1974 British Commonwealth Games
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| 10th British Commonwealth Games
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| Host city
| Christchurch, New Zealand
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| Nations participating
| 38 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
| January 24, 1974
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| Closing ceremony
| February 2, 1974
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| Officially opened by
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| Queen's Baton Final Runner
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| Main Stadium
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| Motto
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The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were held in Christchurch, New Zealand. It also marked the beginning of colour television broadcasts in New Zealand.
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)
| 11.27
| Andrea Lynch (ENG)
| 11.31
| Denise Robertson (AUS)
| 11.50
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| 200 Metres
| Women
| Raelene Boyle (AUS)
| 22.50
| Denise Robertson (AUS)
| 22.73
| Alice Annum (GHA)
| 22.90
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| 400 Metres
| Women
| Yvonne Saunders (CAN)
| 51.67
| Verona Bernard (ENG)
| 51.94
| Charlene Rendina (AUS)
| 52.08
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| 800 Metres
| Women
| Charlene Rendina (AUS)
| 00:02:01
| Sue Haden (NZL)
| 00:02:02
| Sabina Chebichi (KEN)
| 00:02:03
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| 1500 Metres
| Women
| Glenda Reiser (CAN)
| 00:04:08
| Joan Allison (Page) (ENG)
| 00:04:11
| Thelma Wright (Fynn) (CAN)
| 00:04:12
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| 100 Metres Hurdles
| Women
| Judy Vernon (ENG)
| 13.45
| Gaye Dell (AUS)
| 13.54
| Modupe Oshikoya (NGR)
| 13.69
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| High Jump
| Women
| Barbara Lawton (ENG)
| 1.84
| Louise Hanna (CAN)
| 1.82
| Brigitte Bittner (CAN)
| 1.8
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| Long Jump
| Women
| Modupe Oshikoya (NGR)
| 6.46
| Brenda Eisler (CAN)
| 6.38
| Ruth Martin-Jones (WAL)
| 6.38
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| Shot
| Women
| Jane Haist (CAN)
| 16.12
| Val Young (NZL)
| 15.29
| Jean Roberts (AUS)
| 15.24
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| Discus
| Women
| Jane Haist (CAN)
| 55.52
| Rosemary Payne (SCO)
| 53.94
| Carol Martin (CAN)
| 53.16
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| Javelin
| Women
| Petra Rivers (AUS)
| 55.48
| Jenny Symon (AUS)
| 52.14
| Sharon Corbett (ENG)
| 50.26
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| Pentathlon
| Women
| Mary Peters (NIR)
| 4455
| Modupe Oshikoya (NGR)
| 4423
| Ann Wilson (ENG)
| 4236
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| 4 x 100 Metres Relay
| Women
| Australia (AUS)
| 43.51
| England (ENG)
| 44.3
| Ghana (GHA)
| 44.35
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| 4 x 400 Metres Relay
| Women
| England (ENG)
| 00:03:29
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:03:31
| Canada (CAN)
| 00:03:34
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| 100 Metres
| Men
| Don Quarrie (JAM)
| 10.38
| John Mwebi (KEN)
| 10.51
| Ohene Karikari (GHA)
| 10.51
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| 200 Metres
| Men
| Don Quarrie (JAM)
| 20.73
| George Daniels (GHA)
| 20.97
| Bevan Smith (NZL)
| 21.08
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| 400 Metres
| Men
| Charles Asati (KEN)
| 46.04
| Silver Ayoo (UGA)
| 46.07
| Claver Kamanya (TAN)
| 46.16
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| 800 Metres
| Men
| John Kipkurgat (KEN)
| 00:01:44
| Mike Boit (KEN)
| 00:01:44
| John Walker (NZL)
| 00:01:45
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| 1500 Metres
| Men
| Filbert Bayi (TAN)
| 00:03:32
| John Walker (NZL)
| 00:03:33
| Ben Jipcho (KEN)
| 00:03:33
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| 5000 Metres
| Men
| Ben Jipcho (KEN)
| 13:14:03
| Brendan Foster (ENG)
| 13:14:06
| Dave Black (ENG)
| 0.0093
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| 10000 Metres
| Men
| Dick Tayler (NZL)
| 00:27:46
| Dave Black (ENG)
| 00:27:48
| Richard Juma (KEN)
| 00:27:57
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| Marathon
| Men
| Ian Thompson (ENG)
| 02:09:12
| Jack Foster (NZL)
| 02:11:19
| Richard Mabuza (SWZ)
| 02:12:55
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| 3000 Metres Steeplechase
| Men
| Ben Jipcho (KEN)
| 00:08:21
| John Davies (WAL)
| 08:24:08
| Evans Mogaka (KEN)
| 00:08:29
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| 110 Metres Hurdles
| Men
| Fatwell Kimaiyo (KEN)
| 13.69
| Berwyn Price (WAL)
| 13.84
| Max Binnington (AUS)
| 13.88
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| 400 Metres Hurdles
| Men
| Alan Pascoe (ENG)
| 48.83
| Bruce Field (AUS)
| 49.32
| William Koskei (KEN)
| 49.34
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| High Jump
| Men
| Gordon Windeyer (AUS)
| 2.16
| Lawrie Peckham (AUS)
| 2.14
| Claude Ferragne (CAN)
| 2.12
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| Pole Vault
| Men
| Don Baird (AUS)
| 5.05
| Mike Bull (NIR)
| 5
| Brian Hooper (ENG)
| 5
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| Long Jump
| Men
| Alan Lerwill (ENG)
| 7.94
| Chris Commons (AUS)
| 7.92
| Joshua Owusu (GHA)
| 7.75
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| Triple Jump
| Men
| Joshua Owusu (GHA)
| 16.5
| Mohinder Singh Gill (IND)
| 16.44
| Moise Pomaney (GHA)
| 16.23
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| Shot
| Men
| Geoff Capes (ENG)
| 20.74
| Mike Winch (ENG)
| 19.36
| Bruno Pirnie (CAN)
| 18.68
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| Discus
| Men
| Robin Tait (NZL)
| 63.08
| Bill Tancred (ENG)
| 59.48
| John Hillier (ENG)
| 57.22
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| Hammer
| Men
| Ian Chipchase (ENG)
| 69.56
| Howard Payne (ENG)
| 68.02
| Peter Farmer (AUS)
| 67.48
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| Javelin
| Men
| Charles Clover (ENG)
| 84.92
| Dave Travis (ENG)
| 79.92
| John Mayaka (KEN)
| 77.56
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| Decathlon
| Men
| Mike Bull (NIR)
| 7417
| Barry King (ENG)
| 7277
| Rob Lethbridge (AUS)
| 7270
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| 20 Miles Road Walk
| Men
| John Warhurst (ENG)
| 02:35:23
| Roy Thorpe (ENG)
| 02:39:03
| Peter Fullager (AUS)
| 02:42:09
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| 4 x 100 Metres Relay
| Men
| Australia (AUS)
| 39.31
| Ghana (GHA)
| 39.61
| Nigeria (NGR)
| 39.7
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| 4 x 400 Metres Relay
| Men
| Kenya (KEN)
| 00:03:04
| England (ENG)
| 00:03:07
| Uganda (UGA)
| 00:03:07
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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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| Clive White (AUS)
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| Willie Wood (SCO)
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| Pairs
| Men
| John Christie & Alex McIntosh (SCO)
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| John Evans & Peter Line (ENG)
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| Bob McDonald & Phil Skoglund (NZL)
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| Fours
| Men
| New Zealand (NZL)
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| Australia (AUS)
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| Scotland (SCO)
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Boxing
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Light Flyweight
| Men
| Stephen Muchoki (KEN)
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| James Odwori (UGA)
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| Syed Kadir (SIN)
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| John Bambrick (SCO)
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| Flyweight
| Men
| Davy Larmour (NIR)
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| Chandra Narayanan (IND)
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| Saliu Ishola (NGR)
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| John Byaruhanga (UGA)
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| Bantamweight
| Men
| Pat Cowdell (ENG)
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| Ali Rojo (UGA)
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| Newton Chisanga (ZAM)
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| Isaac Maina (KEN)
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| Featherweight
| Men
| Edward Ndukwu (NGR)
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| Shadrack Odhiambo (UGA)
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| Dale Anderson (CAN)
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| Samuel Mbugua (KEN)
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| Lightweight
| Men
| Ayub Kalule (UGA)
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| Kayin Amah (NGR)
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| Muniswami Venu (IND)
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| Robert Colley (NZL)
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| Light Welterweight
| Men
| Obisia Nwankpa (NGR)
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| Anthony Martey (GHA)
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| Philip Mathenge (KEN)
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| James Douglas (SCO)
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| Welterweight
| Men
| Mohamed Muruli (UGA)
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| Errol McKenzie (WAL)
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| John Rodgers (NIR)
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| Steve Cooney (SCO)
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| Light Middleweight
| Men
| Lottie Mwale (ZAM)
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| Alex Harrison (SCO)
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| Lance Revill (NZL)
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| Robert Davies (ENG)
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| Middleweight
| Men
| Frankie Lucas (VIN)
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| Julius Luipa (ZAM)
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| Carl Speare (ENG)
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| Les Rackley (NZL)
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| Light Heavyweight
| Men
| Billy Knight (ENG)
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| William Byrne (NZL)
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| Gordon Ferris (NIR)
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| Isaac Ikhouria (NGR)
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| Heavyweight
| Men
| Neville Meade (ENG)
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| Fatai Ayinla (NGR)
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| Benson Masanda (UGA)
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| Vai Samu (SAM)
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Cycling
Track
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Time Trial
| Men
| Dick Paris (AUS)
| 00:01:12
| John Nicholson (AUS)
| 00:01:12
| Ian Hallam (ENG)
| 00:01:12
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| Sprint
| Men
| John Nicholson (AUS)
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| Xavier Mirander (JAM)
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| Ian Atherly (TRI)
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| Individual Pursuit
| Men
| Ian Hallam (ENG)
| 00:05:05
| Willi Moore (ENG)
| 00:05:12
| Gary Sutton (AUS)
| 00:05:09
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| Team Pursuit
| Men
| Mick Bennett, Richard Evans, Ian Hallam & Willi Moore (ENG)
| 00:04:41
| Murray Hall, Kevin Nichols, Garry Reardon & Gary Sutton (AUS)
| 00:04:49
| Paul Brydon, René Hyde, Russell Nant & Blair Stockwell (NZL)
| overtook
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| 10 Miles Scratch
| Men
| Steve Heffernan (ENG)
| 00:20:51
| Murray Hall (AUS)
| 00:20:52
| Ian Hallam (ENG)
| 00:20:52
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| Tandem
| Men
| Geoffrey Cooke & Ernest Crutchlow (ENG)
| 10.74
| John Rush & Danny O'Neill (AUS)
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| Paul Medhurst & Phil Harland (NZL)
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Road
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Road Race
| Men
| Kevin "Clyde" Sefton (AUS)
| 05:07:17
| Phil Griffiths (ENG)
| 05:07:46
| Remo Sansonetti (AUS)
| 05:17:27
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Shooting
Pistol
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Free Pistol
| Men/Open
| Jules Sobrian (CAN)
| 549
| Norman Harrison (AUS)
| 549
| Laslo Antal (ENG)
| 543
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| Rapid-Fire Pistol
| Men/Open
| William Hare (CAN)
| 586
| Jules Sobrian (CAN)
| 583
| Bruce McMillan (NZL)
| 581
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Rifle
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Small Bore Rifle
| Men/Open
| Yvonne Gowland (AUS)
| 594
| Bill Watkins (WAL)
| 591
| Alister Allan (SCO)
| 591
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| Full Bore Rifle
| Men/Open
| Maurice Gordon (NZL)
| 387.26
| Colin McEachran (SCO)
| 386.27
| James Spaight (ENG)
| 383.35
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Shotgun
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Trap
| Men/Open
| John Primrose (CAN)
| 196
| Brian Bailey (ENG)
| 193
| Philip Lewis (WAL)
| 191
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| Skeet
| Men/Open
| Harry Willsie (CAN)
| 194
| Joe Neville (ENG)
| 191
| Robin Bailey (AUS)
| 189
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Swimming
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 100 Metres Freestyle
| Men
| Mike Wenden (AUS)
| 52.73
| Bruce Robertson (CAN)
| 53.78
| Brian Phillips (CAN)
| 54.11
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| 200 Metres Freestyle
| Men
| Steve Badger (AUS)
| 00:01:57
| Bruce Robertson (CAN)
| 00:01:57
| Mike Wenden (AUS)
| 00:01:58
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| 400 Metres Freestyle
| Men
| John Kulasalu (AUS)
| 00:04:01
| Brad Cooper (AUS)
| 00:04:02
| Steve Badger (AUS)
| 00:04:04
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| 1500 Metres Freestyle
| Men
| Steve Holland (AUS)
| 00:15:35
| Mark Treffers (NZL)
| 00:16:00
| Steve Badger (AUS)
| 00:16:22
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| 100 Metres Backstroke
| Men
| Mark Tonelli (AUS)
| 59.65
| Steve Pickell (CAN)
| 59.88
| Brad Cooper (AUS)
| 00:01:00
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| 200 Metres Backstroke
| Men
| Brad Cooper (AUS)
| 00:02:06
| Mark Tonelli (AUS)
| 00:02:09
| Robert Williams (AUS)
| 00:02:10
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| 100 Metres Breaststroke
| Men
| David Leigh (ENG)
| 00:01:07
| David Wilkie (SCO)
| 00:01:07
| Paul Naisby (ENG)
| 00:01:09
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| 200 Metres Breaststroke
| Men
| David Wilkie (SCO)
| 00:02:24
| David Leigh (ENG)
| 00:02:25
| Paul Naisby (ENG)
| 00:02:27
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| 100 Metres Butterfly
| Men
| Neil Rogers (AUS)
| 56.58
| Byron MacDonald (CAN)
| 56.83
| Bruce Robertson (CAN)
| 56.84
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| 200 Metres Butterfly
| Men
| Brian Brinkley (ENG)
| 00:02:05
| Ross Seymour (AUS)
| 00:02:07
| John Coutts (NZL)
| 00:02:07
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| 200 Metres Individual Medley
| Men
| David Wilkie (SCO)
| 00:02:10
| Brian Brinkley (ENG)
| 00:02:13
| Gary MacDonald (CAN)
| 00:02:13
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| 400 Metres Individual Medley
| Men
| Mark Treffers (NZL)
| 00:04:36
| Brian Brinkley (ENG)
| 00:04:41
| Ray Terrell (ENG)
| 00:04:43
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| 4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay
| Men
| Canada (CAN)
| 00:03:34
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:03:34
| England (ENG)
| 00:03:38
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| 4 x 200 Metres Freestyle Relay
| Men
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:07:50
| England (ENG)
| 00:07:53
| Canada (CAN)
| 00:07:53
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| 4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay
| Men
| Canada (CAN)
| 00:03:53
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:03:56
| England (ENG)
| 00:04:00
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