1974 British Commonwealth Games
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The 1974 British Commonwealth Games
were held in Christchurch
, New Zealand
from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
The Games were officially named "the friendly games". There were 1,276 competitors and 372 officials, according to the official history, and public attendance was excellent. The main venue was the QEII Park, purpose built for this event and one of the most modern in the world when finished. The Athletics Stadium and fully covered Olympic standard pool, diving tank, and practise pools were all on the one site. The theme song was "Join Together
", sung by Steven Allen. The 1974 Christchurch Games still eclipeses Auckland's 1990 games in the New Zealand mindset as the nation's favorite international multi-sport hosted event. Even more so now that the popular QEII Park was severely damaged beyond viable repair by a devastating earthquake that destroyed much of the city in February 2011.
at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Athletes Village, the Student accommodation of Canterbury University, was temporarily fenced in and guarded for the duration of the games. Official vehicles and persons were only allowed into sensitive areas around the venues.
) to be protected and trademarked, and set a design benchmark which was echoed in the logos of the next five games.
In recent years the logo has been regarded as one of New Zealand's iconic symbols, being reproduced on clothing and elsewhere.
, and boxing
could be broadcast in colour.
Meanwhile paralleling the Television coverage, the National Film Unit
produced a fine documented history of the Christchurch games (and the many events) in full colour. This has since been restored and is available on DVD.
(Elizabeth II, her husband and children) visited New Zealand as a group. The Royal Yacht "HMY Britannia
" was the royal residence during the games.
by the New Zealand Defence Force
s, inspected by His Royal Highness. This was followed by the raising of flags of the past, present, and future hosts. God Save the Queen
was sung. The field was then invaded by 2500 school children in red, white and blue rain slicks all forming in the centre to create the NZ74 symbol. A Māori concert group then performed action songs and a haka
, before the teams march past. The athletes then took the oath and Sylvia Potts, the runner who fell mere meters from a gold medal finish in the 1970 Commonwealth Games
, entered the stadium with the Queen's Baton. It was presented to Prince Phillip who read the message from the Queen declaring the 1974 Christchurch 10th British Commonwealth Games open. The Commonwealth flag was then marched in and hauled up with a 21 gun salute.
This set a precedent for other closing ceremonies since then. With the formalities out of the way, the handing over of the flag to representatives of Edmonton
, Canada, the athletes broke ranks and ran amok, much to the delight of the packed stadium and the Queen herself. A flypast of the then Red Checkers
RNZAF display team brought the ceremony to a close as the Queen and Prince Philip did a lap of honour around the stadium and departed.
This was also the first time a city had asked the Games Federation to allow commercial advertising. This was voted down as the Federation feared advertising by big corporations would remove focus away from the amateur ethos of the Games. As no commercial hoardings were allowed, Christchurch got around this with the use of "sponsorship". One example being General Motors
providing a lease fleet of Holden HQ
sedans that would be sold off after the games. Air New Zealand
allowed large NZ74 symbols to be placed on the fuselage sides of the airline's brand new McDonnell Douglas DC-10
s, giving free advertising around the world. This in itself set a trend since with airlines vying to be "official airline" of a particular event.
Although the Games themselves were a success, making a then sizable profit of $500,000, the "sponsorship" wasn't anywhere near enough.The City of Christchurch was left with a financial facilities management debt (QEII Park) of what would be in today's (2008) amount of NZ$100million. This deterred the city from hosting major events until 1990 when the government stepped in with lotteries funding to clear the remaining debt. By then, Auckland's 1990 games
were fully commercialised.
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
were held in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
from 24 January to 2 February 1974. The bid vote was held in Edinburgh at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games.
The Games were officially named "the friendly games". There were 1,276 competitors and 372 officials, according to the official history, and public attendance was excellent. The main venue was the QEII Park, purpose built for this event and one of the most modern in the world when finished. The Athletics Stadium and fully covered Olympic standard pool, diving tank, and practise pools were all on the one site. The theme song was "Join Together
Join Together (song)
"Join Together" is a song by British rock band The Who. It was released as a single in 1972, and was one of three non-album singles relating to the aborted Lifehouse project, along with "Let's See Action" and "Relay". It reached number 9 on the British singles chart and number 17 on the U.S....
", sung by Steven Allen. The 1974 Christchurch Games still eclipeses Auckland's 1990 games in the New Zealand mindset as the nation's favorite international multi-sport hosted event. Even more so now that the popular QEII Park was severely damaged beyond viable repair by a devastating earthquake that destroyed much of the city in February 2011.
| 1974 Commonwealth Games Bidding Results | ||||||
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 ChristchurchChristchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
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 MelbourneMelbourne Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater... |
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Security
The Games were the first large international athletic event after the murder of Israeli athletesMunich massacre
The Munich massacre is an informal name for events that occurred during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Bavaria in southern West Germany, when members of the Israeli Olympic team were taken hostage and eventually killed by the Palestinian group Black September. Members of Black September...
at the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Athletes Village, the Student accommodation of Canterbury University, was temporarily fenced in and guarded for the duration of the games. Official vehicles and persons were only allowed into sensitive areas around the venues.
Logo
The logo was the second (after Edinburgh1970 British Commonwealth Games
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July 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 events, and also the first time the games were held in...
) to be protected and trademarked, and set a design benchmark which was echoed in the logos of the next five games.
In recent years the logo has been regarded as one of New Zealand's iconic symbols, being reproduced on clothing and elsewhere.
Television
The Games were also an important milestone in New Zealand television, marking the introduction of colour television. Unfortunately, due to the NZBC's limited colour facilities, only athletics, swimmingSwimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
, and boxing
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
could be broadcast in colour.
Meanwhile paralleling the Television coverage, the National Film Unit
National Film Unit
The National Film Unit was a state-owned film production organisation in New Zealand. Founded in 1941, it mostly produced newsreels, documentaries and promotional films about New Zealand, and for many years was the only significant film production facility in the country...
produced a fine documented history of the Christchurch games (and the many events) in full colour. This has since been restored and is available on DVD.
Royal Family
The Games were the last time that the entire immediate British Royal FamilyBritish Royal Family
The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. The term is also commonly applied to the same group of people as the relations of the monarch in her or his role as sovereign of any of the other Commonwealth realms, thus sometimes at variance with...
(Elizabeth II, her husband and children) visited New Zealand as a group. The Royal Yacht "HMY Britannia
HMY Britannia
Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former Royal Yacht of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. She was the 83rd such vessel since the restoration of King Charles II in 1660. She is the second Royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the famous racing cutter built for The Prince of Wales...
" was the royal residence during the games.
Opening Ceremony
The opening ceremony was held in the mid afternoon, with Prince Phillip as the attending royal. A fanfare announced the guard of honourGuard of honour
A guard of honour is a ceremonial event practice in military and sports as a mark of respect.-Military:In the military a guard of honour is a ceremonial practice to honour visiting foreign dignitaries, or the fallen in war, or a ceremony for public figures who have died.The commander is three paces...
by the New Zealand Defence Force
New Zealand Defence Force
The New Zealand Defence Force consists of three services: the Royal New Zealand Navy; the New Zealand Army; and the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Commander-in-Chief of the NZDF is His Excellency Rt. Hon...
s, inspected by His Royal Highness. This was followed by the raising of flags of the past, present, and future hosts. God Save the Queen
God Save the Queen
"God Save the Queen" is an anthem used in a number of Commonwealth realms and British Crown Dependencies. The words of the song, like its title, are adapted to the gender of the current monarch, with "King" replacing "Queen", "he" replacing "she", and so forth, when a king reigns...
was sung. The field was then invaded by 2500 school children in red, white and blue rain slicks all forming in the centre to create the NZ74 symbol. A Māori concert group then performed action songs and a haka
Haka
Haka is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance or challenge from the Māori people of New Zealand. It is a posture dance performed by a group, with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with rhythmically shouted accompaniment...
, before the teams march past. The athletes then took the oath and Sylvia Potts, the runner who fell mere meters from a gold medal finish in the 1970 Commonwealth Games
1970 British Commonwealth Games
The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from 16 July 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 events, and also the first time the games were held in...
, entered the stadium with the Queen's Baton. It was presented to Prince Phillip who read the message from the Queen declaring the 1974 Christchurch 10th British Commonwealth Games open. The Commonwealth flag was then marched in and hauled up with a 21 gun salute.
Precedents Set
While the Opening Ceremony was a regimented and very formal affair, the late afternoon closing ceremony was anything but.This set a precedent for other closing ceremonies since then. With the formalities out of the way, the handing over of the flag to representatives of Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, Canada, the athletes broke ranks and ran amok, much to the delight of the packed stadium and the Queen herself. A flypast of the then Red Checkers
Red Checkers
The Red Checkers are the aerobatic/precision flying Team of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. The Checkers fly the Pacific Aerospace CT-4E Airtrainer. Previous aircraft used were the CT4B and North American Harvard . Until the year 1994 the Checkers were based at Wigram...
RNZAF display team brought the ceremony to a close as the Queen and Prince Philip did a lap of honour around the stadium and departed.
Economic aspects
Christchurch was (and still is) the smallest city to host the modern televised Commonwealth Games. This was the first games that tried using the "Olympic" look with a standard colour scheme for facilities, passes, flags, stationary, and above all uniforms (which wearers only borrowed, but could buy outright as a memento thus helping keep costs down).This was also the first time a city had asked the Games Federation to allow commercial advertising. This was voted down as the Federation feared advertising by big corporations would remove focus away from the amateur ethos of the Games. As no commercial hoardings were allowed, Christchurch got around this with the use of "sponsorship". One example being General Motors
General Motors
General Motors Company , commonly known as GM, formerly incorporated as General Motors Corporation, is an American multinational automotive corporation headquartered in Detroit, Michigan and the world's second-largest automaker in 2010...
providing a lease fleet of Holden HQ
Holden HQ
The Holden HQ series is a range of automobiles that was produced by General Motors-Holden’s in Australia from 1971 to 1974. The HQ was released on 15 July 1971, replacing the Holden HG series...
sedans that would be sold off after the games. Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...
allowed large NZ74 symbols to be placed on the fuselage sides of the airline's brand new McDonnell Douglas DC-10
McDonnell Douglas DC-10
The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is a three-engine widebody jet airliner manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 has range for medium- to long-haul flights, capable of carrying a maximum 380 passengers. Its most distinguishing feature is the two turbofan engines mounted on underwing pylons and a...
s, giving free advertising around the world. This in itself set a trend since with airlines vying to be "official airline" of a particular event.
Although the Games themselves were a success, making a then sizable profit of $500,000, the "sponsorship" wasn't anywhere near enough.The City of Christchurch was left with a financial facilities management debt (QEII Park) of what would be in today's (2008) amount of NZ$100million. This deterred the city from hosting major events until 1990 when the government stepped in with lotteries funding to clear the remaining debt. By then, Auckland's 1990 games
1990 Commonwealth Games
The 1990 Commonwealth Games were held in Auckland, New Zealand from 24 January-3 February 1990. It was the 14th Commonwealth Games, and part of New Zealand's 1990 sesquicentennial celebrations. Participants competed in ten sports: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, judo,...
were fully commercialised.
Medals by country
| 1 | Australia |
29 | 28 | 25 | 82 |
| 2 |  Kingdom of England |
28 | 31 | 21 | 80 |
| 3 |  Canada |
25 | 19 | 18 | 62 |
| 4 | New Zealand |
9 | 8 | 18 | 35 |
| 5 |  Kenya |
7 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 6 |  India |
4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 7 |  Kingdom of Scotland |
3 | 5 | 11 | 19 |
| 8 |  Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 |  Northern Ireland |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Uganda |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 11 |  Jamaica |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  Wales |
1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 |  Ghana |
1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 14 |  Zambia |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 |  Malaysia |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Tanzania |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Samoa |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2* | |
| 20 |  Singapore |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Swaziland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1* | |
| Total | 121 | 121 | 132 | 374 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- * = First medal in the British Commonwealth Games.
Badminton
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Men's Singles | Men | Punch Gunalan Punch Gunalan Datuk Punch Gunalan is a former male badminton star of Malaysia and one of the finest combination doubles and singles players that the country has ever produced.... |
Jamie Paulson Jamie Paulson Jamie Paulson is a former Canadian badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. In 1970 he won the men's singles at the quadrennial British Commonwealth Games making him the only Canadian yet to do so. He finished second in the same event in 1974... |
 Derek TalbotDerek Talbot Derek Talbot is a former English badminton player. One of Britain's best ever "all-rounders," he won multiple English National Championships, as well as numerous international titles, in badminton's three events - singles, doubles, and mixed doubles... |
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| Men's Doubles | Men | Elliot Stuart & Derek Talbot |
Ray Stevens Ray Stevens (badminton) Ray Stevens is a former English badminton player. A winner of numerous English national championships and international titles in both singles and doubles, his strengths were his power, tenacity, and concentration.... & Mike Tredgett Mike Tredgett Mike Tredgett is a former English badminton player who specialized in doubles and played at the world level for more than a decade, winning numerous international men's doubles and mixed doubles titles.... |
Punch Gunalan & Dominic Song Chok Soon |
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| Women's Singles | Women | Gillian Gilks Gillian Gilks Gillian Gilks is a former badminton player from England who won numerous major titles in all three events between the late 1960s and the mid-1980s.Tall and slender in her badminton prime, with elegant, accurate strokes, Gilks is the most successful player ever in the... (Perrin) |
Margaret Beck Margaret Beck Margaret Beck is a retired badminton player from England who ranked among the world's best during most of the 1970s.-Playing career:... |
Sylvia Meow Eng Ng |
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| Women's Doubles | Women | Margaret Beck & Gillian Gilks (Perrin) |
Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall Margaret Boxall is a retired badminton player from England.-Career:Boxall won the gold medal at the 1968 and the 1970 European Badminton Championships in women's doubles with Susan Whetnall. They also won women's doubles at the prestigious All-England Championships in both 1969 and 1970.-... & Sue Whetnall |
Rosalind Singha Ang & Sylvia Meow Eng Ng |
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| Mixed Doubles | Mixed | Derek Talbot & Gillian Gilks (Perrin) |
Paul Whetnall Paul Whetnall Paul Whetnall is a former world-class badminton player from England who won national and international titles between 1968 and 1980. He is married to Susan Pound Whetnall who was a brilliant doubles player of the same era.-Career:... & Nora Gardner |
Elliot Stuart & Sue Whetnall |
Bowls
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Singles | Men | David Bryant David Bryant David James Bryant CBE is a former three-time World singles bowls champion in 1966, 1980 and 1988 and also a three-time World indoors singles champion in 1979, 1980 and 1981. He also won the Commonwealth Games singles bowls championship on 4 occasions in 1962, 1970, 1974 and 1978... |
Clive White |
 Willie Wood |
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| Pairs | Men | John Christie & Alex McIntosh |
John Evans John Evans (bowls player) John Charles Evans is an English former professional footballer and an international bowls player.Evans began his footballing career as an apprentice with Torquay United, turning professional in April 1965. He made six league appearances as a winger, scoring once, before leaving Plainmoor... & Peter Line |
Bob McDonald Robert McDonald (bowls) Robert McDonald is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Australia he won the men's pairs gold medal partnering Hugh Robson. Eight years later he won the silver medal again with Robson in the pairs at the 1970 Commonwealth Games... & Phil Skoglund Phil Skoglund Philip Charles "Phil" Skoglund is a New Zealand lawn bowls player from Palmerston North.He was awarded an OBE in 1990, and was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame in 1990. He was the youngest National singles champion at 20, in 1958... |
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| Fours | Men | David Baldwin David Baldwin David Baldwin is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering Kerry Clark, Gordon Jolly and John Somerville. At the following 1978 Commonwealth Games he won the silver medal again in the men's fours.Baldwin was... , Kerry Clark Kerry Clark Kerry Clark is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Gordon Jolly and John Somerville. At the following 1978 Commonwealth Games he came 4th in the men's singles.-References:... , Gordon Jolly Gordon Jolly Gordon Jolly is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Kerry Clark and John Somerville. Previously at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games he was part of the men's fours team that placed... and John Somerville John Somerville (bowls) John Somerville is a former lawn bowls competitor for New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the men's fours gold medal partnering David Baldwin, Kerry Clark and Gordon Jolly.-References:... |
Australia |
Scotland |
Boxing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Light Flyweight | Men | Stephen Muchoki Stephen Muchoki Stephen Muchoki is a retired flyweight boxer from Kenya, who had an excellent career as an amateur. He won the silver medal at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba... |
James Odwori |
Syed Kadir |
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| | John Bambrick |
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| Flyweight | Men | Davy Larmour |
Chandra Narayanan |
Saliu Ishola |
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| | John Byaruhanga |
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| Bantamweight | Men | Patrick Cowdell Patrick Cowdell Patrick Cowdell is a retired boxer from Great Britain. Cowdell now lives just over the border from Smethwick in Oldbury.-Amateur career:... |
Ali Rojo |
Newton Chisanga |
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| | Isaac Maina |
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| Featherweight | Men | Edward Ndukwu |
Shadrack Odhiambo |
Dale Andersen |
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| | Samuel Mbugua Samuel Mbugua Samuel Mbugua is a retired boxer from Kenya, who won the bronze medal in the lightweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. In the semifinals he was defeated by Poland's eventual gold medalist Jan Szczepański .-References:*... |
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| Lightweight | Men | Ayub Kalule |
Kayin Amah |
Muniswami Venu |
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| | Robert Colley Robert Colley Robert Charles Colley is a retired boxer from New Zealand who won the bronze medal in the Lightweight division at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in his home town... |
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| Light Welterweight | Men | Obisia Nwankpa |
Anthony Martey |
Philip Mathenge |
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| | James Douglas |
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| Welterweight | Men | Mohamed Muruli |
Errol McKenzie |
John Rodgers |
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| | Steve Cooney |
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| Light Middleweight | Men | Lottie Mwale Lottie Mwale Lottie Mwale was a Zambian male Light Heavyweight-class boxer born in Wusakile, Zambia. He started his career at Rhokana Amateur Boxing Club in Kitwe in the early 1960s later becoming the first Zambian sportsman to win a Commonwealth gold medal, achieving the feat at the 1974 Commonwealth Games... |
Alex Harrison |
Lance Revill Lance Revill Lance Revill is the current president of the New Zealand Professional Boxing Association , a New Zealand boxing promoter, referee, and a former New Zealand professional boxer... |
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| | Robert Davies |
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| Middleweight | Men |  Frankie Lucas |
Julius Luipa |
Carl Speare |
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| | Leslie Rackley Leslie Rackley Lesley Rackley is a former New Zealand representative boxer.He represented New Zealand at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games and won the bronze medal in the men's middleweight .-References:... |
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Billy Knight |
William Byrne William Byrne (boxer) William Byrne is a former boxer from New Zealand. He won the silver medal in the Lightweight division at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games.-References:... |
Gordon Ferris |
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| | Isaac Ikhouria Isaac Ikhouria Isaac Ikhouria is a retired boxer from Nigeria, who is best known for winning a bronze medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. A year later he won the title in the men's light heavyweight division at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.-References:*... |
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| Heavyweight | Men | Neville Meade Neville Meade Neville Meade was a Jamaica-born boxer who emigrated to the United Kingdom settling in Swansea in south Wales. He rose to prominence when he won the gold medal in the heavyweight division at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in New Zealand... |
Fatai Ayinla Fatai Ayinla Fatai Ayinla-Adekunle is a retired amateur boxer from Nigeria, who is best known for winning the gold medal in the men's heavyweight division at the 1973 All-Africa Games in Lagos, Nigeria.... |
Benson Masanda |
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| | Vai Samu |
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Time Trial | Men | Dick Paris |
00:01:12 | John Nicholson John Nicholson (cyclist) John Nicholson is a cyclist from Australia.He competed for Australia in the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich, Germany in the individual sprint event where he finished in second place. He won Gold at the 1970 Commonwealth Games and the 1974 Commonwealth Games also in the sprint... |
00:01:12 | Ian Hallam |
00:01:12 |
| Sprint | Men | John Nicholson |
Xavier Mirander |
Ian Atherly |
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| Individual Pursuit | Men | Ian Hallam |
00:05:05 | Willi Moore |
00:05:12 | Gary Sutton Gary Sutton Gary Sutton is NSW Institute of Sport's head cycling coach and a former professional racing cyclist. Sutton was one of the four men to win gold for Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games along with his brother, Shane Sutton. Shane is currently a track coach for British Cycling... |
00:05:09 |
| Team Pursuit | Men | Mick Bennett, Richard Evans, Ian Hallam & Willi Moore |
00:04:41 | Murray Hall, Kevin Nichols Kevin Nichols Kevin John Nichols is a former track cyclist and Olympic gold medallist.-Career:At the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles, Nichols was a member of the gold winning pursuit team. Nichols also competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics and 1980 Summer Olympics.-References:* , from sports-reference.com;... , Garry Reardon & Gary Sutton |
00:04:49 | Paul Brydon Paul Brydon Paul David Brydon is a former road and track cyclist from New Zealand, who won the bronze medal in the men's 4000m team pursuit at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in his native Christchurch... , René Hyde, Russell Nant & Blair Stockwell Blair Stockwell Blair Goldesbrough Stockwell is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand. He won three bronze medals representing New Zealand at British Commonwealth Games.... |
overtook |
| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | Steve Heffernan |
00:20:51 | Murray Hall |
00:20:52 | Ian Hallam |
00:20:52 |
| Tandem | Men | Geoffrey Cooke Geoff Cooke (cyclist) Geoff Cooke , is former national cycling coach, he is currently the Team GB Olympic Sprint Coach.-Biography:Cooke was born in Crumpsall, Manchester. He competed in the Sprint and Tandem Sprint events at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. Cooke represented England at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in... & Ernest Crutchlow |
10.74 | John Rush & Danny O'Neill |
Paul Medhurst Paul Medhurst (cyclist) Paul Medhurst was a track cyclist from New Zealand. He won the bronze medal in the men's tandem sprint at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games partnering Philip Harland.... & Philip Harland Philip Harland Philip Harland is a former track cyclist from New Zealand. He won the bronze medal in the men's tandem sprint at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games partnering Paul Medhurst.-References:... |
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Road Race | Men | Clyde Sefton Clyde Sefton Kevin "Clyde" Sefton is a former road racing cyclist from Australia, who was a professional rider from 1982 to 1983. He represented his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, where he won the silver medal in the men's individual road race, behind Holland's Hennie Kuiper... |
05:07:17 | Phil Griffiths |
05:07:46 | Remo Sansonetti |
05:17:27 |
Pistol
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Free Pistol | Men/Open | Jules Sobrian Jules Sobrian Dr. Jules Sobrian, in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, is a medical doctor, competitive marksman and author, who resides in Omemee, Ontario, Canada. He was born in Trinidad and emigrated to Canada at the age of 21. Sobrian began shooting competitively at Hart House Revolver Club at the... |
549 | Norman Harrison |
549 | Laslo Antal |
543 |
| Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | William Hare |
586 | Jules Sobrian |
583 | Bruce McMillan |
581 |
Rifle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Small Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Yvonne Gowland |
594 | Bill Watkins |
591 | Alister Allan Alister Allan Alister Millar "Jock" Allan, born 28 January 1944 in Freuchie, Fife, Scotland is an Olympic medal-winning Scottish rifleman who represented Great Britain at five Olympics between 1968 and 1992 .... |
591 |
| Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Maurice Gordon Maurice Gordon Maurice Gordon is a former competitive rifle shooter from New Zealand.At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games he won the gold medal in the men's fullbore rifle event. He placed 6th at both the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and 1978 Commonwealth Games in the same event.-References:... |
387.26 | Colin McEachran |
386.27 | James Spaight |
383.35 |
Shotgun
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Trap | Men/Open | John Primrose John Primrose (sport shooter) John Nairn Primrose, born 28 May 1942 in Ottawa, is a Canadian trap shooter who competed at six Olympics from 1968 to 1992 . His best position was seventh in the Mixed Trap in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics... |
196 | Brian Bailey |
193 | Philip Lewis |
191 |
| Skeet | Men/Open | Harry Willsie |
194 | Joe Neville |
191 | Robin Bailey |
189 |
Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 100 Metres Freestyle | Men | Mike Wenden |
52.73 | Bruce Robertson |
53.78 | Brian Phillips |
54.11 |
| 200 Metres Freestyle | Men | Steve Badger |
00:01:57 | Bruce Robertson |
00:01:57 | Mike Wenden |
00:01:58 |
| 400 Metres Freestyle | Men | John Kulasalu |
00:04:01 | Brad Cooper Brad Cooper Bradford Paul Cooper was an Australian freestyle and backstroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 400 m freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich... |
00:04:02 | Steve Badger |
00:04:04 |
| 1500 Metres Freestyle | Men | Steve Holland |
00:15:35 | Mark Treffers Mark Treffers Mark Ferdinand Treffers is a former swimming representative from New Zealand who specialised in the freestyle.... |
00:16:00 | Steve Badger |
00:16:22 |
| 100 Metres Backstroke | Men | Mark Tonelli Mark Tonelli Mark Lyndon Tonelli is a former Australian backstroke, butterfly and freestyle swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s, who won a gold in the 4 × 100 m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics as a makeshift butterfly swimmer in the self-named Quietly Confident Quartet... |
59.65 | Steve Pickell |
59.88 | Brad Cooper |
00:01:00 |
| 200 Metres Backstroke | Men | Brad Cooper |
00:02:06 | Mark Tonelli |
00:02:09 | Robert Williams |
00:02:10 |
| 100 Metres Breaststroke | Men | David Leigh |
00:01:07 | David Wilkie David Wilkie (swimmer) David Andrew Wilkie MBE is a Scottish former swimmer, who was Olympic and Commonwealth Games champion in the 1970s.He is a member of the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.-Biography:... |
00:01:07 | Paul Naisby |
00:01:09 |
| 200 Metres Breaststroke | Men | David Wilkie |
00:02:24 | David Leigh |
00:02:25 | Paul Naisby |
00:02:27 |
| 100 Metres Butterfly | Men | Neil Rogers |
56.58 | Byron MacDonald |
56.83 | Bruce Robertson |
56.84 |
| 200 Metres Butterfly | Men | Brian Brinkley |
00:02:05 | Ross Seymour |
00:02:07 | John Coutts |
00:02:07 |
| 200 Metres Individual Medley | Men | David Wilkie |
00:02:10 | Brian Brinkley |
00:02:13 | Gary MacDonald Gary MacDonald (swimmer) Gary MacDonald was a freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the silver medal in the 4×100 m medley relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. He did so alongside Graham Smith, Clay Evans, and Stephen Pickell. Gary was the Canadian record holder in the 50m free as well.MacDonald... |
00:02:13 |
| 400 Metres Individual Medley | Men | Mark Treffers |
00:04:36 | Brian Brinkley |
00:04:41 | Ray Terrell |
00:04:43 |
| 4 × 100 Metres Freestyle Relay | Men | Canada |
00:03:34 | Australia |
00:03:34 | England |
00:03:38 |
| 4 × 200 Metres Freestyle Relay | Men | Australia |
00:07:50 | England |
00:07:53 | Canada |
00:07:53 |
| 4 × 100 Metres Medley Relay | Men | Canada |
00:03:53 | Australia |
00:03:56 | England |
00:04:00 |
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Don Wagstaff |
531.54 | Scott Cranham |
509.61 | Trevor Simpson |
489.69 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Don Wagstaff |
490.74 | Andrew Jackomos |
472.47 | Scott Cranham |
460.98 |
Swimming
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 100 Metres Freestyle | Women | Sonya Gray |
59.13 | Gail Amundrud Gail Amundrud Gail Amundrud is a former international freestyle swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the Women's Women's 4x100 Freestyle Relay, alongside Becky Smith, Barbara Clark, and Anne Jardin.... |
59.36 | Judy Wright |
59.46 |
| 200 Metres Freestyle | Women | Sonya Gray |
00:02:04 | Jenny Turrall |
00:02:07 | Gail Amundrud |
00:02:07 |
| 400 Metres Freestyle | Women | Jenny Turrall |
00:04:22 | Wendy Quirk Wendy Quirk Wendy Quirk is a former freestyle and butterfly swimmer who competed for Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec... |
00:04:23 | Jaynie Parkhouse Jaynie Parkhouse Jaynie Parkhouse is a retired female freestyle swimmer from New Zealand, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. She claimed the gold medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in the women's 800m freestyle and Bronze medal in the 400m... |
00:04:23 |
| 800 Metres Freestyle | Women | Jaynie Parkhouse |
00:08:58 | Jenny Turrall |
00:08:59 | Rosemary Milgate |
00:08:59 |
| 100 Metres Backstroke | Women | Wendy Cook |
00:01:06 | Donna Gurr Donna Gurr Donna-Marie Gurr, CM is a former backstroke swimmer from Canada, who competed for her native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. There she won the bronze medal in the 200m Backstroke. In 1976, she was made a Member of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest achievement award, in a... |
00:01:07 | Linda Young |
00:01:08 |
| 200 Metres Backstroke | Women | Wendy Cook |
00:02:20 | Sandra Yost |
00:02:22 | Donna Gurr |
00:02:24 |
| 100 Metres Breaststroke | Women | Christine Gaskell |
00:01:16 | Marion Stuart |
00:01:17 | Sandra Dickie |
00:01:17 |
| 200 Metres Breaststroke | Women | Pat Beavan |
00:02:43 | Beverley Whitfield Beverley Whitfield Beverley Joy Whitfield was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1970s, who won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich... |
00:02:44 | Allison Smith |
00:02:45 |
| 100 Metres Butterfly | Women | Patti Stenhouse |
00:01:05 | Kim Wickham |
00:01:06 | Sandra Yost |
00:01:06 |
| 200 Metres Butterfly | Women | Sandra Yost |
00:02:21 | Patti Stenhouse |
00:02:21 | Gail Neall Gail Neall Gail Neall is a former Australian medley swimmer who raced in the 1970s. She won a gold medal in the 400 m individual medley at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich in world record time.- Early years :... |
00:02:22 |
| 200 Metres Individual Medley | Women | Leslie Cliff |
00:02:24 | Becky Smith Becky Smith Becky Smith-Wiber is a former international medley and butterfly swimmer from Canada, who won the bronze medal in the women's 400 m individual medley at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, behind teammate Cheryl Gibson... |
00:02:25 | Susan Hunter |
00:02:26 |
| 400 Metres Individual Medley | Women | Leslie Cliff |
00:05:01 | Becky Smith |
00:05:04 | Susan Hunter |
00:05:07 |
| 4 × 100 Metres Freestyle Relay | Women | Canada |
00:03:57 | Australia |
00:04:02 | England |
00:04:06 |
| 4 × 100 Metres Medley Relay | Women | Canada |
00:04:25 | Australia |
00:04:31 | Scotland |
00:04:32 |
Diving
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Cindy Shatto Cindy Shatto Cindy Shatto was a Canadian diver. She competed in the women's 10m platform event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.... |
430.88 | Beverley Boys |
426.93 | Teri York |
413.83 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Beverley Boys |
361.95 | Beverley Williams |
352.14 | Madeleine Barnett |
339.3 |
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Flyweight - Overall | Men | Precious McKenzie Precious McKenzie Precious McKenzie MBE was a South African-born weightlifter who won Commonwealth titles representing both England and New Zealand and has won several World powerlifting and Masters World powerlfting titles... (ENG) |
215 | Anil Mondal (IND) | 200 | John McNiven (SCO) | 192.5 |
| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Michael Adams (AUS) | 222.5 | Yves Carignan (CAN) | 212.5 | Shanmug Velliswamy (IND) | 212.5 |
| Featherweight - Overall | Men | George Vasiliades (AUS) | 237.5 | Gerald Hay Gerald Hay Gerald Hay is a former Australian weightlifter. He competed for Australia at the 1964 Summer Olympics.-External links:*... (AUS) |
235 | Brian Duffy (NZL) | 232.5 |
| Lightweight - Overall | Men | George Newton (ENG) | 260 | Ieuan Owen (WAL) | 255 | Bruce Cameron Bruce Cameron (weightlifter) Bruce Cameron is a former weightlifter for New Zealand. He won two bronze medals at British Commonwealth Games representing New Zealand.... (NZL) |
252.5 |
| Middleweight - Overall | Men | Tony Ebert Tony Ebert Anthony "Tony" John Ebert is a former weightlifter for New Zealand.He won the gold medal at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in the men's middleweight... (NZL) |
275 | Stanley Bailey (TRI) | 275 | Robert Wrench (WAL) | 270 |
| Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Tony Ford Tony Ford (weightlifter) Michael Anthony Ford is a former English weightlifter who was a gold medalist at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, in the light heavyweight class. He represented Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the same division, placing 13th. He also represented England/Great Britain in 42... (ENG) |
302.5 | Paul Wallwork (SAM) | 300 | Mike Pearman (ENG) | 292.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Nicolo Ciancio (AUS) | 330 | Brian Marsden Brian Marsden (weightlifter) Brian Marsden is a weightlifter from New Zealand.He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in the Light-heavyweight class, and the 1976 Summer Olympics in the Middle-heavyweight class, coming 12th at each games.... (NZL) |
315 | Steve Wyatt (AUS) | 310 |
| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Russ Prior (CAN) | 352.5 | John Bolton John Bolton (weightlifter) John Arthur Bolton is a former weightlifter for New Zealand. He won two silver medals representing New Zealand at British Commonwealth Games.... (NZL) |
340 | John Barrett (NZL) | 320 |
| Super Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Graham May Graham May Graham John May was a weightlifting competitor for New Zealand.He won the gold medal at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in the men's 110 kg division. He is widely known for falling on his face during a lift prior to his gold medal winning effort. During the failed lift he fell forward with the... (NZL) |
342.5 | Andy Kerr (ENG) | 337.5 | Terry Perdue (WAL) | 330 |
Wrestling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
| Light Flyweight | Men | Mitchell Kawasaki (CAN) | Wally Koenig (AUS) | Radhey Shyam (IND) | |||
| Flyweight | Men | Sudesh Kumar (IND) | Gordon Bertie (CAN) | John Navie (AUS) | |||
| Bantamweight | Men | Prem Nath (IND) | Amrik Singh (ENG) | Kevin Burke (AUS) | |||
| Featherweight | Men | Egon Beiler Egon Beiler Egon Beiler was born March 28, 1953 in Linz, Austria. He was a past member of 2 Olympic wrestling Teams and has numerous National titles to his name.... (CAN) |
Shivaji Chingle (IND) | Ray Brown (AUS) | |||
| Lightweight | Men | Jagrup Singh (IND) | Joe Gilligan (ENG) | Stephen Martin (CAN) | |||
| Welterweight | Men | Raghunath Pawar (IND) | Tony Shacklady (ENG) | Gordon Mackay (NZL) | |||
| Middleweight | Men | Dave Aspin (NZL) | Satpal Singh Satpal Singh Satpal Singh is a wrestling coach and former wrestler of India. He was a Gold Medalist in 1982 Asian Games and a Bronze medalist in 1974 Asian Games.Today he is better known as the coach of Olympic Bronze medal winner Sushil Kumar.-Biography:... (IND) |
Taras Hryb (CAN) | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Men | Terry Paice (CAN) | Netra Pal Singh (IND) | Maurice Allan (SCO) | |||
| Heavyweight | Men | Claude Pilon (CAN) | Dadu Chaugule (IND) | Ian Duncan (SCO) | |||
| Super Heavyweight | Men | Bill Benko (CAN) | Bishwanath Singh (IND) | Gary Knight (NZL) |
External links
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- 1974 Games on Australian Commonwealth Games official website
- Games 74 - a full length documentary film of the 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch on NZ On ScreenNZ On ScreenNZ On Screen is an online showcase of archival New Zealand television and film. The website is fully funded by NZ On Air and provides free worldwide access to NZ-produced television, film and music videos. Content is streamed and the webpages provide authoritative background information.The site...