The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest at alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin.[1] The Bid Election was held at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.
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| Host city | Edmonton, Canada |
|---|---|
| Nations | 47 |
| Athletes | 1,475 |
| Events | 128 events in 11 sports |
| Opening | 3 August 1978 |
| Closing | 12 August 1978 |
| Opened by | Elizabeth II |
| Athlete's Oath | Beverly Boys |
| Queen's Baton Final Runner | Diane Jones Konihowski |
| Main venue | Commonwealth Stadium |
This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerized system was used to handle ticket sales. This was the first Commonwealth Games to be named Commonwealth Games, having dropped British. The Games were opened by Queen Elizabeth II for the first time since becoming Queen in 1952.
Host selection
edit| City | Round 1 |
|---|---|
 Edmonton
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36 |
 Leeds
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10 |
Participating teams
edit
46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
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Medals by country
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* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada (CAN)* | 45 | 31 | 33 | 109 |
| 2 | England (ENG) | 27 | 27 | 33 | 87 |
| 3 |  Australia (AUS) | 24 | 33 | 27 | 84 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
| 5 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 6 |  India (IND) | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 |
| 7 |  Scotland (SCO) | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
| 8 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 |  Wales (WAL) | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 10 |  Northern Ireland (NIR) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 |  Ghana (GHA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Guyana (GUY) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 15 |  Tanzania (TAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 18 |  Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 20 |  Western Samoa (WSM) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 21 |  Isle of Man (IOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (21 entries) | 128 | 128 | 139 | 395 | |
Medals by event
editAthletics
editBadminton
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed Team | England (ENG) Anne Statt Barbara Sutton David Eddy Derek Talbot Jane Webster Karen Bridge Kevin Jolly Mike Tredgett Nora Perry Raymond Stevens |
Canada (CAN) Claire Backhouse Gregory Carter Jamie McKee Jane Youngberg Johanne Falardeau John Czich Kenneth Priestman Lucio Fabris Sharon Crawford Wendy Clarkson |
 Malaysia (MAS)Abu Bakar Sufian Chee Geok Whee Moo Foot Lian James Selvaraj Katherine Swee Phek Teh Saw Swee Leong Sylvia Ng Ong Teong Boon |
| Men's Singles | Prakash Padukone (IND) |
Derek Talbot (ENG) |
Ray Stevens (ENG)
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| Men's Doubles | Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett (ENG) |
Moo Foot Lian Ong Beng Teong (MAS) |
Bryan Purser Richard Purser (NZL) |
| Women's Singles | Sylvia Ng (MAS) |
Katherine Swee Phek Teh (MAS) |
Wendy Clarkson (CAN)
|
| Women's Doubles | Nora Perry Anne Statt (ENG) |
Claire Backhouse Jane Youngberg (CAN) |
Ami Ghia Kanwal Thakar Singh (IND) |
| Mixed Doubles | Mike Tredgett Nora Perry (ENG) |
Billy Gilliland Joanna Flockhart (SCO) |
Derek Talbot Barbara Sutton (ENG) |
Bowls
editBoxing
editCycling
edit- Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Time Trial | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) |
1:06.00 | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) |
00:01:07 | Gordon Singleton (CAN) |
00:01:08 |
| Men's Sprint | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) |
Trevor Gadd (ENG) |
David Weller (JAM) |
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| Men's Individual Pursuit | Mike Richards (NZL) |
00:04:50 | Gary Campbell (AUS) |
00:04:56 | Tony Doyle (ENG) |
00:04:56 |
| Men's Team Pursuit | Australia Colin Fitzgerald Kevin Nichols Gary Sutton Shane Sutton |
00:04:29 | New Zealand Kevin Blackwell Anthony Cuff Neil Lyster Jack Swart |
00:04:38 | England Tony Doyle Paul Fennell Tony James Glen Mitchell |
00:04:51 |
| Men's 10 Miles Scratch | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) |
00:20:06 | Shane Sutton (AUS) |
00:20:06 | Gary Sutton (AUS) |
00:20:06 |
| Men's Tandem | Jocelyn Lovell Gordon Singleton (CAN) |
15.52 | Trevor Gadd David Le Grys (ENG) |
Ron Boyle Stephen Goodall (AUS) |
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- Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Road Race | Phil Anderson (AUS) |
04:22:34 | Pierre Harvey (CAN) |
04:22:35 | Garry Bell (NZL) |
04:22:35 |
Diving
editGymnastics
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's All-Around | Philip Delesalle (CAN) |
56.4 | Lindsay Nylund (AUS) |
54.95 | Jean Choquette (CAN) |
54.25 |
| Men's Team | Canada (CAN) Jean Choquette Nigel Rothwell Owen Walstrom Philip Delesalle |
165.55 | England (ENG) Edward Arnold Ian Neale Jeff Davis Thomas Wilson |
161.95 | Australia (AUS) Lambert Ariens Lindsay Nylund Rudolf Starosta Warwick Forbes |
158.5 |
| Women's All-Around | Elfi Schlegel (CAN) |
38.25 | Monica Goermann (CAN) |
37.25 | ||
| Sherry Hawco (CAN)
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| Women's Team | Canada (CAN) Elfi Schlegel Karen Kelsall Monica Goermann Sherry Hawco |
113.25 | England (ENG) Joanna Sime Karen Robb Lisa Jackman Susan Cheesebrough |
107.4 | New Zealand (NZL) Deborah Hurst Kirsty Durward Lynette Brake Rowena Davis |
106.35 |
Shooting
edit- Pistol
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's/Open 50m Free Pistol | Yvon Trempe (CAN) |
543 | Edward Jans (CAN) |
540 | Bertram Manhin (TRI) |
536 |
| Men's/Open 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol | Jules Sobrian (CAN) |
587 | John Cooke (ENG) |
581 | Jeff Farrell (AUS) |
581 |
- Rifle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's/Open 50m Rifle Prone | Alister Allan (SCO) |
1194 | Bill Watkins (WAL) |
1191 | Stewart Watterson (IOM) |
1187 |
| Men's/Open Fullbore Rifle | Desmond Vamplew (CAN) |
391 | James Spaight (ENG) |
388 | Patrick Vamplew (CAN) |
387 |
- Shotgun
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's/Open Trap | John Primrose (CAN) |
186 | George Leary (CAN) |
185 | Terry Rumbel (AUS) |
183 |
| Men's/Open Skeet | John Woolley (NZL) |
193 | Paul Bentley (ENG) |
191 | Joe Neville (ENG) |
190 |
Swimming
edit- Men's events
- Women's events
Weightlifting
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight – Overall | Ekambaram Karunakaran (IND) |
205 | Charlie Revolta (SCO) |
197.5 | Roger Crabtree (AUS) |
190 |
| Bantamweight – Overall | Precious McKenzie (NZL) |
220 | M Tamil Selvan (IND) |
220 | Jeffrey Brice (WAL) |
215 |
| Featherweight – Overall | Michael Mercier (CAN) |
237.5 | Ivan Katz (AUS) |
235 | Darrell Schultz (CAN) |
230 |
| Lightweight – Overall | Bill Stellios (AUS) |
272.5 | Adrian Kebbe (AUS) |
267.5 | Phillip Sue (NZL) |
262.5 |
| Middleweight – Overall | Sam Castiglione (AUS) |
300 | Newton Burrowes (ENG) |
290 | Steve Pinsent (ENG) |
290 |
| Light Heavyweight – Overall | Robert Kabbas (AUS) |
322.5 | Charles Quagliata (AUS) |
287.5 | Gary Shadbolt (ENG) |
277.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Gary Langford (ENG) |
335 | Terry Hadlow (CAN) |
330 | Brian Marsden (NZL) |
312.5 |
| Sub Heavyweight – Overall | John Burns (WAL) |
340 | Steve Wyatt (AUS) |
325 | Robert Santavy (CAN) |
315 |
| Heavyweight – Overall | Russ Prior (CAN) |
347.5 | Wayne Smith (CAN) |
337.5 | Andy Drzewiecki (ENG) |
335 |
| Super Heavyweight – Overall | Jean-Marc Cardinal (CAN) |
365 | Bob Edmond (AUS) |
322.5 | John Hynd (SCO) |
305 |
Wrestling
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight | Ashok Kumar (IND) |
George Gunouski (CAN) |
Mark Dunbar (ENG)
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| Flyweight | Ray Takahashi (CAN) |
Sudesh Kumar (IND) |
Ken Hoyt (AUS)
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| Bantamweight | Satbir Singh (IND) |
Michael Barry (CAN) |
Amrik Singh Gill (ENG)
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| Featherweight | Egon Beiler (CAN) |
Jagminder Singh (IND) |
Brian Aspen (ENG)
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| Lightweight | Zsigmund Kelevitz (AUS) |
Joe Gilligan (ENG) |
Jagdish Kumar (IND)
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| Welterweight | Rajinder Singh (IND) |
Victor Zilberman (CAN) |
Keith Haward (ENG)
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| Middleweight | Richard Deschatelets (CAN) |
Wally Koenig (AUS) |
Ivan Weir (NIR)
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| Light Heavyweight | Stephen Danier (CAN) |
Mick Pikos (AUS) |
Kartar Singh (IND)
|
| Heavyweight | Wyatt Wishart (CAN) |
Satpal Singh (IND) |
Murray Avery (NZL)
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| Super Heavyweight | Robert Gibbons (CAN) |
Albert Patrick (SCO) |
Ishwar Singh (IND)
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Venues
edit- Commonwealth Stadium: Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies (built new for the games)
- University of Alberta Arena: Badminton
- Commonwealth Bowls: Lawn Bowling (built new for the games)
- Edmonton Gardens: Boxing
- Argyll Velodrome: Cycling (built new for the games)
- Northlands Coliseum: Gymnastics
- Strathcona Shooting Range: Shooting (built new for the games)
- Kinsmen Aquatic Centre: Swimming and Diving (built new for the games)
- Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium: Weightlifting
- University of Alberta Gym: Wrestling
References
edit- ^ Donald Macintosh; Michael Hawes; Donna Ruth Greenhorn; David Ross Black (5 April 1994). Sport and Canadian Diplomacy. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 81. ISBN 978-0-7735-1161-3.
External links
edit- "Edmonton 1978". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
- Going the Distance, an NFB documentary
| Preceded by Christchurch |
Commonwealth Games Edmonton XI Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Brisbane |
