England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games explained

Cga:	ENG
Cganame:	Commonwealth Games England
Games:	British Commonwealth Games
Year:	1970
Location:	Edinburgh, Scotland
Rank:	2
Gold:	27
Silver:	25
Bronze:	32

England competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970.^{[1] [2]}

England finished second in the medal table.

Medal table (top three)

The athletes that competed are listed below.^[3]

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.

width=250	Name	width=350	Event/s	width=250	Medal/s
	marathon
	1,500m	1 x silver
	200m
	long jump
	5,000m
	shot put, discus
	100m hurdles	1 x bronze
	400m, relay	1 x bronze
	400m
	800, 1500m
	10,000m
	800m
	high jump
	800m
	shot put
	pole vault
	pentathlon
Madeleine Cobb	relay	1 x silver
	400m hurdles
	100m hurdles
	200m, relay	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
	800m	1 x silver
	discus
	800m
	200m, relay	1 x bronze
	20 mile walk
	discus
	long jump, triple jump
	marathon	1 x bronze
	javelin	1 x silver
	discus
	javelin	1 x bronze
	1,500m	1 x bronze
	hammer	1 x silver
	decathlon	1 x silver
	100m, relay	1 x bronze
	100m, relay	1 x bronze
	high jump
	triple jump
	100m
	400m, relay	1 x bronze
	pole vault
	110m hurdles	1 x gold
Ron Hill	marathon	1 x gold
	long jump
	3,000m steeplechase
	High jump
	discus
	100m, 200m
	javelin
	decathlon	1 x bronze
	1500m
	long jump, triple jump	1 x bronze
	800m
	20 mile walk
	shot put
	10,000m
	discus
	javelin	1 x silver
	100m, relay	1 x silver
	110m hurdles
	hammer	1 x gold
	shot put
	100m	1 x silver
	3,000m steeplechase
	200m, relay	1 x bronze
Rita Ridley	1500m	1 x gold
	400m
	5,000m
	400m
	100m hurdles, pentathlon
	400m hurdles, 400 relay	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
	long jump	1 x gold
	High jump
	pentathlon, long jump, high jump	3 x silver
	decathlon
	3,000m steeplechase
	110m hurdles
	discus	1 x bronze
	200m, 400m
	high jump
	5,000m, 10,000m	1 x bronze
	shot put	1 x silver
	javelin	1 x gold
	triple jump
	relay	1 x bronze
	20 mile walk
	1500m
	hammer	1 x bronze
	400m

Badminton

See main article: Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.

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Margaret Beck	singles	1 x gold
Margaret Boxall	singles, doubles, mixed	2 x gold, 1 x bronze
	singles, doubles, mixed	1 x bronze
Gillian Gilks	singles, doubles, mixed	3 x silver
	mixed	1 x silver
Julie Rickard	doubles. mixed	1 x silver
	singles, doubles	1 x bronze
Derek Talbot	singles, doubles, mixed	1 x gold
Paul Whetnall	singles, doubles, mixed	1 x silver
Sue Whetnall	singles, doubles, mixed	1 x gold, 1 x bronze

Bowls

See main article: Lawn Bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.

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	singles	1 x gold
	rinks/fours
	pairs	1 x gold
	pairs	1 x gold
	rinks/fours
	rinks/fours
	rinks/fours

Boxing

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Michael Abrams	48 kg light-flyweight	1 x bronze
	81 kg middlweight
John Conteh	75 kg middleweight	1 x gold
Howard Hayes	60 kg lightweight
	51 kg flyweight	1 x gold
	54 kg bantamweight
	57 kg featherweight	1 x bronze
	71 kg light-middlweight
	91 kg heavyweight	1 x bronze
Ron Thurston	63.5 kg light-welterweight
	67 kg welterweight

Cycling

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	1 km time trial
	match sprint
	match sprint
	road race
	scratch Race & individual pursuit	1 x gold
	scratch Race & 1 km time trial
	individual pursuit
	road race
Dave Rowe	match sprint
	road race
Ray Ward	1 km Time Trial & individual pursuit

Diving

See main article: Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.

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John Baker	3m springboard
Shelagh Burrow	10m platform	1 x bronze
Alison Drake	3m springboard
	10m platform	1 x silver
Andrew Gill	10m platform	1 x bronze
Joseph Thewlis	3m springboard
Brian Wetheridge	3m springboard

Fencing

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David Acfield	sabre individual, team	1 x gold
Mike Breckin	foil individual, team	2 x gold
Richard Cohen	sabre individual, team	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Rodney Craig	sabre individual, team	1 x gold, 1 x silver
Sue Green	foil individual, team	1 x gold
Clare Henley	foil individual, team	1 x gold
Bill Hoskyns	épée individual, team	2 x gold
Peter Jacobs	épée individual, team	1 gold, 1 x bronze
Ralph Johnson	épée individual, team	1 x gold
Barry Paul	foil individual, team	1 x gold, 1 x silver
Graham Paul	foil individual, team	1 x gold, 1 x bronze
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh	foil individual, team	2 x gold

Swimming

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	200m freestyle, relay	1 x bronze
Sharon Anslow	200 & 400m individual medley
Michael Bailey	100m butterfly
Jackie Brown	100m backstroke
Wendy Burrell	100 & 200m backstroke, 400m individual medley
Anthony Davison	100m backstroke
	200m backstroke
	100 & 200m breaststroke
	100 & 200m breaststroke, relay	3 x silver
	100 & 200m freestyle, relays	2 x bronze
	100m breaststroke	1 x bronze
	100 & 200m butterfly, relay	1 x gold, 1 x silver
	200 & 1500m freestyle,200m butterfly, relay	1 x bronze
	100, 200 & 400m freestyle, relays	2 x bronze
	100m butterfly, relay
	100m breaststroke, relay
	100m freestyle, relay	1 x bronze
	100 & 200m backstroke, relay	1 x silver
	100 & 200m breaststroke
	200m breaststroke	1 x bronze
	100m freestyle, 200 & 400m individual medley	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
James Rogers	100 & 200m backstroke, relay
Clive Rushton	100 & 200m backstroke
	100m freestyle, relays	1 x silver, 1 x bronze
	200m freestyle, relay	1 x bronze
	200m backstroke, 200 & 400m individual medley, relays	2 x silver, 2 x bronze
	200m individual medley
	100 & 200m butterfly
	100 & 200m butterfly
	200m butterfly, 400 & 800m freestyle
	100m freestyle, relay	1 x bronze

Weightlifting

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	110 kg heavyweight	1 x silver
Laurie Levine	75 kg middleweight
	90 kg middle-heavyweight	1 x gold
Precious McKenzie	56 kg bantamweight	1 x gold
	67.5 kg lightweight	1 x gold
Mike Pearman	82.5 kg light-heavyweight
Gerald Perrin	60 kg featherweight	1 x gold
	+110 kg super-heavyweight

Wrestling

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Peter Amey	74 kg welterweight
Kenneth Dawes	62 kg featherweight
Terence Robinson	57 kg bantamweight	1 x bronze
David Idle	68 kg lightweight
Ronald Grinstead	82 kg middleweight	1 x bronze
Richard Barraclough	90 kg light-heavyweight
Denis McNamara	100 kg heavyweight	1 x bronze

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1970 Edinburgh. Commonwealth Games Federation. 10 August 2019. 14 June 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180614172306/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3037. dead.
2. Web site: Edinburgh, Scotland 1970 Team. Team England.
3. Web site: English athletes. Commonwealth Games Federation.