1978 Commonwealth Games Explained

XI Commonwealth Games
Size:200
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 Oath:Beverly Boys
Queens Baton:Diane Jones Konihowski
Stadium:Commonwealth Stadium
Previous:X

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.

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

1978 Commonwealth Games bidding results
CityRound 1
Edmonton36
Leeds10

Participating teams

46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

Medals by event

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

Mixed Team
Anne Statt
Barbara Sutton
David Eddy
Derek Talbot
Jane Webster
Karen Bridge
Kevin Jolly
Mike Tredgett
Nora Perry
Raymond Stevens
Claire Backhouse
Gregory Carter
Jamie McKee
Jane Youngberg
Johanne Falardeau
John Czich
Kenneth Priestman
Lucio Fabris
Sharon Crawford
Wendy Clarkson
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
Men's Doubles
Women's Singles
Women's Doubles
Mixed Doubles

Bowls

See main article: Lawn Bowls at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

Boxing

Light Flyweight
Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Light Welterweight
Welterweight
Light Middleweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight

Cycling

Track
Men's Time Trial1:06.0000:01:0700:01:08
Men's Sprint
Men's Individual Pursuit00:04:5000:04:5600:04:56
Men's Team Pursuit
Colin Fitzgerald
Kevin Nichols
Gary Sutton
Shane Sutton		00:04:29
Kevin Blackwell
Anthony Cuff
Neil Lyster
Jack Swart		00:04:38
Tony Doyle
Paul Fennell
Tony James
Glen Mitchell		00:04:51
Men's 10 Miles Scratch00:20:0600:20:0600:20:06
Men's Tandem15.52
Road
Men's Road Race04:22:3404:22:3504:22:35

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

Gymnastics

Men's All-Around56.454.9554.25
Men's Team
Jean Choquette
Nigel Rothwell
Owen Walstrom
Philip Delesalle		165.55
Edward Arnold
Ian Neale
Jeff Davis
Thomas Wilson		161.95
Lambert Ariens
Lindsay Nylund
Rudolf Starosta
Warwick Forbes		158.5
Women's All-Around38.2537.25
Women's Team
Elfi Schlegel
Karen Kelsall
Monica Goermann
Sherry Hawco		113.25
Joanna Sime
Karen Robb
Lisa Jackman
Susan Cheesebrough		107.4
Deborah Hurst
Kirsty Durward
Lynette Brake
Rowena Davis		106.35

Shooting

Pistol
Men's/Open 50m Free Pistol543540536
Men's/Open 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol587581581
Rifle
Men's/Open 50m Rifle Prone119411911187
Men's/Open Fullbore Rifle391388387
Shotgun
Men's/Open Trap186185183
Men's/Open Skeet193191190

Swimming

Men's events
100 m freestyle52.70align=right 52.81align=right 52.90
200 m freestylealign=right 1:52.06align=right 1:52.86align=right 1:53.16
400 m freestylealign=right 3:54.43align=right 3:56.87align=right 3:58.83
1500 m freestylealign=right 15:31.92align=right 15:39.39align=right 15:42.89
100 m backstrokealign=right 57.90align=right 58.48align=right 59.05
200 m backstrokealign=right 2:04.37align=right 2:05.76align=right 2:05.99
100 m breaststrokealign=right 1:03.81align=right 1:04.24align=right 1:06.36
200 m breaststrokealign=right 2:20.86align=right 2:21.92align=right 2:22.49
100 m butterflyalign=right 55.04align=right 56.22align=right 56.37
200 m butterflyalign=right 2:01.99align=right 2:02.49align=right 2:02.53
200 m individual medleyalign=right 2:05.25align=right 2:05.61align=right 2:09.05
400 m individual medleyalign=right 4:27.34align=right 4:27.70align=right 4:27.99
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Bill Sawchuk
Gary MacDonald
Graham Smith
Peter Szmidt		align=right 3:27.94
Glenn Patching
Graeme Brewer
Mark Morgan
Ron McKeon		align=right 3:28.62
David Dunne
Kevin Burns
Martin Smith
Richard Burrell		align=right 3:30.10
4 × 200 m freestyle relay
Graeme Brewer
Mark Morgan
Max Metzker
Ron McKeon		align=right 7:34.83
Bill Sawchuk
Dennis Corcoran
Peter Szmidt
Robert Baylis		align=right 7:36.58
David Dunne
Martin Smith
Philip Hubble
Simon Gray		align=right 7:42.02
4 × 100 m medley relay
Bill Sawchuk
Dan Thompson
Graham Smith
Jay Tapp		align=right 3:49.76
Gary Abraham
Duncan Goodhew
John Mills
Martin Smith		align=right 3:50.22
Glenn Patching
Graeme Brewer
Lindsay Spencer
Mark Morgan		align=right 3:53.16
Women's events
100 m freestylealign=right 57.78align=right 58.30align=right 58.41
200 m freestylealign=right 2:00.63align=right 2:01.50align=right 2:01.64
400 m freestylealign=right 4:08.45align=right 4:10.25align=right 4:16.70
800 m freestylealign=right 8:24.62align=right 8:25.78align=right 8:44.87
100 m backstrokealign=right 1:03.97align=right 1:04.54align=right 1:04.68
200 m backstrokealign=right 2:16.57align=right 2:17.66align=right 2:18.32
100 m breaststrokealign=right 1:13.56align=right 1:13.69align=right 1:13.72
200 m breaststrokealign=right 2:37.70align=right 2:38.07align=right 2:38.63
100 m butterflyalign=right 1:01.92align=right 1:02.27align=right 1:02.69
200 m butterflyalign=right 2:11.29align=right 2:13.65align=right 2:14.52
200 m individual medleyalign=right 2:18.37align=right 2:18.70align=right 2:18.95
400 m individual medleyalign=right 4:52.44align=right 4:57.83align=right 4:59.39
4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Carol Klimpel
Gail Amundrud
Sue Sloan
Wendy Quirk		align=right 3:50.28
Cheryl Brazendale
Heidi Turk
Kaye Lovatt
Sharron Davies		align=right 3:53.27
Lisa Burnes
Michelle Ford
Rosemary Brown
Tracey Wickham		align=right 3:54.11
4 × 100 m medley relay
Carol Klimpel
Hélène Boivin
Marian Stuart
Wendy Quirk		align=right 4:15.26
Debra Forster
Lisa Curry-Kenny
Rosemary Brown
Tracey Wickham		align=right 4:16.75
Helen Gilyard
Margaret Kelly
Sharron Davies
Sue Jenner		align=right 4:19.87

Weightlifting

Flyweight – Overall205197.5190
Bantamweight – Overall220220215
Featherweight – Overall237.5235230
Lightweight – Overall272.5267.5262.5
Middleweight – Overall300290290
Light Heavyweight – Overall322.5287.5277.5
Middle Heavyweight – Overall335330312.5
Sub Heavyweight – Overall340325315
Heavyweight – Overall347.5337.5335
Super Heavyweight – Overall365322.5305

Wrestling

Light Flyweight
Flyweight
Bantamweight
Featherweight
Lightweight
Welterweight
Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Super Heavyweight

Venues

External links

Notes and References

  1. Book: Donald Macintosh. Michael Hawes. Donna Ruth Greenhorn. David Ross Black. Sport and Canadian Diplomacy. 5 April 1994. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. 978-0-7735-1161-3. 81.

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