Rickard (AUS) | 2:30.80 |
| 400 m individual medley | Denise Langford Denise Langford Denise June Langford is a former Australian swimmer. She competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games. Langford is the mother of Australian netball player Kimberlee Green.... (AUS) |
5:10.74 | Gail Neall Gail Neall Gail Neall is a former Australian medley swimmer who raced in the 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in world record time.- Early years :... (AUS) |
5:15.82 | Shelagh Ratcliffe (ENG) | 5:17.89 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Australia (AUS) Debra Cain Denise Langford Denise Langford Denise June Langford is a former Australian swimmer. She competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games. Langford is the mother of Australian netball player Kimberlee Green.... Jennifer Watts Lynette Watson |
4:06.41 | Canada (CAN) Angela Coughlan Angela Coughlan Angela Denise Coughlan, O.Ont. was a Canadian swimmer. At the peak of her competitive swimming career from 1968 to 1971, she was the best Canadian female freestyle specialist, going undefeated in freestyle events at Canadian meets during that time, as well as breaking a world record and 13... Karen James Linda Hall Susan Smith |
4:12.16 | England (ENG) Diane Sutherland Kathryn Smith Lesley Allardice Sally Pickering |
4:14.90 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Australia (AUS) Allyson Mabb Beverley Whitfield Beverley Whitfield Beverley Joy Whitfield was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich... Denise Langford Denise Langford Denise June Langford is a former Australian swimmer. She competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and 1970 British Commonwealth Games. Langford is the mother of Australian netball player Kimberlee Green.... Lynette Watson |
4:30.66 | England (ENG) Diane Lansley Dorothy Harrison Kathryn Smith Sylvia Platt |
4:38.94 | Canada (CAN) Angela Coughlan Angela Coughlan Angela Denise Coughlan, O.Ont. was a Canadian swimmer. At the peak of her competitive swimming career from 1968 to 1971, she was the best Canadian female freestyle specialist, going undefeated in freestyle events at Canadian meets during that time, as well as breaking a world record and 13... Donna-Marie Gurr Susan Smith Sylvia Dockerhill |
4:39.65 |
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 557.73 | Ken Sully (CAN) | 497.37 | Ronald Friesen (CAN) | 495.9 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 485.73 | Philip Drew (ENG) | 429.24 | Andy Gill (ENG) | 421.47 |
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Beverley Boys (CAN) | 432.87 | Elizabeth Carruthers Elizabeth Carruthers Elizabeth Ann Carruthers is a retired diver from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. She won a total number of two medals at the Pan American Games . She won a silver medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.-References:* *... (CAN) |
391.2 | Gaye Morley (AUS) | 389.04 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Beverley Boys (CAN) | 352.95 | Nancy Robertson Nancy Robertson (diver) Nancy Robertson is a diver from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City and at the 1972 Summer Olympics Munich, with best result being 7th in platform diving. She won a gold medal at the 1971 Pan American Games, platform diving. She won a silver... (CAN) |
350.49 | Shelagh Burrow (ENG) | 330.63 |
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Flyweight - Overall | Men | George Vasiliades (AUS) | 290 | Abdul Ghafoor (PAK) | 287.5 | John McNiven (SCO) | 265 |
| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Precious McKenzie Precious McKenzie Precious McKenzie MBE was a South African-born weightlifter who won Commonwealth titles representing both England and New Zealand and has won several World powerlifting and Masters World powerlfting titles... (ENG) |
335 | Tony Phillips (BAR) | 317.5 | Tung Chye Hong (SIN) | 302.5 |
| Featherweight - Overall | Men | George Perrin (ENG) | 342.5 | Chua Phung Kim Chua Phung Kim Chua Phung Kim was a Singaporean weightlifter who first took to the sport in 1960 after being introduced to it by his elder brother, Chua Peng Kim... (SIN) |
340 | Alexander Navis (IND) | 335 |
| Lightweight - Overall | Men | George Newton (ENG) | 372.5 | Ieuan Owen (WAL) | 355 | Bruce Cameron Bruce Cameron (weightlifter) Bruce Cameron is a former weightlifter for New Zealand. He won two bronze medals at British Commonwealth Games representing New Zealand.... (NZL) |
335 |
| Middleweight - Overall | Men | Russell Perry (AUS) | 412.5 | Tony Ebert Tony Ebert Anthony "Tony" John Ebert is a former weightlifter for New Zealand.He won the gold medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in the men's middleweight... (NZL) |
402.5 | Pierre St. Jean (CAN) | 400 |
| Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Nicolo Ciancio (AUS) | 447.5 | John Bolton John Bolton (weightlifter) John Arthur Bolton is a former weightlifter for New Zealand. He won two silver medals representing New Zealand at British Commonwealth Games.... (NZL) |
445 | Peter Arthur (WAL) | 427.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Louis Martin Louis Martin (weightlifter) Louis George Martin is a weightlifter from Great Britain.He competed for Great Britain in the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy in the middle-heavyweight event where he finished in third place. Four years later in the 1964 Summer Olympics he went one place better winning the silver medal... (ENG) |
457.5 | Robert Santavy (CAN) | 425 | George Manners SVG (VIN) | 410 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Russ Prior (CAN) | 490 | Dave Hancock (ENG) | 470 | Price Morris (CAN) | 470 |
| Super Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Ray Rigby (AUS) | 500 | Terry Perdue (WAL) | 500 | Grant Anderson Grant Anderson (Highland games) Grant Anderson is a former weightlifter and Highland Games competitor from Scotland. He won a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games in 1970 in the heavyweight class of the weightlifting but was more prominent as a Highland Games competitor, in which capacity he won the inaugural World Highland... (SCO) |
432.5 |
Wrestling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Light Flyweight | Men | Ved Prakash (IND) | Ken Shand (CAN) | Masih Sadiq (PAK) | |||
| |Don Urquhart Don Urquhart Donald Campbell "Don" Urquhart was an Australian politician. He was born in London. In 1893 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly as the Free Trade member for Cumberland. His election was declared void in December 1893, but in 1894 he won election to the seat of Montagu... (SCO) |
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| Flyweight | Men | Sudesh Kumar (IND) | Muhammad Nazir (PAK) | David Stitt (CAN) | |||
| Bantamweight | Men | Muhammad Sardar (PAK) | Herbert Singerman (CAN) | Terence Robinson (ENG) | |||
| Featherweight | Men | Muhammad Saeed (PAK) | Patrick Bolger (CAN) | Randhawa Singh (IND) | |||
| Lightweight | Men | Udey Chand (IND) | Muhammad Yaqub (PAK) | Ole Sorensen (CAN) | |||
| Welterweight | Men | Mukhtiar Singh (IND) | Alfred Wurr (CAN) | Gordon Mackay Gordon Mackay (wrestler) Gordon Mackay is a former wrestler from New Zealand.He won the bronze medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in the men's 74 kg event. Four years later at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he repeated the feat again winning the bronze medal.-References:... (NZL) |
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| Middleweight | Men | Harish Rajindra (IND) | Nick Schori (CAN) | David Aspin David Aspin David Anthony Aspin , is a wrestler from Waiuku, New Zealand. He competed in the freestyle wrestling discipline, where he was the 1974 Commonwealth Games champion and 1970 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist, in the middleweight category... (NZL) |
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Muhammad Faiz (PAK) | Sajjan Singh (IND) | Claude Pilon (CAN) | |||
| Heavyweight | Men | Edward Millard (CAN) | Bishwanath Singh (IND) | Muhammad Riaz (PAK) | |||
| Super Heavyweight | Men | Ikram Ilahi (PAK) | Maruti Mane (IND) | Denis McNamara (ENG) |
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- A Brief History - from the Delhi 2010 site
- 1970 British Commonwealth Games - Australian Commonwealth Games official website