1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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. Jamaica remains the only host nation of a Commonwealth Games that did not win at least one gold medal in its own games.
Participating teams
34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bermuda
- British Honduras
- Canada
- Ceylon
- England
- Fiji
- Ghana
- Gibraltar
- Guyana
- India
- Isle of Man
- Jamaica
- Jersey
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Mauritius
- New Zealand
- Nigeria
- Northern Ireland
- Pakistan
- Papua and New Guinea
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Scotland
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- South Arabia
- Tanzania
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Uganda
- Wales
Medals by country
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 |
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Medals by event
Athletics
Badminton
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Men's Singles | Tan Aik Huang | Yew Cheng Hoe | Dinesh Khanna |
Men's Doubles | Tan Aik Huang & Yew Cheng Hoe | Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan | David Horton & Roger Mills |
Women's Singles | Angela Bairstow | Sharon Whittaker | Ursula Smith |
Women's Doubles | Helen Jenny Horton & Ursula Smith | Angela Bairstow & Iris Rogers | Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong |
Mixed Doubles | Roger Mills & Angela Bairstow | Tony Jordan & Helen Jenny Horton | Bob McCoig & Muriel Ferguson |
Boxing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | Sulley Shittu | Kenneth Campbell | Frank Scott John Rakowski |
Bantamweight | Men | Edward Ndukwu | Darryl Norwood | Nderu Mwaura Brian Kendall |
Featherweight | Men | Philip Waruinge | Pat Maguire | Amos Ajoo Harold West |
Lightweight | Men | Anthony Andeh | Ron Thurston | Stephen Baraza Samuel Lockhart |
Light Welterweight | Men | Jim McCourt | Aaron Popoola | Alex Odhiambo Bryan Knoche |
Welterweight | Men | Eddie Blay | Bobby Arthur | Frank Young Andy Peace |
Light Middleweight | Men | Mark Rowe | Tom Imrie | Robert Okine Nojim Maiyegun |
Middleweight | Men | Joe Darkey | Arthur Trout | John Turpin Mathias Ouma |
Light Heavyweight | Men | Roger Tighe | Fatai Ayinla | Dennis Booth Sylvester Hines |
Heavyweight | Men | Bill Kini | Adonis Ray | Danny McAlinden Benson Ocan |
Diving
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Brian Phelps | 154.55 | Don Wagstaff | 150.17 | Chris Robb | 136.52 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Brian Phelps | 164.57 | Don Wagstaff | 148.44 | Chris Robb | 141.68 |
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Kathy Rowlatt | 147.1 | Beverley Boys | 134.92 | Susan Knight | 134.9 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Joy Newman | 98.87 | Robyn Bradshaw | 98.85 | Beverley Boys | 97.21 |
Cycling
Track
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men | Roger Gibbon | 00:01:10 | Philip Bristow-Stagg | 00:01:11 | Richard Hine | 00:01:11 |
Sprint | Men | Roger Gibbon | Jim Booker | Daryl Perkins | |||
Individual Pursuit | Men | Hugh Porter | 00:04:57 | John Bylsma | 00:04:59 | Richard Hine | 00:05:04 |
10 Miles Scratch | Men | Ian Alsop | 00:21:46 | Hilton Clarke | 00:21:46 | Trevor Bull | 00:21:47 |
Road
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | Peter Buckley | 05:07:52 | Des Thomson | 05:12:11 | Laurie Byers | 05:12:20 |
Fencing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men | Allan Jay | Bill Hoskyns | Graham Paul |
Foil – Team | Men | England Allan Jay Graham Paul Bill Hoskyns |
Australia Barry Wasley Brian McCowage John Humphreys Russell Hobby |
Scotland George Sandor Joseph Rorke Robert Wilson |
Épée | Men | Bill Hoskyns | John Pelling | Robert Reynolds |
Épée – Team | Men | England Bill Hoskyns John Pelling Peter Jacobs |
Canada John Andru Konrad Widmaier Peter Bakonyi |
Australia Barry Wasley John Humphreys Peter Hardiman Russell Hobby |
Sabre | Men | Ralph Cooperman | Sandy Leckie | Gabor Arato |
Sabre- Team | Men | England Ralph Cooperman Richard Oldcorn William Rayden |
Australia Brian McCowage Gabor Arato Laszlo Tornallyay |
Canada John Andru Leslie Samek Robert Foxcroft |
Foil | Women | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | Shirley Parker | Gaye McDermit |
Foil – Team | Women | England Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Joyce Pearce Shirley Parker |
Australia Jeanette Beauchamp Melody Coleman Walburga Winter |
New Zealand Joyce Fenton Gaye McDermit Pamela French |
Shooting
Pistol
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Free Pistol | Men/Open | Charles Sexton | 544 | Jules Sobrian | 538 | Garfield McMahon | 536 |
Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | James Lee | 576 | Tony Clark | 575 | Julio Machado | 571 |
Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | Tony Clark | 585 | Michael Papps | 578 | Jules Sobrian | 572 |
Rifle
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Small Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Gilmour Boa | 587 | Brian Lacey | 585 | John Murphy | 584 |
Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Lord John Swansea | 394 | Robert Stewart | 381 | Tom Sutherland | 381 |
Swimming
- Men's events
- Women's events
Weightlifting
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Bantamweight – Overall | Men | Precious McKenzie | 319.5 | Martin Dias | 307 | Chun Hon Chan | 304.5 |
Featherweight – Overall | Men | Chung Kum Weng | 337 | Mahon Ghosh | 334.5 | Allen Salter | 324.5 |
Lightweight – Overall | Men | Hugo Gittens | 367 | George Newton | 354.5 | Ieuan Owen | 349.5 |
Middleweight – Overall | Men | Pierre St.-Jean | 404.5 | Horace Johnson | 382 | Russell Perry | 372 |
Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men | George Vakakis | 419.5 | Sylvanus Blackman | 414.5 | Mike Pearman | 409.5 |
Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Louis Martin | 462 | George Manners | 429.5 | Dudley Lawson | 422 |
Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Don Oliver | 497 | Arthur Shannos | 464.5 | Brandon Bailey | 462 |
Wrestling
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | Muhammad Nazir | Shamrao Sable | Peter Michienzi |
Bantamweight | Men | Bishamber Singh | Kevin McGrath | Muhammad Saeed |
Featherweight | Men | Muhammad Akhtar | Randhawa Singh | Albert Aspen |
Lightweight | Men | Mukhtiar Singh | Ray Lougheed | Tony Greig |
Welterweight | Men | Muhammad Bashir | Richard Bryant | Hukum Singh |
Middleweight | Men | Muhammad Faiz | Sébastien Donison | Michael Benarik |
Light Heavyweight | Men | Robert Chamberot | Wallace Booth | Bishwanath Singh |
Heavyweight | Men | Bhim Singh | Ikram Ilahi | Denis McNamara |
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- A Brief History – from the Delhi 2010 site
- 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website
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