Northern Ireland at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

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Northern Ireland at the
1970 British Commonwealth Games
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CGF code NIR
CGA Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
Website nicgc.org
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Flag bearersOpening:Morris Foster
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
3
Silver
1
Bronze
5
Total
9
British Commonwealth Games appearances
Other related appearances
Green harp flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland (1930)

Northern Ireland competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. [1]

Contents

Northern Ireland finished 10th in the medal table with three gold medals, one silver medal and five bronze medals. [2]

The Northern Irish team of 72 athletes and officials were named during June 1970, which was the largest contingent to date for a Northern Irish team. [3]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team

Officials

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Mike Bull pole vault, 4x100m Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Gerard M. Carson 100, 400m, 4x100m
Joseph Chivers 200, 400m, 4x100m
Martin Cranny marathon
Derek Graham 5000, 10,000m
John H. G. Kinahan 110, 400m hurdles
Johnny Kilpatrick 100m, 4x100m
Charles James Kirkpatrick 110m hurdles
David N. Logue steeplechase
Dave J. R. A. Smyth 20 mile walk
Mike Teer marathon

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Maeve Kyle 400m, 4x100m
Noeline McGarvey 100, 200m, 4x100m
Mary Peters 100m hurdles, pentathlon, shot put Gold medal icon (G initial).svg , Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Gay Porter discus, javelin, shot put
Adrienne Alexandra Smyth 100, 800m, 4x100m
Linda Teskey 100, 200m, 4x100m

Badminton

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Sammy Blair doubles, mixed
John McCloy doubles, mixed
Peter Moore singles, doubles
Winston Wilkinson singles, doubles, mixed

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Joan McCloy singles, doubles
Maureen Mockford singles, doubles, mixed

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Paul N. Carson 60kg ightweight
Paddy Doherty 71kg light-middlweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Robert G. Espie 81kg middlweight
Gerald M. Jordan 57kg featherweight
Davy Larmour 51kg flyweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Frank McCormick 75kg middleweight
John McKinty 91kg heavyweight Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
John Rodgers 67kg welterweight
Mick P. Tohill 54kg bantamweight

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
David Beattie sprint, time trial
Morris Foster pursuit
Noel Gallagher time trial
Ronnie Grant scratch, sprint, time trial
Dave Kane road race, pursuit

Fencing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
W. Richard J. Gray foil, épée, sabre, team x 2
W. Jim MacGill foil, épée, sabre, team x 2
William D. Richardson foil, épée, sabre, team x 2

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jimmy Donnelly pairs Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Roy Fulton singles Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Edward Gordon fours/rinks Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
John Higgins fours/rinks Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Harold Stevenson fours/rinks Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
William Tate fours/rinks Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Syd Thompson pairs Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Liam Ball 100, 200m breaststroke
Thomas D. Irvine 200, 400m medley
Cecil D. G. Russell 100, 200m breaststroke

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Norma A. Stobo 100, 200m backstroke
Heather Withers 100m breaststroke

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Billy Lyttle 90kg middle-heavyweight
Alex McAfee 90kg middle-heavyweight
Dave Pattison 110kg heavyweight
Paul Ross 67.5kg lightweight

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "NI Games team is biggest ever" . Belfast Telegraph. 9 June 1970. p. 17. Retrieved 19 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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