1978 Commonwealth Games

Host City Edmonton
Country CAN
Held 3 – 12 August 1978
Competitors 292
Countries 17

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Men — Medal 3 3
200 m Men — Medal 3 3
400 m Men — Medal 3 3
800 m Men — Medal 3 2
1,500 m Men — Medal 3 3
5,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
10,000 m Men — Medal 3 2
Marathon Men — Medal 3 2
110 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Hurdles Men — Medal 3 3
3,000 m Steeplechase Men — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay Men — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Men — Medal 13 3
30 km Walk Men — Medal 3 2
High Jump Men — Medal 4 2
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 2
100 m Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Women — Medal 3 3
1,500 m Women — Medal 3 2
3,000 m Women — Medal 3 2
100 m Hurdles Women — Medal 3 1
4 x 100 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
4 x 400 m Relay Women — Medal 12 3
High Jump Women — Medal 3 2
Long Jump Women — Medal 3 3
Shot Put Women — Medal 3 3
Discus Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Javelin Throw Women — Medal 3 2
Pentathlon Women — Medal 3 2
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 3 2
Doubles Men — Medal 6 3
Singles Women — Medal 3 2
Doubles Women — Medal 6 3
Doubles Mixed — Medal 6 2
Team Mixed — Medal 28 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
3 m Springboard Men — Medal 13 6
10 m Platform Men — Medal 11 5
3 m Springboard Women — Medal 7 5
10 m Platform Women — Medal 6 4
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
100 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Men — Medal 3 1
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 8 – 9 August 1978 Medal 19 10
200 m Backstroke Men — Medal 3 2
100 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Breaststroke Men — Medal 3 3
100 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Butterfly Men — Medal 3 2
200 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
400 m Individual Medley Men — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Men — Medal 12 3
100 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
200 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
400 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
800 m Freestyle Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Freestyle Relay Women — Medal 16 4
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 2
200 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 3
400 m Individual Medley Women — Medal 3 2
4 x 100 m Medley Relay Women — Medal 12 3
Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
-52 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-56 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-60 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-67.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-75 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-82.5 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
-90 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-100 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3
-110 kg Total Men — Medal 3 2
+110 kg Total Men — Medal 3 3

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 Canada CAN 26 22 25 73
2 England ENG 26 18 24 68
3 Australia AUS 19 26 20 65
4 Kenya KEN 5 4 2 11
5 New Zealand NZL 2 4 5 11
6 Scotland SCO 2 3 4 9
7 India IND 2 1 2 5
8 Wales WAL 2 0 1 3
9 Jamaica JAM 1 2 2 5
10 Malaysia MAS 1 2 1 4
11 Tanzania TAN 1 1 0 2
12 Trinidad and Tobago TTO 0 2 1 3
13 Guyana GUY 0 1 1 2
14 Bahamas BAH 0 1 0 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
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-Danville 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
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
Singles, Women Sylvia Ng MAS Katherine Swee MAS Wendy Clarkson CAN
Doubles, Women Nora Gardner-Perry / Anne Statt ENG Claire Backhouse / Jane Youngberg CAN Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh IND
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
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 Philip 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