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 venue Independence Park
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The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 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.

Participating teams

Countries that participated

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  Bahamas 0 1 0 1
19  Guyana 0 1 0 1
20  Uganda 0 1 0 1
21  Papua and New Guinea 0 1 0 1
22  Barbados 0 0 1 1
Total 110 110 120 340

Medals by event

Athletics

Badminton

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's SinglesTan Aik Huang MalaysiaYew Cheng Hoe MalaysiaDinesk Khanna India
Men's DoublesTan Aik Huang & Yew Cheng Hoe MalaysiaNg Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan MalaysiaDavid Horton & Roger Mills England
Women's SinglesAngela Bairstow EnglandSharon Whittaker CanadaUrsula Smith England
Women's DoublesHelen Horton & Ursula Smith EnglandAngela Bairstow & Iris Rogers EnglandRosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong Malaysia
Mixed DoublesRoger Mills & Angela Bairstow EnglandTony Jordan & Helen Horton EnglandRobert McCoig & Muriel Ferguson Scotland

Boxing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FlyweightMenSulley Shittu GhanaKenneth Campbell JamaicaFrank Scott Canada
John Rakowski Australia
BantamweightMenEdward Ndukwu NigeriaDarryl Norwood AustraliaNderu Mwaura Kenya
Brian Kendall New Zealand
FeatherweightMenPhilip Waruinge KenyaPat Maguire Northern IrelandAmos Ajoo Ghana
Harold West Jamaica
LightweightMenAnthony Andeh NigeriaRon Thurston EnglandStephen Baraza Kenya
Samuel Lockhart Northern Ireland
Light WelterweightMenJim McCourt Northern IrelandAaron Popoola GhanaAlex Odhiambo Uganda
Bryan Knoche Australia
WelterweightMenEddie Blay GhanaBobby Arthur EnglandNojim Maiyegun Nigeria
Andy Peace Scotland
Light MiddleweightMenMark Rowe EnglandTom Imrie ScotlandR. Okine Ghana
Nojim Maiyegun Nigeria
MiddleweightMenJoe Darkey GhanaArthur Trout JamaicaJohn Turpin England
Mathias Ouma Uganda
Light HeavyweightMenRoger Tighe EnglandFatai Ayinla NigeriaDennis Booth Australia
Sylvester Hines Jamaica
HeavyweightMenBill Kini New ZealandAdonis Ray GhanaDanny McAlinden Northern Ireland
Benson Ocan Uganda

Diving

Event Gold Silver Bronze
3 Metres Springboard DivingMenBrian Phelps England154.55Don Wagstaff Australia150.17Chris Robb Australia136.52
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] DivingMenBrian Phelps England164.57Don WagstaffAustralia148.44Chris Robb Australia141.68
3 Metres Springboard DivingWomenKathy Rowlatt England147.1Beverley Boys Canada134.92Susan Knight Australia134.9
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] DivingWomenJoy Newman England98.87Robyn Bradshaw Australia98.85Beverley Boys Canada97.21

Cycling

Track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Time TrialMenRoger Gibbon Trinidad and Tobago00:01:10Philip Bristow-Stagg Australia00:01:11Richard Hine Australia00:01:11
SprintMenRoger Gibbon Trinidad and TobagoJim Booker EnglandDaryl Perkins Australia
Individual PursuitMenHugh Porter England00:04:57John Bylsma Australia00:04:59Richard Hine Australia00:05:04
10 Miles ScratchMenIan Alsop England00:21:46Hilton Clarke Australia00:21:46Trevor Bull England00:21:47

Road

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Road RaceMenPeter Buckley Isle of Man05:07:52Des Thomson New Zealand05:12:11Laurie Byers New Zealand05:12:20

Fencing

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FoilMenAllan Jay EnglandBill Hoskyns EnglandGraham Paul England
Épée – TeamMenEngland England
Allan Jay
Graham Paul
Bill Hoskyns
Australia Australia
Barry Wasley
Brian McCowage
John Humphreys
Russell Hobby
Scotland Scotland
George Sandor
Joseph Rorke
Robert Wilson
ÉpéeMenBill Hoskyns EnglandJohn Pelling EnglandRobert Reynolds Wales
Épée – TeamMenEngland England
Bill Hoskyns
John Pelling
Peter Jacobs
Canada Canada
John Andru
Konrad Widmaier
Peter Bakonyi
Australia Australia
Barry Wasley
John Humphreys
Peter Hardiman
Russell Hobby
SabreMenRalph Cooperman EnglandSandy Leckie ScotlandGabor Arato Australia
Sabre- TeamMenEngland England
Ralph Cooperman
Richard Oldcorn
William Rayden
Australia Australia
Brian McCowage
Gabor Arato
Laszlo Tornallyay
Canada Canada
John Andru
Leslie Samek
Robert Foxcroft
FoilWomenJanet Wardell-Yerburgh EnglandShirley Parker EnglandGaye McDermit New Zealand
Foil – TeamWomenEngland England
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh
Joyce Pearce
Shirley Parker
Australia Australia
Jeanette Beauchamp
Melody Coleman
Walburga Winter
New Zealand New Zealand
Joyce Fenton
Gaye McDermit
Pamela French

Shooting

Pistol

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Free PistolMen/OpenCharles Sexton England544Jules Sobrian Canada538Garfield McMahon Canada536
Centre-Fire PistolMen/OpenJames Lee Canada576Tony Clark England575Julio Machado Jamaica571
Rapid-Fire PistolMen/OpenTony Clark England585Michael Papps Australia578Jules Sobrian Canada572

Rifle

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Small Bore RifleMen/OpenGilmour Boa Canada587Brian Lacey New Zealand585John Murphy Australia584
Full Bore RifleMen/OpenLord John Swansea Wales394Robert Stewart Papua New Guinea381Tom Sutherland New Zealand381

Swimming

Men's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 yd freestyleMike Wenden Australia54.0Bobby McGregor Scotland54.2David Dickson Australia54.6
440 yd freestyleBob Windle Australia4:15.0John Bennett Australia4:15.8Ralph Hutton Canada4:16.1
1650 yd freestyleRon Jackson Australia17:25.9Sandy Gilchrist Canada17:33.9Ralph Hutton Canada17:38.9
110 yd backstrokePeter Reynolds Australia1:02.4Ralph Hutton Canada1:02.7Neil Jackson England1:03.3
220 yd backstrokePeter Reynolds Australia2:12.0Ralph Hutton Canada2:13.5Karl Byrom Australia2:18.8
110 yd breaststrokeIan O'Brien Australia1:08.2Tony Graham New Zealand1:12.9Malcolm Tucker England1:13.9
220 yd breaststrokeIan O'Brien Australia2:29.3Tony Graham New Zealand2:36.9Bill Mahony Canada2:38.9
110 yd butterflyRon Jacks Canada1:00.3Graham Dunn Australia1:00.9Keith Bewley England1:01.5
220 yd butterflyDavid Gerrard New Zealand2:12.7Brett Hill Australia2:12.8Tom Arusoo Canada2:14.2
440 yd individual medleyPeter Reynolds Australia4:50.8Ralph Hutton Canada4:51.8Sandy Gilchrist Canada4:58.7
4×110 yd freestyle relayAustralia Australia
David Dickson
John Ryan
Mike Wenden
Bob Windle
3:35.6Canada Canada
Sandy Gilchrist
Ralph Hutton
Robert Kasting
Ronald Jacks
3:42.3England England
Anthony Jarvis
John Martin-Dye
Michael Turner
Robert Lord
3:43.7
4×220 yd freestyle relayAustralia Australia
David Dickson
Mike Wenden
Peter Reynolds
Bob Windle
7:59.5Canada Canada
Sandy Gilchrist
Ralph Hutton
Robert Kasting
Ronald Jacks
8:15.0England England
Anthony Jarvis
John Thurley
Keith Bewley
Michael Turner
8:24.0
4×110 yd medley relayCanada Canada
Sandy Gilchrist
Leonard Chase
Ralph Hutton
Ronald Jacks
4:10.5England England
Keith Bewley
Malcolm Tucker
Michael Turner
Neil Jackson
4:11.3New Zealand New Zealand
David Gerrard
Tony Graham
Hilton Brown
Paddy O'Carroll
4:17.5
Women's events
Event Gold Silver Bronze
110 yd freestyleMarion Lay Canada01:02.3Lynette Bell Australia01:03.2Jan Murphy Australia01:03.4
440 yd freestyleKathy Wainwright Australia04:38.8Jenny Thorn Australia04:44.5Kim Herford Australia04:47.2
110 yd backstrokeLinda Ludgrove England01:09.2Elaine Tanner Canada01:09.9Janet Franklin England01:11.8
220 yd backstrokeLinda Ludgrove England02:28.5Elaine Tanner Canada02:29.7Margaret Macrae New Zealand02:34.7
110 yd breaststrokeDiana Harris England01:19.7Jill Slattery England01:19.8Heather Saville Australia01:21.6
220 yd breaststrokeJill Slattery England02:50.3Stella Mitchell England02:50.3Vivien Haddon New Zealand02:53.9
110 yd butterflyElaine Tanner Canada01:06.8Judy Gegan England01:09.3Ann Barner England01:09.7
220 yd butterflyElaine Tanner Canada02:29.9Marilyn Carson Canada02:34.8Ann Barner England02:35.0
440 yd individual medleyElaine Tanner Canada05:26.3Jan Murphy Australia05:28.1Jane Hughes Canada05:34.1
4×110 yd freestyle relayCanada Canada
Elaine Tanner
Jane Hughes
Louise Kennedy
Marion Lay
04:10.8Australia Australia
Janet Steinbeck
Janice Murphy
Lynette Bell
Marion Smith
04:11.1England England
Diana Wilkinson
Jeanette Cave
Pauline Sillett
Susan Cope
04:17.3
4×110 yd medley relayEngland England
Diana Harris
Judy Gegan
Linda Ludgrove
Pauline Sillett
04:40.6Canada Canada
Donna Ross
Elaine Tanner
Louise Kennedy
Marion Lay
04:44.5Australia Australia
Allyson Mabb
Heather Saville
Jill Pauline Groeger
Lynette Bell
04:45.7

Weightlifting

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Bantamweight – OverallMenPrecious McKenzie England319.5Martin Dias Guyana307Chun Hon Chan Canada304.5
Featherweight – OverallMenChung Kum Weng Malaysia337Mahon Ghosh India334.5Allen Salter Canada324.5
Lightweight – OverallMenHugo Gittens Trinidad and Tobago367George Newton England354.5Ieuan Owen Wales349.5
Middleweight – OverallMenPierre St.-Jean Canada404.5Horace Johnson Wales382Russell Perry Australia372
Light Heavyweight – OverallMenGeorge Vakakis Australia419.5Sylvanus Blackman England414.5Mike Pearman England409.5
Middle Heavyweight – OverallMenLouis Martin England462George Manners England429.5Dudley Lawson Jamaica422
Heavyweight – OverallMenDon Oliver New Zealand497Arthur Shannos Australia464.5Brandon Bailey Trinidad and Tobago462

Wrestling

Event Gold Silver Bronze
FlyweightMenMuhammad Nazir PakistanShamrao Sable IndiaPeter Michienzi Canada
BantamweightMenBishamber Singh IndiaKevin McGrath AustraliaMuhammad Saeed Pakistan
FeatherweightMenMuhammad Akhtar PakistanRandhawa Singh IndiaAlbert Aspen England
LightweightMenMukhtiar Singh IndiaRay Lougheed CanadaTony Greig New Zealand
WelterweightMenMuhammad Bashir PakistanRichard Bryant CanadaHukum Singh India
MiddleweightMenMuhammad Faiz PakistanSébastien Donison CanadaMichael Benarik Australia
Light HeavyweightMenRobert Chamberot CanadaWallace Booth ScotlandBishwanath Singh India
HeavyweightMenBhim Singh IndiaIkram Ilahi PakistanDenis McNamara England

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Preceded by
Perth
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Kingston
VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Succeeded by
Edinburgh