1978 Commonwealth Games
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| 11th Commonwealth Games | |
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| Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| 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 |
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 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 | |||||
Contents |
Medals by country [edit]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [edit]
Athletics [edit]
Main article: Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
Badminton [edit]
Bowls [edit]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | David Bryant (ENG) |
John Snell (AUS) |
John Russell Evans (WAL) |
| Men's Pairs | Clementi Delgado Eric Liddell (Hong Kong) |
Alex McIntosh Willie Wood (SCO) |
James Morgan Ray Williams (WAL) |
| Men's Fours | Hong Kong |
New Zealand (NZL) |
Wales (WAL) |
Boxing [edit]
Cycling [edit]
- Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Time Trial | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) |
00:01:06 | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) |
00:01:07 | Gordon Singleton (CAN) |
00:01:08 |
| Men's Sprint | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) |
Trevor Gadd (ENG) |
David Weller (JAM) |
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| 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) |
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- 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 [edit]
| 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 [edit]
| 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) |
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| Women's Team | Canada (CAN) Elfi Schlegel Karen Kelsall Monica Goermann Sherry Hawco |
113.25 | England (ENG) Joanna Sime Karen Robb Lisa Jackman Susan Cheesebrough |
107.4 | New Zealand (NZL) Deborah Hurst Kirsty Durward Lynette Brake Rowena Davis |
106.35 |
Shooting [edit]
- 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 Small Bore Rifle | Alister Allan (SCO) |
1194 | Bill Watkins (WAL) |
1191 | Stewart Watterson (IOM) |
1187 |
| Men's/Open Full Bore Rifle | Desmond Vamplew (CAN) |
391 | James Spaight (ENG) |
388 | Patrick Vamplew (CAN) |
387 |
- Shotgun
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 [edit]
- Men's events
- Women's events
Weightlifting [edit]
| 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 [edit]
| 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 [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- 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
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