1970 British Commonwealth Games




















































IX British Commonwealth Games

Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games.png
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
Officially opened by
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Athlete's Oath
Crawford Fairbrother
Queen's Baton Final Runner
Jim Alder
Main venue
Meadowbank Stadium




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The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, 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 all 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. They were followed by the 1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.




Contents






  • 1 Host selection


  • 2 Participating teams


  • 3 History


  • 4 Medals by country


  • 5 Medals by event


    • 5.1 Athletics


    • 5.2 Badminton


    • 5.3 Bowls


    • 5.4 Boxing


    • 5.5 Cycling


      • 5.5.1 Track


      • 5.5.2 Road




    • 5.6 Fencing


    • 5.7 Swimming


    • 5.8 Diving


    • 5.9 Weightlifting


    • 5.10 Wrestling




  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Host selection


In August 1966, the bid vote was held in Jamaica. Edinburgh, Scotland with 18 votes beat Christchurch, New Zealand with 11.[1]



















1970 British Commonwealth Games bidding results
City
Country
Votes

Edinburgh

link=File:Flag of Scotland (navy blue).svg Scotland
18

Christchurch

Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand
11


Participating teams




Countries that participated


42 teams were represented at the 1970 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).






Participating Commonwealth countries and territories




  •  Antigua and Barbuda


  •  Australia


  •  Bahamas


  •  Barbados


  •  Bermuda


  •  Canada


  •  Ceylon


  •  Dominica


  •  England


  •  Fiji


  •  Ghana


  •  Gibraltar

  •  Grenada

  •  Guernsey


  •  Guyana


  •  Hong Kong


  •  India


  •  Isle of Man


  •  Jamaica


  •  Jersey


  •  Kenya

  •  Malawi


  •  Malaysia


  •  Malta


  •  Mauritius


  •  New Zealand


  •  Nigeria


  •  Northern Ireland


  •  Pakistan


  •  Papua and New Guinea


  •  Saint Lucia


  •  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines


  •  Scotland


  •  Sierra Leone


  •  Singapore

  •  Swaziland


  •  Tanzania

  •  The Gambia


  •  Trinidad and Tobago


  •  Uganda


  •  Wales


  •  Zambia





History


In December of the following year, an appeal fund was launched, aiming to raise £200,000 towards the cost of running the games.[2]



Medals by country


  *   Host nation (Scotland)







































































































































































































































Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
 Australia (AUS)
36 24 22 82
2
 England (ENG)
27 25 32 84
3
 Canada (CAN)
18 24 24 66
4
 Scotland (SCO)*
6 8 11 25
5
 Kenya (KEN)
5 3 6 14
6
 India (IND)
5 3 4 12
7
 Pakistan (PAK)
4 3 2 9
8
 Jamaica (JAM)
4 2 1 7
9
 Uganda (UGA)
3 3 1 7
10
 Northern Ireland (NIR)
3 1 5 9
11
 New Zealand (NZL)
2 6 6 14
12
 Wales (WAL)
2 6 4 12
13
 Ghana (GHA)
2 3 2 7
14
 Nigeria (NGR)
2 0 0 2
15
 Malaysia (MAS)
1 1 1 3
16
 British Hong Kong
1 0 0 1
17
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)
0 4 3 7
18
 Zambia (ZAM)
0 2 2 4
19
 Singapore (SIN)
0 1 1 2
20
 Barbados (BAR)
0 1 0 1

 Tanzania (TAN)
0 1 0 1
22
 Fiji (FIJ)
0 0 1 1

 Gambia (GAM)
0 0 1 1

 Guyana (GUY)
0 0 1 1

 Isle of Man (IOM)
0 0 1 1

 Malawi (MAW)
0 0 1 1

 Saint Vincent
0 0 1 1
Totals (27 nations) 121 121 133 375


Medals by event



Athletics




Badminton















































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




Boxing



































































































Event


Gold

Silver

Bronze
Light Flyweight Men
 James Odwori (UGA)

 Anthony Davies (WAL)

 P.J. Butterfield (AUS)

 Michael Abrams (ENG)
Flyweight Men
 Dave Needham (ENG)

 Leo Rwabwogo (UGA)

 Alex McHugh (SCO)

 Davy Larmour (NIR)
Bantamweight Men
 Sulley Shittu (GHA)

 Samuel Mbugua (KEN)

 Stewart Ogilvie (SCO)

 Courtney Atherly (GUY)
Featherweight Men
 Philip Waruinge (KEN)

 Deogratias Musoke (UGA)

 Mir Samar (PAK)

 Alan Richardson (ENG)
Lightweight Men
 Abayomi Adeyemi (NGR)

 John Gillan (SCO)

 Tatu Ghionga (MAW)

 Moses Mbogwa (KEN)
Light Welterweight Men
 Mohamed Muruli (UGA)

 Dai Davies (WAL)

 Emmanuel Lawson (GHA)

 Paul Kayula (ZAM)
Welterweight Men
 Emma Ankudey (GHA)

 John Olulu (KEN)

 Tommy Joyce (SCO)

 Shivaji Bhonsle (IND)
Light Middleweight Men
 Tom Imrie (SCO)

 Julius Luipa (ZAM)

 Patrick Doherty (NIR)

 David Attan (KEN)
Middleweight Men
 John Conteh (ENG)

 Titus Simba (TAN)

 Robert Murphy (AUS)

 Samuel Kasongo (ZAM)
Light Heavyweight Men
 Fatai Ayinla (NGR)

 Oliver Wright (JAM)

 Victor Attivor (GHA)

 John Rafferty (SCO)
Heavyweight Men
 Benson Masanda (UGA)

 John McKinty (NIR)

 Jack Meda (CAN)

 Leslie Stevens (ENG)


Cycling



Track





























































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)

Individual Pursuit Men
 Ian Hallam (ENG)
00:05:01
 Danny Clark (AUS)
00:05:05
 Blair Stockwell (NZL)
walkover
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)



Road





















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



































































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


Men's events















































































































































Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
100 m freestyle

 Michael Wenden (AUS)
53.06

 Greg Rogers (AUS)
54.26

 William Devenish (AUS)
54.28
200 m freestyle

 Michael Wenden (AUS)
1:56.69

 Ralph Hutton (CAN)
1:58.45

 Greg Rogers (AUS)
1:58.63
400 m freestyle

 Graham White (AUS)
4:08.48

 Ralph Hutton (CAN)
4:08.77

 Greg Brough (AUS)
4:12.16
1500 m freestyle

 Graham Windeatt (AUS)
16:23.82

 Max Travasci (AUS)
16:34.46

 Mark Treffers (NZL)
16:44.69
100 m backstroke

 Bill Kennedy (CAN)
1:01.65

 Michael Richards (WAL)
1:01.69

 Erik Fish (CAN)
1:02.02
200 m backstroke

 Michael Richards (WAL)
00:02:15

 Raymond Terrell (ENG)
00:02:15

 Neil Rogers (AUS)
00:02:16
100 m breaststroke

 William Mahony (CAN)
1:09.0

 Peter Cross (CAN)
1:09.4

 Paul Jarvie (AUS)
1:10.0
200 m breaststroke

 William Mahony (CAN)
2:30.29

 Paul Jarvie (AUS)
2:30.70

 David Wilkie (SCO)
2:32.87
100 m butterfly

 Byron MacDonald (CAN)
58.44

 Tom Arusoo (CAN)
58.98

 Ron Jacks (CAN)
59.01
200 m butterfly

 Tom Arusoo (CAN)
2:08.97

 Martyn Woodroffe (WAL)
2:09.14

 James Findlay (AUS)
2:09.4
200 m individual medley

 George Smith (CAN)
2:13.72

 Ken Campbell (CAN)
2:16.57

 Martyn Woodroffe (WAL)
2:16.64
400 m individual medley

 George Smith (CAN)
4:48.87

 Raymond Terrell (ENG)
4:49.85

 James Findlay (AUS)
4:51.92
4×100 m freestyle relay

 Australia (AUS)
Graham White
Gregory Rogers
Michael Wenden
William Devenish
3:36.02

 Canada (CAN)
George Smith
Ralph Hutton
Robert Kasting
Ron Jacks
3:37.65

 England (ENG)
Tony Jarvis
Ivan Myall
Malcolm Windeatt
Raymond Terrell
3:41.24
4×200 m freestyle relay

 Australia (AUS)
Graham White
Gregory Rogers
Michael Wenden
William Devenish
7:50.77

 Canada (CAN)
George Smith
Ralph Hutton
Robert Kasting
Ron Jacks
8:00.69

 England (ENG)
Tony Jarvis
Ivan Myall
John Mills
Raymond Terrell
8:10.60
4×100 m medley relay

 Canada (CAN)
Byron MacDonald
Robert Kasting
William Mahony
Bill Kennedy
4:01.10

 Australia (AUS)
James Findlay
Michael Wenden
Neil Rogers
Paul Jarvie
4:04.55

 Wales (WAL)
Kevin Moran
Martin Richards
Martyn Woodroffe
Nigel Johnson
4:08.05

Women's events






































































































































Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
100 m freestyle

 Angela Coughlan (CAN)
1:01.22

 Lynne Watson (AUS)
1:01.45

 Jenny Watts (AUS)
1:01.80
200 m freestyle

 Karen Moras (AUS)
2:09.78

 Angela Coughlan (CAN)
2:10.83

 Alex Jackson (IOM)
2:13.52
400 m freestyle

 Karen Moras (AUS)
4:27.38

 Denise Langford (AUS)
4:31.42

 Robyn Risson (AUS)
4:39.75
800 m freestyle

 Karen Moras (AUS)
9:02.45

 Helen Gray (AUS)
9:27.48

 Robyn Risson (AUS)
9:37.89
100 m backstroke

 Lynne Watson (AUS)
1:07.10

 Debra Cain (AUS)
1:07.73

 Donna Gurr (CAN)
1:08.87
200 m backstroke

 Lynne Watson (AUS)
2:22.86

 Donna Gurr (CAN)
2:24.33

 Debra Cain (AUS)
2:26.02
100 m breaststroke

 Beverley Whitfield (AUS)
1:17.40

 Dorothy Harrison (ENG)
1:17.60

 Chris Jarvis (ENG)
1:19.83
200 m breaststroke

 Beverley Whitfield (AUS)
2:44.12

 Dorothy Harrison (ENG)
2:46.18

 Amanda Radnage (ENG)
2:50.11
100 m butterfly

 Diane Lansley (ENG)
1:07.90

 Susan Smith (CAN)
1:08.18

 Allyson Mabb (AUS)
1:08.67
200 m butterfly

 Maree Robinson (AUS)
2:24.67

 Jane Comerford (AUS)
2:24.95

 Allyson Mabb (AUS)
2:31.09
200 m individual medley

 Denise Langford (AUS)
2:28.89

 Shelagh Ratcliffe (ENG)
2:29.65

 Diana Rickard (AUS)
2:30.80
400 m individual medley

 Denise Langford (AUS)
5:10.74

 Gail Neall (AUS)
5:15.82

 Shelagh Ratcliffe (ENG)
5:17.89
4×100 m freestyle relay

 Australia (AUS)
Debra Cain
Denise Langford
Jennifer Watts
Lynne Watson
4:06.41

 Canada (CAN)
Angela Coughlan
Karen James
Linda Hall
Susan Smith
4:12.16

 England (ENG)
Diane Sutherland
Kathryn Smith
Lesley Allardice
Sally Pickering
4:14.90
4×100 m medley relay

 Australia (AUS)
Allyson Mabb
Beverley Whitfield
Denise Langford
Lynne Watson
4:30.66

 England (ENG)
Diane Lansley
Dorothy Harrison
Kathryn Smith
Sylvia Platt
4:38.94

 Canada (CAN)
Angela Coughlan
Donna-Marie Gurr
Susan Smith
Sylvia Dockerhill
4:39.65


Diving



















































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





































































































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



















































































Event


Gold

Silver

Bronze
Light Flyweight Men
 Ved Prakash (IND)

 Ken Shand (CAN)

 Masih Sadiq (PAK)

 Don Urquhart (SCO)
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)
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)


References





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  2. ^ "S.R.U. gift of £1,000 to Games fund". Glasgow Herald. 9 December 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2016.




External links



  • Commonwealth Games Official Site


  • footage of the Opening Ceremony from Scotland on Screen archive


  • A Brief History – from the Delhi 2010 site


  • 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website








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