1970 British Commonwealth Games

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IX British Commonwealth Games
Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games.png
Host city Edinburgh, Scotland
Nations42
Athletes1,744 (inc. officials)
Events121 events in 10 sports
Opening16 July 1970
Closing25 July 1970
Opened by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
Athlete's Oath Crawford Fairbrother
Queen's Baton Final Runner Jim Alder
Main venue Meadowbank Stadium
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The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in all events, and also the first time the event was held in Scotland. Also, the event saw the first unique Games trademark logo: an emblem showing the Games emblem intertwined with a St Andrews Cross and a thistle. The event was followed by the 1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.

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Host selection

In August 1966, the bid vote was held in Jamaica. Edinburgh, Scotland with 18 votes beat Christchurch, New Zealand, with 11. [1]

1970 British Commonwealth Games bidding results
CityCountryVotes
Edinburgh Flag of Scotland (navy blue).svg Scotland 18
Christchurch Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand11

Participating teams

Countries that participated Commonwealth games 1970 countries map.PNG
Countries that participated

42 teams were represented at the 1970 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

History

In December of the following year, an appeal fund was launched, aiming to raise £200,000 towards the cost of running the games. [2]

Medals by country

  *   Host nation (Scotland)

Medals won by country
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia  (AUS)36242282
2Flag of England.svg  England  (ENG)27253284
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)18242466
4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland  (SCO)*681125
5Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya  (KEN)53614
6Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)53412
7Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan  (PAK)4329
8Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica  (JAM)4217
9Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda  (UGA)3317
10Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland  (NIR)3159
11Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand  (NZL)26614
12Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales  (WAL)26412
13Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana  (GHA)2327
14Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria  (NGR)2002
15Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia  (MAS)1113
16Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  British Hong Kong 1001
17Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago  (TTO)0437
18Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia  (ZAM)0224
19Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore  (SIN)0112
20Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados  (BAR)0101
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania  (TAN)0101
22Flag of Fiji (1924-1970).svg  Fiji  (FIJ)0011
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia  (GAM)0011
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana  (GUY)0011
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man  (IOM)0011
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi  (MAW)0011
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg  Saint Vincent 0011
Totals (27 entries)121121133375

Medals by event

Athletics

Badminton

Medal winners
EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's SinglesFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jamie Paulson  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Paul Whetnall  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Ray Sharp  (ENG)
Men's DoublesFlag of Malaysia.svg  Ng Boon Bee & Punch Gunalan  (MAS)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Ng Tat Wai & Tan Soon Hooi  (MAS)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Yves Paré & Jamie Paulson  (CAN)
Women's SinglesFlag of England.svg  Margaret Beck  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Gillian Perrin  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Margaret Boxall  (ENG)
Women's DoublesFlag of England.svg  Margaret Boxall & Sue Whetnall  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Gillian Perrin & Julie Rickard  (ENG)Flag of Malaysia.svg  Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong  (MAS)
Mixed DoublesFlag of England.svg  Derek Talbot & Margaret Boxall  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Roger Mills & Gillian Perrin  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  David Eddy & Sue Whetnall  (ENG)

Bowls

Boxing

Medal winners by weight division
EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight, MenFlag of Uganda.svg  James Odwori  (UGA)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Anthony Davies  (WAL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  P.J. Butterfield  (AUS), Flag of England.svg  Michael Abrams  (ENG)
Flyweight, MenFlag of England.svg  Dave Needham  (ENG)Flag of Uganda.svg  Leo Rwabwogo  (UGA)Flag of Scotland.svg  Alex McHugh  (SCO), Ulster Banner.svg  Davy Larmour  (NIR)
Bantamweight, MenFlag of Ghana.svg  Sulley Shittu  (GHA)Flag of Kenya.svg  Samuel Mbugua  (KEN)Flag of Scotland.svg  Stewart Ogilvie  (SCO), Flag of Guyana.svg  Courtney Atherly  (GUY)
Featherweight, MenFlag of Kenya.svg  Philip Waruinge  (KEN)Flag of Uganda.svg  Deogratias Musoke  (UGA)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Mir Samar  (PAK), Flag of England.svg  Alan Richardson  (ENG)
Lightweight, MenFlag of Nigeria.svg  Abayomi Adeyemi  (NGR)Flag of Scotland.svg  John Gillan  (SCO)Flag of Malawi.svg  Tatu Ghionga  (MAW), Flag of Kenya.svg  Moses Mbogwa  (KEN)
Light Welterweight, MenFlag of Uganda.svg  Mohamed Muruli  (UGA)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Dai Davies  (WAL)Flag of Ghana.svg  Emmanuel Lawson  (GHA), Flag of Zambia.svg  Paul Kayula  (ZAM)
Welterweight, MenFlag of Ghana.svg  Emma Ankudey  (GHA)Flag of Kenya.svg  John Olulu  (KEN)Flag of Scotland.svg  Tommy Joyce  (SCO), Flag of India.svg  Shivaji Bhonsle  (IND)
Light Middleweight, MenFlag of Scotland.svg  Tom Imrie  (SCO)Flag of Zambia.svg  Julius Luipa  (ZAM)Ulster Banner.svg  Patrick Doherty  (NIR), Flag of Kenya.svg  David Attan  (KEN)
Middleweight, MenFlag of England.svg  John Conteh  (ENG)Flag of Tanzania.svg  Titus Simba  (TAN)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robert Murphy  (AUS), Flag of Zambia.svg  Samuel Kasongo  (ZAM)
Light Heavyweight, MenFlag of Nigeria.svg  Fatai Ayinla  (NGR)Flag of Jamaica.svg  Oliver Wright  (JAM)Flag of Ghana.svg  Victor Attivor  (GHA), Flag of Scotland.svg  John Rafferty  (SCO)
Heavyweight, MenFlag of Uganda.svg  Benson Masanda  (UGA)Ulster Banner.svg  John McKinty  (NIR)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jack Meda  (CAN), Flag of England.svg  Leslie Stevens  (ENG)

Cycling

Track

Track cycling medal winners, men
EventGoldSilverBronze
AthleteTimeAthleteTimeAthleteTime
Time trial, MenFlag of New Zealand.svg  Harry Kent  (NZL)00:01:09Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Leslie King  (TRI)00:01:10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jocelyn Lovell  (CAN)00:01:11
Sprint, MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  John Nicholson  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gordon Johnson  (AUS)Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Leslie King  (TRI)
Individual pursuit, MenFlag of England.svg  Ian Hallam  (ENG)00:05:01Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Danny Clark  (AUS)00:05:05Flag of New Zealand.svg  Blair Stockwell  (NZL)walkover
10 miles scratch, MenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jocelyn Lovell  (CAN)00:20:47Flag of Scotland.svg  Brian Temple  (SCO)00:20:48Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Vernon Stauble  (TRI)00:20:48
Tandem, MenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Gordon Johnson & Ron Jonker  (AUS)11.43Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Jocelyn Lovell & Barry Harvey  (CAN)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  John Hatfield & John Beswick  (WAL)

Road

EventGoldSilverBronze
Road raceMenFlag of New Zealand.svg  Bruce Biddle  (NZL)04:38:06Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Ray Bilney  (AUS)04:39:06Flag of Australia (converted).svg  John Trevorrow  (AUS)04:40:03

Fencing

EventGoldSilverBronze
FoilMenFlag of England.svg  Mike Breckin  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Barry Paul  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Graham Paul  (ENG)
Foil – TeamMenFlag of England.svg England (ENG)
Barry Paul
Graham Paul
Mike Breckin
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
Ernest Simon
Gregory Benko
Bill Ronald
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Gerry Wiedel
Konrad Widmaier
Magdy Conyd
ÉpéeMenFlag of England.svg  Bill Hoskyns  (ENG)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Lester Wong  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Peter Jacobs  (ENG)
Épée – TeamMenFlag of England.svg England (ENG)
Bill Hoskyns
Peter Jacobs
Ralph Johnson
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SCO)
George Sandor
Ian Hunter
Derek Russell
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Konrad Widmaier
Lester Wong
Peter Bakonyi
SabreMenFlag of Scotland.svg  Alexander Leckie  (SCO)Flag of England.svg  Rodney Craig  (ENG)Flag of England.svg  Richard Cohen  (ENG)
Sabre- TeamMenFlag of England.svg England (ENG)
David Acfield
Rodney Craig
Richard Cohen
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SCO)
A.H. Mitchell
Alexander Leckie
Gordon Wiles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
Gabor Arato
Gregory Benko
Laszlo Tornallyay
FoilWomenFlag of England.svg  Janet Wardell-Yerburgh  (ENG)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Marion Exelby  (AUS)Flag of Scotland.svg  Susan Youngs  (SCO)
Foil – TeamWomenFlag of England.svg England (ENG)
Clare Henley
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh
Sue Green
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland (SCO)
B.H. Williams
Judith Bain
Susan Youngs
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Fleurette Campeau
Kay Aoyama
Pacita Weidel

Swimming

Men's events
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Wenden  (AUS)53.06Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Greg Rogers  (AUS)54.26Flag of Australia (converted).svg  William Devenish  (AUS)54.28
200 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Wenden  (AUS)1:56.69Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ralph Hutton  (CAN)1:58.45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Greg Rogers  (AUS)1:58.63
400 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Graham White  (AUS)4:08.48Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ralph Hutton  (CAN)4:08.77Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Greg Brough  (AUS)4:12.16
1500 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Graham Windeatt  (AUS)16:23.82Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Max Tavasci  (AUS)16:34.46Flag of New Zealand.svg  Mark Treffers  (NZL)16:44.69
100 m backstrokeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bill Kennedy  (CAN)1:01.65Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Michael Richards  (WAL)1:01.69Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Erik Fish  (CAN)1:02.02
200 m backstrokeFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Michael Richards  (WAL)2:14.53Flag of England.svg  Raymond Terrell  (ENG)2:15.48Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Neil Rogers  (AUS)2:15.63
100 m breaststrokeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  William Mahony  (CAN)1:09.0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Peter Cross  (CAN)1:09.4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Paul Jarvie  (AUS)1:10.0
200 m breaststrokeFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  William Mahony  (CAN)2:30.29Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Paul Jarvie  (AUS)2:30.70Flag of Scotland.svg  David Wilkie  (SCO)2:32.87
100 m butterflyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Byron MacDonald  (CAN)58.44Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tom Arusoo  (CAN)58.98Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ron Jacks  (CAN)59.01
200 m butterflyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Tom Arusoo  (CAN)2:08.97Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Martyn Woodroffe  (WAL)2:09.14Flag of Australia (converted).svg  James Findlay  (AUS)2:09.4
200 m individual medleyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  George Smith  (CAN)2:13.72Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ken Campbell  (CAN)2:16.57Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Martyn Woodroffe  (WAL)2:16.64
400 m individual medleyFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  George Smith  (CAN)4:48.87Flag of England.svg  Raymond Terrell  (ENG)4:49.85Flag of Australia (converted).svg  James Findlay  (AUS)4:51.92
4×100 m freestyle relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
Graham White
Gregory Rogers
Michael Wenden
William Devenish
3:36.02Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
George Smith
Ralph Hutton
Robert Kasting
Ron Jacks
3:37.65Flag of England.svg England (ENG)
Tony Jarvis
Ivan Myall
Malcolm Windeatt
Raymond Terrell
3:41.24
4×200 m freestyle relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
Graham White
Gregory Rogers
Michael Wenden
William Devenish
7:50.77Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
George Smith
Ralph Hutton
Robert Kasting
Ron Jacks
8:00.69Flag of England.svg England (ENG)
Tony Jarvis
Ivan Myall
John Mills
Raymond Terrell
8:10.60
4×100 m medley relayFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Byron MacDonald
Robert Kasting
William Mahony
Bill Kennedy
4:01.10Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
James Findlay
Michael Wenden
Neil Rogers
Paul Jarvie
4:04.55Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales (WAL)
Kevin Moran
Martin Richards
Martyn Woodroffe
Nigel Johnson
4:08.05
Women's events
EventGoldSilverBronze
100 m freestyleFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Coughlan  (CAN)1:01.22Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Lynne Watson  (AUS)1:01.45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jenny Watts  (AUS)1:01.80
200 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Karen Moras  (AUS)2:09.78Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Angela Coughlan  (CAN)2:10.83Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Alex Jackson  (IOM)2:13.52
400 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Karen Moras  (AUS)4:27.38Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Denise Langford  (AUS)4:31.42Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robyn Risson  (AUS)4:39.75
800 m freestyleFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Karen Moras  (AUS)9:02.45Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Helen Gray  (AUS)9:27.48Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Robyn Risson  (AUS)9:37.89
100 m backstrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Lynne Watson  (AUS)1:07.10Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Debra Cain  (AUS)1:07.73Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Donna Gurr  (CAN)1:08.87
200 m backstrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Lynne Watson  (AUS)2:22.86Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Donna Gurr  (CAN)2:24.33Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Debra Cain  (AUS)2:26.02
100 m breaststrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Beverley Whitfield  (AUS)1:17.40Flag of England.svg  Dorothy Harrison  (ENG)1:17.60Flag of England.svg  Chris Jarvis  (ENG)1:19.83
200 m breaststrokeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Beverley Whitfield  (AUS)2:44.12Flag of England.svg  Dorothy Harrison  (ENG)2:46.18Flag of England.svg  Amanda Radnage  (ENG)2:50.11
100 m butterflyFlag of England.svg  Diane Lansley  (ENG)1:07.90Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Susan Smith  (CAN)1:08.18Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Allyson Mabb  (AUS)1:08.67
200 m butterflyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Maree Robinson  (AUS)2:24.67Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jane Comerford  (AUS)2:24.95Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Allyson Mabb  (AUS)2:31.09
200 m individual medleyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Denise Langford  (AUS)2:28.89Flag of England.svg  Shelagh Ratcliffe  (ENG)2:29.65Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Diana Rickard  (AUS)2:30.80
400 m individual medleyFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Denise Langford  (AUS)5:10.74Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gail Neall  (AUS)5:15.82Flag of England.svg  Shelagh Ratcliffe  (ENG)5:17.89
4×100 m freestyle relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
Debra Cain
Denise Langford
Jennifer Watts
Lynne Watson
4:06.41Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Angela Coughlan
Karen James
Linda Hall
Susan Smith
4:12.16Flag of England.svg England (ENG)
Diane Sutherland
Kathryn Smith
Lesley Allardice
Sally Pickering
4:14.90
4×100 m medley relayFlag of Australia (converted).svg Australia (AUS)
Allyson Mabb
Beverley Whitfield
Denise Langford
Lynne Watson
4:30.66Flag of England.svg England (ENG)
Diane Lansley
Dorothy Harrison
Kathryn Smith
Sylvia Platt
4:38.94Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN)
Angela Coughlan
Donna-Marie Gurr
Susan Smith
Sylvia Dockerhill
4:39.65

Diving

Weightlifting

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight – OverallMenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  George Vasiliades  (AUS)290Flag of Pakistan.svg  Abdul Ghafoor  (PAK)287.5Flag of Scotland.svg  John McNiven  (SCO)265
Bantamweight – OverallMenFlag of England.svg  Precious McKenzie  (ENG)335Flag of Barbados.svg  Tony Phillips  (BAR)317.5Flag of Singapore.svg  Tung Chye Hong  (SIN)302.5
Featherweight – OverallMenFlag of England.svg  George Perrin  (ENG)342.5Flag of Singapore.svg  Chua Phung Kim  (SIN)340Flag of India.svg  Alexander Navis  (IND)335
Lightweight – OverallMenFlag of England.svg  George Newton  (ENG)372.5Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ieuan Owen  (WAL)355Flag of New Zealand.svg  Bruce Cameron  (NZL)335
Middleweight – OverallMenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Russell Perry  (AUS)412.5Flag of New Zealand.svg  Tony Ebert  (NZL)402.5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Pierre St. Jean  (CAN)400
Light Heavyweight – OverallMenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Nicolo Ciancio  (AUS)447.5Flag of New Zealand.svg  John Bolton  (NZL)445Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Peter Arthur  (WAL)427.5
Middle Heavyweight – OverallMenFlag of England.svg  Louis Martin  (ENG)457.5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Robert Santavy  (CAN)425Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg  George Manners  (VIN)410
Heavyweight – OverallMenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Russ Prior  (CAN)490Flag of England.svg  Dave Hancock  (ENG)470Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Price Morris  (CAN)470
Super Heavyweight – OverallMenFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Ray Rigby  (AUS)500Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Terry Perdue  (WAL)500Flag of Scotland.svg  Grant Anderson  (SCO)432.5

Wrestling

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light FlyweightMenFlag of India.svg Ved Prakash (IND)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ken Shand  (CAN)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Masih Sadiq  (PAK)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Don Urquhart  (SCO)
FlyweightMenFlag of India.svg  Sudesh Kumar  (IND)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Nazir  (PAK)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  David Stitt  (CAN)
BantamweightMenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Sardar  (PAK)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Herbert Singerman  (CAN)Flag of England.svg  Terence Robinson  (ENG)
FeatherweightMenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Saeed  (PAK)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Patrick Bolger  (CAN)Flag of India.svg  Randhawa Singh  (IND)
LightweightMenFlag of India.svg  Udey Chand  (IND)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Yaqub  (PAK)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ole Sorensen  (CAN)
WelterweightMenFlag of India.svg  Mukhtiar Singh  (IND)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Alfred Wurr  (CAN)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Gordon Mackay  (NZL)
MiddleweightMenFlag of India.svg  Harish Rajindra  (IND)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Nick Schori  (CAN)Flag of New Zealand.svg  David Aspin  (NZL)
Flag of England.svg  Ron Grinstead  (ENG)
Light HeavyweightMenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Faiz  (PAK)Flag of India.svg  Sajjan Singh  (IND)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Claude Pilon  (CAN)
HeavyweightMenFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Edward Millard  (CAN)Flag of India.svg  Bishwanath Singh  (IND)Flag of Pakistan.svg  Muhammad Riaz  (PAK)
Super HeavyweightMenFlag of Pakistan.svg  Ikram Ilahi  (PAK)Flag of India.svg  Maruti Mane  (IND)Flag of England.svg  Denis McNamara  (ENG)

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The diving competitions at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland took place between 30 July and 2 August at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. It was one of two aquatic sports at the Games, along with swimming.

Lawn bowls at the 2014 Commonwealth Games were held at the Kelvingrove Lawn Bowls Centre in Glasgow, Scotland from 24 July to 1 August 2014.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games</span>

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Commonwealth Games Australia (CGA) is the Commonwealth Games Association for Australia, and is responsible for representing and promoting the Commonwealth Sport movement in the country, and organises the participation of athletes at the Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Youth Games. It changed it name from the Australian Commonwealth Games Association to Commonwealth Games Australia in 2015. The Commonwealth Games have been held in Australia five times, most recently the 2018 Commonwealth Games were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland.

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References

  1. "Edinburgh Get 1970 Games". Glasgow Herald . 8 August 1966. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  2. "S.R.U. gift of £1,000 to Games fund". Glasgow Herald. 9 December 1967. p. 1. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
Preceded by
Kingston
British Commonwealth Games
Edinburgh
IX British Commonwealth Games
Succeeded by
Christchurch