1978 Commonwealth Games
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| Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
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| Nations participating | 47 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1,475 | ||
| Events | 128 events in 11 sports | ||
| Opening ceremony | 3 August 1978 | ||
| Closing ceremony | 12 August 1978 | ||
| Officially opened by | Elizabeth II | ||
| Queen's Baton Final Runner | Diane Jones Konihowski | ||
| Main venue | Commonwealth Stadium | ||
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The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa. The Bid Election was held at the 1972 Munich Summer Olympics.
This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerised system was used to handle ticket sales.
| 1978 Commonwealth Games Bidding Results | ||||||
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| City | Round 1 | |||||
 Edmonton |
36 | |||||
 Leeds |
10 | |||||
Participating teams
Participating countries
46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
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Antigua and Barbuda (5) -
Australia -
Bahamas -
Bangladesh -
Barbados -
Bermuda -
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British Honduras - Canada
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Cayman Islands -
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Cook Islands -
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Cyprus - England
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Fiji (7) -
Ghana -
Gibraltar -
Grenada -
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Guernsey -
Guyana -
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Hong Kong -
India -
Isle of Man -
Jamaica -
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Jersey -
Kenya -
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Lesotho -
Malawi -
Malaysia -
Mauritius -
New Zealand -
Northern Ireland -
Papua New Guinea -
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla -
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Saint Lucia -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -
Scotland -
Sierra Leone -
Singapore -
Sri Lanka -
Swaziland -
Tanzania -
The Gambia -
Trinidad and Tobago -
Turks and Caicos Islands -
Wales -
Western Samoa -
Zambia
Medals by country
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The Queen, Prince Philip, and their two younger sons, Andrew and Edward, at the opening of the 1978 Commonwealth Games, in Edmonton, Alberta
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Canada | 45 | 31 | 33 | 109 |
| 2 | England | 27 | 27 | 33 | 87 |
| 3 | Australia | 24 | 33 | 27 | 84 |
| 4 | Kenya | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 | India | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 | Scotland | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Jamaica | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 | Northern Ireland | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | Ghana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 | Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Zambia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 | Western Samoa | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 | Isle of Man | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 128 | 129 | 138 | 395 | |
Medals by event
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Team | England (ENG) Anne Statt Barbara Sutton David Eddy Derek Talbot Jane Webster Karen Bridge Kevin Jolly Mike Tredgett Nora Perry Raymond Stevens | Canada (CAN) Claire Blackhouse Gregory Carter Jamie McKee Jane Youngberg Johanne Falardeau John Czich Kenneth Priestman Lucio Fabris Sharon Crawford Wendy Clarkson | Malaysia (MAS) Abu Bakar Sufian Chee Geok Whee Moo Foot Lian James Selvaraj Katherine Swee Phek Teh Saw Swee Leong Sylvia Ng Ong Teong Boon |
| Men's Singles | Prakash Padukone (IND) | Derek Talbot (ENG) | Ray Stevens (ENG) |
| Men's Doubles | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett (ENG) | Moo Foot Lian Ong Beng Teong (MAS) | Bryan Purser Richard Purser (NZL) |
| Women's Singles | Sylvia Ng (MAS) | Katherine Swee Phek Teh (MAS) | Wendy Clarkson (CAN) |
| Women's Doubles | Nora Perry Anne Statt (ENG) | Claire Backhouse Jane Youngberg (CAN) | Ami Ghia Kanwal Singh (IND) |
| Mixed Doubles | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry (ENG) | Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart (SCO) | Derek Talbot Barbara Sutton (ENG) |
Bowls
Main article: Lawn Bowls at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Boxing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight | Stephen Muchoki (KEN) | Francis Kabala (ZAM) | Birender Thapa (IND) |
| Kid Jumalia (GHA) | |||
| Flyweight | Michael Irungu (KEN) | Ian Clyde (CAN) | Peter Wighton (AUS) |
| Hugh Russell (NIR) | |||
| Bantamweight | Barry McGuigan (NIR) | Tumat Sugolik (PNG) | Douglas Maina (KEN) |
| William Rannelli (CAN) | |||
| Featherweight | Azumah Nelson (GHA) | John Sichula (ZAM) | Guy Boutin (CAN) |
| Maurice O'Brien (ENG) | |||
| Lightweight | Gerry Hamill (NIR) | Patrick Waweru (KEN) | Teddy Makofi (ZAM) |
| John McAllister (SCO) | |||
| Light Welterweight | Winfield Braithwaite (GUY) | James Douglas (SCO) | John Raftery (CAN) |
| Michael Mawangi (KEN) | |||
| Welterweight | Mike McCallum (JAM) | Ken Beattie (NIR) | Derrick Hoyt (CAN) |
| Anthony Freal (WAL) | |||
| Light Middleweight | Kelly Perlette (CAN) | Abdurahman Athuman (KEN) | Ropati Vipo Samu (SAM) |
| Enock Chama (ZAM) | |||
| Middleweight | Philip McElwaine (AUS) | Delroy Parkes (ENG) | Roddy MacDonald (CAN) |
| Richard Betham (SAM) | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Roger Fortin (CAN) | Ron Smith (ENG) | Fautala Su'a (SAM) |
| Edward Thande (KEN) | |||
| Heavyweight | Julius Awome (ENG) | Adamah Mensah (GHA) | George Stankovich (NZL) |
Cycling
- Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Time Trial | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) | 1:06.00 | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) | 00:01:07 | Gordon Singleton (CAN) | 00:01:08 |
| Men's Sprint | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) | Trevor Gadd (ENG) | David Weller (JAM) | |||
| Men's Individual Pursuit | Michael Richards (NZL) | 00:04:50 | Gary Campbell (AUS) | 00:04:56 | Tony Doyle (ENG) | 00:04:56 |
| Men's Team Pursuit | Australia Colin Fitzgerald Kevin Nichols Gary Sutton Shane Sutton | 00:04:29 | New Zealand Kevin Blackwell Anthony Cuff Neil Lyster Jack Swart | 00:04:38 | England Tony Doyle Paul Fennell Tony James Glen Mitchell | 00:04:51 |
| Men's 10 Miles Scratch | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) | 00:20:06 | Shane Sutton (AUS) | 00:20:06 | Gary Sutton (AUS) | 00:20:06 |
| Men's Tandem | Jocelyn Lovell Gordon Singleton (CAN) | 15.52 | Trevor Gadd David Le Grys (ENG) | Ron Boyle Stephen Goodall (AUS) | ||
- Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Road Race | Phil Anderson (AUS) | 04:22:34 | Pierre Harvey (CAN) | 04:22:35 | Garry Bell (NZL) | 04:22:35 |
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 3 Metres Springboard | Chris Snode (ENG) | 643.83 | Scott Cranham (CAN) | 595.53 | Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 572.16 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] | Chris Snode (ENG) | 538.98 | Ken Armstrong (CAN) | 534.99 | Scott Cranham (CAN) | 512.37 |
| Women's 3 Metres Springboard | Janet Nutter (CAN) | 477.33 | Beverley Boys (CAN) | 469.95 | Eniko Kiefer (CAN) | 447.42 |
| Women's 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] | Linda Cuthbert (CAN) | 397.44 | Valerie McFarlane (AUS) | 383.4 | Janet Nutter (CAN) | 374.67 |
Gymnastics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's All-Around | Philip Delesalle (CAN) | 56.4 | Lindsay Nylund (AUS) | 54.95 | Jean Choquette (CAN) | 54.25 |
| Men's Team | Canada (CAN) Jean Choquette Nigel Rothwell Owen Walstrom Philip Delesalle | 165.55 | England (ENG) Edward Arnold Ian Neale Jeffrey Davis Thomas Wilson | 161.95 | Australia (AUS) Lambert Ariens Lindsay Nylund Rudolf Starosta Warwick Forbes | 158.5 |
| Women's All-Around | Elfi Schlegel (CAN) | 38.25 | Monica Goermann (CAN) | 37.25 | ||
| Sherry Hawco (CAN) | ||||||
| Women's Team | Canada (CAN) Elfi Schlegel Karen Kelsall Monica Goermann Sherry Hawco | 113.25 | England (ENG) Joanna Sime Karen Robb Lisa Jackman Susan Cheeseborough | 107.4 | New Zealand (NZL) Deborah Hurst Kirsty Durward Lynette Brake Rowena Davis | 106.35 |
Shooting
- Pistol
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's/Open Free Pistol | Yvon Trempe (CAN) | 543 | Edward Jans (CAN) | 540 | Bertram Manhin (TRI) | 536 |
| Men's/Open Rapid-Fire Pistol | Jules Sobrian (CAN) | 587 | John Cooke (ENG) | 581 | Jeff Farrell (AUS) | 581 |
- Rifle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's/Open Smallbore Rifle | Alister Allan (SCO) | 1194 | Bill Watkins (WAL) | 1191 | Stewart Watterson (IOM) | 1187 |
| Men's/Open Fullbore Rifle | Desmond Vamplew (CAN) | 391 | James Spaight (ENG) | 388 | Patrick Vamplew (CAN) | 387 |
- Shotgun
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's/Open Trap | John Primrose (CAN) | 186 | George Leary (CAN) | 185 | Terry Rumbel (AUS) | 183 |
| Men's/Open Skeet | John Woolley (NZL) | 193 | Paul Bentley (ENG) | 191 | Joe Neville (ENG) | 190 |
Swimming
- Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Mark Morgan Australia (AUS) |
52.70 | Bill Sawchuk Canada (CAN) |
52.81 | Gary MacDonald Canada (CAN) |
52.90 |
| 200 m freestyle | Ron McKeon Australia (AUS) |
1:52.06 | Graeme Brewer Australia (AUS) |
1:52.86 | Mark Morgan Australia (AUS) |
1:53.16 |
| 400 m freestyle | Ron McKeon Australia (AUS) |
3:54.43 | Simon Gray England (ENG) |
3:56.87 | Max Metzker Australia (AUS) |
3:58.83 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Max Metzker Australia (AUS) |
15:31.92 | Simon Gray England (ENG) |
15:39.39 | Andrew Astbury England (ENG) |
15:42.89 |
| 100 m backstroke | Glenn Patching Australia (AUS) |
57.90 | Gary Abraham England (ENG) |
58.48 | Jay Tapp Canada (CAN) |
59.05 |
| 200 m backstroke | Gary Hurring New Zealand (NZL) |
2:04.37 | Glenn Patching Australia (AUS) |
2:05.76 | Paul Moorfoot Australia (AUS) |
2:05.99 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Graham Smith Canada (CAN) |
1:03.81 | Duncan Goodhew England (ENG) |
1:04.24 | Paul Naisby England (ENG) |
1:06.36 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Graham Smith Canada (CAN) |
2:20.86 | Duncan Goodhew England (ENG) |
2:21.92 | Lindsay Spencer Australia (AUS) |
2:22.49 |
| 100 m butterfly | Dan Thompson Canada (CAN) |
55.04 | John Mills England (ENG) |
56.22 | Bill Sawchuk Canada (CAN) |
56.37 |
| 200 m butterfly | George Nagy Canada (CAN) |
2:01.99 | Claus Bredschneider Canada (CAN) |
2:02.49 | Phil Hubble England (ENG) |
2:02.53 |
| 200 m individual medley | Graham Smith Canada (CAN) |
2:05.25 | Bill Sawchuk Canada (CAN) |
2:05.61 | Peter Dawson Australia (AUS) |
2:09.05 |
| 400 m individual medley | Graham Smith Canada (CAN) |
4:27.34 | Simon Gray England (ENG) |
4:27.70 | Bill Sawchuk Canada (CAN) |
4:27.99 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Canada Bill Sawchuk Gary MacDonald Graham Smith Peter Szmidt |
3:27.94 | Australia Glenn Patching Graeme Brewer Mark Morgan Ronald McKeon |
3:28.62 | England David Dunne Kevin Burns Martin Smith Richard Burrell |
3:30.10 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | Australia Graeme Brewer Mark Morgan Max Metzker Ronald McKeon |
7:34.83 | Canada Bill Sawchuk Dennis Corcoran Peter Szmidt Robert Baylis |
7:36.58 | England David Dunne Martin Smith Philip Hubble Simon Gray |
7:42.02 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Canada Bill Sawchuk Dan Thompson Graham Smith Jay Tapp |
3:49.76 | England Gary Abraham Duncan Goodhew John Mills Martin Smith |
3:50.22 | Australia Glenn Patching Graeme Brewer Lindsay Spencer Mark Morgan |
3:53.16 |
- Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m freestyle | Carol Klimpel Canada (CAN) |
57.78 | Rosemary Brown Australia (AUS) |
58.30 | Wendy Quirk Canada (CAN) |
58.41 |
| 200 m freestyle | Rebecca Perrott New Zealand (NZL) |
2:00.63 | Tracey Wickham Australia (AUS) |
2:01.50 | Michelle Ford Australia (AUS) |
2:01.64 |
| 400 m freestyle | Tracey Wickham Australia (AUS) |
4:08.45 | Michelle Ford Australia (AUS) |
4:10.25 | Rebecca Perrott New Zealand (NZL) |
4:16.70 |
| 800 m freestyle | Tracey Wickham Australia (AUS) |
8:24.62 | Michelle Ford Australia (AUS) |
8:25.78 | Rebecca Perrott New Zealand (NZL) |
8:44.87 |
| 100 m backstroke | Debra Forster Australia (AUS) |
1:03.97 | Hélène Boivin Canada (CAN) |
1:04.54 | Cheryl Gibson Canada (CAN) |
1:04.68 |
| 200 m backstroke | Cheryl Gibson Canada (CAN) |
2:16.57 | Lisa Forrest Australia (AUS) |
2:17.66 | Glenda Robertson Australia (AUS) |
2:18.32 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Robin Corsiglia Canada (CAN) |
1:13.56 | Maggie Kelly England (ENG) |
1:13.69 | Marion Stuart Canada (CAN) |
1:13.72 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Lisa Borsholt Canada (CAN) |
2:37.70 | Debbie Rudd England (ENG) |
2:38.07 | Margaret_Kelly_(swimmer)Maggie Kelly England (ENG) |
2:38.63 |
| 100 m butterfly | Wendy Quirk Canada (CAN) |
1:01.92 | Penny McCarthy New Zealand (NZL) |
1:02.27 | Linda Hanel Australia (AUS) |
1:02.69 |
| 200 m butterfly | Michelle Ford Australia (AUS) |
2:11.29 | Wendy Quirk Canada (CAN) |
2:13.65 | Linda Hanel Australia (AUS) |
2:14.52 |
| 200 m individual medley | Sharron Davies England (ENG) |
2:18.37 | Rebecca Perrott New Zealand (NZL) |
2:18.70 | Becky Smith Canada (CAN) |
2:18.95 |
| 400 m individual medley | Sharron Davies England (ENG) |
4:52.44 | Becky Smith Canada (CAN) |
4:57.83 | Cheryl Gibson Canada (CAN) |
4:59.39 |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Canada Carol Klimpel Gail Amundrud Sue Sloan Wendy Quirk |
3:50.28 | England Cheryl Brazendale Heidi Turk Kaye Lovatt Sharron Davies |
3:53.27 | Australia Lisa Burnes Michelle Ford Rosemary Brown Tracey Wickham |
3:54.11 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Canada Carol Klimpel Helene Boivin Marian Stuart Wendy Quirk |
4:15.26 | Australia Debra Forster Lisa Curry-Kenny Rosemary Brown Tracey Wickham |
4:16.75 | England Helen Gilyard Margaret Kelly Sharron Davies Sue Jenner |
4:19.87 |
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight – Overall | Ekambaram Karunakaran (IND) | 205 | Charlie Revolta (SCO) | 197.5 | Roger Crabtree (AUS) | 190 |
| Bantamweight – Overall | Precious McKenzie (NZL) | 220 | Tamil Selvin (IND) | 220 | Jeffrey Brice (WAL) | 215 |
| Featherweight – Overall | Michael Mercier (CAN) | 237.5 | Ivan Katz (AUS) | 235 | Darrell Schultz (CAN) | 230 |
| Lightweight – Overall | Bill Stellios (AUS) | 272.5 | Adrian Kebbe (AUS) | 267.5 | Philip Sue (NZL) | 262.5 |
| Middleweight – Overall | Sam Castiglione (AUS) | 300 | Newton Burrowes (ENG) | 290 | Steve Pinsent (ENG) | 290 |
| Light Heavyweight – Overall | Robert Kabbas (AUS) | 322.5 | Charles Quagliata (AUS) | 287.5 | Gary Shadbolt (ENG) | 277.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Gary Langford (ENG) | 335 | Terry Hadlow (CAN) | 330 | Brian Marsden (NZL) | 312.5 |
| Sub Heavyweight – Overall | John Burns (WAL) | 340 | Steve Wyatt (AUS) | 325 | Robert Santavy (CAN) | 315 |
| Heavyweight – Overall | Russ Prior (CAN) | 347.5 | Wayne Smith (CAN) | 337.5 | Andy Drzewiecki (ENG) | 335 |
| Super Heavyweight – Overall | Jean-Marc Cardinal (CAN) | 365 | Bob Edmond (AUS) | 322.5 | John Hynd (SCO) | 305 |
Wrestling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight | Ashok Kumar (IND) | George Gunouski (CAN) | Mark Dunbar (ENG) |
| Flyweight | Ray Takahashi (CAN) | Sudesh Kumar (IND) | Ken Hoyt (AUS) |
| Bantamweight | Satbir Singh (IND) | Michael Barry (CAN) | Amrik Singh (ENG) |
| Featherweight | Egon Beiler (CAN) | Jagminder Singh (IND) | Brian Aspen (ENG) |
| Lightweight | Zsigmund Kelevitz (AUS) | Joe Gilligan (ENG) | Jagdish Kumar (IND) |
| Welterweight | Rajinder Singh (IND) | Victor Zilberman (CAN) | Keith Howard (ENG) |
| Middleweight | Richard Deschatelets (CAN) | Wally Koenig (AUS) | Ivan Weir (NIR) |
| Light Heavyweight | Stephen Danier (CAN) | Mick Pikos (AUS) | Kartar Singh (IND) |
| Heavyweight | Wyatt Wishart (CAN) | Satpal Singh (IND) | Murray Avery (NZL) |
| Super Heavyweight | Robert Gibbons (CAN) | Albert Patrick (SCO) | Ishwar Singh (IND) |
Venues
- Commonwealth Stadium: Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies (built new for the games)
- University of Alberta Arena: Badminton
- Commonwealth Bowls: Lawn Bowling (built new for the games)
- Edmonton Gardens: Boxing
- Argyll Velodrome: Cycling (built new for the games)
- Northlands Coliseum: Gymnastics
- Strathcona Shooting Range: Shooting (built new for the games)
- Kinsmen Aquatic Centre: Swimming and Diving (built new for the games)
- Jubilee Auditorium: Weightlifting
- University of Alberta Gym: Wrestling
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- A Brief History from the Delhi 2010 site
- 1978 Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website
- Going the Distance, an NFB documentary
| Preceded by Christchurch |
Commonwealth Games Edmonton XI Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Brisbane |
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