| 11th Commonwealth Games | |
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| Host city | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
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| Nations participating | 47 Nations of the Commonwealth |
| Athletes participating | 1,475 |
| Events | 126 events in 11 sports |
| Opening ceremony | August 3, 1978 |
| Closing ceremony | August 12, 1978 |
| Officially opened by | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Queen's Baton Final Runner | Diane Jones Konihowski |
| Main Stadium | Commonwealth Stadium |
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from August 3-12 1978. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Queen's Baton Relay, similar to the Olympic Torch Relay is a relay around the world held prior to the beginning of the Commonwealth Games. Diane Jones-Konihowski, CM, BEd (born March 7, 1951) is a former Canadian Pentathlete. For the stadium of the same name in Kentucky, see Commonwealth Stadium (Kentucky. The Commonwealth Games is a multinational Multi-sport event. Held every four years it involves the elite athletes of the Commonwealth of Nations. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa
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Medals by country
Participating countries
| 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
Athletics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 100 Metres | Women | Sonia Lannaman (ENG) | 11. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Republic of Ghana is a country in West Africa. It borders Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast to the west Burkina Faso to the north Togo to the Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (ˈtrɪnɪdæd ən təˈbeɪgoʊ is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying northeast of the South American The Republic of Zambia (ˈzæmbɪə is a Landlocked country in Southern Africa. The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an independent sovereign English -speaking country consisting of two thousand Cays and Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa, is a country governing the western part of the Samoan Islands Archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean The Isle of Man (Ellan Vannin ˈɛlʲən ˈvanɪn or Mann (Mannin) is a self-governing Crown dependency, located in the Irish Sea at the geographical Sonia Lannaman (born 24 March, 1956) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres 27w | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | 11. Raelene Ann Boyle, AM, MBE, (born 24 June 1951) Australian athlete, represented Australia at three Olympic Games 35w | Denise Boyd (Robertson) (AUS) | 11. Denise Boyd (née Robertson born 15 December 1952 is a former Australian Olympic sprinter who reached two Olympic finals in the 200 metres sprint 37w |
| 200 Metres | Women | Denise Boyd (Robertson) (AUS) | 22. Denise Boyd (née Robertson born 15 December 1952 is a former Australian Olympic sprinter who reached two Olympic finals in the 200 metres sprint 82w | Sonia Lannaman (ENG) | 22. Sonia Lannaman (born 24 March, 1956) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres 89w | Colleen Beazley (AUS) | 22. 93w |
| 400 Metres | Women | Donna Hartley (ENG) | 51. Donna Hartley (born 1 May 1955) is a British athlete. She was born in Southampton, England in 1955 69 | Verona Elder (Bernard) (ENG) | 52. 94 | Bethanie Nail (AUS) | 53. 06 |
| 800 Metres | Women | Judy Peckham (AUS) | 00:02:03 | Tekla Chemabwai (KEN) | 00:02:03 | Jane Colebrook (ENG) | 00:02:03 |
| 1500 Metres | Women | Mary Stewart (ENG) | 00:04:06 | Chris Benning (ENG) | 00:04:08 | Penny Werthner (CAN) | 00:04:08 |
| 3000 Metres | Women | Paula Fudge (ENG) | 00:09:13 | Heather Thomson (NZL) | 00:09:21 | Ann Ford (ENG) | 00:09:24 |
| 100 Metres Hurdles | Women | Lorna Boothe (ENG) | 12. Mary Florence Elinor Stewart ( née Rainbow; born 17 September 1916) is a popular English Novelist, best known for her series Penny Werthner (born July 5, 1951 in Ottawa Ontario) is a retired female Track and field athlete, who represented Canada Anne Ford or Ann Ford after 1762 Mrs Philip Ticknesse ( February 22, 1737 &ndash January 20 1824) was an eighteenth-century 98w | Shirley Strong (ENG) | 13. Shirley Elaine Strong (born November 18, 1958) is a British athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres hurdles. 08w | Sharon Colyear (ENG) | 13. 17w |
| High Jump | Women | Katrina Gibbs (AUS) | 1. Katrina Gibbs (born 7 April, 1959 in New South Wales) is a retired Australian Track and field athlete, who specialised 93 | Debbie Brill (CAN) | 1. Debbie Brill OC (born March 10, 1953 in Mission British Columbia) is a Canadian High jump athlete who was 9 | Julie White (CAN) | 1. Julie White (born June 4 1961 is an American Tony Award -winning Actress known to television audiences for her supporting role on the ABC sitcom 83 |
| Long Jump | Women | Sue Reeve (ENG) | 6. 59 | Erica Hooker (AUS) | 6. Erica Hooker (nee Nixon born 15 December 1953 is a retired Australian athlete who was best known as a Long Jumper and Pentathlete. 58 | June Griffith (GUY) | 6. 52 |
| Shot | Women | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 17. 31 | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 16. 45 | Judy Oakes (ENG) | 16. Judith ("Judy" Miriam Oakes (born 14 February 1958 in Lewisham, Greater London) is a retired English Shot putter 14 |
| Discus | Women | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 62. 16 | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 57. 6 | Lucette Moreau (CAN) | 56. 64 |
| Javelin | Women | Tessa Sanderson (ENG) | 61. Theresa ("Tessa" Ione Sanderson CBE (born March 14, 1956) is a former British javelin thrower and 34 | Alison Hayward (CAN) | 54. 52 | Laurie Kern (CAN) | 53. 6 |
| Pentathlon | Women | Diane Konihowski (CAN) | 4768 | Sue Mapstone (ENG) | 4222 | Yvette Wray (ENG) | 4211 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 43. Diane Jones-Konihowski, CM, BEd (born March 7, 1951) is a former Canadian Pentathlete. 7 | Canada (CAN) | 44. 26 | Australia (AUS) | 44. 78 |
| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 00:03:27 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:29 | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:36 |
| 100 Metres | Men | Don Quarrie (JAM) | 10. Donald ("Don") O'Riley Quarrie CD (born February 25, 1951) is a Jamaican former athlete, one of the world's top 03w | Allan Wells (SCO) | 10. Allan Wipper Wells MBE (born 3 May 1952 is a former Scottish athlete who became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the 07w | Hasely Crawford (TRI) | 10. Hasely Joachim Crawford (born August 16, 1950) is a former athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. 09w |
| 200 Metres | Men | Allan Wells (SCO) | 20. Allan Wipper Wells MBE (born 3 May 1952 is a former Scottish athlete who became Olympic Champion in the 100 metres at the 12w | James Gilkes (GUY) | 20. 18w | Colin Bradford (JAM) | 20. 43w |
| 400 Metres | Men | Rick Mitchell (AUS) | 46. Richard ("Rick" Charles Mitchell (born 24 March, 1955 in Sydney) is an Australian triple Olympian who competed in the 400 metres 34 | Joseph Coombs (TRI) | 46. Joseph Coombs (born June 15, 1952 in Montrose Trinidad) is a retired athlete from Trinidad and Tobago who specialized in the 400 metres 54 | Glenn Bogue (CAN) | 46. 63 |
| 800 Metres | Men | Mike Boit (KEN) | 00:01:46 | Seymour Newman (JAM) | 00:01:47 | Peter Lemashon (KEN) | 00:01:48 |
| 1500 Metres | Men | David Moorcroft (ENG) | 00:03:35 | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | 00:03:36 | John Robson (SCO) | 00:03:36 |
| 5000 Metres | Men | Henry Rono (KEN) | 00:13:23 | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | 00:13:30 | Brendan Foster (ENG) | 00:13:31 |
| 10000 Metres | Men | Brendan Foster (ENG) | 00:28:14 | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | 00:28:19 | Mike McLeod (ENG) | 00:28:34 |
| Marathon | Men | Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 02:15:40 | Jerome Drayton (CAN) | 02:16:14 | Paul Bannon (CAN) | 02:16:52 |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Men | Henry Rono (KEN) | 00:08:27 | James Munyala (KEN) | 00:08:32 | Kip Rono (KEN) | 00:08:34 |
| 110 Metres Hurdles | Men | Berwyn Price (WAL) | 13. Michael ("Mike" K Boit (born 1 June 1949) is a Kenyan former middle distance athlete whose career spanned fifteen years David Robert Moorcroft (born April 10 1953) is a former English 1500 m and 5000 m runner whose career spanned the late 1970s and 1980s Filbert Bayi (born June 23, 1953) was a Tanzanian middle-distance runner of the 1970s who set the world records for 1500 metres Henry Rono (born February 12, 1952 in Kapsabet) is a former Kenyan athlete Michael Musyoki (born May 28, 1956) (aka Mike Musyoki) is a former long-distance runner from Kenya who won the bronze medal in Brendan Foster CBE (born 12 January, 1948 in Hebburn, now Tyne and Wear, England) is a British former distance Brendan Foster CBE (born 12 January, 1948 in Hebburn, now Tyne and Wear, England) is a British former distance Michael Musyoki (born May 28, 1956) (aka Mike Musyoki) is a former long-distance runner from Kenya who won the bronze medal in Michael ("Mike" James McLeod (born 25 January, 1952) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the 10000 metres Gidamis Shahanga (born September 4, 1957 in Katesh) is a retired Tanzanian long-distance runner who specialized in the 10000 metres Jerome Drayton (born January 10, 1945 in Kolbermoor) is a former Long-distance runner from Canada, who was born as Henry Rono (born February 12, 1952 in Kapsabet) is a former Kenyan athlete Berwyn Price (born August 15 1951) is a former Welsh international athlete 70w | Max Binnington (AUS) | 13. 73w | Warren Parr (AUS) | 13. 73w |
| 400 Metres Hurdles | Men | Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN) | 49. 48 | Garry Brown (AUS) | 50. Garry Eldridge Brown ( August 12, 1923 &ndash August 27, 1998) was a Politician from the U 04 | Alan Pascoe (ENG) | 50. Alan Peter Pascoe MBE (born 11 October 1947) was a British athlete who gained success in hurdles. 09 |
| High Jump | Men | Claude Ferragne (CAN) | 2. 2 | Greg Joy (CAN) | 2. Gregory Andrew Joy (born April 23, 1956 in Portland Oregon) is a retired Canadian High jumper who won an Olympic silver medal 18 | Dean Bauck (CAN) | 2. 15 |
| Brian Burgess (SCO) | |||||||
| Pole Vault | Men | Bruce Simpson (CAN) | 5. Bruce Simpson is a New Zealand based inventor technologist and technology Media commentator. 1 | Don Baird (AUS) | 5. 1 | Brian Hooper (ENG) | 5 |
| Long Jump | Men | Roy Mitchell (ENG) | 8. 06w | Chris Commons (AUS) | 8. 04w | Suresh Babu (IND) | 7. Suresh Babu has held the national title in the long triple and high jump events in addition to the decathlon 94w |
| Triple Jump | Men | Keith Connor (ENG) | 17. Keith Leroy Connor (born September 16, 1957 in Anguilla, West Indies) migrated with his parents to Great Britain in 1964 21w | Ian Campbell (AUS) | 16. Ian or Iain Campbell may refer to Ian Campbell (apothecary, a former officer of the British Medical Household Ian Campbell 12th Duke 93w | Aston Moore (ENG) | 16. 69 |
| Shot | Men | Geoff Capes (ENG) | 19. Geoffrey Lewis Capes (born 23 August 1949) is a former British and twice Commonwealth Games Shot put champion and former two-time winner of the 77 | Bruno Pauletto (CAN) | 19. 33 | Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) | 18. 45 |
| Discus | Men | Borys Chambul (CAN) | 59. 7 | Brad Cooper (BAH) | 57. For the American actor with the same name see Bradley Cooper Bradley ("Brad" Cooper (born June 30, 1957) is a retired 3 | Rob Gray (CAN) | 55. Rob Gray (born November 24, 1962 in Brantford Ontario, Canada) is an award-winning Canadian Production designer and 48 |
| Hammer | Men | Peter Farmer (AUS) | 71. 1 | Scott Neilson (CAN) | 69. 92 | Chris Black (SCO) | 68. Christopher Black or Chris Black may refer to Christopher Black, international criminal lawyer Chris Black (screenwriter, TV screenwriter 14 |
| Javelin | Men | Phil Olsen (CAN) | 84 | Mike O'Rourke (NZL) | 83. Phillip Vernor Olsen (born April 26, 1948) is a former center and Defensive tackle in the National Football League for the Los Mike O'Rourke (1862-1882 aka "Johnny O'Rourke" or "Johnny-Behind-the-Deuce" was a professional Gambler of the Old West, whose notoriety is mainly 18 | Peter Yates (ENG) | 78. Peter Yates (born 24 July 1929 in Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English Film director and producer 58 |
| Decathlon | Men | Daley Thompson (ENG) | 8467 | Peter Hadfield (AUS) | 7623 | Alan Drayton (ENG) | 7484 |
| 30 Kilometres Road Walk | Men | Olly Flynn (ENG) | 02:22:04 | Willi Sawall (AUS) | 02:22:59 | Tim Erickson (AUS) | 02:26:34 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Men | Scotland (SCO) | 39. Francis Morgan Oyodélé Thompson CBE (born July 30, 1958 in Worcester Park) known commonly as Daley Thompson, is a former Peter Hadfield (born 21 January 1955 is a former Australian Olympic athlete who competed in the Decathlon. 24 | Trinidad & Tobago (TRI) | 39. 29 | Jamaica (JAM) | 39. 33 |
| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Men | Kenya (KEN) | 00:03:04 | Jamaica (JAM) | 00:03:04 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:04 |
Badminton
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Mixed Team | Mixed | England (ENG) | Canada (CAN) | Malaysia (MAS) | |||
| Men's Singles | Men | Prakash Padukone (IND) | Derek Talbot (ENG) | Ray Stevens (ENG) | |||
| Men's Doubles | Men | Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett (ENG) | Moo Foot Lian & Ong Beng Teong (MAS) | Bryan Purser & Richard Purser (NZL) | |||
| Women's Singles | Women | Sylvia Meow Eng Ng (MAS) | Katherine Swee Phek Teh (MAS) | Wendy Clarkson (CAN) | |||
| Women's Doubles | Women | Nora Perry & Anne Statt (ENG) | Claire Backhouse & Jane Youngberg (CAN) | Ami Ghia & Kanwal Singh (IND) | |||
| Mixed Doubles | Mixed | Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry (Gardner) (ENG) | Billy Gilliland & Joanna Flockhart (SCO) | Derek Talbot & Barbara Sutton (ENG) | |||
Bowls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Singles | Men | David Bryant (ENG) | John Snell (AUS) | John Russell Evans (WAL) | |||
| Pairs | Men | Clementi Delgado & Eric Liddell (HKG) | Alex McIntosh & Willie Wood (SCO) | James Morgan & Ray Williams (WAL) | |||
| Fours | Men | Hong Kong (HKG) | New Zealand (NZL) | Wales (WAL) | |||
Boxing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Light Flyweight | Men | Stephen Muchoki (KEN) | Francis Kabala (ZAM) | Birender Thapa (IND) | |||
| Kid Jumalia (GHA) | |||||||
| Flyweight | Men | Michael Irungu (KEN) | Ian Clyde (CAN) | Peter Wighton (AUS) | |||
| Hugh Russell (NIR) | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Men | Barry McGuigan (NIR) | Tumat Sugolik (PNG) | Douglas Maina (KEN) | |||
| William Rannelli (CAN) | |||||||
| Featherweight | Men | Azumah Nelson (GHA) | John Sichula (ZAM) | Guy Boutin (CAN) | |||
| Maurice O'Brien (ENG) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Men | Gerry Hamill (NIR) | Patrick Waweru (KEN) | Teddy Makofi (ZAM) | |||
| John McAllister (SCO) | |||||||
| Light Welterweight | Men | Winfield Braithwaite (GUY) | James Douglas (SCO) | John Raftery (CAN) | |||
| Michael Mawangi (KEN) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Men | Mike McCallum (JAM) | Ken Beattie (NIR) | Derrick Hoyt (CAN) | |||
| Anthony Freal (WAL) | |||||||
| Light Middleweight | Men | Kelly Perlette (CAN) | Abdurahman Athuman (KEN) | Ropati Vipo Samu (SAM) | |||
| Enock Chama (ZAM) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Men | Philip McElwaine (AUS) | Delroy Parkes (ENG) | Roddy MacDonald (CAN) | |||
| Richard Betham (SAM) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Roger Fortin (CAN) | Ron Smith (ENG) | Fautala Su'a (SAM) | |||
| Edward Thande (KEN) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Men | Julius Awome (ENG) | Adamah Mensah (GHA) | George Stankovich (NZL) | |||
Cycling
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Time Trial | Men | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) | 00:01:06 | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) | 00:01:07 | Gordon Singleton (CAN) | 00:01:08 |
| Sprint | Men | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) | Trevor Gadd (ENG) | David Weller (JAM) | |||
| Individual Pursuit | Men | Michael Richards (NZL) | 00:04:50 | Gary Campbell (AUS) | 00:04:56 | Tony Doyle (ENG) | 00:04:56 |
| Team Pursuit | Men | Colin Fitzgerald, Kevin Nichols, Gary Sutton & Shane Sutton (AUS) | 00:04:29 | Kevin Blackwell, Anthony Cuff, Neil Lyster & Jack Swart (NZL) | 00:04:38 | Tony Doyle, Paul Fennell, Tony James & Glen Mitchell (ENG) | 00:04:51 |
| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) | 00:20:06 | Shane Sutton (AUS) | 00:20:06 | Gary Sutton (AUS) | 00:20:06 |
| Tandem | Men | Jocelyn Lovell & Gordon Singleton (CAN) | 15. Prakash Padukone ( Kannada: ಪ್ರಕಾಶ್ ಪಡುಕೋಣೆ (born June 10, 1955) is a famous Badminton player from Karnataka Derek Talbot is a former English male Badminton player One of Britain's best ever "all-rounders" he won multiple English National Championships Nora Perry (née Nora Gardner) is a former English female Badminton player noted for her anticipation racket control and tactical astuteness Stephen ("Steve" Muchoki (born December 23, 1956) is a retired Flyweight boxer from Kenya, who had an excellent career Ian Clyde (born May 15, 1956 in Verdun Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the 1976 Hugh Russell (born December 15 1959, Belfast Northern Ireland) is a former Irish boxer. Finbar Patrick McGuigan MBE, more commonly known as Barry McGuigan (born 28 February 1961 in Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland) nicknamed Azumah Nelson (born September 19, 1958) is a former boxer and three-time world champion Mike McCallum (born December 7, 1956 in Kingston Jamaica) is a retired boxer from Jamaica who held world titles in several weight classes Roger Fortin (born October 27, 1951 in Montréal Quebec) is a retired boxer from Canada, who represented his native country at the David Weller (born 11 February 1957) is a retired Jamaican Track cyclist. Gary Sutton (born 27 March 1955, New South Wales, Australia) is NSW Institute of Sport 's head cycling coach and a former professional Shane Sutton (born 13 June 1957, New South Wales, Australia) is a British Cycling coach former Welsh national cycling coach 52 | Trevor Gadd & David Le Grys (ENG) | Ron Boyle & Stephen Goodall (AUS) | ||
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Road Race | Men | Phil Anderson (AUS) | 04:22:34 | Pierre Harvey (CAN) | 04:22:35 | Garry Bell (NZL) | 04:22:35 |
Gymnastics
Artistic
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| All-Around | Men | Philip Delesalle (CAN) | 56. Dave Le Grys (born 10 August 1955) is an English Track cyclist, World Masters track champion and Cycling coach who See also Philip Warren Anderson, physicist. Philip Grant Anderson OAM (born 20 March 1958 in London England is an Australian 4 | Lindsay Nylund (AUS) | 54. 95 | Jean Choquette (CAN) | 54. 25 |
| Team | Men | Canada (CAN) | 165. 55 | England (ENG) | 161. 95 | Australia (AUS) | 158. 5 |
| All-Around | Women | Elfi Schlegel (CAN) | 38. Elfi Schlegel (born on May 17 1964 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is an analyst for NBC Sports. 25 | Monica Goermann (CAN) | 37. 25 | ||
| Sherry Hawco (CAN) | |||||||
| Team | Women | Canada (CAN) | 113. 25 | England (ENG) | 107. 4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 106. 35 |
Shooting
Pistol
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Free Pistol | Men/Open | Yvon Trempe (CAN) | 543 | Edward Jans (CAN) | 540 | Bertram Manhim (TRI) | 536 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | Jules Sobrian (CAN) | 587 | John Cooke (ENG) | 581 | Jeff Farrell (AUS) | 581 |
Rifle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Small Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Alister Allan (SCO) | 1194 | Bill Watkins (WAL) | 1191 | Stewart Watterson (IOM) | 1187 |
| Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Desmond Vamplew (CAN) | 391 | James Spaight (ENG) | 388 | Patrick Vamplew (CAN) | 387 |
Shotgun
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Trap | Men/Open | John Primrose (CAN) | 186 | George Leary (CAN) | 185 | Terry Rumbel (AUS) | 183 |
| Skeet | Men/Open | John Woolley (NZL) | 193 | Paul Bentley (ENG) | 191 | Joe Neville (ENG) | 190 |
Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 100 Metres Freestyle | Men | Mark Morgan (AUS) | 52. 7 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 52. 81 | Gary MacDonald (CAN) | 52. 9 |
| 200 Metres Freestyle | Men | Ron McKeon (AUS) | 00:01:52 | Graeme Brewer (AUS) | 00:01:53 | Mark Morgan (AUS) | 00:01:53 |
| 400 Metres Freestyle | Men | Ron McKeon (AUS) | 00:03:54 | Simon Gray (ENG) | 00:03:57 | Max Metzker (AUS) | 00:03:59 |
| 1500 Metres Freestyle | Men | Max Metzker (AUS) | 00:15:32 | Simon Gray (ENG) | 00:15:39 | Andrew Astbury (ENG) | 00:15:43 |
| 100 Metres Backstroke | Men | Glenn Patching (AUS) | 57. Maxwell ("Max" Raymond Metzker (born 8 March 1960 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa) was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer Maxwell ("Max" Raymond Metzker (born 8 March 1960 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa) was an Australian long distance freestyle swimmer 9 | Gary Abraham (ENG) | 58. 48 | Jay Tapp (CAN) | 59. 05 |
| 200 Metres Backstroke | Men | Gary Hurring (NZL) | 00:02:04 | Glenn Patching (AUS) | 00:02:06 | Paul Moorfoot (AUS) | 00:02:06 |
| 100 Metres Breaststroke | Men | Graham Smith (CAN) | 00:01:04 | Duncan Goodhew (ENG) | 00:01:04 | Paul Naisby (ENG) | 00:01:06 |
| 200 Metres Breaststroke | Men | Graham Smith (CAN) | 00:02:21 | Duncan Goodhew (ENG) | 00:02:22 | Lindsay Spencer (AUS) | 00:02:22 |
| 100 Metres Butterfly | Men | Dan Thompson (CAN) | 55. Gary Norman Hurring (born October 10, 1961 in Auckland) is a former Swimmer from New Zealand, who won the gold medal at the Donald Graham Smith (born May 9, 1958 in Edmonton Alberta) was a Canadian swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay Duncan Alexander Goodhew MBE (born May 27, 1957) is one of the most instantly recognisable UK Swimming athletes Donald Graham Smith (born May 9, 1958 in Edmonton Alberta) was a Canadian swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay Duncan Alexander Goodhew MBE (born May 27, 1957) is one of the most instantly recognisable UK Swimming athletes 04 | John Mills (ENG) | 56. 22 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 56. 37 |
| 200 Metres Butterfly | Men | George Nagy (CAN) | 00:02:02 | Claus Bredschneider (CAN) | 00:02:02 | Phil Hubble (ENG) | 00:02:03 |
| 200 Metres Individual Medley | Men | Graham Smith (CAN) | 00:02:05 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 00:02:06 | Peter Dawson (AUS) | 00:02:09 |
| 400 Metres Individual Medley | Men | Graham Smith (CAN) | 00:04:27 | Simon Gray (ENG) | 00:04:28 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 00:04:28 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:28 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:29 | England (ENG) | 00:03:30 |
| 4 x 200 Metres Freestyle Relay | Men | Australia (AUS) | 00:07:35 | Canada (CAN) | 00:07:37 | England (ENG) | 00:07:42 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:50 | England (ENG) | 00:03:50 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:53 |
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Chris Snode (ENG) | 643. Donald Graham Smith (born May 9, 1958 in Edmonton Alberta) was a Canadian swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay Donald Graham Smith (born May 9, 1958 in Edmonton Alberta) was a Canadian swimmer who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay 83 | Scott Cranham (CAN) | 595. 53 | Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 572. 16 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Chris Snode (ENG) | 538. 98 | Ken Armstrong (CAN) | 534. 99 | Scott Cranham (CAN) | 512. 37 |
Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 100 Metres Freestyle | Women | Carol Klimpel (CAN) | 57. 78 | Rosemary Brown (AUS) | 58. 3 | Wendy Quirk (CAN) | 58. 41 |
| 200 Metres Freestyle | Women | Rebecca Perrott (NZL) | 00:02:01 | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 00:02:01 | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 00:02:02 |
| 400 Metres Freestyle | Women | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 00:04:08 | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 00:04:10 | Rebecca Perrott (NZL) | 00:04:17 |
| 800 Metres Freestyle | Women | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 00:08:25 | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 00:08:26 | Rebecca Perrott (NZL) | 00:08:45 |
| 100 Metres Backstroke | Women | Debra Forster (AUS) | 00:01:04 | Hélène Boivin (CAN) | 00:01:05 | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 00:01:05 |
| 200 Metres Backstroke | Women | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 00:02:17 | Lisa Forrest (AUS) | 00:02:18 | Glenda Robertson (AUS) | 00:02:18 |
| 100 Metres Breaststroke | Women | Robin Corsiglia (CAN) | 00:01:14 | Maggie Kelly (ENG) | 00:01:14 | Marion Stuart (CAN) | 00:01:14 |
| 200 Metres Breaststroke | Women | Lisa Borsholt (CAN) | 00:02:38 | Debbie Rudd (ENG) | 00:02:38 | Maggie Kelly (ENG) | 00:02:39 |
| 100 Metres Butterfly | Women | Wendy Quirk (CAN) | 00:01:02 | Penny McCarthy (NZL) | 00:01:02 | Linda Hanel (AUS) | 00:01:03 |
| 200 Metres Butterfly | Women | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 00:02:11 | Wendy Quirk (CAN) | 00:02:14 | Linda Hanel (AUS) | 00:02:15 |
| 200 Metres Individual Medley | Women | Sharron Davies (ENG) | 00:02:18 | Rebecca Perrott (NZL) | 00:02:19 | Becky Smith (CAN) | 00:02:19 |
| 400 Metres Individual Medley | Women | Sharron Davies (ENG) | 00:04:52 | Becky Smith (CAN) | 00:04:58 | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 00:04:59 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay | Women | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:50 | England (ENG) | 00:03:53 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:54 |
| 4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay | Women | Canada (CAN) | 00:04:15 | Australia (AUS) | 00:04:17 | England (ENG) | 00:04:20 |
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Janet Nutter (CAN) | 477. Tracey Lee Wickham MBE OAM (born 24 November 1962 in Rosebud, Victoria) is a former Australian middle distance Michelle Jan Ford MBE (born 15 July 1962 in Sydney) was an Australian long distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1970s Tracey Lee Wickham MBE OAM (born 24 November 1962 in Rosebud, Victoria) is a former Australian middle distance Michelle Jan Ford MBE (born 15 July 1962 in Sydney) was an Australian long distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1970s Tracey Lee Wickham MBE OAM (born 24 November 1962 in Rosebud, Victoria) is a former Australian middle distance Michelle Jan Ford MBE (born 15 July 1962 in Sydney) was an Australian long distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1970s Cheryl Gibson (born July 28, 1959 in Edmonton Alberta) is a former international medley, Butterfly and Backstroke Cheryl Gibson (born July 28, 1959 in Edmonton Alberta) is a former international medley, Butterfly and Backstroke Michelle Jan Ford MBE (born 15 July 1962 in Sydney) was an Australian long distance freestyle and butterfly swimmer of the 1970s Sharron Elizabeth Davies, MBE (born November 1, 1962 in Plymouth, Devon) is a successful swimmer from the United Kingdom Sharron Elizabeth Davies, MBE (born November 1, 1962 in Plymouth, Devon) is a successful swimmer from the United Kingdom Cheryl Gibson (born July 28, 1959 in Edmonton Alberta) is a former international medley, Butterfly and Backstroke 33 | Beverley Boys (CAN) | 469. 95 | Eniko Kiefer (CAN) | 447. 42 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Linda Cuthbert (CAN) | 397. 44 | Valerie McFarlane (AUS) | 383. 4 | Janet Nutter (CAN) | 374. 67 |
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Flyweight - Overall | Men | Ekambaram Karunakaran (IND) | 205 | Charlie Revolta (SCO) | 197. 5 | Roger Crabtree (AUS) | 190 |
| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Precious McKenzie (NZL) | 220 | Tamil Selvin (IND) | 220 | Jeffrey Brice (WAL) | 215 |
| Featherweight - Overall | Men | Michael Mercier (CAN) | 237. Precious McKenzie MBE (1936 -) was a South African-born weightlifter who won Commonwealth titles representing both England and New Zealand and has won several World 5 | Ivan Katz (AUS) | 235 | Darrell Schultz (CAN) | 230 |
| Lightweight - Overall | Men | Bill Stellios (AUS) | 272. 5 | Adrian Kebbe (AUS) | 267. 5 | Philip Sue (NZL) | 262. 5 |
| Middleweight - Overall | Men | Sam Castiglione (AUS) | 300 | Newton Burrowes (ENG) | 290 | Steve Pinsent (ENG) | 290 |
| Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Robert Kabbas (AUS) | 322. Robert Kabbas (born March 15, 1955 in Alexandria, Egypt) is a retired Weightlifter from Australia, who won the silver 5 | Charles Quagliata (AUS) | 287. 5 | Gary Shadbolt (ENG) | 277. 5 |
| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Gary Langford (ENG) | 335 | Terry Hadlow (CAN) | 330 | Brian Marsden (NZL) | 312. 5 |
| Sub Heavyweight - Overall | Men | John Burns (WAL) | 340 | Steve Wyatt (AUS) | 325 | Robert Santavy (CAN) | 315 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Russ Prior (CAN) | 347. 5 | Wayne Smith (CAN) | 337. 5 | Andy Drzewiecki (ENG) | 335 |
| Super Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Jean-Marc Cardinal (CAN) | 365 | Bob Edmond (AUS) | 322. 5 | John Hynd (SCO) | 305 |
Wrestling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Light Flyweight | Men | Ashok Kumar (AUS) | George Gunouski (CAN) | Mark Dunbar (ENG) | |||
| Flyweight | Men | Ray Takahashi (CAN) | Sudesh Kumar (IND) | Ken Hoyt (AUS) | |||
| Bantamweight | Men | Satbir Singh (IND) | Michael Barry (CAN) | Amrik Singh (ENG) | |||
| Featherweight | Men | Egon Beiler (CAN) | Jagminder Singh (IND) | Brian Aspen (ENG) | |||
| Lightweight | Men | Zsigmund Kelevitz (AUS) | Joe Gilligan (ENG) | Jagdish Kumar (IND) | |||
| Welterweight | Men | Rajinder Singh (IND) | Victor Zilberman (CAN) | Keith Howard (ENG) | |||
| Middleweight | Men | Richard Deschatelets (CAN) | Wally Koenig (AUS) | Ivan Weir (NIR) | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Stephen Danier (CAN) | Mick Pikos (AUS) | Kartar Singh (IND) | |||
| Heavyweight | Men | Wyatt Wishart (CAN) | Satpal Singh (IND) | Murray Avery (NZL) | |||
| Super Heavyweight | Men | 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
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
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