1978 Commonwealth Games
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 of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin.[1] The Bid Election was held at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerised system was used to handle ticket sales.
| 1978 Commonwealth Games Bidding Results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Round 1 | |||||
 Edmonton
|
36 | |||||
 Leeds
|
10 | |||||
Participating teams
46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
Antigua and Barbuda (5)
Australia
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Bermuda
British Honduras
Canada
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Cyprus
England
Fiji (7)
Ghana
Gibraltar
Grenada
Guernsey
Guyana
Hong Kong
India
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
Lesotho
Malawi
Malaysia
Mauritius
New Zealand
Northern Ireland
Papua New Guinea
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla
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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| 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
Badminton
| 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
Boxing
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) |
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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
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Women's events
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
References
- ^ Donald Macintosh; Michael Hawes; Donna Ruth Greenhorn; David Ross Black (5 April 1994). Sport and Canadian Diplomacy. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-0-7735-1161-3.
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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