1978 Commonwealth Games
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. 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.
These were the first Commonwealth Games to be named Commonwealth Games, having dropped British.
Host selection
| 1978 Commonwealth Games bidding results | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City | Round 1 | |||||
 Edmonton
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36 | |||||
 Leeds
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10 | |||||
Participating teams
46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
Medals by country
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* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN)* | 45 | 31 | 33 | 109 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 27 | 27 | 33 | 87 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) | 24 | 33 | 27 | 84 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 |  India (IND) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 7 |  Scotland (SCO) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Wales (WAL) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 |  Northern Ireland (NIR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 |  Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Western Samoa (WSM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 |  Isle of Man (IOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 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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