Northern Ireland at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

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Northern Ireland at the
1978 Commonwealth Games
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CGA Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council
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in Edmonton, Canada
Flag bearersOpening:
Closing:
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
2
Silver
1
Bronze
2
Total
5
Commonwealth Games appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
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Northern Ireland competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Canada, from 3 to 12 August 1978. [1]

Contents

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

The Northern Irish team was named on 13 June 1978 and consisted of 57 athletes and 10 officials. The Northern Ireland Sports Council and Recreation Trust helped with the £47,000 costs. [3]

Medalists

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Team

Officials

Athletics

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Clive Beattie 400m, 400m hurdles
Mike Bull pole vault, decathlon
Martin Girvan hammer
Greg Patrick Hannon marathon
William Kirkpatrick long jump
Paul Lawther 1500m, 5000m
James Henry McGuinness 800m, 1500m
John McLaughlin marathon

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Vicky Hancox 100, 100m hurdles
Linda McCurry 100, 200, 400m
Wendy Grace Phillips high jump, pentathlon
Pam Reece 800m, 1500m
Adrienne Smyth 400m, 800m

Badminton

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Frazer Evans singles, doubles, mixed, team
John R. Scott singles, doubles, mixed, team
Bill Thompson singles, doubles, mixed, team
Winston Wilkinson doubles

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Barbara Beckett singles, doubles, mixed, team
Dorothy Cunningham singles, doubles, mixed, team
Diane Underwood singles, mixed, team

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ken Beattie 67kg welterweight Silver medal icon (S initial).svg
Jim Carson -48kg light-flyweight
Gerry Hamill 60kg lightweight Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Tony McAvoy 71kg light-middleweight
Barry McGuigan 54kg bantamweight Gold medal icon (G initial).svg
Hugh Russell 51kg flyweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg
Kenny Webb 57kg featherweight

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Archie Cunningham road raceArds
Tom Greene scratch, time trial, pursuitCyprus CC
Billy Kerr road race, pursuitBallymena
Len Kirk road race, pursuit, time trialArds
Pat Shearer scratch, time trial, sprintPhoenix CC
Joe Smyth road raceBritish Columbia

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jimmy Donnelly fours/rinksFalls BC
Michael Dunlop fours/rinksOrmeau BC
Stan Espie singlesFalls BC
John Higgins pairsYork Road Civil Defence BC
Brendan McBrien pairsFalls BC
Willie Murray fours/rinksPortrush BC
William Watson fours/rinksKnock BC

Shooting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
George Bailie 50m rifle prone
David Peter Calvert Fullbore fifle
Martin Farnan Fullbore fifle
Tom Hewitt trap
George Mace 50m rifle prone
Ken Stanford 50m pistol, rapid fire pistol
Trevor West skeet

Swimming

Men

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ivan Stanley Corry 100, 200m breaststroke, 200m medley, relay
Rob Howard 100m backstroke, relay
Simon Henry Magowan 100, 200m backstroke, relay
Michael John Meharg 400, 1500m freestyle, relay

Women

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Jane Katharine Law 100, 200m butterfly, 100m freestyle, relay
Claire Louise Logan 100, 200m breaststroke, relay
Julie Parkes 100m backstroke, 100m freestyle, relay
Catherine Janet Scott 100, 200m freestyle, relay

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Robert Bruce Bamford 82.5kg light-heavyweight
Laurence McConnell 90kg middle-heavyweight

Wrestling

AthleteEventsClubMedals
Ivan Weir 82kg middleweight Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg

References

  1. ↑ "Northern Ireland Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Medal Standings Edmonton 1978". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 19 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Julie (13) for Games" . Belfast Telegraph. 13 June 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 19 December 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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