1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

8th British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Host city Kingston, Jamaica
Nations participating 34
Athletes participating 1,316 (inc. officials)
Events 110 events in 10 sports
Opening ceremony 4 August 1966
Closing ceremony 13 August 1966
Main Stadium Independence Park

The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica from 4 August to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. Kingston was elected host in Rome, Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The vote was Kingston: 17, Edinburgh, Scotland: 12 and Salisbury, Rhodesia: 5.

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Participating teams

34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (teams competing for the first time are shown in bold)

Medals by country

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  England 33 24 23 80
2  Australia 23 28 22 73
3  Canada 14 20 23 57
4  New Zealand 8 5 13 26
5  Ghana 5 2 2 9
6  Trinidad and Tobago 5 2 2 9
7  Pakistan 4 1 4 9
8  Kenya 4 1 3 8
9  India 3 4 3 10
10  Nigeria 3 4 3 10
11  Wales 3 2 2 7
12  Malaysia 2 2 1 5
13  Scotland 1 4 4 9
14  Northern Ireland 1 3 3 7
15  Isle of Man 1 0 0 1
16  Jamaica 0 4 8 12
17  Bermuda 0 1 0 1
18  Guyana 0 1 0 1
19  Uganda 0 1 0 1
20  Papua New Guinea 0 0 3 3
21  Barbados 0 0 1 1
Total 110 110 120 340

Medals by event

Athletics

Badminton

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles Tan Aik Huang Yew Cheng Hoe Dinesk Khanna
Men's Doubles Tan Aik Huang & Yew Cheng Hoe Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan David Horton & Roger Mills
Women's Singles Angela Bairstow Sharon Whittaker Ursula Smith
Women's Doubles Helen Horton & Ursula Smith Angela Bairstow & Iris Rogers Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong
Mixed Doubles Roger Mills & Angela Bairstow Tony Jordan & Helen Horton Robert McCoig & Muriel Ferguson

Boxing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight Men Sulley Shittu Kenneth Campbell Frank Scott
John Rakowski
Bantamweight Men Edward Ndukwu Darryl Norwood Nderu Mwaura
Brian Kendall
Featherweight Men Philip Waruinge Pat Maguire Amos Ajoo
Harold West
Lightweight Men Anthony Andeh Ron Thurston Stephen Baraza
Samuel Lockhart
Light Welterweight Men Jim McCourt Aaron Popoola Alex Odhiambo
Ray Maguire
Welterweight Men Eddie Blay Bobby Arthur Nojim Maiyegun
Andy Peace
Light Middleweight Men Mark Rowe Tom Imrie R. Okine
Nojim Maiyegun
Middleweight Men Joe Darkey Arthur Trout John Turpin
Mathias Ouma
Light Heavyweight Men Roger Tighe Fatai Ayinla Dennis Booth
Sylvester Hines
Heavyweight Men Bill Kini Adonis Ray Danny McAlinden
Benson Ocan

Diving

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard Diving Men Brian Phelps 154.55 Don Wagstaff 150.17 Chris Robb 136.52
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Men Brian Phelps 164.57 Don Wagstaff 148.44 Chris Robb 141.68
3 Metres Springboard Diving Women Kathy Rowlatt 147.1 Beverley Boys 134.92 Susan Knight 134.9
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving Women Joy Newman 98.87 Robyn Bradshaw 98.85 Beverley Boys 97.21

Cycling

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Time Trial Men Roger Gibbon 00:01:10 Philip Bristow-Stagg 00:01:11 Richard Hine 00:01:11
Sprint Men Roger Gibbon Jim Booker Daryl Perkins
Individual Pursuit Men Hugh Porter 00:04:57 John Bylsma 00:04:59 Richard Hine 00:05:04
10 Miles Scratch Men Ian Alsop 00:21:46 Hilton Clarke 00:21:46 Trevor Bull 00:21:47

Road

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Road Race Men Peter Buckley 05:07:52 Des Thomson 05:12:11 Laurie Byers 05:12:20

Fencing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Foil Men Allan Jay Bill Hoskyns Graham Paul
Foil - Team Men England Australia Scotland
Épée Men Bill Hoskyns John Pelling Robert Reynolds
Épée - Team Men England Canada Australia
Sabre Men Ralph Cooperman Sandy Leckie Gabor Arato
Sabre- Team Men England Australia Canada
Foil Women Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Shirley Parker Gaye McDermit
Foil - Team Women England Australia New Zealand

Shooting

Pistol

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Free Pistol Men/Open Charles Sexton 544 Jules Sobrian 538 Garfield McMahon 536
Centre-Fire Pistol Men/Open James Lee 576 Tony Clark 575 Julio Machado 571
Rapid-Fire Pistol Men/Open Tony Clark 585 Michael Papps 578 Jules Sobrian 572

Rifle

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Small Bore Rifle Men/Open Gilmour Boa 587 Brian Lacey 585 John Murphy 584
Full Bore Rifle Men/Open Lord John Swansea 394 Robert Stewart 381 Tom Sutherland 381

Swimming

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 yd freestyle Mike Wenden 54.0 Bobby McGregor 54.2 David Dickson 54.6
440 yd freestyle Bob Windle 4:15.0 John Bennett 4:15.8 Ralph Hutton 4:16.1
1650 yd freestyle Ron Jackson 17:25.9 Sandy Gilchrist 17:33.9 Ralph Hutton 17:38.9
110 yd backstroke Peter Reynolds 1:02.4 Ralph Hutton 1:02.7 Neil Jackson 1:03.3
220 yd backstroke Peter Reynolds 2:12.0 Ralph Hutton 2:13.5 Karl Byrom 2:18.8
110 yd breaststroke Ian O'Brien 1:08.2 Tony Graham 1:12.9 Malcolm Tucker 1:13.9
220 yd breaststroke Ian O'Brien 2:29.3 Tony Graham 2:36.9 Bill Mahony 2:38.9
110 yd butterfly Ron Jacks 1:00.3 Graham Dunn 1:00.9 Keith Bewley 1:01.5
220 yd butterfly David Gerrard 2:12.7 Brett Hill 2:12.8 Tom Arusoo 2:14.2
440 yd individual medley Peter Reynolds 4:50.8 Ralph Hutton 4:51.8 Sandy Gilchrist 4:58.7
4×110 yd freestyle relay Australia
David Dickson
John Ryan
Mike Wenden
Bob Windle
3:35.6 Canada
Sandy Gilchrist
Ralph Hutton
Robert Kasting
Ronald Jacks
3:42.3 England
Anthony Jarvis
John Martin-Dye
Michael Turner
Robert Lord
3:43.7
4×220 yd freestyle relay Australia
David Dickson
Mike Wenden
Peter Reynolds
Bob Windle
7:59.5 Canada
Sandy Gilchrist
Ralph Hutton
Robert Kasting
Ronald Jacks
8:15.0 England
Anthony Jarvis
John Thurley
Keith Bewley
Michael Turner
8:24.0
4×110 yd medley relay Canada
Sandy Gilchrist
Leonard Chase
Ralph Hutton
Ronald Jacks
4:10.5 England
Keith Bewley
Malcolm Tucker
Michael Turner
Neil Jackson
4:11.3 New Zealand
David Gerrard
Tony Graham
Hilton Brown
Paddy O'Carroll
4:17.5
Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 yd freestyle Marion Lay 01:02.3 Lynette Bell 01:03.2 Jan Murphy 01:03.4
440 yd freestyle Kathy Wainwright 04:38.8 Jenny Thorn 04:44.5 Kim Herford 04:47.2
110 yd backstroke Linda Ludgrove 01:09.2 Elaine Tanner 01:09.9 Janet Franklin 01:11.8
220 yd backstroke Linda Ludgrove 02:28.5 Elaine Tanner 02:29.7 Margaret Macrae 02:34.7
110 yd breaststroke Diana Harris 01:19.7 Jill Slattery 01:19.8 Heather Saville 01:21.6
220 yd breaststroke Jill Slattery 02:50.3 Stella Mitchell 02:50.3 Vivien Haddon 02:53.9
110 yd butterfly Elaine Tanner 01:06.8 Judy Gegan 01:09.3 Ann Barner 01:09.7
220 yd butterfly Elaine Tanner 02:29.9 Marilyn Carson 02:34.8 Ann Barner 02:35.0
440 yd individual medley Elaine Tanner 05:26.3 Jan Murphy 05:28.1 Jane Hughes 05:34.1
4×110 yd freestyle relay Canada
Elaine Tanner
Jane Hughes
Louise Kennedy
Marion Lay
04:10.8 Australia
Janet Steinbeck
Janice Murphy
Lynette Bell
Marion Smith
04:11.1 England
Diana Wilkinson
Jeanette Cave
Pauline Sillett
Susan Cope
04:17.3
4×110 yd medley relay England
Diana Harris
Judy Gegan
Linda Ludgrove
Pauline Sillett
04:40.6 Canada
Donna Ross
Elaine Tanner
Louise Kennedy
Marion Lay
04:44.5 Australia
Allyson Mabb
Heather Saville
Jill Pauline Groeger
Lynette Bell
04:45.7

Weightlifting

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight - Overall Men Precious McKenzie 319.5 Martin Dias 307 Chun Hon Chan 304.5
Featherweight - Overall Men Chung Kum Weng 337 Mahon Ghosh 334.5 Allen Salter 324.5
Lightweight - Overall Men Hugo Gittens 367 George Newton 354.5 Ieuan Owen 349.5
Middleweight - Overall Men Pierre St.-Jean 404.5 Horace Johnson 382 Russell Perry 372
Light Heavyweight - Overall Men George Vakakis 419.5 Sylvanus Blackman 414.5 Mike Pearman 409.5
Middle Heavyweight - Overall Men Louis Martin 462 George Manners 429.5 Dudley Lawson 422
Heavyweight - Overall Men Don Oliver 497 Arthur Shannos 464.5 Brandon Bailey 462

Wrestling

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Flyweight Men Muhammad Nazir Shamrao Sable Peter Michienzi
Bantamweight Men Bishamber Singh Kevin McGrath Muhammad Saeed
Featherweight Men Muhammad Akhtar Randhawa Singh Albert Aspen
Lightweight Men Mukhtiar Singh Ray Lougheed Tony Greig
Welterweight Men Muhammad Bashir Richard Bryant Hukum Singh
Middleweight Men Muhammad Faiz Sébastien Donison Michael Benarik
Light Heavyweight Men Robert Chamberot Wallace Booth Bishwanath Singh
Heavyweight Men Bhim Singh Ikram Ilahi Denis McNamara

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