Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

The track and the athletics main stadium

At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 13 by female athletes. This was the first athletics competition at the British Commonwealth Games to feature events in metric units, rather than imperial units. Two Games records were broken at the competition.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: 3.6 m/s)
 Don Quarrie (JAM) 10.24w Lennox Miller (JAM) 10.32w Hasely Crawford (TRI) 10.33w
200 metres Don Quarrie (JAM) 20.56 Edwin Roberts (TRI) 20.69 Charles Asati (KEN) 20.74
400 metres Charles Asati (KEN) 45.01 Ross Wilson (AUS) 45.61 Saimoni Tamani (FIJ) 45.82
800 metres Robert Ouko (KEN) 1:46.89 Ben Cayenne (TRI) 1:47.42 William Smart (CAN) 1:47.43
1500 metres Kip Keino (KEN) 3:36.68 Dick Quax (NZL) 3:38.19 Brendan Foster (ENG) 3:40.63
5000 metres Ian Stewart (SCO) 13:22.85 Ian McCafferty (SCO) 13:23.34 Kip Keino (KEN) 13:27.6
10,000 metres Lachie Stewart (SCO) 28:11.72 Ron Clarke (AUS) 28:13.45 Dick Taylor (ENG) 28:15.35
Marathon Ron Hill (ENG) 2:09:28 Jim Alder (SCO) 2:12:04 Don Faircloth (ENG) 2:12:19
3000 metres steeplechase Tony Manning (AUS) 8:26.2 Ben Jipcho (KEN) 8:29.6 Amos Biwott (KEN) 8:30.8
110 metres hurdles
(wind: 2.9 m/s)
 David Hemery (ENG) 13.66w Mal Baird (AUS) 13.86w Godfrey Murray (JAM) 14.02w
400 metres hurdles John Sherwood (ENG) 50.03 William Koskei (KEN) 50.15 Charles Kipkemboi Yego (KEN) 50.19
High jump Lawrie Peckham (AUS) 2.14 m John Hawkins (CAN) 2.12 m Sheikh Faye (GAM) 2.10 m
Pole vault Mike Bull (NIR) 5.10 m Alan Kane (CAN) 4.90 m Robert Raftis (CAN) 4.90 m
Long jump Lynn Davies (WAL) 8.06 m (w) Phil May (AUS) 7.94 m (w) Alan Lerwill (ENG) 7.94 m (w)
Triple jump Phil May (AUS) 16.72 m Mick McGrath (AUS) 16.41 m Mohinder Singh Gill (IND) 15.90 m
Shot put  Dave Steen (CAN) 19.21 m Jeff Teale (ENG) 18.43 m Les Mills (NZL) 18.40 m
Discus throw George Puce (CAN) 59.02 m Les Mills (NZL) 57.84 m Bill Tancred (ENG) 56.68 m
Hammer throw Howard Payne (ENG) 67.80 m Bruce Fraser (ENG) 62.90 m Barry Williams (ENG) 61.58 m
Javelin throw Dave Travis (ENG) 79.50 m John McSorley (ENG) 76.74 m John FitzSimons (ENG) 73.20 m
Decathlon Geoff Smith (AUS) 7492 pts Peter Gabbett (ENG) 7469 pts Barry King (ENG) 7201 pts
20 miles road walk Noel Freeman (AUS) 2:33:33 GR  Bob Gardiner (AUS) 2:35:55 Bill Sutherland (SCO) 2:37:24
4 x 100 metres relay  Jamaica
Carl Lawson
Don Quarrie
Errol Stewart
Lennox Miller
39.46  Ghana
Edward Owusu
George Daniels
James Addy
Michael Ahey
39.82  England
Brian Green
Dave Dear
Ian Green
Martin Reynolds
40.05
4 x 400 metres relay  Kenya
Munyoro Nyamau
Julius Sang
Robert Ouko
Charles Asati
3:03.63  Trinidad and Tobago
Mel Wong Shing
Ben Cayenne
Kent Bernard
Edwin Roberts
3:05.49  England
Martin Bilham
Len Walters
Mike Hauck
John Sherwood
3:05.53

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: 5.3 m/s)
 Raelene Boyle (AUS) 11.26w Alice Anum (GHA) 11.32w Marion Hoffman (AUS) 11.36w
200 metres
(wind: 4.0 m/s)
 Raelene Boyle (AUS) 22.75w Alice Anum (GHA) 22.86w Margaret Critchley (ENG) 23.16w
400 metres Marilyn Neufville (JAM) 51.02 WR Sandra Brown (AUS) 53.66 Judith Ayaa (UGA) 53.77
800 metres Rosemary Stirling (SCO) 2:06.24 Pat Lowe (ENG) 2:06.27 Cheryl Peasley (AUS) 2:06.33
1500 metres Rita Ridley (ENG) 4:18.8 Joan Page (ENG) 4:19.0 Thelma Fynn (CAN) 4:19.1
100 metres hurdles Pam Kilborn (AUS) 13.27 Maureen Caird (AUS) 13.73 Christine Bell (ENG) 13.82
High jump Debbie Brill (CAN) 1.78 m Ann Wilson (ENG) 1.70 m Moira Walls (SCO) 1.70 m
Long jump Sheila Sherwood (ENG) 6.73 m Ann Wilson (ENG) 6.50 m Joan Hendry (CAN) 6.28 m
Shot put Mary Peters (NIR) 15.93 m Barbara Poulsen (NZL) 15.87 m Jean Roberts (AUS) 15.32 m
Discus throw Rosemary Payne (SCO) 54.46 m Jean Roberts (AUS) 51.02 m Carol Martin (CAN) 48.42 m
Javelin throw Petra Rivers (AUS) 52.00 m Anne Farquhar (ENG) 50.82 m Jay Dahlgren (CAN) 49.54 m
Pentathlon Mary Peters (NIR) 5148 pts GR Ann Wilson (ENG) 5037 pts Jenny Meldrum (CAN) 4736 pts
4 x 100 metres relay  Australia
Pam Ryan
Jennifer Lamy
Marion Hoffman
Raelene Boyle
44.14  England
Anita Neil
Margaret Critchley
Madeleine Cobb
Val Peat
44.28  Canada
Joan Hendry
Joyce Sadowick
Patty Loverock
Stephanie Berto
44.68

Medal table

Key
  The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Australia 10 9 3 22
2  England 7 11 12 30
3  Scotland 4 2 2 8
4  Kenya 4 1 4 9
5  Jamaica 4 1 1 6
6  Canada 3 2 8 13
7  Northern Ireland 3 0 0 3
8  Wales 1 0 0 1
9=  New Zealand 0 3 1 4
9=  Trinidad and Tobago 0 3 1 4
11  Ghana 0 3 0 3
12  Uganda 0 1 1 2
13=  Gambia 0 0 1 1
13=  India 0 0 1 1
13=  Fiji 0 0 1 1
Total 36 36 36 108

References

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