1978 Commonwealth Games

Host City Edmonton
Country CAN
Held 3 – 12 August 1978
Events 125
Competitors 464
Countries 24

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Individual All-Around, Men Men — Medal 26 8
Team All-Around, Men Men — Medal 24 6
Individual All-Around, Women Women — Medal 29 8
Team All-Around, Women Women — Medal 30 8
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
200 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
400 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
800 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Marathon, Men Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles, Men Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles, Men Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Men — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Men — Medal 13 3
30 km Walk, Men Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump, Men Men — Medal 4 2
Pole Vault, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Long Jump, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Triple Jump, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Shot Put, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Discus Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Hammer Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Javelin Throw, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Decathlon, Men Men — Medal 3 2
100 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
200 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
400 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
800 m, Women Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m, Women Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles, Women Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put, Women Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles, Men Men — Medal 6 3
Singles, Women Women — Medal 3 2
Doubles, Women Women — Medal 6 3
Doubles, Mixed Mixed — Medal 6 2
Team, Mixed Mixed — Medal 28 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-48 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-51 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-54 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-57 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-60 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-63.5 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-67 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-71 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-75 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
-81 kg, Men Men — Medal 4 4
+81 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Road Race Individual, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Sprint, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Individual Pursuit, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Team Pursuit, Men Men — Medal 12 3
Scratch, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Tandem, Men Men — Medal 6 3
1 km Time Trial, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard, Men Men — Medal 13 6
10 m Platform, Men Men — Medal 11 5
3 m Springboard, Women Women — Medal 7 5
10 m Platform, Women Women — Medal 6 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Standard rifle three positions 300 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Free pistol 50 m, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Rapid fire pistol 25 m, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Trap, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Skeet, Men Men — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 3 1
400 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Backstroke, Men Men 8 – 9 August 1978 Medal 19 10
200 m Backstroke, Men Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke, Men Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke, Men Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly, Men Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly, Men Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley, Men Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley, Men Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Freestyle, Women Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Women — Medal 16 4
100 m Backstroke, Women Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Backstroke, Women Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke, Women Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke, Women Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Butterfly, Women Women — Medal 3 3
200 m Butterfly, Women Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley, Women Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Individual Medley, Women Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-52 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 2
-67.5 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 2
-75 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 2
-82.5 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 2
-90 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 3
-100 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 3
-110 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 2
+110 kg Total, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Freestyle -48 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -62 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -68 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -74 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -82 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -90 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle -100 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3
Freestyle +100 kg, Men Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Canada CAN 45 31 33 109
2 England ENG 27 28 32 87
3 Australia AUS 24 32 27 83
4 Kenya KEN 7 6 5 18
5 India IND 5 4 6 15
6 New Zealand NZL 4 5 9 18
7 Scotland SCO 3 5 5 13
8 Jamaica JAM 2 2 3 7
9 Northern Ireland NIR 2 1 2 5
= Wales WAL 2 1 2 5
11 Malaysia MAS 1 2 1 4
12 Ghana GHA 1 1 1 3
= Guyana GUY 1 1 1 3
14 Tanzania TAN 1 1 0 2
15 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 2 2 4
= Zambia ZAM 0 2 2 4
17 Bahamas BAH 0 1 0 1
= Papua New Guinea PNG 0 1 0 1
19 Samoa SAM 0 0 3 3
20 Isle of Man IOM 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Individual All-Around, Men Philip Delesalle CAN Lindsay Nylund AUS Jean Choquette CAN
Team All-Around, Men Canada CAN England ENG Australia AUS
Individual All-Around, Women Elfi Schlegel CAN Monica Goermann
Sherry Hawco 		CAN
CAN
Team All-Around, Women Canada CAN England ENG New Zealand NZL
100 m, Men Don Quarrie JAM Allan Wells SCO Hasely Crawford TTO
200 m, Men Allan Wells SCO James Gilkes GUY Colin Bradford JAM
400 m, Men Rick Mitchell AUS Joseph Coombs TTO Glenn Bogue CAN
800 m, Men Mike Boit KEN Seymour Newman JAM Peter Lemashon KEN
1,500 m, Men Dave Moorcroft ENG Filbert Bayi TAN John Robson SCO
5,000 m, Men Henry Rono KEN Mike Musyoki KEN Brendan Foster ENG
10,000 m, Men Brendan Foster ENG Mike Musyoki KEN Mike McLeod ENG
Marathon, Men Gidamis Shahanga TAN Jerome Drayton CAN Paul Bannon CAN
110 m Hurdles, Men Berwyn Price WAL Max Binnington AUS Warren Parr AUS
400 m Hurdles, Men Daniel Kimaiyo KEN Garry Brown AUS Alan Pascoe ENG
3,000 m Steeplechase, Men Henry Rono KEN James Munyala KEN Kip Rono KEN
4 x 100 m Relay, Men Scotland SCO Trinidad and Tobago TTO Jamaica JAM
4 x 400 m Relay, Men Kenya KEN Jamaica JAM Australia AUS
30 km Walk, Men Olly Flynn ENG Willi Sawall AUS Tim Erickson AUS
High Jump, Men Claude Ferragne CAN Greg Joy CAN Dean Bauck
Brian Burgess 		CAN
SCO
Pole Vault, Men Bruce Simpson CAN Don Baird AUS Brian Hooper ENG
Long Jump, Men Roy Mitchell ENG Chris Commons AUS Suresh Babu IND
Triple Jump, Men Keith Connor ENG Ian Campbell AUS Aston Moore ENG
Shot Put, Men Geoff Capes ENG Bruno Pauletto CAN Bishop Dolegiewicz CAN
Discus Throw, Men Borys Chambul CAN Brad Cooper BAH Bob Gray CAN
Hammer Throw, Men Peter Farmer AUS Scott Neilson CAN Chris Black SCO
Javelin Throw, Men Phil Olsen CAN Mike O'Rourke NZL Peter Yates ENG
Decathlon, Men Daley Thompson ENG Peter Hadfield AUS Alan Drayton ENG
100 m, Women Sonia Lannaman ENG Raelene Boyle AUS Denise Robertson-Boyd AUS
200 m, Women Denise Robertson-Boyd AUS Sonia Lannaman ENG Colleen Beazley-Pekin AUS
400 m, Women Donna Murray-Hartley ENG Verona Elder ENG Beth Nail AUS
800 m, Women Judy Canty AUS Tekla Chemabwai KEN Katrina Colebrook ENG
1,500 m, Women Mary Stewart ENG Chris Benning ENG Penny Werthner CAN
3,000 m, Women Paula Fudge ENG Heather Thomson NZL Ann Ford ENG
100 m Hurdles, Women Lorna Boothe ENG Shirley Strong ENG Sharon Colyear ENG
4 x 100 m Relay, Women England ENG Canada CAN Australia AUS
4 x 400 m Relay, Women England ENG Australia AUS Canada CAN
High Jump, Women Katrina Gibbs AUS Debbie Brill CAN Julie White CAN
Long Jump, Women Sue Reeve ENG Erica Nixon AUS June Griffith GUY
Shot Put, Women Gael Mulhall-Martin AUS Carmen Ionescu CAN Judy Oakes ENG
Discus Throw, Women Carmen Ionescu CAN Gael Mulhall-Martin AUS Lucette Moreau CAN
Javelin Throw, Women Tessa Sanderson ENG Alison Hayward CAN Laurie Kern-Schultz CAN
Pentathlon, Women Diane Jones CAN Susan Mapstone ENG Yvette Wray ENG
Singles, Men Prakash Padukone IND Derek Talbot ENG Raymond Stevens ENG
Doubles, Men Raymond Stevens / Michael Tredgett ENG Moo Foot Lian / Ong Beng Teong MAS Bryan Purser / Richard Purser NZL
Singles, Women Sylvia Ng MAS Katherine Teh MAS Wendy Clarkson CAN
Doubles, Women Nora Gardner-Perry / Anne Statt ENG Claire Backhouse / Jane Youngberg CAN Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh IND
Doubles, Mixed Michael Tredgett / Nora Gardner-Perry ENG William Gilliland / Joanna Flockhart SCO Derek Talbot / Barbara Sutton ENG
Team, Mixed England ENG Canada CAN Malaysia MAS
-48 kg, Men Steve Mushioki KEN Francis Musankabala ZAM Kid Jumalia
Birender Singh Thapa 		GHA
IND
-51 kg, Men Michael Irungu KEN Ian Clyde CAN Peter Wighton
Hugh Russell 		AUS
NIR
-54 kg, Men Barry McGuigan NIR Tumat Sogolik PNG William Rannelli
Douglas Maina 		CAN
KEN
-57 kg, Men Azumah Nelson GHA John Sichula ZAM Guy Boutin
Maurice O'Brien 		CAN
ENG
-60 kg, Men Gerry Hamill NIR Patrick Waweru KEN John McAllister
Teddy Makofi 		SCO
ZAM
-63.5 kg, Men Winfield Braithwaite GUY James Douglas SCO John Raftery
Michael Mwangi 		CAN
KEN
-67 kg, Men Mike McCallum JAM Kenneth Beattie NIR Derrick Hoyt
Anthony Feal 		CAN
WAL
-71 kg, Men Kelly Perlette CAN Abdurahman Athuman KEN Ropati Vipo Samu
Enock Chama 		SAM
ZAM
-75 kg, Men Phil McElwaine AUS Delroy Parkes ENG Roddy MacDonald
Richard Betham 		CAN
SAM
-81 kg, Men Roger Fortin CAN Ronald Smith ENG Edward Thande
Faitala Fiso Su'a 		KEN
SAM
+81 kg, Men Julius Awome ENG Adamah Mensah GHA George Stankovich NZL
Road Race Individual, Men Philip Anderson AUS Pierre Harvey CAN Garry Bell NZL
Sprint, Men Kenrick Tucker AUS Trevor Gadd ENG David Weller JAM
Individual Pursuit, Men Mike Richards NZL Gary Campbell AUS Tony Doyle ENG
Team Pursuit, Men Australia AUS New Zealand NZL England ENG
Scratch, Men Jocelyn Lovell CAN Shane Sutton AUS Gary Sutton AUS
Tandem, Men Jocelyn Lovell / Gordon Singleton CAN Trevor Gadd / David Le Grys ENG Ron Boyle / Stephen Goodall AUS
1 km Time Trial, Men Jocelyn Lovell CAN Kenrick Tucker AUS Gordon Singleton CAN
3 m Springboard, Men Chris Snode ENG Scott Cranham CAN Don Wagstaff AUS
10 m Platform, Men Chris Snode ENG Ken Armstrong CAN Scott Cranham CAN
3 m Springboard, Women Janet Nutter CAN Beverly Boys CAN Eniko Kiefer CAN
10 m Platform, Women Linda Cuthbert CAN Valerie McFarlane AUS Janet Nutter CAN
Standard rifle three positions 300 m, Men Desmond Vamplew CAN James Spaight ENG Pat Vamplew CAN
Small-Bore rifle three positions 50 m, Men Alister Allan SCO William Watkins WAL Stewart Watterson IOM
Free pistol 50 m, Men Yvon Trempe CAN Edward Jans CAN Bertram Manhin TTO
Rapid fire pistol 25 m, Men Jules Sobrian CAN John Cooke ENG Jeffrey Farrell AUS
Trap, Men John Primrose CAN George Leary CAN Terry Rumbel AUS
Skeet, Men John Woolley NZL Paul Bentley ENG Joe Neville ENG
100 m Freestyle, Men Mark Morgan AUS Bill Sawchuk CAN Gary MacDonald CAN
200 m Freestyle, Men Ron McKeon AUS Graeme Brewer AUS Mark Morgan AUS
400 m Freestyle, Men Ron McKeon AUS Simon Gray ENG Max Metzker AUS
1,500 m Freestyle, Men Max Metzker AUS Simon Gray ENG Andy Astbury ENG
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Men Canada CAN Australia AUS England ENG
4 x 200 m Freestyle Relay, Men Australia AUS Canada CAN England ENG
100 m Backstroke, Men Glenn Patching AUS Gary Abraham ENG Jay Tapp CAN
200 m Backstroke, Men Gary Hurring NZL Glenn Patching AUS Paul Moorfoot AUS
100 m Breaststroke, Men Graham Smith CAN Duncan Goodhew ENG Paul Naisby ENG
200 m Breaststroke, Men Graham Smith CAN Duncan Goodhew ENG Lindsay Spencer AUS
100 m Butterfly, Men Dan Thompson CAN John Mills ENG Bill Sawchuk CAN
200 m Butterfly, Men George Nagy CAN Claus Bredschneider CAN Phil Hubble ENG
200 m Individual Medley, Men Graham Smith CAN Bill Sawchuk CAN Peter Dawson AUS
400 m Individual Medley, Men Graham Smith CAN Simon Gray ENG Bill Sawchuk CAN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Men Canada CAN England ENG Australia AUS
100 m Freestyle, Women Carol Klimpel CAN Rosemary Brown AUS Wendy Quirk CAN
200 m Freestyle, Women Rebecca Perrott NZL Tracey Wickham AUS Michelle Ford AUS
400 m Freestyle, Women Tracey Wickham AUS Michelle Ford AUS Rebecca Perrott NZL
800 m Freestyle, Women Tracey Wickham AUS Michelle Ford AUS Rebecca Perrott NZL
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay, Women Canada CAN England ENG Australia AUS
100 m Backstroke, Women Debra Forster AUS Hélène Boivin CAN Cheryl Gibson CAN
200 m Backstroke, Women Cheryl Gibson CAN Lisa Forrest AUS Glenda Robertson AUS
100 m Breaststroke, Women Robin Corsiglia CAN Margaret Kelly ENG Marian Stuart CAN
200 m Breaststroke, Women Lisa Borsholt CAN Debbie Rudd ENG Margaret Kelly ENG
100 m Butterfly, Women Wendy Quirk CAN Penny McCarthy NZL Linda Hanel AUS
200 m Butterfly, Women Michelle Ford AUS Wendy Quirk CAN Linda Hanel AUS
200 m Individual Medley, Women Sharron Davies ENG Rebecca Perrott NZL Becky Smith CAN
400 m Individual Medley, Women Sharron Davies ENG Becky Smith CAN Cheryl Gibson CAN
4 x 100 m Medley Relay, Women Canada CAN Australia AUS England ENG
-52 kg Total, Men Karunagaran Ekambaram IND Charles Revolta SCO Roger Crabtree AUS
-56 kg Total, Men Precious McKenzie ENG Tamil Selwan Muniswamy IND Jeffrey Bryce WAL
-60 kg Total, Men Michel Mercier CAN Ivan Katz AUS Darrell Schultz CAN
-67.5 kg Total, Men Bill Stellios AUS Adrian Kebbe AUS Phillip Sue NZL
-75 kg Total, Men Salvatore Castiglione AUS Newton Burrowes ENG Stephen Pinsent ENG
-82.5 kg Total, Men Robert Kabbas AUS Charles Quagliata AUS Gary Shadbolt ENG
-90 kg Total, Men Gary Langford ENG Terence Hadlow CAN Brian Marsden NZL
-100 kg Total, Men John Burns WAL Stephen Wyatt AUS Bob Santavy CAN
-110 kg Total, Men Russ Prior CAN Wayne Smith CAN Andy Drzewiecki ENG
+110 kg Total, Men Jean-Marc Cardinal CAN Bob Edmond AUS John Hynd SCO
Freestyle -48 kg, Men Ashok Kumar IND George Gunovski CAN Mark Dunbar ENG
Freestyle -52 kg, Men Ray Takahashi CAN Sudesh Kumar IND Kenneth Hoyt AUS
Freestyle -57 kg, Men Satbir Singh IND Mike Barry CAN Amrik Singh Gill ENG
Freestyle -62 kg, Men Egon Beiler CAN Jagmander Singh IND Brian Aspen ENG
Freestyle -68 kg, Men Zsigmond Kelevitz AUS Joe Gilligan ENG Jagdish Kumar IND
Freestyle -74 kg, Men Rajinder Singh IND Victor Zilberman CAN Keith Haward ENG
Freestyle -82 kg, Men Richard Deschatelets CAN Wally Koenig AUS Ivan Weir NIR
Freestyle -90 kg, Men Steve Daniar CAN Mick Pikos AUS Kartar Dhillon Singh IND
Freestyle -100 kg, Men Wyatt Wishart CAN Satpal Singh IND Murray Avery NZL
Freestyle +100 kg, Men Robert Gibbons CAN Albert Patrick SCO Ishwar Singh IND