1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Host City Kingston
Country JAM
Held 4 – 13 August 1966
Competitors 223
Countries 20

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 y Men — Medal 3 3
220 y Men — Medal 3 3
440 y Men — Medal 3 2
880 y Men — Medal 3 3
1 mile Men — Medal 3 3
3 miles Men — Medal 3 3
6 miles Men — Medal 3 3
Marathon Men — Medal 3 3
120 y Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
440 y Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 440 y Relay Men — Medal 12 3
20 miles Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 3
100 y Women — Medal 3 3
220 y Women — Medal 3 2
440 y Women — Medal 3 3
880 y Women — Medal 3 3
80 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 3
4 x 110 y Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles Men — Medal 6 2
Singles Women — Medal 3 2
Doubles Women — Medal 6 2
Doubles Mixed — Medal 6 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Men — Medal 3 2
3 m Springboard Women 6 August 1966 Medal 3 3
10 m Platform Women 11 August 1966 Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Standard rifle three positions 300 m Men — Medal 3 3
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m Men — Medal 3 3
Free pistol 50 m Men — Medal 3 2
Rapid fire pistol 25 m Men — Medal 3 3
Center-fire pistol 25 m Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
110 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
440 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
1,650 y Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 y Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
220 y Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
110 y Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
220 y Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
110 y Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
220 y Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
440 y Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
110 y Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
440 y Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
110 y Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
220 y Backstroke Women — Medal 3 3
110 y Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
220 y Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
110 y Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
220 y Butterfly Women — Medal 3 2
440 y Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 110 y Medley Relay Women 8 August 1966 Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 23 20 13 56
2 England ENG 21 18 18 57
3 Canada CAN 13 16 20 49
4 New Zealand NZL 7 4 8 19
5 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 3 2 2 7
6 Wales WAL 3 2 1 6
7 Kenya KEN 3 1 1 5
8 Malaysia MAS 2 2 1 5
9 Ghana GHA 2 0 0 2
10 Nigeria NGR 1 3 2 6
11 Scotland SCO 1 1 2 4
12 Jamaica JAM 0 2 6 8
13 India IND 0 2 1 3
14 Northern Ireland NIR 0 2 0 2
15 Bahamas BAH 0 1 0 1
= Bermuda BER 0 1 0 1
= Guyana GUY 0 1 0 1
= Papua New Guinea PNG 0 1 0 1
19 Pakistan PAK 0 0 3 3
20 Barbados BAR 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 y, Men Harry Jerome CAN Tom Robinson BAH Edwin Roberts TTO
220 y, Men Stanley Allotey GHA Edwin Roberts TTO David Ejoke NGR
440 y, Men Wendell Mottley TTO Kent Bernard TTO Don Domansky CAN
880 y, Men Noel Clough AUS Wilson Kiprugut KEN George Kerr JAM
1 mile, Men Kip Keino KEN Alan Simpson ENG Ian Studd NZL
3 miles, Men Kip Keino KEN Ron Clarke AUS Allan Rushmer ENG
6 miles, Men Naftali Temu KEN Ron Clarke AUS Jim Alder SCO
Marathon, Men Jim Alder SCO Bill Adcocks ENG Mike Ryan NZL
120 y Hurdles, Men Dave Hemery ENG Mike Parker ENG Ghulam Raziq PAK
440 y Hurdles, Men Ken Roche AUS Kingsley Agbabokha NGR Peter Warden ENG
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Peter Welsh NZL Kerry O'Brien AUS Benjamin Kogo KEN
4 x 110 y Relay, Men Ghana GHA Jamaica JAM Australia AUS
4 x 440 y Relay, Men Trinidad and Tobago TTO Canada CAN England ENG
20 miles Walk, Men Ron Wallwork ENG Ray Middleton ENG Norman Read NZL
High Jump, Men Lawrie Peckham AUS Samuel Igun NGR Erskine Norris BAR
Pole Vault, Men Trevor Bickle AUS Mike Bull NIR Gerry Moro CAN
Long Jump, Men Lynn Davies WAL John Morbey BER Wellesley Clayton JAM
Triple Jump, Men Samuel Igun NGR George Ogan NGR Fred Alsop ENG
Shot Put, Men Dave Steen CAN Les Mills NZL George Puce CAN
Discus Throw, Men Les Mills NZL George Puce CAN Robin Tait NZL
Hammer Throw, Men Howard Payne ENG Praveen Kumar IND Muhammad Iqbal PAK
Javelin Throw, Men John FitzSimons ENG Nick Birks AUS Muhammad Nawaz PAK
Decathlon, Men Roy Alfred Williams NZL Clive Longe WAL Gerry Moro CAN
100 y, Women Dianne Bowering-Burge AUS Irene Piotrowski CAN Jill Hall ENG
220 y, Women Dianne Bowering-Burge AUS Jennifer Lamy AUS Irene Piotrowski CAN
440 y, Women Judy Amoore-Pollock AUS Deirdre Watkinson ENG Una Morris JAM
880 y, Women Abby Hoffman CAN Judy Amoore-Pollock AUS Anne Smith ENG
80 m Hurdles, Women Pam Kilborn-Ryan AUS Carmen Smith JAM Jenny Wingerson-Meldrum CAN
4 x 110 y Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Jamaica JAM
High Jump, Women Michele Mason-Brown AUS Dorothy Shirley ENG Robyn Woodhouse AUS
Long Jump, Women Mary Rand ENG Sheila Parkin ENG Violet Odogwu NGR
Shot Put, Women Val Sloper-Young NZL Mary Peters NIR Nancy McCredie CAN
Discus Throw, Women Val Sloper-Young NZL Jean Roberts AUS Carol Martin CAN
Javelin Throw, Women Margaret Parker-Koscik AUS Anna Wojtaszek-Pazera AUS Jay Dahlgren CAN
Singles, Men Tan Aik Huang MAS Yew Cheng Hoe MAS Dinesh Khanna IND
Doubles, Men Tan Aik Huang / Yew Cheng Hoe MAS Ng Boon Bee / Tan Yee Khan MAS David Horton / Roger Mills ENG
Doubles, Mixed Roger Mills / Angela Bairstow ENG Anthony Jordan / Jennifer Horton ENG Robert McCoig / Muriel Ferguson SCO
Singles, Women Angela Bairstow ENG Sharon Whittaker CAN Ursula Smith ENG
Doubles, Women Jennifer Horton / Ursula Smith ENG Angela Bairstow / Iris Rogers ENG Rosalind Singha Ang / Teoh Siew Yong MAS
3 m Springboard, Men Brian Phelps ENG Don Wagstaff AUS Chris Robb AUS
10 m Platform, Men Brian Phelps ENG Don Wagstaff AUS Chris Robb AUS
3 m Springboard, Women Kathy Rowlatt ENG Beverly Boys CAN Susan Knight AUS
10 m Platform, Women Joy Newman ENG Robyn Bradshaw AUS Beverly Boys CAN
Standard rifle three positions 300 m, Men John Swansea WAL Robert Stewart PNG Thomas Sutherland NZL
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m, Men Gil Boa CAN Brian Lacey NZL John Murphy AUS
Free pistol 50 m, Men Charles Sexton ENG Jules Sobrian CAN Gary McMahon CAN
Rapid fire pistol 25 m, Men Tony Clark ENG Mike Papps AUS Jules Sobrian CAN
Center-fire pistol 25 m, Men James Lee CAN Tony Clark ENG Julio Machado JAM
110 y Freestyle, Men Mike Wenden AUS Bobby McGregor SCO David Dickson AUS
440 y Freestyle, Men Bob Windle AUS John Bennett AUS Ralph Hutton CAN
1,650 y Freestyle, Men Ronald Jackson AUS Sandy Gilchrist CAN Ralph Hutton CAN
4 x 100 y Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
4 x 220 y Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Men Peter Reynolds AUS Ralph Hutton CAN Joseph Jackson ENG
220 y Backstroke, Men Peter Reynolds AUS Ralph Hutton CAN Karl Byrom AUS
110 y Breaststroke, Men Ian O'Brien AUS Tony Graham NZL Malcolm Tucker ENG
220 y Breaststroke, Men Ian O'Brien AUS Tony Graham NZL Bill Mahony CAN
110 y Butterfly, Men Ron Jacks CAN Graham Dunn AUS Keith Bewley ENG
220 y Butterfly, Men Dave Gerrard NZL Brett Hill AUS Tom Arusoo CAN
440 y Individual Medley, Men Peter Reynolds AUS Ralph Hutton CAN Sandy Gilchrist CAN
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Men Canada CAN England ENG New Zealand NZL
110 y Freestyle, Women Marion Lay CAN Lyn Bell AUS Jan Murphy AUS
440 y Freestyle, Women Kathryn Wainwright AUS Jenny Thorn AUS Kim Herford AUS
4 x 110 y Freestyle Relay, Women Canada CAN Australia AUS England ENG
110 y Backstroke, Women Linda Ludgrove ENG Elaine Tanner CAN Janet Franklin ENG
220 y Backstroke, Women Linda Ludgrove ENG Elaine Tanner CAN Margaret Macrae NZL
110 y Breaststroke, Women Diana Harris ENG Jill Slattery ENG Heather Saville AUS
220 y Breaststroke, Women Jill Slattery ENG Stella Mitchell ENG Vivien Haddon NZL
110 y Butterfly, Women Elaine Tanner CAN Judy Gegan ENG Ann Barner ENG
220 y Butterfly, Women Elaine Tanner CAN Marilyn Corson CAN Ann Barner ENG
440 y Individual Medley, Women Elaine Tanner CAN Jan Murphy AUS Jane Hughes CAN
4 x 110 y Medley Relay, Women England ENG Canada CAN Australia AUS
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Precious McKenzie ENG Martin Dias GUY Chun Hon Chan CAN
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Chung Kum Weng WAL Mohon Lal Ghosh IND Allen Salter CAN
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Hugo Gittens TTO George Newton ENG Ieuan Owen WAL
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Pierre St. Jean CAN Horace Johnson WAL Neville Pery AUS
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men George Vakakis AUS Sylvanus Blackman ENG Mike Pearman ENG
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Louis Martin ENG George Manners ENG Dudley Lawson JAM
heavyweight +90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Don Oliver NZL Arthur Shannos AUS Brandon Bailey TTO