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The Commonwealth Games is a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exception of 1942 and 1946, have successively run every four years since. The event was called the British Empire Games from 1930 to 1950, the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from 1954 to 1966, and British Commonwealth Games from 1970 to 1974. Athletes with a disability are included as full members of their national teams since 2002, making the Commonwealth Games the first fully inclusive international multi-sport event. In 2018, the Games became the first global multi-sport event to feature an equal number of men's and women's medal events and four years later they became the first global multi-sport event to have more events for women than men.
Michael David Jones is a male retired English athlete who competed in the hammer throw.
Sheila Sherwood is a former international long jumper whose career highlights included a silver medal at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico, and a gold medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh. She competed in three consecutive Summer Olympic Games and had a career best distance of 6.73 metres.
Martin Edward Reynolds is a former British track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 200 metres.
Arthur Rowe was a track and field athlete from England.
David Laurence Acfield is an English former first-class cricketer who was also a champion fencer.
Andrew 'Howard' Payne was an English Olympic track and field athlete. He specialised in the hammer throw event during his career.
Jeffrey 'Jeff' Teale was a British international athlete
Alan Leslie Lerwill was a male British international long jumper.
Martyn Taylor Lucking is a British former shot putter.
Diana Adrienne Harris, also known by her married name Diana Mantoura, is a retired English international swimmer.
David Glyndwr Dear is a British former 100 metres sprinter.
Brian William Green is a British former sprinter.
David Rollinson is a former British international cyclist. He competed in the individual road race at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Ernest Crutchlow is a British former international cyclist.
Michael Bailey is a British former swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Martin John Winbolt-Lewis is a British sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Jannette Veronica Roscoe is a female British sprinter.
Barry Williams is a retired British international athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
David 'Dave' Joseph S Hancock (1945-1993), was a male weightlifter who competed for England and Great Britain.
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- ↑ "David Rowe Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- ↑ "1970 Athletes". Team England.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, 1970 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
