1970 British Commonwealth Games

Host City Edinburgh
Country SCO
Held 16 – 25 July 1970
Competitors 229
Countries 21

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 3
Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
20 miles Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Pole Vault Men — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Men — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Men — Medal 3 3
Hammer Throw Men — Medal 3 1
Javelin Throw Men — Medal 3 1
Decathlon Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Women — Medal 3 3
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 3
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles Men — Medal 6 2
Singles Women — Medal 3 1
Doubles Women — Medal 6 2
Doubles Mixed — Medal 6 1
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Men — Medal 3 2
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 3 2
10 m Platform Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 1
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 1
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 3
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly Women — Medal 3 1
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Australia AUS 34 19 18 71
2 Canada CAN 16 17 16 49
3 England ENG 15 23 23 61
4 Scotland SCO 4 2 5 11
5 Kenya KEN 4 1 4 9
6 Jamaica JAM 4 1 1 6
7 Northern Ireland NIR 3 0 0 3
8 Wales WAL 2 4 3 9
9 Malaysia MAS 1 1 1 3
10 New Zealand NZL 0 5 3 8
11 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 3 1 4
12 Ghana GHA 0 3 0 3
13 Singapore SGP 0 1 1 2
= Uganda UGA 0 1 1 2
15 Barbados BAR 0 1 0 1
= Pakistan PAK 0 1 0 1
17 India IND 0 0 2 2
18 Fiji FIJ 0 0 1 1
= Gambia GAM 0 0 1 1
= Isle of Man IOM 0 0 1 1
= Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VIN 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
100 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM Lennox Miller JAM Hasely Crawford TTO
200 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM Edwin Roberts TTO Charles Asati KEN
400 m, Men Charles Asati KEN Ross Wilson AUS Saimoni Tamani FIJ
800 m, Men Robert Ouko KEN Ben Cayenne TTO Bill Smart CAN
1,500 m, Men Kip Keino KEN Dick Quax NZL Brendan Foster ENG
5,000 m, Men Ian Stewart SCO Ian McCafferty SCO Kip Keino KEN
10,000 m, Men Lachie Stewart SCO Ron Clarke AUS Dick Taylor ENG
Marathon, Men Ron Hill ENG Jim Alder SCO Don Faircloth ENG
110 m Hurdles, Men Dave Hemery ENG Mal Baird AUS Godfrey Murray JAM
400 m Hurdles, Men John Sherwood ENG Bill Koskei UGA Charles Kipkemboi Yego KEN
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Tony Manning AUS Ben Jipcho KEN Amos Biwott KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Jamaica JAM Ghana GHA England ENG
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Kenya KEN Trinidad and Tobago TTO England ENG
20 miles Walk, Men Noel Freeman AUS Bob Gardiner AUS Bill Sutherland SCO
High Jump, Men Lawrie Peckham AUS John Hawkins CAN Cheikh Tidiane Faye GAM
Pole Vault, Men Mike Bull NIR Allan Kane CAN Bob Raftis CAN
Long Jump, Men Lynn Davies WAL Phil May AUS Alan Lerwill ENG
Triple Jump, Men Phil May AUS Mick McGrath AUS Mohinder Singh Gill IND
Shot Put, Men Dave Steen CAN Jeff Teale ENG Les Mills NZL
Discus Throw, Men George Puce CAN Les Mills NZL Bill Tancred ENG
Hammer Throw, Men Howard Payne ENG Bruce Fraser ENG Barry Williams ENG
Javelin Throw, Men Dave Travis ENG John McSorley ENG John FitzSimons ENG
Decathlon, Men Geoff Smith AUS Peter Gabbett ENG Barry King ENG
100 m, Women Raelene Boyle AUS Alice Annum GHA Marion Hoffman AUS
200 m, Women Raelene Boyle AUS Alice Annum GHA Margaret Critchley ENG
400 m, Women Marilyn Neufville JAM Sandra Brown AUS Judith Ayaa UGA
800 m, Women Rosemary Stirling SCO Pat Lowe ENG Cheryl Peasley AUS
1,500 m, Women Rita Ridley ENG Joan Page-Allison ENG Thelma Wright CAN
100 m Hurdles, Women Pam Kilborn-Ryan AUS Maureen Caird AUS Christine Perera-Bell ENG
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
High Jump, Women Debbie Brill CAN Ann Wilson ENG Moira Walls SCO
Long Jump, Women Sheila Sherwood ENG Ann Wilson ENG Joan Hendry CAN
Shot Put, Women Mary Peters NIR Barbara Poulsen NZL Jean Roberts AUS
Discus Throw, Women Rosemary Payne SCO Jean Roberts AUS Carol Martin CAN
Javelin Throw, Women Petra Rivers AUS Anne Farquhar ENG Jay Dahlgren CAN
Pentathlon, Women Mary Peters NIR Ann Wilson ENG Jenny Wingerson-Meldrum CAN
Singles, Men Jamie Paulson CAN Paul Whetnall ENG Raymond Sharp ENG
Doubles, Men Ng Boon Bee / Punch Gunalan MAS Ng Tat Wai / Tan Soon Hooi MAS Yves Paré / Jamie Paulson CAN
Doubles, Mixed Derek Talbot / Margaret Boxall ENG Roger Mills / Gillian Gilks ENG David Eddy / Susan Whetnall ENG
Singles, Women Margaret Beck ENG Gillian Gilks ENG Margaret Boxall ENG
Doubles, Women Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall ENG Gillian Gilks / Julie Rickard ENG Rosalind Singha Ang / Teoh Siew Yong MAS
3 m Springboard, Men Don Wagstaff AUS Kenneth Sully CAN Ron Friesen CAN
10 m Platform, Men Don Wagstaff AUS Philip Drew ENG Andrew Gill ENG
3 m Springboard, Women Beverly Boys CAN Liz Carruthers CAN Gaye Morley AUS
10 m Platform, Women Beverly Boys CAN Nancy Robertson CAN Shelagh Burrow ENG
100 m Freestyle, Men Mike Wenden AUS Greg Rogers AUS William Devenish AUS
200 m Freestyle, Men Mike Wenden AUS Ralph Hutton CAN Greg Rogers AUS
400 m Freestyle, Men Graham White AUS Ralph Hutton CAN Greg Brough AUS
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Graham Windeatt AUS Max Tavasci AUS Mark Treffers NZL
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
100 m Backstroke, Men Bill Kennedy CAN Mike Richards WAL Erik Fish CAN
200 m Backstroke, Men Mike Richards WAL Raymond Terrell ENG Neil Rogers AUS
100 m Breaststroke, Men Bill Mahony CAN Peter Cross CAN Paul Jarvie AUS
200 m Breaststroke, Men Bill Mahony CAN Paul Jarvie AUS David Wilkie SCO
100 m Butterfly, Men Byron MacDonald CAN Tom Arusoo CAN Ron Jacks CAN
200 m Butterfly, Men Tom Arusoo CAN Martyn Woodroffe WAL James Findlay AUS
200 m Individual Medley, Men George Smith CAN Ken Campbell CAN Martyn Woodroffe WAL
400 m Individual Medley, Men George Smith CAN Raymond Terrell ENG James Findlay AUS
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Canada CAN Australia AUS Wales WAL
100 m Freestyle, Women Angela Coughlan CAN Lynne Watson AUS Jennifer Watts AUS
200 m Freestyle, Women Karen Moras AUS Angela Coughlan CAN Alex Jackson IOM
400 m Freestyle, Women Karen Moras AUS Denise Langford AUS Robyn Risson AUS
800 m Freestyle, Women Karen Moras AUS Helen Gray AUS Robyn Risson AUS
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
100 m Backstroke, Women Lynne Watson AUS Debra Cain AUS Donna-Marie Gurr CAN
200 m Backstroke, Women Lynne Watson AUS Donna-Marie Gurr CAN Debra Cain AUS
100 m Breaststroke, Women Beverley Whitfield AUS Dorothy Harrison ENG Christine Jarvis ENG
200 m Breaststroke, Women Beverley Whitfield AUS Dorothy Harrison ENG Amanda Radnage ENG
100 m Butterfly, Women Diane Lansley ENG Susan Smith CAN Allyson Mabb AUS
200 m Butterfly, Women Maree Robinson AUS Jane Comerford AUS Allyson Mabb AUS
200 m Individual Medley, Women Denise Langford AUS Shelagh Ratcliffe ENG Dianna Rickard AUS
400 m Individual Medley, Women Denise Langford AUS Gail Neall AUS Shelagh Ratcliffe ENG
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Australia AUS England ENG Canada CAN
flyweight -52 kg Total (three lifts), Men George Vasiliades AUS Abdullah Ghafoor-1 PAK John McNiven SCO
bantamweight -56 kg Total (three lifts), Men Precious McKenzie ENG Anthony Phillips BAR Tung Chye Hong SGP
featherweight -60 kg Total (three lifts), Men Gerald Perrin ENG Chua Phung Kim SGP Alexander Navis IND
lightweight -67.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men George Newton ENG Ieuan Owen WAL Bruce Cameron NZL
middleweight -75 kg Total (three lifts), Men Neville Pery AUS Tony Ebert NZL Pierre St. Jean CAN
light-heavyweight -82.5 kg Total (three lifts), Men Nick Ciancio AUS John Bolton NZL Peter Arthur WAL
middle-heavyweight -90 kg Total (three lifts), Men Louis Martin ENG Bob Santavy CAN George Manners VIN
heavyweight -110 kg Total (three lifts), Men Russ Prior CAN Dave Hancock ENG Price Morris CAN
super-heavyweight +110 kg Total (three lifts), Men Ray Rigby AUS Terry Perdue WAL Grant Anderson SCO