At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

1970 British Commonwealth Games

The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July to 25 July 1970.This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events, and also the first time the games were held in...

, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium

Meadowbank Stadium

Meadowbank Stadium is a multi-purpose sports facility located at Meadowbank, in Edinburgh, Scotland. It hosted the Commonwealth Games of 1970 and 1986.-Layout:...

 in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

, 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...

. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 13 by female athletes. This was the first athletics competition at the British Commonwealth Games to feature events in metric units, rather than imperial units. Two Games records were broken at the competition.

Men

100 metres (wind: 3.6 m/s)		10.24w		10.32w		10.33w
200 metres		20.56		20.69		20.74
400 metres		45.01		45.61		45.82
800 metres		1:46.89		1:47.42		1:47.43
1500 metres		3:36.68		3:38.19		3:40.63
5000 metres		13:22.85		13:23.34		13:27.6
10,000 metres		28:11.72		28:13.45		28:15.35
Marathon		2:09:28		2:12:04		2:12:19
3000 metres steeplechase		8:26.2		8:29.6		8:30.8
110 metres hurdles (wind: 2.9 m/s)		13.66w		13.86w		14.02w
400 metres hurdles		50.03		50.15		50.19
High jump		2.14 m		2.12 m		2.10 m
Pole vault		5.10 m		4.90 m		4.90 m
Long jump		8.06 m (w)		7.94 m (w)		7.94 m (w)
Triple jump		16.72 m		16.41 m		15.90 m
Shot put		19.21 m		18.43 m		18.40 m
Discus throw		59.02 m		57.84 m		56.68 m
Hammer throw		67.80 m		62.90 m		61.58 m
Javelin throw		79.50 m		76.74 m		73.20 m
Decathlon		7492 pts		7469 pts		7201 pts
20 miles road walk		2:33:33 GR		2:35:55		2:37:24
4 x 100 metres relay	Carl Lawson Don Quarrie Don Quarrie Donald O'Riley Quarrie C.D is a former Jamaican athlete, one of the world's top sprinters during the 1970s.... Errol Stewart Lennox Miller Lennox Miller Lennox V. Miller was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller....	39.46	Edward Owusu George Daniels James Addy Michael Ahey	39.82	Brian Green Dave Dear Ian Green Martin Reynolds Martin Reynolds Martin Reynolds is a former British athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres. He had to switch to the 400 metres in the Olympic year which was also the year of his final exams at university...	40.05
4 x 400 metres relay	Charles Asati Charles Asati Charles Asati is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Charles Asati reached to the quarterfinal of 200 m and was a member of Kenyan 4x400 m relay team, which won the surprise silver medal, with a time of 2:59.6.At... Munyoro Nyamau Julius Sang Julius Sang Julius Sang was a Kenyan runner. Along with teammates Robert Ouko, Charles Asati and Munyoro Nyamau he won the 4 x 400 relay race at the 1972 Summer Olympics for Kenya... Robert Ouko Robert Ouko (athlete) Robert Ouko is a former Kenyan athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics.Robert Ouko won two golds at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, first in 800 m and then as a member of the Kenyan 4x400 m relay team...	3:03.63	Ben Cayenne Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts Edwin Roberts was a Trinidadian athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.He competed for Trinidad and Tobago in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the 200 metres, where he won the bronze medal... Kent Bernard Mel Wong Shing	3:05.49	John Sherwood John Sherwood (athlete) John Sherwood is a British athlete, who won the bronze medal in the Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 for the 400 m hurdles. His time was 49.03 seconds, and he was third behind fellow British athlete David Hemery, who took gold, and German Gerhard Hennige... Leonard Barry Walters Martin Bilham Mark Hauck	3:05.53

Women

100 metres (wind: 5.3 m/s)		11.26w		11.32w		11.36w
200 metres (wind: 4.0 m/s)		22.75w		22.86w		23.16w
400 metres		51.02 WR Women's 400 metres world record progression The first world record in the 400 m for women was recognized by the International Amateur Athletics Federation, now known as the International Association of Athletics Federations, in 1957....		53.66		53.77
800 metres		2:06.24		2:06.27		2:06.33
1500 metres		4:18.8		4:19.0		4:19.1
100 metres hurdles		13.27		13.73		13.82
High jump		1.78 m		1.70 m		1.70 m
Long jump		6.73 m		6.50 m		6.28 m
Shot put		15.93 m		15.87 m		15.32 m
Discus throw		54.46 m		51.02 m		48.42 m
Javelin throw		52.00 m		50.82 m		49.54 m
Pentathlon		5148 pts GR		5037 pts		4736 pts
4 x 100 metres relay	Jennifer Lamy Marion Hoffman Pamela Ryan Raelene Boyle Raelene Boyle Raelene Ann Boyle, AM, MBE, , Australian athlete, represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals. In 1998, Boyle was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia.-Early life:Boyle was born on 24 June 1951, the daughter of...	44.14	Anita Neil Madeleine Cobb Margaret Critchley Val Peat	44.28	Joan Hendry Joan Hendry Joan Hendry was a member of the Canadian 1968 Olympic and 1970 Commonwealth Games team. She also qualified for the 1972 Olympics but could not compete as she was injured. She won two Commonwealth Games bronze medals in long jump and the 4x100 relay and was the only member of Canadian team to win... Joyce Ladowick Patti Loverock Stephanie Berto Stephanie Berto Stephanie Berto is a retired female track and field athlete, who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the women's 100 metres and 4x100m relay while becoming the youngest member of the olympic team at age 15...	44.68

Medal table

Key:

1	Australia	10	9	3	22
2	England	7	11	12	30
3	Scotland	4	2	2	8
4	Kenya	4	1	4	9
5	Jamaica	4	1	1	6
6	Canada	3	2	8	13
7	Northern Ireland	3	0	0	3
8	Wales	1	0	0	1
9=	New Zealand	0	3	1	4
9=	Trinidad and Tobago	0	3	1	4
11	Ghana	0	3	0	3
12	Uganda	0	1	1	2
13=	The Gambia	0	0	1	1
13=	India	0	0	1	1
13=	Fiji	0	0	1	1
Total		36	36	36	108