1970 British Commonwealth Games
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| 9th British Commonwealth Games
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| Host city
| Edinburgh, Scotland
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| Nations participating
| 42 Nations of the Commonwealth
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| Athletes participating
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| Events
| 121 events in 10 sports
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| Opening ceremony
| July 16, 1970
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| Closing ceremony
| July 25, 1970
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| Officially opened by
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| Queen's Baton Final Runner
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| Main Stadium
| Meadowbank Stadium
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| Motto
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The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from July 16 to July 25.
This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adpoted, and the first time Metric Units rather than Imperial Units were used in events.
Medals by country
Medals by event
Athletics
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 100 Metres
| Women
| Raelene Boyle (AUS)
| 11.26w
| Alice Annum (GHA)
| 11.32w
| Marion Hoffman (AUS)
| 11.36w
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| 200 Metres
| Women
| Raelene Boyle (AUS)
| 22.75w
| Alice Annum (GHA)
| 22.86w
| Margaret Critchley (ENG)
| 23.16w
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| 400 Metres
| Women
| Marilyn Neufville (JAM)
| 51.02
| Sandra Brown (AUS)
| 53.66
| Judith Ayaa (UGA)
| 53.77
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| 800 Metres
| Women
| Rosemary Stirling (SCO)
| 00:02:06
| Pat Lowe (ENG)
| 00:02:06
| Cheryl Peasley (AUS)
| 00:02:06
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| 1500 Metres
| Women
| Rita Ridley (ENG)
| 04:18:08
| Joan Page (ENG)
| 04:19:00
| Thelma Fynn (CAN)
| 04:19:01
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| 100 Metres Hurdles
| Women
| Pam Kilborn (AUS)
| 13.27
| Maureen Caird (AUS)
| 13.73
| Christine Bell (ENG)
| 13.82
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| High Jump
| Women
| Debbie Brill (CAN)
| 1.78
| Ann Wilson (ENG)
| 1.7
| Moira Walls (SCO)
| 1.7
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| Long Jump
| Women
| Sheila Sherwood (Parkin) (ENG)
| 6.73
| Ann Wilson (ENG)
| 6.5
| Joan Hendry (CAN)
| 6.28
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| Shot
| Women
| Mary Peters (NIR)
| 15.93
| Barbara Poulsen (NZL)
| 15.87
| Jean Roberts (AUS)
| 15.32
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| Discus
| Women
| Rosemary Payne (SCO)
| 54.46
| Jean Roberts (AUS)
| 51.02
| Carol Martin (CAN)
| 48.42
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| Javelin
| Women
| Petra Rivers (AUS)
| 52
| Anne Farquhar (ENG)
| 50.82
| Jay Dahlgren (CAN)
| 49.54
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| Pentathlon
| Women
| Mary Peters (NIR)
| 5148
| Ann Wilson (ENG)
| 5037
| Jenny Meldrum (Wingerson) (CAN)
| 4736
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| 4 x 100 Metres Relay
| Women
| Australia (AUS)
| 44.14
| England (ENG)
| 44.28
| Canada (CAN)
| 44.68
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| 100 Metres
| Men
| Don Quarrie (JAM)
| 10.24w
| Lennox Miller (JAM)
| 10.32w
| Hasely Crawford (TRI)
| 10.33w
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| 200 Metres
| Men
| Don Quarrie (JAM)
| 20.56
| Edwin Roberts (TRI)
| 20.69
| Charles Asati (KEN)
| 20.74
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| 400 Metres
| Men
| Charles Asati (KEN)
| 45.01
| Ross Wilson (AUS)
| 45.61
| Saimoni Tamani (FIJ)
| 45.82
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| 800 Metres
| Men
| Robert Ouko (KEN)
| 00:01:47
| Benedict Cayenne (TRI)
| 00:01:47
| William Smart (CAN)
| 00:01:47
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| 1500 Metres
| Men
| Kip Keino (KEN)
| 00:03:37
| Dick Quax (NZL)
| 00:03:38
| Brendan Foster (ENG)
| 00:03:41
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| 5000 Metres
| Men
| Ian Stewart (SCO)
| 00:13:23
| Ian McCafferty (SCO)
| 00:13:23
| Kip Keino (KEN)
| 13:27:06
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| 10000 Metres
| Men
| Lachie Stewart (SCO)
| 00:28:12
| Ron Clarke (AUS)
| 00:28:13
| Dick Taylor (ENG)
| 00:28:15
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| Marathon
| Men
| Ron Hill (ENG)
| 02:09:28
| Jim Alder (SCO)
| 02:12:04
| Don Faircloth (ENG)
| 02:12:19
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| 3000 Metres Steeplechase
| Men
| Tony Manning (AUS)
| 08:26:02
| Ben Jipcho (KEN)
| 08:29:06
| Amos Biwott (KEN)
| 08:30:08
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| 110 Metres Hurdles
| Men
| David Hemery (ENG)
| 13.66w
| Mal Baird (AUS)
| 13.86w
| Godfrey Murray (JAM)
| 14.02w
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| 400 Metres Hurdles
| Men
| John Sherwood (ENG)
| 50.03
| William Koskei (UGA)
| 50.15
| Charles Kipkemboi Yego (KEN)
| 50.19
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| High Jump
| Men
| Lawrie Peckham (AUS)
| 2.14
| John Hawkins (CAN)
| 2.12
| Sheikh Faye (GAM)
| 2.1
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| Pole Vault
| Men
| Mike Bull (NIR)
| 5.1
| Alan Kane (CAN)
| 4.9
| Robert Raftis (CAN)
| 4.9
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| Long Jump
| Men
| Lynn Davies (WAL)
| 8.06w
| Phil May (AUS)
| 7.94w
| Alan Lerwill (ENG)
| 7.94w
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| Triple Jump
| Men
| Phil May (AUS)
| 16.72
| Mick McGrath (AUS)
| 16.41
| Mohinder Singh Gill (IND)
| 15.9
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| Shot
| Men
| David Steen (CAN)
| 19.21
| Jeff Teale (ENG)
| 18.43
| Les Mills (NZL)
| 18.4
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| Discus
| Men
| George Puce (CAN)
| 59.02
| Les Mills (NZL)
| 57.84
| Bill Tancred (ENG)
| 56.68
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| Hammer
| Men
| Howard Payne (ENG)
| 67.8
| Bruce Fraser (ENG)
| 62.9
| Barry Williams (ENG)
| 61.58
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| Javelin
| Men
| Dave Travis (ENG)
| 79.5
| John McSorley (ENG)
| 76.74
| John FitzSimons (ENG)
| 73.2
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| Decathlon
| Men
| Geoff Smith (AUS)
| 7492
| Peter Gabbett (ENG)
| 7469
| Barry King (ENG)
| 7201
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| 20 Miles Road Walk
| Men
| Noel Freeman (AUS)
| 02:33:33
| Bob Gardiner (AUS)
| 02:35:55
| Bill Sutherland (SCO)
| 02:37:24
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| 4 x 100 Metres Relay
| Men
| Jamaica (JAM)
| 39.46
| Ghana (GHA)
| 39.82
| England (ENG)
| 40.05
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| 4 x 400 Metres Relay
| Men
| Kenya (KEN)
| 00:03:04
| Trinidad & Tobago (TRI)
| 00:03:05
| England (ENG)
| 00:03:06
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Badminton
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Men's Singles
| Men
| Jamie Paulson (CAN)
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| Paul Whetnall (ENG)
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| Ray Sharp (ENG)
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| Men's Doubles
| Men
| Ng Boon Bee & Punch Gunalan (MAS)
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| Ng Tat Wai & Tan Soon Hooi (MAS)
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| Yves Paré & Jamie Paulson (CAN)
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| Women's Singles
| Women
| Margaret Beck (ENG)
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| Gillian Perrin (ENG)
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| Margaret Boxall (ENG)
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| Women's Doubles
| Women
| Margaret Boxall & Sue Whetnall (ENG)
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| Gillian Perrin & Julie Rickard (ENG)
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| Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong (MAS)
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| Mixed Doubles
| Mixed
| Derek Talbot & Margaret Boxall (ENG)
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| Roger Mills & Gillian Perrin (ENG)
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| David Eddy & Sue Whetnall (ENG)
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Bowls
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Singles
| Men
| David Bryant (ENG)
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| Neal Bryce (ZAM)
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| Roy Fulton (NIR)
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| Pairs
| Men
| Norman King & Peter Line (ENG)
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| Bob McDonald & Hugh Robson (NZL)
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| Jimmy Donnelly & Syd Thompson (NIR)
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| Fours
| Men
| Hong Kong (HKG)
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| Scotland (SCO)
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| Northern Ireland (NIR)
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Boxing
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Light Flyweight
| Men
| James Odwori (UGA)
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| Anthony Davies (WAL)
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| P.J. Butterfield (AUS)
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| Michael Abrams (ENG)
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| Flyweight
| Men
| Dave Needham (ENG)
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| Leo Rwabwogo (UGA)
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| A. McHugh (SCO)
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| Davy Larmour (NIR)
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| Bantamweight
| Men
| Sulley Shittu (GHA)
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| Samuel Mbugua (KEN)
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| S. Ogilvie (SCO)
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| Courtney Atherly (GUY)
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| Featherweight
| Men
| Philip Waruinge (KEN)
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| Deogratias Musoke (UGA)
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| Mir Samar (PAK)
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| Alan Richardson (ENG)
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| Lightweight
| Men
| Abayomi Adeyemi (NGR)
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| John Gillan (SCO)
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| Tatu Ghionga (MAW)
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| Moses Mbugua (KEN)
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| Light Welterweight
| Men
| Mohamed Muruli (UGA)
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| Dai Davies (WAL)
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| E. O. Lawson (GHA)
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| Paul Kayula (ZAM)
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| Welterweight
| Men
| Emma Ankudey (GHA)
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| John Olulu (KEN)
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| T. Joyce (SCO)
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| Shivaji Bhonsle (IND)
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| Light Middleweight
| Men
| Tom Imrie (SCO)
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| Julius Luipa (ZAM)
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| P.J. Doherty (NIR)
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| David Attan (KEN)
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| Middleweight
| Men
| John Conteh (ENG)
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| Titus Simba (TAN)
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| R. Murphy (AUS)
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| Samuel Kasongo (ZAM)
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| Light Heavyweight
| Men
| Fatai Ayinla (NGR)
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| Oliver Wright (JAM)
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| Victor Attivor (GHA)
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| John Rafferty (SCO)
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| Heavyweight
| Men
| Benson Masanda (UGA)
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| John McKinty (NIR)
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| Jack Meda (CAN)
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| Leslie Stevens (ENG)
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Cycling
Track
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Time Trial
| Men
| Harry Kent (NZL)
| 00:01:09
| Leslie King (TRI)
| 00:01:10
| Jocelyn Lovell (CAN)
| 00:01:11
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| Sprint
| Men
| John Nicholson (AUS)
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| Gordon Johnson (AUS)
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| Leslie King (TRI)
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| Individual Pursuit
| Men
| Ian Hallam (ENG)
| 00:05:01
| Daniel Clark (AUS)
| 00:05:05
| Blair Stockwell (NZL)
| walkover
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| 10 Miles Scratch
| Men
| Jocelyn Lovell (CAN)
| 00:20:47
| Brian Temple (SCO)
| 00:20:48
| Vernon Stauble (TRI)
| 00:20:48
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| Tandem
| Men
| Gordon Johnson & Ron Jonker (AUS)
| 11.43
| Jocelyn Lovell & Barry Harvey (CAN)
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| John Hatfield & John Beswick (WAL)
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Road
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Road Race
| Men
| Bruce Biddle (NZL)
| 04:38:06
| Ray Bilney (AUS)
| 04:39:06
| John Trevorrow (AUS)
| 04:40:03
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Fencing
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Foil
| Men
| Mike Breckin (ENG)
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| Barry Paul (ENG)
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| Graham Paul (ENG)
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| Foil - Team
| Men
| England (ENG)
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| Australia (AUS)
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| Canada (CAN)
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| Épée
| Men
| Bill Hoskyns (ENG)
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| Lester Wong (CAN)
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| Peter Jacobs (ENG)
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| Épée - Team
| Men
| England (ENG)
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| Scotland (SCO)
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| Canada (CAN)
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| Sabre
| Men
| Sandy Leckie (SCO)
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| Rodney Craig (ENG)
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| Richard Cohen (ENG)
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| Sabre- Team
| Men
| England (ENG)
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| Scotland (SCO)
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| Australia (AUS)
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| Foil
| Women
| Janet Wardell-Yerburgh (ENG)
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| Marion Exelby (AUS)
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| Susan Youngs (SCO)
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| Foil - Team
| Women
| England (ENG)
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| Scotland (SCO)
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| Canada (CAN)
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Swimming
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 100 Metres Freestyle
| Men
| Mike Wenden (AUS)
| 53.06
| Greg Rogers (AUS)
| 54.26
| William Devenish (AUS)
| 54.28
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| 200 Metres Freestyle
| Men
| Mike Wenden (AUS)
| 00:01:57
| Ralph Hutton (CAN)
| 00:01:58
| Greg Rogers (AUS)
| 00:01:59
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| 400 Metres Freestyle
| Men
| Graham White (AUS)
| 00:04:08
| Ralph Hutton (CAN)
| 00:04:09
| Greg Brough (AUS)
| 00:04:12
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| 1500 Metres Freestyle
| Men
| Graham Windeatt (AUS)
| 00:16:24
| Max Travasci (AUS)
| 00:16:34
| Mark Treffers (NZL)
| 00:16:45
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| 100 Metres Backstroke
| Men
| Bill Kennedy (CAN)
| 00:01:02
| Mike Richards (WAL)
| 00:01:02
| Erik Fish (CAN)
| 00:01:02
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| 200 Metres Backstroke
| Men
| Mike Richards (WAL)
| 00:02:15
| Ray Terrell (ENG)
| 00:02:15
| Neil Rogers (AUS)
| 00:02:16
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| 100 Metres Breaststroke
| Men
| Bill Mahony (CAN)
| 00:01:09
| Peter Cross (CAN)
| 00:01:09
| Paul Jarvie (AUS)
| 00:01:10
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| 200 Metres Breaststroke
| Men
| Bill Mahony (CAN)
| 00:02:30
| Paul Jarvie (AUS)
| 00:02:31
| David Wilkie (SCO)
| 00:02:33
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| 100 Metres Butterfly
| Men
| Byron MacDonald (CAN)
| 58.44
| Tom Arusoo (CAN)
| 58.98
| Ron Jacks (CAN)
| 59.01
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| 200 Metres Butterfly
| Men
| Tom Arusoo (CAN)
| 00:02:09
| Martyn Woodroffe (WAL)
| 00:02:09
| James Findlay (AUS)
| 00:02:09
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| 200 Metres Individual Medley
| Men
| George Smith (CAN)
| 00:02:14
| Ken Campbell (CAN)
| 00:02:17
| Martyn Woodroffe (WAL)
| 00:02:17
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| 400 Metres Individual Medley
| Men
| George Smith (CAN)
| 00:04:49
| Ray Terrell (ENG)
| 00:04:50
| James Findlay (AUS)
| 00:04:52
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| 4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay
| Men
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:03:36
| Canada (CAN)
| 00:03:38
| England (ENG)
| 00:03:41
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| 4 x 200 Metres Freestyle Relay
| Men
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:07:51
| Canada (CAN)
| 00:08:01
| England (ENG)
| 00:08:11
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| 4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay
| Men
| Canada (CAN)
| 00:04:01
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:04:05
| Wales (WAL)
| 00:04:08
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Diving
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 3 Metres Springboard Diving
| Men
| Don Wagstaff (AUS)
| 557.73
| Ken Sully (CAN)
| 497.37
| Ronald Friesen (CAN)
| 495.9
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| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving
| Men
| Don Wagstaff (AUS)
| 485.73
| Philip Drew (ENG)
| 429.24
| Andy Gill (ENG)
| 421.47
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