England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games explained
England competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 - 13 August 1966.[1] [2]
England finished at the top of the medal table.
Medal table (top three)
The athletes that competed are listed below.[3]
Athletics
See main article: Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| marathon | 1 x silver |
| 440y, relay | 1 x bronze |
| triple jump & long jump | 1 x bronze |
| shot put & discus | |
| 440y | |
| 880y & 1 mile | |
| pole vault | |
| 880y | |
| 220y, relay | |
| decathlon | |
| 880y | |
| 220y, relay | |
| 1 mile | |
| javelin | 1 x gold |
| 6 miles | |
| 100y | |
| decathlon & long jump | |
| 440y, relay | 1 x bronze |
| 440y | |
| 100y, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| 120y hurdles | 1 x gold |
| 3,000m steeplechase | |
| 6 miles | |
| 220y, relay | |
| 100y, relay | |
| marathon | |
| high jump & long jump | |
| 100y | |
| 20 mile walk | 1 x silver |
| 120y hurdles | 1 x silver |
| hammer | 1 x gold |
| 440 & 880y | |
| javelin | |
| 3,000m steeplechase | |
| 80m hurdles | |
| 80m hurdles, high jump & long jump | 1 x gold |
| 3 miles | 1 x bronze |
| hammer | |
| 440y hurdles | |
| long jump | 1 x silver |
| high jump | 1 x silver |
| 80m hurdles, long jump & high jump | |
| 1 mile | 1 x silver |
| 100 & 220y, relay | 1 x silver |
| 100 & 220y, relay | 1 x silver |
| 880y | 1 x bronze |
| 3,000m steeplechase | |
| discus & shot put | |
| 120y hurdles | |
| 3 miles | |
| 20 mile walk | |
| 100 & 220y, relay | 1 x silver |
| javelin | |
| 3 miles, 6 miles | |
| 880y | |
| 20 mile walk | 1 x gold |
| 440y hurdles, relay | 2 x bronze |
| 440 & 880y | 1 x silver |
| 1 mile | |
| 3 miles | |
| 440y, relay | 1 x bronze |
| 440y hurdles | | |
Badminton
See main article: Badminton at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| singles, doubles, mixed | 2 x gold, 1 x silver |
| singles, doubles. mixed | |
| singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x bronze |
| singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x silver |
| singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x silver |
| singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze | |
Boxing
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| 67 kg welterweight | 1 x silver |
| 51 kg flyweight | |
| 57 kg featherweight | |
| 63.5 kg light-welterweight | |
| 71 kg light-middleweight | 1 x gold |
| 60 kg lightweight | 1 x silver |
| 81 kg light-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| 75 kg middleweight | 1 x bronze | |
Cycling
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| scratch & 1 km time trial | 1 x gold |
| 1,000m sprint | |
| 1,000m sprint & 1 km time trial | 1 x silver |
| scratch | 1 x bronze |
| road race | |
| 4,000m pursuit | |
| 4,000m pursuit | |
| road race | |
| road race & 4,000m pursuit | |
| road race | |
| scratch & 1,000m sprint | |
| 1 km time trial | | |
Diving
See main article: Diving at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| platform | |
| springboard & platform | |
| platform | 1 x gold |
| springboard & platform | 2 x gold |
| springboard | 1 x gold |
| springboard | | |
Fencing
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| sabre, sabre team | 1 x gold |
| sabre, sabre team | 1 x gold |
| épée, foil, foil & épée team | 3 gold, 1 x silver |
| épée, épée team | 1 x gold |
| foil, foil team | 2 x gold |
| sabre, sabre team | 1 x gold |
| foil, foil team | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| foil, foil team | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| foil, foil team | 1 x gold |
| épée, épée team | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| foil, foil team | 2 x gold | |
Shooting
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| fullbore rifle pair | |
| 50m free pistol | |
| rapid fire pistol, centre fire pistol | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| rapid fire pistol, centre fire pistol | |
| fullbore rifle pair | |
| 50m rifle prone | |
| 50m rifle prone | |
| 50m free pistol | 1 x gold | |
Swimming
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| 110 & 220y breaststroke | |
| 110 & 220y butterfly | 2 x bronze |
| 110 & 220y butterfly, relays | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| 110 & 440y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| relay | 1 x bronze |
| 110 & 220y butterfly | |
| 110 & 220y backstroke | |
| 110 & 200y backstroke | 1 x bronze |
| 110y butterfly, relay | 1 gold, 1 x silver |
| 220y breaststroke, 440y medley | |
| 110 & 220y breaststroke, relay | 2 x gold |
| 110 & 220y backstroke, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| 440 & 1650y freestyle, relays | 2 x bronze |
| 220y butterfly, 440y medley | |
| 400 & 1650y freestyle, 440y medley | |
| 110 & 220y backstroke | |
| 440y freestyle | |
| 110y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| 110 & 220y backstroke, relay | 3 x gold |
| 110y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| 110 & 220y breaststroke | 1 x silver |
| 110 & 220y backstroke | |
| 110y freestyle, relays | 1 gold, 1 x bronze |
| 110 & 220y breaststroke | 1 gold, 1 x silver |
| 110 & 220y butterfly, 440y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| 110 & 220y breaststroke, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| 440y medley | |
| 110y freestyle, relays | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| 110y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| 440y freestyle, 440y medley | |
| 1650y freestyle | | |
Weightlifting
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
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| 82.5 kg light-heavyweight | 1 x silver |
| 75 kg middleweight | |
| 90 kg middle-heavyweight | 1 x silver |
| 90 kg middle-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| 56 kg bantamweight | 1 x gold |
| 67.5 kg lightweight | 1 x silver |
| 82.5 kg light-heavyweight | 1 x bronze | |
Wrestling
| width=250 | Name | width=350 | Event/s | width=250 | Medal/s |
|---|
| 62 kg featherweight | 1 x bronze |
| 57 kg bantamweight | |
| 68 kg lightweight | |
| 82 kg middleweight | |
| 90 kg light-heavyweight | |
| 100 kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| 74 kg welterweight | |
| 52 kg flyweight | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 1966 Kingston. Commonwealth Games Federation. 2019-08-01. 2018-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120105/https://thecgf.com/games/kingston-1966. dead.
- Web site: Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team. Team England.
- Web site: English athletes. Commonwealth Games Federation.
