1970 British Commonwealth Games
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| 9th British Commonwealth Games | |
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| Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nations participating | 42 |
| Athletes participating | 1,744 (inc. officials) |
| Events | 121 events in 10 sports |
| Opening ceremony | 16 July |
| Closing ceremony | 25 July |
| Main venue | Meadowbank Stadium |
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom from 16 July to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events, and also the first time the games were held in Scotland. Also, these games saw the first unique Games trademark logo: an emblem showing the Games emblem intertwined with a St. Andrews Cross and a thistle. The bid election was held in Tokyo, Japan during the 1964 Summer Olympics. The vote result was Edinburgh: 18, Christchurch, New Zealand: 11.
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Medals by country [edit]
| Rank | Nation | 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 |
 Gambia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1* | |
 Guyana |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Isle of Man |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malawi |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1* | |
 Saint Vincent |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1* | |
| Total | 121 | 121 | 133 | 375 | |
- * = First medal in the British Commonwealth Games.
Medals by event [edit]
Athletics [edit]
Main article: Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Badminton [edit]
| 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) |
Bowls [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Singles | Men | David Bryant (ENG) |
Neal Bryce (ZAM) |
Roy Fulton (NIR) |
| Pairs | Men | Norman King & Peter Line (ENG) |
Robert McDonald & Hugh Robson (NZL) |
Jimmy Donnelly & Syd Thompson (NIR) |
| Fours | Men | Hong Kong Abdul Kitchell Clementi Delgado George Souza Robert da Silva |
Scotland (SCO) Alexander McIntosh David Pearson John Slight Norman Pryde |
Northern Ireland (NIR) Edward Gordon Harold Stevenson John Higgins William Tate |
Boxing [edit]
Cycling [edit]
Track [edit]
| 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) |
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| Individual Pursuit | Men | Ian Hallam (ENG) |
00:05:01 | Daniel Clark (AUS) |
00:05:05 | Blair Stockwell (NZL) |
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| 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) |
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Road [edit]
| 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 |
Fencing [edit]
| 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) |
Swimming [edit]
- Men's events
- Women's events
Diving [edit]
| 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 |
| 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 |
Weightlifting [edit]
| 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 (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 |
Wrestling [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Light Flyweight | Men | Ved Prakash (IND) |
Ken Shand (CAN) |
Masih Sadiq (PAK) |
| Don Urquhart (SCO) |
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| 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) |
David Aspin (NZL) |
| Ron Grinstead (ENG) |
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| 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) |
External links [edit]
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- A Brief History - from the Delhi 2010 site
- 1970 British Commonwealth Games - Australian Commonwealth Games official website
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