1970 British Commonwealth Games

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9th British Commonwealth Games
9th British Commonwealth Games

Host city Edinburgh, Scotland
Nations participating 42 Nations of the Commonwealth
Athletes participating
Events 121 events in 10 sports
Opening ceremony July 16, 1970
Closing ceremony July 25, 1970
Officially opened by
Queen's Baton Final Runner
Main Stadium Meadowbank Stadium
Motto {{{Motto}}}
Participating countries
Participating countries

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

Contents

[edit] Medals by country

Pos Country:    Gold       Silver       Bronze    Total:
1 Australia 36 24 22 82
2 England 27 25 32 84
3 Canada 18 24 24 66
4 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
Guyana 0 0 1 1
Isle of Man 0 0 1 1
Malawi 0 0 1 1
St. Vincent 0 0 1 1
The Gambia 0 0 1 1
  Medal Totals 121 121 133 375

[edit] Medals by event

[edit] Athletics

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Metres Women Raelene Boyle (AUS) 11.26w Alice Annum (GHA) 11.32w Marion Hoffman (AUS) 11.36w
200 Metres Women Raelene Boyle (AUS) 22.75w Alice Annum (GHA) 22.86w Margaret Critchley (ENG) 23.16w
400 Metres Women Marilyn Neufville (JAM) 51.02 Sandra Brown (AUS) 53.66 Judith Ayaa (UGA) 53.77
800 Metres Women Rosemary Stirling (SCO) 00:02:06 Pat Lowe (ENG) 00:02:06 Cheryl Peasley (AUS) 00:02:06
1500 Metres Women Rita Ridley (ENG) 04:18:08 Joan Page (ENG) 04:19:00 Thelma Fynn (CAN) 04:19:01
100 Metres Hurdles Women Pam Kilborn (AUS) 13.27 Maureen Caird (AUS) 13.73 Christine Bell (ENG) 13.82
High Jump Women Debbie Brill (CAN) 1.78 Ann Wilson (ENG) 1.7 Moira Walls (SCO) 1.7
Long Jump Women Sheila Sherwood (Parkin) (ENG) 6.73 Ann Wilson (ENG) 6.5 Joan Hendry (CAN) 6.28
Shot Women Mary Peters (NIR) 15.93 Barbara Poulsen (NZL) 15.87 Jean Roberts (AUS) 15.32
Discus Women Rosemary Payne (SCO) 54.46 Jean Roberts (AUS) 51.02 Carol Martin (CAN) 48.42
Javelin Women Petra Rivers (AUS) 52 Anne Farquhar (ENG) 50.82 Jay Dahlgren (CAN) 49.54
Pentathlon Women Mary Peters (NIR) 5148 Ann Wilson (ENG) 5037 Jenny Meldrum (Wingerson) (CAN) 4736
4 x 100 Metres Relay Women Australia (AUS) 44.14 England (ENG) 44.28 Canada (CAN) 44.68
100 Metres Men Don Quarrie (JAM) 10.24w Lennox Miller (JAM) 10.32w Hasely Crawford (TRI) 10.33w
200 Metres Men Don Quarrie (JAM) 20.56 Edwin Roberts (TRI) 20.69 Charles Asati (KEN) 20.74
400 Metres Men Charles Asati (KEN) 45.01 Ross Wilson (AUS) 45.61 Saimoni Tamani (FIJ) 45.82
800 Metres Men Robert Ouko (KEN) 00:01:47 Benedict Cayenne (TRI) 00:01:47 William Smart (CAN) 00:01:47
1500 Metres Men Kip Keino (KEN) 00:03:37 Dick Quax (NZL) 00:03:38 Brendan Foster (ENG) 00:03:41
5000 Metres Men Ian Stewart (SCO) 00:13:23 Ian McCafferty (SCO) 00:13:23 Kip Keino (KEN) 13:27:06
10000 Metres Men Lachie Stewart (SCO) 00:28:12 Ron Clarke (AUS) 00:28:13 Dick Taylor (ENG) 00:28:15
Marathon Men Ron Hill (ENG) 02:09:28 Jim Alder (SCO) 02:12:04 Don Faircloth (ENG) 02:12:19
3000 Metres Steeplechase Men Tony Manning (AUS) 08:26:02 Ben Jipcho (KEN) 08:29:06 Amos Biwott (KEN) 08:30:08
110 Metres Hurdles Men David Hemery (ENG) 13.66w Mal Baird (AUS) 13.86w Godfrey Murray (JAM) 14.02w
400 Metres Hurdles Men John Sherwood (ENG) 50.03 William Koskei (UGA) 50.15 Charles Kipkemboi Yego (KEN) 50.19
High Jump Men Lawrie Peckham (AUS) 2.14 John Hawkins (CAN) 2.12 Sheikh Faye (GAM) 2.1
Pole Vault Men Mike Bull (NIR) 5.1 Alan Kane (CAN) 4.9 Robert Raftis (CAN) 4.9
Long Jump Men Lynn Davies (WAL) 8.06w Phil May (AUS) 7.94w Alan Lerwill (ENG) 7.94w
Triple Jump Men Phil May (AUS) 16.72 Mick McGrath (AUS) 16.41 Mohinder Singh Gill (IND) 15.9
Shot Men David Steen (CAN) 19.21 Jeff Teale (ENG) 18.43 Les Mills (NZL) 18.4
Discus Men George Puce (CAN) 59.02 Les Mills (NZL) 57.84 Bill Tancred (ENG) 56.68
Hammer Men Howard Payne (ENG) 67.8 Bruce Fraser (ENG) 62.9 Barry Williams (ENG) 61.58
Javelin Men Dave Travis (ENG) 79.5 John McSorley (ENG) 76.74 John FitzSimons (ENG) 73.2
Decathlon Men Geoff Smith (AUS) 7492 Peter Gabbett (ENG) 7469 Barry King (ENG) 7201
20 Miles Road Walk Men Noel Freeman (AUS) 02:33:33 Bob Gardiner (AUS) 02:35:55 Bill Sutherland (SCO) 02:37:24
4 x 100 Metres Relay Men Jamaica (JAM) 39.46 Ghana (GHA) 39.82 England (ENG) 40.05
4 x 400 Metres Relay Men Kenya (KEN) 00:03:04 Trinidad & Tobago (TRI) 00:03:05 England (ENG) 00:03:06

[edit] Badminton

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles Men Jamie Paulson (CAN) Paul Whetnall (ENG) Ray Sharp (ENG)
Men's Doubles Men Ng Boon Bee & Punch Gunalan (MAS) Ng Tat Wai & Tan Soon Hooi (MAS) Yves Paré & Jamie Paulson (CAN)
Women's Singles Women Margaret Beck (ENG) Gillian Perrin (ENG) Margaret Boxall (ENG)
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 & Margaret Boxall (ENG) Roger Mills & Gillian Perrin (ENG) David Eddy & Sue Whetnall (ENG)

[edit] Bowls

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Singles Men David Bryant (ENG) Neal Bryce (ZAM) Roy Fulton (NIR)
Pairs Men Norman King & Peter Line (ENG) Bob McDonald & Hugh Robson (NZL) Jimmy Donnelly & Syd Thompson (NIR)
Fours Men Hong Kong (HKG) Scotland (SCO) Northern Ireland (NIR)

[edit] Boxing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight Men James Odwori (UGA) Anthony Davies (WAL) P.J. Butterfield (AUS)
Michael Abrams (ENG)
Flyweight Men Dave Needham (ENG) Leo Rwabwogo (UGA) A. McHugh (SCO)
Davy Larmour (NIR)
Bantamweight Men Sulley Shittu (GHA) Samuel Mbugua (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 (ENG) Titus Simba (TAN) R. Murphy (AUS)
Samuel Kasongo (ZAM)
Light Heavyweight Men Fatai Ayinla (NGR) Oliver Wright (JAM) Victor Attivor (GHA)
John Rafferty (SCO)
Heavyweight Men Benson Masanda (UGA) John McKinty (NIR) Jack Meda (CAN)
Leslie Stevens (ENG)

[edit] Cycling

[edit] Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Time Trial Men Harry Kent (NZL) 00:01:09 Leslie King (TRI) 00:01:10 Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) 00:01:11
Sprint Men John Nicholson (AUS) Gordon Johnson (AUS) Leslie King (TRI)
Individual Pursuit Men Ian Hallam (ENG) 00:05:01 Daniel Clark (AUS) 00:05:05 Blair Stockwell (NZL) walkover
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)

[edit] Road

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Road Race Men Bruce Biddle (NZL) 04:38:06 Ray Bilney (AUS) 04:39:06 John Trevorrow (AUS) 04:40:03

[edit] Fencing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Foil Men Mike Breckin (ENG) Barry Paul (ENG) Graham Paul (ENG)
Foil - Team Men England (ENG) Australia (AUS) Canada (CAN)
Épée Men Bill Hoskyns (ENG) Lester Wong (CAN) Peter Jacobs (ENG)
Épée - Team Men England (ENG) Scotland (SCO) Canada (CAN)
Sabre Men Sandy Leckie (SCO) Rodney Craig (ENG) Richard Cohen (ENG)
Sabre- Team Men England (ENG) Scotland (SCO) Australia (AUS)
Foil Women Janet Wardell-Yerburgh (ENG) Marion Exelby (AUS) Susan Youngs (SCO)
Foil - Team Women England (ENG) Scotland (SCO) Canada (CAN)

[edit] Swimming

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Metres Freestyle Men Mike Wenden (AUS) 53.06 Greg Rogers (AUS) 54.26 William Devenish (AUS) 54.28
200 Metres Freestyle Men Mike Wenden (AUS) 00:01:57 Ralph Hutton (CAN) 00:01:58 Greg Rogers (AUS) 00:01:59
400 Metres Freestyle Men Graham White (AUS) 00:04:08 Ralph Hutton (CAN) 00:04:09 Greg Brough (AUS) 00:04:12
1500 Metres Freestyle Men Graham Windeatt (AUS) 00:16:24 Max Travasci (AUS) 00:16:34 Mark Treffers (NZL) 00:16:45
100 Metres Backstroke Men Bill Kennedy (CAN) 00:01:02 Mike Richards (WAL) 00:01:02 Erik Fish (CAN) 00:01:02
200 Metres Backstroke Men Mike Richards (WAL) 00:02:15 Ray Terrell (ENG) 00:02:15 Neil Rogers (AUS) 00:02:16
100 Metres Breaststroke Men Bill Mahony (CAN) 00:01:09 Peter Cross (CAN) 00:01:09 Paul Jarvie (AUS) 00:01:10
200 Metres Breaststroke Men Bill Mahony (CAN) 00:02:30 Paul Jarvie (AUS) 00:02:31 David Wilkie (SCO) 00:02:33
100 Metres Butterfly Men Byron MacDonald (CAN) 58.44 Tom Arusoo (CAN) 58.98 Ron Jacks (CAN) 59.01
200 Metres Butterfly Men Tom Arusoo (CAN) 00:02:09 Martyn Woodroffe (WAL) 00:02:09 James Findlay (AUS) 00:02:09
200 Metres Individual Medley Men George Smith (CAN) 00:02:14 Ken Campbell (CAN) 00:02:17 Martyn Woodroffe (WAL) 00:02:17
400 Metres Individual Medley Men George Smith (CAN) 00:04:49 Ray Terrell (ENG) 00:04:50 James Findlay (AUS) 00:04:52
4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay Men Australia (AUS) 00:03:36 Canada (CAN) 00:03:38 England (ENG) 00:03:41
4 x 200 Metres Freestyle Relay Men Australia (AUS) 00:07:51 Canada (CAN) 00:08:01 England (ENG) 00:08:11
4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay Men Canada (CAN) 00:04:01 Australia (AUS) 00:04:05 Wales (WAL) 00:04:08

[edit] 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

[edit] Swimming

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 Metres Freestyle Women Angela Coughlan (CAN) 00:01:01 Lynne Watson (AUS) 00:01:01 Jenny Watts (AUS) 00:01:02
200 Metres Freestyle Women Karen Moras (AUS) 00:02:10 Angela Coughlan (CAN) 00:02:11 Alex Jackson (IOM) 00:02:14
400 Metres Freestyle Women Karen Moras (AUS) 00:04:27 Denise Langford (AUS) 00:04:31 Robyn Risson (AUS) 00:04:40
800 Metres Freestyle Women Karen Moras (AUS) 00:09:02 Helen Gray (AUS) 00:09:27 Robyn Risson (AUS) 00:09:38
100 Metres Backstroke Women Lynne Watson (AUS) 00:01:07 Debra Cain (AUS) 00:01:08 Donna Gurr (CAN) 00:01:09
200 Metres Backstroke Women Lynne Watson (AUS) 00:02:23 Donna Gurr (CAN) 00:02:24 Debra Cain (AUS) 00:02:26
100 Metres Breaststroke Women Beverley Whitfield (AUS) 00:01:17 Dorothy Harrison (ENG) 00:01:18 Chris Jarvis (ENG) 00:01:20
200 Metres Breaststroke Women Beverley Whitfield (AUS) 00:02:44 Dorothy Harrison (ENG) 00:02:46 Amanda Radnage (ENG) 00:02:50
100 Metres Butterfly Women Diane Lansley (ENG) 00:01:08 Susan Smith (CAN) 00:01:08 Allyson Mabb (AUS) 00:01:09
200 Metres Butterfly Women Maree Robinson (AUS) 00:02:25 Jane Comerford (AUS) 00:02:25 Allyson Mabb (AUS) 00:02:31
200 Metres Individual Medley Women Denise Langford (AUS) 00:02:29 Shelagh Ratcliffe (ENG) 00:02:30 Diana Rickard (AUS) 00:02:31
400 Metres Individual Medley Women Denise Langford (AUS) 00:05:11 Gail Neall (AUS) 00:05:16 Shelagh Ratcliffe (ENG) 00:05:18
4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay Women Australia (AUS) 00:04:06 Canada (CAN) 00:04:12 England (ENG) 00:04:15
4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay Women Australia (AUS) 00:04:31 England (ENG) 00:04:39 Canada (CAN) 00:04:40

[edit] Diving

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard Diving Women Beverley Boys (CAN) 432.87 Elizabeth Carruthers (CAN) 391.2 Gaye Morley (AUS) 389.04
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Women Beverley Boys (CAN) 352.95 Nancy Robertson (CAN) 350.49 Shelagh Burrow (ENG) 330.63

[edit] 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 (ENG) 335 Tony Phillips (BAR) 317.5 Tung Chye Hong (SIN) 302.5
Featherweight - Overall Men George Perrin (ENG) 342.5 Chua Phung Kim (SIN) 340 Alexander Navis (IND) 335
Lightweight - Overall Men George Newton (ENG) 372.5 Ieuan Owen (WAL) 355 Bruce Cameron (NZL) 335
Middleweight - Overall Men Russell Perry (AUS) 412.5 Tony Ebert (NZL) 402.5 Pierre St. Jean (CAN) 400
Light Heavyweight - Overall Men Nicolo Ciancio (AUS) 447.5 John Bolton (NZL) 445 Peter Arthur (WAL) 427.5
Middle Heavyweight - Overall Men Louis Martin (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 (SCO) 432.5

[edit] Wrestling

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light Flyweight Men Ved Prakash (IND) Ken Shand (CAN) Masih Sadiq (PAK)
Don Urquhart (SCO)
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 (NZL)
Middleweight Men Harish Rajindra (IND) Nick Schori (CAN) Dave Aspin (NZL)
Ron Grinstead (ENG)
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)

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