| VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
| Size: | 100px |
| Host City: | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Nations: | 34 |
| Athletes: | 1,316 (inc. officials) |
| Events: | 110 events in 10 sports |
| Opening: | 4 August 1966 |
| Closing: | 13 August 1966 |
| Opened By: | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Stadium: | Independence Park |
| Previous: | VII |
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. Jamaica remains the only host nation of a Commonwealth Games that did not win at least one gold medal in its own games.
Kingston was elected host by the CGF in Rome, Italy during the 1960 Summer Olympics.
| City | Country | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingston | Jamaica | 17 | |
| Edinburgh | Scotland | 12 | |
| Salisbury | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 5 |
34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
Participating Commonwealth countries and territories:
Antigua and Barbuda—first appearance
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Ghana
Gibraltar
Nigeria
Papua and New Guinea
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
UgandaSee main article: Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
See main article: Badminton at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Tan Aik Huang  | Yew Cheng Hoe | Dinesh Khanna  | |
| Men's Doubles | Tan Aik Huang & Yew Cheng Hoe | Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan | ||
| Women's Singles | Sharon Whittaker  | |||
| Women's Doubles | Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong | |||
| Mixed Doubles |
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight, Men | Sulley Shittu | Kenneth Campbell  | Frank Scott John Rakowski  |
| Bantamweight, Men | Edward Ndukwu | Darryl Norwood | Nderu Mwaura  Brian Kendall  |
| Featherweight, Men | Philip Waruinge | Amos Ajoo Harold West | |
| Lightweight, Men | Anthony Andeh | ||
| Light Welterweight, Men | Aaron Popoola | Alex Odhiambo Bryan Knoche | |
| Welterweight, Men | Eddie Blay | ||
| Light Middleweight, Men | Robert Okine Nojim Maiyegun | ||
| Middleweight, Men | Joe Darkey | Arthur Trout | John Turpin Matthias Ouma |
| Light Heavyweight, Men | Fatai Ayinla | Dennis Booth Sylvester Hines | |
| Heavyweight, Men | Bill Kini | Adonis Ray | Danny McAlinden Benson Ocan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Time | Athlete | Time | Athlete | Time | ||
| Time Trial, Men | 00:01:09.6 | Phillip Watts Bristow-Stagg | 00:01:10.9 | Richard Hine | 00:01:11.0 | ||
| Sprint, Men | Roger Gibbon | Daryl Perkins | |||||
| Individual Pursuit, Men | 00:04:57 | John Bylsma | 00:04:59 | Richard Hine | 00:05:04 | ||
| 10 Miles Scratch, Men | 00:21:46 | Hilton Clarke | 00:21:46 | 00:21:47 |
See main article: Diving at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foil, Men | ||||
| Foil – Team, Men | England Allan Jay Graham Paul Bill Hoskyns | Australia Barry Wasley Brian McCowage John Humphreys Russell Hobby | Scotland George Sandor Joseph Rorke Robert Wilson | |
| Épée, Men | ||||
| Épée – Team, Men | England Bill Hoskyns John Pelling Peter Jacobs | Canada John Andru Konrad Widmaier Peter Bakonyi | Australia Barry Wasley John Humphreys Peter Hardiman Russell Hobby | |
| Sabre, Men | Gabor Arato | |||
| Sabre- Team, Men | England Ralph Cooperman Richard Oldcorn John Rayden | Australia Brian McCowage Gabor Arato Laszlo Tornallyay | Canada John Andru Leslie Samek Robert Foxcroft | |
| Foil, Women | Gaye McDermit | |||
| Foil – Team, Women | England Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Joyce Pearce Shirley Parker | Australia Jeanette Beauchamp Melody Coleman Walburga Winter | New Zealand Joyce Fenton Gaye McDermit Pamela French |
| Event | For | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Score | Athlete | Score | Athlete | Score | |||
| 50m Free Pistol | Men/Open | 544 | Jules Sobrian | 538 | Garfield McMahon | 536 | ||
| 25m Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | James Lee | 576 | 575 | Julio Machado | 571 | ||
| 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | 585 | Michael Papps | 578 | Jules Sobrian | 572 |
| Event | For | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Score | Athlete | Score | Athlete | Score | |||
| 50m Rifle Prone | Men/Open | Gilmour Boa | 587 | Brian Lacey | 585 | John Murphy | 584 | |
| Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | 394 | Robert Stewart | 381 | Tom Sutherland | 381 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Time | Athlete | Time | Athlete | Time | ||
| 110 yd freestyle | Marion Lay | 01:02.3 | Lynette Bell | 01:03.2 | Jan Murphy | 01:03.4 | |
| 440 yd freestyle | Kathy Wainwright | 04:38.8 | Jenny Thorn | 04:44.5 | Kim Herford | 04:47.2 | |
| 110 yd backstroke | 01:09.2 | Elaine Tanner | 01:09.9 | Janet Franklin | 01:11.8 | ||
| 220 yd backstroke | 02:28.5 | Elaine Tanner | 02:29.7 | Margaret Macrae | 02:34.7 | ||
| 110 yd breaststroke | 01:19.7 | 01:19.8 | Heather Saville | 01:21.6 | |||
| 220 yd breaststroke | 02:50.3 | 02:50.3 | Vivien Haddon | 02:53.9 | |||
| 110 yd butterfly | Elaine Tanner | 01:06.8 | 01:09.3 | 01:09.7 | |||
| 220 yd butterfly | Elaine Tanner | 02:29.9 | Marilyn Carson | 02:34.8 | 02:35.0 | ||
| 440 yd individual medley | Elaine Tanner | 05:26.3 | Jan Murphy | 05:28.1 | Jane Hughes | 05:34.1 | |
| 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Canada Elaine Tanner Jane Hughes Louise Kennedy Marion Lay | 04:10.8 | Australia Janet Steinbeck Janice Murphy Lynette Bell Marion Smith | 04:11.1 | England Diana Wilkinson Jeanette Cave Pauline Sillett Susan Cope | 04:17.3 | |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | England Diana Harris Judy Gegan Linda Ludgrove Pauline Sillett | 04:40.6 | Canada Donna Ross Elaine Tanner Louise Kennedy Marion Lay | 04:44.5 | Australia Allyson Mabb Heather Saville Jill Pauline Groeger Lynette Bell | 04:45.7 |
| Event | For | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Weight | Athlete | Weight | Athlete | Weight | |||
| Bantamweight – Overall | Men | 319.5 | Martin Dias  | 307 | Chun Hon Chan | 304.5 | ||
| Featherweight – Overall | Men | 337 | Mahon Ghosh | 334.5 | Allen Salter | 324.5 | ||
| Lightweight – Overall | Men | Hugo Gittens | 367 | 354.5 | 349.5 | |||
| Middleweight – Overall | Men | Pierre St.-Jean | 404.5 | 382 | Russell Perry | 372 | ||
| Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men | George Vakakis | 419.5 | 414.5 | 409.5 | |||
| Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men | 462 | 429.5 | Dudley Lawson | 422 | |||
| Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Don Oliver | 497 | Arthur Shannos | 464.5 | Brandon Bailey | 462 |
| Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight, Men | Muhammad Nazir  | Shamrao Sable | Peter Michienzi | |
| Bantamweight, Men | Bishamber Singh | Kevin McGrath | Muhammad Saeed | |
| Featherweight, Men | Muhammad Akhtar | Randhawa Singh | ||
| Lightweight, Men | Mukhtiar Singh | Ray Lougheed | Tony Greig | |
| Welterweight, Men | Muhammad Bashir | Richard Bryant | Hukum Singh | |
| Middleweight, Men | Muhammad Faiz | Sébastien Donison | Michael Benarik | |
| Light Heavyweight, Men | Robert Chamberot | Bishwanath Singh | ||
| Heavyweight, Men | Bhim Singh | Ikram Ilahi |