| IX British Commonwealth Games | |
| Size: | 200 |
| Host City: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nations: | 42 |
| Athletes: | 1,744 (inc. officials) |
| Events: | 121 events in 10 sports |
| Opening: | 16 July 1970 |
| Closing: | 25 July 1970 |
| Opened By: | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Athlete Oath: | Crawford Fairbrother |
| Queens Baton: | Jim Alder |
| Stadium: | Meadowbank Stadium |
| Previous: | VIII |
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (Scottish Gaelic: Geamannan a 'Cho-fhlaitheis Bhreatainn 1970) were held in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in all events, and also the first time the event was held in Scotland. Also, the event saw the first unique Games trademark logo: an emblem showing the Games emblem intertwined with a St Andrews Cross and a thistle. The event was followed by the 1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes.
In August 1966, the bid vote was held in Jamaica. Edinburgh, Scotland with 18 votes beat Christchurch, New Zealand with 11.[1]
| City | Country | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh | Scotland | 18 | |
| Christchurch | New Zealand | 11 |
42 teams were represented at the 1970 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
In December of the following year, an appeal fund was launched, aiming to raise £200,000 towards the cost of running the games.[2]
See main article: Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
See main article: Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
| Men's Singles | Men | ||||
| Men's Doubles | Men | ||||
| Women's Singles | Women | ||||
| Women's Doubles | Women | ||||
| Mixed Doubles | Mixed |
See main article: Lawn Bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Light Flyweight | Men | |||
| Flyweight | Men | |||
| Bantamweight | Men | |||
| Featherweight | Men | |||
| Lightweight | Men | |||
| Light Welterweight | Men | |||
| Welterweight | Men | |||
| Light Middleweight | Men | |||
| Middleweight | Men | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | |||
| Heavyweight | Men | |||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||||
| Time trial | Men | 00:01:09 | 00:01:10 | 00:01:11 | ||||
| Sprint | Men | |||||||
| Individual pursuit | Men | 00:05:01 | 00:05:05 | walkover | ||||
| 10 miles scratch | Men | 00:20:47 | 00:20:48 | 00:20:48 | ||||
| Tandem | Men | 11.43 | ||||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||||
| Road race | Men | 04:38:06 | 04:39:06 | 04:40:03 | ||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
| Foil | Men | ||||
| Foil – Team | Men | Barry Paul Graham Paul Mike Breckin | Ernest Simon Gregory Benko Bill Ronald | Gerry Wiedel Konrad Widmaier Magdy Conyd | |
| Épée | Men | ||||
| Épée – Team | Men | Bill Hoskyns Peter Jacobs Ralph Johnson | George Sandor Ian Hunter Derek Russell | Konrad Widmaier Lester Wong Peter Bakonyi | |
| Sabre | Men | ||||
| Sabre- Team | Men | David Acfield Rodney Craig Richard Cohen | A.H. Mitchell Alexander Leckie Gordon Wiles | Gabor Arato Gregory Benko Laszlo Tornallyay | |
| Foil | Women | ||||
| Foil – Team | Women | Clare Henley Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Sue Green | B.H. Williams Judith Bain Susan Youngs | Fleurette Campeau Kay Aoyama Pacita Weidel |
| 100 m freestyle | 53.06 | 54.26 | 54.28 | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 1:56.69 | 1:58.45 | 1:58.63 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:08.48 | 4:08.77 | 4:12.16 | ||||
| 1500 m freestyle | 16:23.82 | 16:34.46 | 16:44.69 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:01.65 | 1:01.69 | 1:02.02 | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 00:02:15 | 00:02:15 | 00:02:16 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:09.0 | 1:09.4 | 1:10.0 | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:30.29 | 2:30.70 | 2:32.87 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 58.44 | 58.98 | 59.01 | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:08.97 | 2:09.14 | 2:09.4 | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:13.72 | 2:16.57 | 2:16.64 | ||||
| nowrap | 400 m individual medley | 4:48.87 | 4:49.85 | 4:51.92 | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:36.02 | 3:37.65 | 3:41.24 | ||||
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:50.77 | 8:00.69 | 8:10.60 | ||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:01.10 | 4:04.55 | 4:08.05 |
| 100 m freestyle | 1:01.22 | 1:01.45 | 1:01.80 | ||||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:09.78 | 2:10.83 | 2:13.52 | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 4:27.38 | 4:31.42 | 4:39.75 | ||||
| 800 m freestyle | 9:02.45 | 9:27.48 | 9:37.89 | ||||
| 100 m backstroke | 1:07.10 | 1:07.73 | 1:08.87 | ||||
| 200 m backstroke | 2:22.86 | 2:24.33 | 2:26.02 | ||||
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:17.40 | 1:17.60 | 1:19.83 | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:44.12 | 2:46.18 | 2:50.11 | ||||
| 100 m butterfly | 1:07.90 | 1:08.18 | 1:08.67 | ||||
| 200 m butterfly | 2:24.67 | 2:24.95 | 2:31.09 | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:28.89 | 2:29.65 | 2:30.80 | ||||
| nowrap | 400 m individual medley | 5:10.74 | 5:15.82 | 5:17.89 | |||
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 4:06.41 | 4:12.16 | 4:14.90 | ||||
| 4×100 m medley relay | 4:30.66 | 4:38.94 | 4:39.65 |
See main article: Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||||
| Flyweight – Overall | Men | 290 | 287.5 | 265 | ||||
| Bantamweight – Overall | Men | 335 | 317.5 | 302.5 | ||||
| Featherweight – Overall | Men | 342.5 | 340 | 335 | ||||
| Lightweight – Overall | Men | 372.5 | 355 | 335 | ||||
| Middleweight – Overall | Men | 412.5 | 402.5 | 400 | ||||
| Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men | 447.5 | 445 | 427.5 | ||||
| Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men | 457.5 | 425 | 410 | ||||
| Heavyweight – Overall | Men | 490 | 470 | 470 | ||||
| Super Heavyweight – Overall | Men | 500 | 500 | 432.5 | ||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||
| Light Flyweight | Men | ||||
| Flyweight | Men | ||||
| Bantamweight | Men | ||||
| Featherweight | Men | ||||
| Lightweight | Men | ||||
| Welterweight | Men | ||||
| Middleweight | Men | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | ||||
| Heavyweight | Men | ||||
| Super Heavyweight | Men |