1978 Commonwealth Games
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| 11th Commonwealth Games
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| Host city
| Edmonton, Canada
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| Nations participating
| 47 Nations of the Commonwealth
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| Athletes participating
| 1,475
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| Events
| 126 events in 11 sports
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| Opening ceremony
| August 3, 1978
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| Closing ceremony
| August 12, 1978
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| Officially opened by
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| Queen's Baton Final Runner
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| Main Stadium
| Commonwealth Stadium
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| Motto
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The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Medals by country
Medals by event
Athletics
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 100 Metres
| Women
| Sonia Lannaman (ENG)
| 11.27w
| Raelene Boyle (AUS)
| 11.35w
| Denise Boyd (Robertson) (AUS)
| 11.37w
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| 200 Metres
| Women
| Denise Boyd (Robertson) (AUS)
| 22.82w
| Sonia Lannaman (ENG)
| 22.89w
| Colleen Beazley (AUS)
| 22.93w
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| 400 Metres
| Women
| Donna Hartley (ENG)
| 51.69
| Verona Elder (Bernard) (ENG)
| 52.94
| Bethanie Nail (AUS)
| 53.06
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| 800 Metres
| Women
| Judy Peckham (AUS)
| 00:02:03
| Tekla Chemabwai (KEN)
| 00:02:03
| Jane Colebrook (ENG)
| 00:02:03
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| 1500 Metres
| Women
| Mary Stewart (ENG)
| 00:04:06
| Chris Benning (ENG)
| 00:04:08
| Penny Werthner (CAN)
| 00:04:08
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| 3000 Metres
| Women
| Paula Fudge (ENG)
| 00:09:13
| Heather Thomson (NZL)
| 00:09:21
| Ann Ford (ENG)
| 00:09:24
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| 100 Metres Hurdles
| Women
| Lorna Boothe (ENG)
| 12.98w
| Shirley Strong (ENG)
| 13.08w
| Sharon Colyear (ENG)
| 13.17w
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| High Jump
| Women
| Katrina Gibbs (AUS)
| 1.93
| Debbie Brill (CAN)
| 1.9
| Julie White (CAN)
| 1.83
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| Long Jump
| Women
| Sue Reeve (ENG)
| 6.59
| Erica Hooker (AUS)
| 6.58
| June Griffith (GUY)
| 6.52
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| Shot
| Women
| Gael Mulhall (AUS)
| 17.31
| Carmen Ionesco (CAN)
| 16.45
| Judy Oakes (ENG)
| 16.14
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| Discus
| Women
| Carmen Ionesco (CAN)
| 62.16
| Gael Mulhall (AUS)
| 57.6
| Lucette Moreau (CAN)
| 56.64
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| Javelin
| Women
| Tessa Sanderson (ENG)
| 61.34
| Alison Hayward (CAN)
| 54.52
| Laurie Kern (CAN)
| 53.6
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| Pentathlon
| Women
| Diane Konihowski (CAN)
| 4768
| Sue Mapstone (ENG)
| 4222
| Yvette Wray (ENG)
| 4211
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| 4 x 100 Metres Relay
| Women
| England (ENG)
| 43.7
| Canada (CAN)
| 44.26
| Australia (AUS)
| 44.78
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| 4 x 400 Metres Relay
| Women
| England (ENG)
| 00:03:27
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:03:29
| Canada (CAN)
| 00:03:36
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| 100 Metres
| Men
| Don Quarrie (JAM)
| 10.03w
| Allan Wells (SCO)
| 10.07w
| Hasely Crawford (TRI)
| 10.09w
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| 200 Metres
| Men
| Allan Wells (SCO)
| 20.12w
| James Gilkes (GUY)
| 20.18w
| Colin Bradford (JAM)
| 20.43w
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| 400 Metres
| Men
| Rick Mitchell (AUS)
| 46.34
| Joseph Coombs (TRI)
| 46.54
| Glenn Bogue (CAN)
| 46.63
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| 800 Metres
| Men
| Mike Boit (KEN)
| 00:01:46
| Seymour Newman (JAM)
| 00:01:47
| Peter Lemashon (KEN)
| 00:01:48
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| 1500 Metres
| Men
| David Moorcroft (ENG)
| 00:03:35
| Filbert Bayi (TAN)
| 00:03:36
| John Robson (SCO)
| 00:03:36
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| 5000 Metres
| Men
| Henry Rono (KEN)
| 00:13:23
| Mike Musyoki (KEN)
| 00:13:30
| Brendan Foster (ENG)
| 00:13:31
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| 10000 Metres
| Men
| Brendan Foster (ENG)
| 00:28:14
| Mike Musyoki (KEN)
| 00:28:19
| Mike McLeod (ENG)
| 00:28:34
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| Marathon
| Men
| Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)
| 02:15:40
| Jerome Drayton (CAN)
| 02:16:14
| Paul Bannon (CAN)
| 02:16:52
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| 3000 Metres Steeplechase
| Men
| Henry Rono (KEN)
| 00:08:27
| James Munyala (KEN)
| 00:08:32
| Kip Rono (KEN)
| 00:08:34
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| 110 Metres Hurdles
| Men
| Berwyn Price (WAL)
| 13.70w
| Max Binnington (AUS)
| 13.73w
| Warren Parr (AUS)
| 13.73w
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| 400 Metres Hurdles
| Men
| Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN)
| 49.48
| Garry Brown (AUS)
| 50.04
| Alan Pascoe (ENG)
| 50.09
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| High Jump
| Men
| Claude Ferragne (CAN)
| 2.2
| Greg Joy (CAN)
| 2.18
| Dean Bauck (CAN)
| 2.15
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| Brian Burgess (SCO)
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| Pole Vault
| Men
| Bruce Simpson (CAN)
| 5.1
| Don Baird (AUS)
| 5.1
| Brian Hooper (ENG)
| 5
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| Long Jump
| Men
| Roy Mitchell (ENG)
| 8.06w
| Chris Commons (AUS)
| 8.04w
| Suresh Babu (IND)
| 7.94w
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| Triple Jump
| Men
| Keith Connor (ENG)
| 17.21w
| Ian Campbell (AUS)
| 16.93w
| Aston Moore (ENG)
| 16.69
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| Shot
| Men
| Geoff Capes (ENG)
| 19.77
| Bruno Pauletto (CAN)
| 19.33
| Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN)
| 18.45
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| Discus
| Men
| Borys Chambul (CAN)
| 59.7
| Brad Cooper (BAH)
| 57.3
| Rob Gray (CAN)
| 55.48
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| Hammer
| Men
| Peter Farmer (AUS)
| 71.1
| Scott Neilson (CAN)
| 69.92
| Chris Black (SCO)
| 68.14
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| Javelin
| Men
| Phil Olsen (CAN)
| 84
| Mike O'Rourke (NZL)
| 83.18
| Peter Yates (ENG)
| 78.58
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| Decathlon
| Men
| Daley Thompson (ENG)
| 8467
| Peter Hadfield (AUS)
| 7623
| Alan Drayton (ENG)
| 7484
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| 30 Kilometres Road Walk
| Men
| Olly Flynn (ENG)
| 02:22:04
| Willi Sawall (AUS)
| 02:22:59
| Tim Erickson (AUS)
| 02:26:34
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| 4 x 100 Metres Relay
| Men
| Scotland (SCO)
| 39.24
| Trinidad & Tobago (TRI)
| 39.29
| Jamaica (JAM)
| 39.33
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| 4 x 400 Metres Relay
| Men
| Kenya (KEN)
| 00:03:04
| Jamaica (JAM)
| 00:03:04
| Australia (AUS)
| 00:03:04
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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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| John Snell (AUS)
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| John Russell Evans (WAL)
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| Pairs
| Men
| Clementi Delgado & Eric Liddell (HKG)
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| Alex McIntosh & Willie Wood (SCO)
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| James Morgan & Ray Williams (WAL)
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| Fours
| Men
| Hong Kong (HKG)
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| New Zealand (NZL)
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| Wales (WAL)
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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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| Francis Kabala (ZAM)
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| Birender Thapa (IND)
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| Kid Jumalia (GHA)
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| Flyweight
| Men
| Michael Irungu (KEN)
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| Ian Clyde (CAN)
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| Peter Wighton (AUS)
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| Hugh Russell (NIR)
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| Bantamweight
| Men
| Barry McGuigan (NIR)
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| Tumat Sugolik (PNG)
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| Douglas Maina (KEN)
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| William Rannelli (CAN)
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| Featherweight
| Men
| Azumah Nelson (GHA)
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| John Sichula (ZAM)
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| Guy Boutin (CAN)
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| Maurice O'Brien (ENG)
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| Lightweight
| Men
| Gerry Hamill (NIR)
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| Patrick Waweru (KEN)
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| Teddy Makofi (ZAM)
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| John McAllister (SCO)
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| Light Welterweight
| Men
| Winfield Braithwaite (GUY)
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| James Douglas (SCO)
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| John Raftery (CAN)
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| Michael Mawangi (KEN)
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| Welterweight
| Men
| Mike McCallum (JAM)
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| Ken Beattie (NIR)
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| Derrick Hoyt (CAN)
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| Anthony Freal (WAL)
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| Light Middleweight
| Men
| Kelly Perlette (CAN)
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| Abdurahman Athuman (KEN)
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| Ropati Vipo Samu (SAM)
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| Enock Chama (ZAM)
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| Middleweight
| Men
| Philip McElwaine (AUS)
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| Delroy Parkes (ENG)
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| Roddy MacDonald (CAN)
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| Richard Betham (SAM)
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| Light Heavyweight
| Men
| Roger Fortin (CAN)
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| Ron Smith (ENG)
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| Fautala Su'a (SAM)
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| Edward Thande (KEN)
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| Heavyweight
| Men
| Julius Awome (ENG)
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| Adamah Mensah (GHA)
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| George Stankovich (NZL)
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Cycling
Track
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Time Trial
| Men
| Jocelyn Lovell (CAN)
| 00:01:06
| Kenrick Tucker (AUS)
| 00:01:07
| Gordon Singleton (CAN)
| 00:01:08
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| Sprint
| Men
| Kenrick Tucker (AUS)
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| Trevor Gadd (ENG)
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| David Weller (JAM)
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| Individual Pursuit
| Men
| Michael Richards (NZL)
| 00:04:50
| Gary Campbell (AUS)
| 00:04:56
| Tony Doyle (ENG)
| 00:04:56
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| Team Pursuit
| Men
| Colin Fitzgerald, Kevin Nichols, Gary Sutton & Shane Sutton (AUS)
| 00:04:29
| Kevin Blackwell, Anthony Cuff, Neil Lyster & Jack Swart (NZL)
| 00:04:38
| Tony Doyle, Paul Fennell, Tony James & Glen Mitchell (ENG)
| 00:04:51
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| 10 Miles Scratch
| Men
| Jocelyn Lovell (CAN)
| 00:20:06
| Shane Sutton (AUS)
| 00:20:06
| Gary Sutton (AUS)
| 00:20:06
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| Tandem
| Men
| Jocelyn Lovell & Gordon Singleton (CAN)
| 15.52
| Trevor Gadd & David Le Grys (ENG)
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| Ron Boyle & Stephen Goodall (AUS)
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Road
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Road Race
| Men
| Phil Anderson (AUS)
| 04:22:34
| Pierre Harvey (CAN)
| 04:22:35
| Garry Bell (NZL)
| 04:22:35
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Gymnastics
Artistic
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| All-Around
| Men
| Philip Delesalle (CAN)
| 56.4
| Lindsay Nylund (AUS)
| 54.95
| Jean Choquette (CAN)
| 54.25
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| Team
| Men
| Canada (CAN)
| 165.55
| England (ENG)
| 161.95
| Australia (AUS)
| 158.5
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| All-Around
| Women
| Elfi Schlegel (CAN)
| 38.25
| Monica Goermann (CAN)
| 37.25
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| Sherry Hawco (CAN)
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| Team
| Women
| Canada (CAN)
| 113.25
| England (ENG)
| 107.4
| New Zealand (NZL)
| 106.35
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Shooting
Pistol
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Free Pistol
| Men/Open
| Yvon Trempe (CAN)
| 543
| Edward Jans (CAN)
| 540
| Bertram Manhim (TRI)
| 536
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| Rapid-Fire Pistol
| Men/Open
| Jules Sobrian (CAN)
| 587
| John Cooke (ENG)
| 581
| Jeff Farrell (AUS)
| 581
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Rifle
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Small Bore Rifle
| Men/Open
| Alister Allan (SCO)
| 1194
| Bill Watkins (WAL)
| 1191
| Stewart Watterson (IOM)
| 1187
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| Full Bore Rifle
| Men/Open
| Desmond Vamplew (CAN)
| 391
| James Spaight (ENG)
| 388
| Patrick Vamplew (CAN)
| 387
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Shotgun
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Trap
| Men/Open
| John Primrose (CAN)
| 186
| George Leary (CAN)
| 185
| Terry Rumbel (AUS)
| 183
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| Skeet
| Men/Open
| John Woolley (NZL)
| 193
| Paul Bentley (ENG)
| 191
| Joe Neville (ENG)
| 190
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Swimming
Diving
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