Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
At the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. A total of 34 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 11 by female athletes. This was the final athletics competition at the quadrennial competition to feature events measured in imperial units, rather than metric units. Eleven Games records were improved over the course of the competition.
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards |  Harry Jerome (CAN) | 9.41 GR |  Tom Robinson (BHS) | 9.44 |  Edwin Roberts (TTO) | 9.52 |
| 220 yards | .svg.png){kind=small} Stanley Allotey (GHA) | 20.65 GR | Edwin Roberts (TTO) | 20.93 |  David Ejoke (NGA) | 20.95 |
| 440 yards | Wendell Mottley (TTO) | 45.08 GR | Kent Bernard (TTO) | 46.06 | Don Domansky (CAN) | 46.42 |
| 880 yards |  Noel Clough (AUS) | 1:46.9 GR |  Wilson Kiprugut (KEN) | 1:47.2 |  George Kerr (JAM) | 1:47.2 |
| 1 mile | Kip Keino (KEN) | 3:55.34 GR |  Alan Simpson (ENG) | 3:57.27 |  Ian Studd (NZL) | 3:58.61 |
| 3 miles | Kip Keino (KEN) | 12:57.4 GR | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 12:59.2 | Allan Rushmer (ENG) | 13:08.6 |
| 6 miles | Naftali Temu (KEN) | 27:14.21 GR | Ron Clarke (AUS) | 27:39.42 |  Jim Alder (SCO) | 28:15.4 |
| 3000 metres steeplechase | Peter Welsh (NZL) | 8:29.44 | Kerry O'Brien (AUS) | 8:32.58 | Benjamin Kogo (KEN) | 8:32.81 |
| 120 yards hurdles | David Hemery (ENG) | 14.1 | Mike Parker (ENG) | 14.2 |  Ghulam Raziq (PAK) | 14.3 |
| 440 yards hurdles | Ken Roche (AUS) | 50.95 | Kingsley Agbabokha (NGA) | 51.46 | Peter Warden (ENG) | 51.54 |
| Marathon | Jim Alder (SCO) | 2:22:08 | Bill Adcocks (ENG) | 2:22:13 | Mike Ryan (NZL) | 2:27:59 |
| 20 miles road walk | Ron Wallwork (ENG) | 2:44:43 | Ray Middleton (ENG) | 2:45:19 | Norman Read (NZL) | 2:46:29 |
| High jump | Lawrie Peckham (AUS) | 2.08 m | Samuel Igun (NGA) | 2.03 m | .png){kind=small} Anton Norris (BAR) | 2.00 m |
| Pole vault | Trevor Bickle (AUS) | 4.80 m |  Mike Bull (NIR) | 4.72 m | Gerry Moro (CAN) | 4.65 m |
| Long jump |  Lynn Davies (WAL) | 7.99 m |  John Morbey (BMU) | 7.89 m | Wellesley Clayton (JAM) | 7.83 m |
| Triple jump | Samuel Igun (NGA) | 16.40 m (w) | George Ogan (NGA) | 16.08 m | Fred Alsop (ENG) | 15.96 m |
| Shot put | Dave Steen (CAN) | 18.79 m | Les Mills (NZL) | 18.37 m | George Puce (CAN) | 17.14 m |
| Discus throw | Les Mills (NZL) | 56.18 m | George Puce (CAN) | 55.94 m | Robin Tait (NZL) | 55.02 m |
| Hammer throw | Howard Payne (ENG) | 61.98 m |  Praveen Kumar (IND) | 60.12 m | Muhammad Iqbal (PAK) | 59.56 m |
| Javelin throw | John FitzSimons (ENG) | 79.78 m | Nick Birks (AUS) | 76.16 m | Muhammad Nawaz (PAK) | 69.94 m |
| Decathlon | Roy Williams (NZL) | 7270 pts | Clive Longe (WAL) | 7123 pts | Gerry Moro (CAN) | 6983 pts |
| 4×110 yards relay | Ghana (GHA) Bonner Mends Ebenezer Addy James Addy Stanley Allotey | 39.8 GR | Jamaica (JAM) Lynn Headley Michael Fray Pablo McNeil Wes Clayton | 40.0 | Australia (AUS) Allan Crawley Gary Holdsworth Gary Eddy Peter Norman | 40.0 |
| 4×440 yards relay | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) Edwin Roberts Kent Bernard Lennox Yearwood Wendell Mottley | 3:02.8 GR | Canada (CAN) Don Domansky Brian MacLaren Ross McKenzie Bill Crothers | 3:04.9 | England (ENG) John Adey Martin Lewis Peter Warden Tim Graham | 3:06.5 |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 yards | Dianne Burge (AUS) | 10.6 GR | Irene Piotrowski (CAN) | 10.8 | Jill Hall (ENG) | 10.8 |
| 220 yards | Dianne Burge (AUS) | 23.73 | Jenny Lamy (AUS) | 23.86 | Irene Piotrowski (CAN) | 23.92 |
| 440 yards | Judy Pollock (AUS) | 53.0 | Deirdre Watkinson (ENG) | 54.1 | Una Morris (JAM) | 54.2 |
| 880 yards | Abby Hoffman (CAN) | 2:04.3 | Judy Pollock (AUS) | 2:04.5 | Anne Smith (ENG) | 2:05.0 |
| 80 metres hurdles | Pam Kilborn (AUS) | 10.9 | Carmen Smith (JAM) | 11.0 | Jenny Wingerson (CAN) | 11.0 |
| High jump | Michele Brown (AUS) | 1.73 m | Dorothy Shirley (ENG) | 1.70 m | Robyn Woodhouse (AUS) | 1.70 m |
| Long jump | Mary Rand (ENG) | 6.36 m | Sheila Parkin (ENG) | 6.30 m | Violet Odogwu (NGA) | 6.15 m |
| Shot put | Val Young (NZL) | 16.50 m | Mary Peters (NIR) | 16.29 m | Nancy McCredie (CAN) | 15.34 m |
| Discus throw | Val Young (NZL) | 49.78 m | Jean Roberts (AUS) | 49.20 m | Carol Martin (CAN) | 48.70 m |
| Javelin throw | Margaret Parker (AUS) | 51.38 m | Anna Bocson (AUS) | 47.80 m | Jay Dahlgren (CAN) | 47.68 m |
| 4×110 yards relay | Australia (AUS) Dianne Burge Jennifer Lamy Joyce Bennett Pamela Ryan | 45.3 GR | England (ENG) Daphne Slater Janet Simpson Jill Hall Maureen Tranter | 45.6 | Jamaica (JAM) Adlin Mair-Clarke Carmen Smith Una Morris Vilma Charlton | 45.6 |
Medal table
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| 2 | England | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 |
| 5 | Kenya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Nigeria | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Wales | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13= | Bermuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13= | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13= | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 34 | 34 | 34 | 102 | |
References
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-13.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-08-13.
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