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The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Medals by country
Medals by event
Athletics
| Event
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| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 100 Metres | Women | Sonia Lannaman (ENG) | 11.27w | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | 11.35w | Denise Boyd (Robertson) (AUS) | 11.37w
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| 200 Metres | Women | Denise Boyd (Robertson) (AUS) | 22.82w | Sonia Lannaman (ENG) | 22.89w | Colleen Beazley (AUS) | 22.93w
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| 400 Metres | Women | Donna Hartley (ENG) | 51.69 | Verona Elder (Bernard) (ENG) | 52.94 | Bethanie Nail (AUS) | 53.06
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| 800 Metres | Women | Judy Peckham (AUS) | 00:02:03 | Tekla Chemabwai (KEN) | 00:02:03 | Jane Colebrook (ENG) | 00:02:03
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| 1500 Metres | Women | Mary Stewart (ENG) | 00:04:06 | Chris Benning (ENG) | 00:04:08 | Penny Werthner (CAN) | 00:04:08
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| 3000 Metres | Women | Paula Fudge (ENG) | 00:09:13 | Heather Thomson (NZL) | 00:09:21 | Ann Ford (ENG) | 00:09:24
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| 100 Metres Hurdles | Women | Lorna Boothe (ENG) | 12.98w | Shirley Strong (ENG) | 13.08w | Sharon Colyear (ENG) | 13.17w
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| High Jump | Women | Katrina Gibbs (AUS) | 1.93 | Debbie Brill (CAN) | 1.9 | Julie White (CAN) | 1.83
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| Long Jump | Women | Sue Reeve (ENG) | 6.59 | Erica Hooker (AUS) | 6.58 | June Griffith (GUY) | 6.52
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| Shot | Women | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 17.31 | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 16.45 | Judy Oakes (ENG) | 16.14
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| Discus | Women | Carmen Ionesco (CAN) | 62.16 | Gael Mulhall (AUS) | 57.6 | Lucette Moreau (CAN) | 56.64
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| Javelin | Women | Tessa Sanderson (ENG) | 61.34 | Alison Hayward (CAN) | 54.52 | Laurie Kern (CAN) | 53.6
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| Pentathlon | Women | Diane Konihowski (CAN) | 4768 | Sue Mapstone (ENG) | 4222 | Yvette Wray (ENG) | 4211
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| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 43.7 | Canada (CAN) | 44.26 | Australia (AUS) | 44.78
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| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 00:03:27 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:29 | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:36
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| 100 Metres | Men | Don Quarrie (JAM) | 10.03w | Allan Wells (SCO) | 10.07w | Hasely Crawford (TRI) | 10.09w
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| 200 Metres | Men | Allan Wells (SCO) | 20.12w | James Gilkes (GUY) | 20.18w | Colin Bradford (JAM) | 20.43w
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| 400 Metres | Men | Rick Mitchell (AUS) | 46.34 | Joseph Coombs (TRI) | 46.54 | Glenn Bogue (CAN) | 46.63
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| 800 Metres | Men | Mike Boit (KEN) | 00:01:46 | Seymour Newman (JAM) | 00:01:47 | Peter Lemashon (KEN) | 00:01:48
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| 1500 Metres | Men | Dave Moorcroft (ENG) | 00:03:35 | Filbert Bayi (TAN) | 00:03:36 | John Robson (SCO) | 00:03:36
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| 5000 Metres | Men | Henry Rono (KEN) | 00:13:23 | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | 00:13:30 | Brendan Foster (ENG) | 00:13:31
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| 10000 Metres | Men | Brendan Foster (ENG) | 00:28:14 | Mike Musyoki (KEN) | 00:28:19 | Mike McLeod (ENG) | 00:28:34
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| Marathon | Men | Gidamis Shahanga (TAN) | 02:15:40 | Jerome Drayton (CAN) | 02:16:14 | Paul Bannon (CAN) | 02:16:52
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| 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Men | Henry Rono (KEN) | 00:08:27 | James Munyala (KEN) | 00:08:32 | Kip Rono (KEN) | 00:08:34
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| 110 Metres Hurdles | Men | Berwyn Price (WAL) | 13.70w | Max Binnington (AUS) | 13.73w | Warren Parr (AUS) | 13.73w
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| 400 Metres Hurdles | Men | Daniel Kimaiyo (KEN) | 49.48 | Garry Brown (AUS) | 50.04 | Alan Pascoe (ENG) | 50.09
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| High Jump | Men | Claude Ferragne (CAN) | 2.2 | Greg Joy (CAN) | 2.18 | Dean Bauck CAN & (CAN) | 2.15
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| | | | Brian Burgess (SCO) |
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| Pole Vault | Men | Bruce Simpson (CAN) | 5.1 | Don Baird (AUS) | 5.1 | Brian Hooper (ENG) | 5
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| Long Jump | Men | Roy Mitchell (ENG) | 8.06w | Chris Commons (AUS) | 8.04w | Suresh Babu (IND) | 7.94w
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| Triple Jump | Men | Keith Connor (ENG) | 17.21w | Ian Campbell (AUS) | 16.93w | Aston Moore (ENG) | 16.69
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| Shot | Men | Geoff Capes (ENG) | 19.77 | Bruno Pauletto (CAN) | 19.33 | Bishop Dolegiewicz (CAN) | 18.45
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| Discus | Men | Borys Chambul (CAN) | 59.7 | Brad Cooper (BAH) | 57.3 | Rob Gray (CAN) | 55.48
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| Hammer | Men | Peter Farmer (AUS) | 71.1 | Scott Neilson (CAN) | 69.92 | Chris Black (SCO) | 68.14
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| Javelin | Men | Phil Olsen (CAN) | 84 | Mike O'Rourke (NZL) | 83.18 | Peter Yates (ENG) | 78.58
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| Decathlon | Men | Daley Thompson (ENG) | 8467 | Peter Hadfield (AUS) | 7623 | Alan Drayton (ENG) | 7484
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| 30 Kilometres Road Walk | Men | Olly Flynn (ENG) | 02:22:04 | Willi Sawall (AUS) | 02:22:59 | Tim Erickson (AUS) | 02:26:34
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| 4 x 100 Metres Relay | Men | Scotland (SCO) | 39.24 | Trinidad & Tobago (TRI) | 39.29 | Jamaica (JAM) | 39.33
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| 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Men | Kenya (KEN) | 00:03:04 | Jamaica (JAM) | 00:03:04 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:04
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Bowls
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Singles | Men | David Bryant (ENG) | | John Snell (AUS) | | John Russell Evans (WAL) |
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| Pairs | Men | Clementi Delgado & Eric Liddell (HKG) | | Alex McIntosh & Willie Wood (SCO) | | James Morgan & Ray Williams (WAL) |
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| Fours | Men | Hong Kong (HKG) | | New Zealand (NZL) | | Wales (WAL) |
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Boxing
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Light Flyweight | Men | Stephen Muchoki (KEN) | | Francis Kabala (ZAM) | | Birender Thapa (IND) |
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| | | | Kid Jumalia (GHA) |
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| Flyweight | Men | Michael Irungu (KEN) | | Ian Clyde (CAN) | | Peter Wighton (AUS) |
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| | | | Hugh Russell (NIR) |
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| Bantamweight | Men | Barry McGuigan (NIR) | | Tumat Sugolik (PNG) | | Douglas Maina (KEN) |
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| | | | William Rannelli (CAN) |
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| Featherweight | Men | Azumah Nelson (GHA) | | John Sichula (ZAM) | | Guy Boutin (CAN) |
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| | | | Maurice O'Brien (ENG) |
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| Lightweight | Men | Gerry Hamill (NIR) | | Patrick Waweru (KEN) | | Teddy Makofi (ZAM) |
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| | | | John McAllister (SCO) |
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| Light Welterweight | Men | Winfield Braithwaite (GUY) | | James Douglas (SCO) | | John Raftery (CAN) |
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| | | | Michael Mawangi (KEN) |
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| Welterweight | Men | Mike McCallum (JAM) | | Ken Beattie (NIR) | | Derrick Hoyt (CAN) |
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| | | | Anthony Freal (WAL) |
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| Light Middleweight | Men | Kelly Perlette (CAN) | | Abdurahman Athuman (KEN) | | Ropati Vipo Samu (SAM) |
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| | | | Enock Chama (ZAM) |
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| Middleweight | Men | Philip McElwaine (AUS) | | Delroy Parkes (ENG) | | Roddy MacDonald (CAN) |
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| | | | Richard Betham (SAM) |
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Roger Fortin (CAN) | | Ron Smith (ENG) | | Fautala Su'a (SAM) |
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| | | | Edward Thande (KEN) |
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| Heavyweight | Men | Julius Awome (ENG) | | Adamah Mensah (GHA) | | George Stankovich (NZL) |
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Cycling
Track
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Time Trial | Men | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) | 00:01:06 | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) | 00:01:07 | Gordon Singleton (CAN) | 00:01:08
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| Sprint | Men | Kenrick Tucker (AUS) | | Trevor Gadd (ENG) | | David Weller (JAM) |
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| Individual Pursuit | Men | Michael Richards (NZL) | 00:04:50 | Gary Campbell (AUS) | 00:04:56 | Tony Doyle (ENG) | 00:04:56
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| Team Pursuit | Men | Colin Fitzgerald, Kevin Nichols, Gary Sutton & Shane Sutton (AUS) | 00:04:29 | Kevin Blackwell, Anthony Cuff, Neil Lyster & Jack Swart (NZL) | 00:04:38 | Tony Doyle, Paul Fennell, Tony James & Glen Mitchell (ENG) | 00:04:51
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| 10 Miles Scratch | Men | Jocelyn Lovell (CAN) | 00:20:06 | Shane Sutton (AUS) | 00:20:06 | Gary Sutton (AUS) | 00:20:06
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| Tandem | Men | Jocelyn Lovell & Gordon Singleton (CAN) | 15.52 | Trevor Gadd & David Le Grys (ENG) | | Ron Boyle & Stephen Goodall (AUS) |
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Road
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Road Race | Men | Phil Anderson (AUS) | 04:22:34 | Pierre Harvey (CAN) | 04:22:35 | Garry Bell (NZL) | 04:22:35
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Gymnastics
Artistic
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| All-Around | Men | Philip Delesalle (CAN) | 56.4 | Lindsay Nylund (AUS) | 54.95 | Jean Choquette (CAN) | 54.25
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| Team | Men | Canada (CAN) | 165.55 | England (ENG) | 161.95 | Australia (AUS) | 158.5
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| All-Around | Women | Elfi Schlegel (CAN) | 38.25 | Monica Goermann (CAN) | 37.25 | |
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| | Sherry Hawco (CAN) | | |
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| Team | Women | Canada (CAN) | 113.25 | England (ENG) | 107.4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 106.35
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Shooting
Pistol
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Free Pistol | Men/Open | Yvon Trempe (CAN) | 543 | Edward Jans (CAN) | 540 | Bertram Manhim (TRI) | 536
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| Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | Jules Sobrian (CAN) | 587 | John Cooke (ENG) | 581 | Jeff Farrell (AUS) | 581
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Rifle
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Small Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Alister Allan (SCO) | 1194 | Bill Watkins (WAL) | 1191 | Stewart Watterson (IOM) | 1187
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| Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Desmond Vamplew (CAN) | 391 | James Spaight (ENG) | 388 | Patrick Vamplew (CAN) | 387
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Shotgun
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Trap | Men/Open | John Primrose (CAN) | 186 | George Leary (CAN) | 185 | Terry Rumbel (AUS) | 183
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| Skeet | Men/Open | John Woolley (NZL) | 193 | Paul Bentley (ENG) | 191 | Joe Neville (ENG) | 190
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Swimming
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 100 Metres Freestyle | Men | Mark Morgan (AUS) | 52.7 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 52.81 | Gary MacDonald (CAN) | 52.9
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| 200 Metres Freestyle | Men | Ron McKeon (AUS) | 00:01:52 | Graeme Brewer (AUS) | 00:01:53 | Mark Morgan (AUS) | 00:01:53
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| 400 Metres Freestyle | Men | Ron McKeon (AUS) | 00:03:54 | Simon Gray (ENG) | 00:03:57 | Max Metzker (AUS) | 00:03:59
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| 1500 Metres Freestyle | Men | Max Metzker (AUS) | 00:15:32 | Simon Gray (ENG) | 00:15:39 | Andrew Astbury (ENG) | 00:15:43
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| 100 Metres Backstroke | Men | Glenn Patching (AUS) | 57.9 | Gary Abraham (ENG) | 58.48 | Jay Tapp (CAN) | 59.05
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| 200 Metres Backstroke | Men | Gary Hurring (NZL) | 00:02:04 | Glenn Patching (AUS) | 00:02:06 | Paul Moorfoot (AUS) | 00:02:06
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| 100 Metres Breaststroke | Men | Graham Smith (CAN) | 00:01:04 | Duncan Goodhew (ENG) | 00:01:04 | Paul Naisby (ENG) | 00:01:06
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| 200 Metres Breaststroke | Men | Graham Smith (CAN) | 00:02:21 | Duncan Goodhew (ENG) | 00:02:22 | Lindsay Spencer (AUS) | 00:02:22
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| 100 Metres Butterfly | Men | Dan Thompson (CAN) | 55.04 | John Mills (ENG) | 56.22 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 56.37
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| 200 Metres Butterfly | Men | George Nagy (CAN) | 00:02:02 | Claus Bredschneider (CAN) | 00:02:02 | Phil Hubble (ENG) | 00:02:03
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| 200 Metres Individual Medley | Men | Graham Smith (CAN) | 00:02:05 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 00:02:06 | Peter Dawson (AUS) | 00:02:09
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| 400 Metres Individual Medley | Men | Graham Smith (CAN) | 00:04:27 | Simon Gray (ENG) | 00:04:28 | Bill Sawchuk (CAN) | 00:04:28
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| 4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:28 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:29 | England (ENG) | 00:03:30
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| 4 x 200 Metres Freestyle Relay | Men | Australia (AUS) | 00:07:35 | Canada (CAN) | 00:07:37 | England (ENG) | 00:07:42
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| 4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:50 | England (ENG) | 00:03:50 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:53
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Diving
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Chris Snode (ENG) | 643.83 | Scott Cranham (CAN) | 595.53 | Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 572.16
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| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Chris Snode (ENG) | 538.98 | Ken Armstrong (CAN) | 534.99 | Scott Cranham (CAN) | 512.37
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Swimming
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 100 Metres Freestyle | Women | Carol Klimpel (CAN) | 57.78 | Rosemary Brown (AUS) | 58.3 | Wendy Quirk (CAN) | 58.41
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| 200 Metres Freestyle | Women | Rebecca Perrott (NZL) | 00:02:01 | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 00:02:01 | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 00:02:02
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| 400 Metres Freestyle | Women | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 00:04:08 | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 00:04:10 | Rebecca Perrott (NZL) | 00:04:17
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| 800 Metres Freestyle | Women | Tracey Wickham (AUS) | 00:08:25 | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 00:08:26 | Rebecca Perrott (NZL) | 00:08:45
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| 100 Metres Backstroke | Women | Debra Forster (AUS) | 00:01:04 | Hélène Boivin (CAN) | 00:01:05 | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 00:01:05
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| 200 Metres Backstroke | Women | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 00:02:17 | Lisa Forrest (AUS) | 00:02:18 | Glenda Robertson (AUS) | 00:02:18
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| 100 Metres Breaststroke | Women | Robin Corsiglia (CAN) | 00:01:14 | Maggie Kelly (ENG) | 00:01:14 | Marion Stuart (CAN) | 00:01:14
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| 200 Metres Breaststroke | Women | Lisa Borsholt (CAN) | 00:02:38 | Debbie Rudd (ENG) | 00:02:38 | Maggie Kelly (ENG) | 00:02:39
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| 100 Metres Butterfly | Women | Wendy Quirk (CAN) | 00:01:02 | Penny McCarthy (NZL) | 00:01:02 | Linda Hanel (AUS) | 00:01:03
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| 200 Metres Butterfly | Women | Michelle Ford (AUS) | 00:02:11 | Wendy Quirk (CAN) | 00:02:14 | Linda Hanel (AUS) | 00:02:15
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| 200 Metres Individual Medley | Women | Sharron Davies (ENG) | 00:02:18 | Rebecca Perrott (NZL) | 00:02:19 | Becky Smith (CAN) | 00:02:19
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| 400 Metres Individual Medley | Women | Sharron Davies (ENG) | 00:04:52 | Becky Smith (CAN) | 00:04:58 | Cheryl Gibson (CAN) | 00:04:59
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| 4 x 100 Metres Freestyle Relay | Women | Canada (CAN) | 00:03:50 | England (ENG) | 00:03:53 | Australia (AUS) | 00:03:54
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| 4 x 100 Metres Medley Relay | Women | Canada (CAN) | 00:04:15 | Australia (AUS) | 00:04:17 | England (ENG) | 00:04:20
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Diving
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Janet Nutter (CAN) | 477.33 | Beverley Boys (CAN) | 469.95 | Eniko Kiefer (CAN) | 447.42
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| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Linda Cuthbert (CAN) | 397.44 | Valerie McFarlane (AUS) | 383.4 | Janet Nutter (CAN) | 374.67
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Weightlifting
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Flyweight - Overall | Men | Ekambaram Karunakaran (IND) | 205 | Charlie Revolta (SCO) | 197.5 | Roger Crabtree (AUS) | 190
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| Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Precious McKenzie (ENG) | 220 | Tamil Selvin (IND) | 220 | Jeffrey Brice (WAL) | 215
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| Featherweight - Overall | Men | Michael Mercier (CAN) | 237.5 | Ivan Katz (AUS) | 235 | Darrell Schultz (CAN) | 230
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| Lightweight - Overall | Men | Bill Stellios (AUS) | 272.5 | Adrian Kebbe (AUS) | 267.5 | Philip Sue (NZL) | 262.5
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| Middleweight - Overall | Men | Sam Castiglione (AUS) | 300 | Newton Burrowes (ENG) | 290 | Steve Pinsent (ENG) | 290
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| Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Robert Kabbas (AUS) | 322.5 | Charles Quagliata (AUS) | 287.5 | Gary Shadbolt (ENG) | 277.5
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| Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Gary Langford (ENG) | 335 | Terry Hadlow (CAN) | 330 | Brian Marsden (NZL) | 312.5
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| Sub Heavyweight - Overall | Men | John Burns (WAL) | 340 | Steve Wyatt (AUS) | 325 | Robert Santavy (CAN) | 315
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| Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Russ Prior (CAN) | 347.5 | Wayne Smith (CAN) | 337.5 | Andy Drzewiecki (ENG) | 335
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| Super Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Jean-Marc Cardinal (CAN) | 365 | Bob Edmond (AUS) | 322.5 | John Hynd (SCO) | 305
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Wrestling
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Light Flyweight | Men | Ashok Kumar (IND) | | George Gunouski (CAN) | | Mark Dunbar (ENG) |
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| Flyweight | Men | Ray Takahashi (CAN) | | Sudesh Kumar (IND) | | Ken Hoyt (AUS) |
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| Bantamweight | Men | Satbir Singh (IND) | | Michael Barry (CAN) | | Amrik Singh (ENG) |
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| Featherweight | Men | Egon Beiler (CAN) | | Jagminder Singh (IND) | | Brian Aspen (ENG) |
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| Lightweight | Men | Zsigmund Kelevitz (AUS) | | Joe Gilligan (ENG) | | Jagdish Kumar (IND) |
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| Welterweight | Men | Rajinder Singh (IND) | | Victor Zilberman (CAN) | | Keith Howard (ENG) |
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| Middleweight | Men | Richard Deschatelets (CAN) | | Wally Koenig (AUS) | | Ivan Weir (NIR) |
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Stephen Danier (CAN) | | Mick Pikos (AUS) | | Kartar Singh (IND) |
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| Heavyweight | Men | Wyatt Wishart (CAN) | | Satpal Singh (IND) | | Murray Avery (NZL) |
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| Super Heavyweight | Men | Robert Gibbons (CAN) | | Albert Patrick (SCO) | | Ishwar Singh (IND) |
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Badminton
| Event
|
| Gold
| Silver
| Bronze
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| Mixed Team | Mixed | England (ENG) | | Canada (CAN) | | Malaysia (MAS) |
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| Men's Singles | Men | Prakash Padukone (IND) | | Derek Talbot (ENG) | | Ray Stevens (ENG) |
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| Men's Doubles | Men | Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett (ENG) | | Moo Foot Lian & Ong Beng Teong (MAS) | | Bryan Purser & Richard Purser (NZL) |
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| Women's Singles | Women | Sylvia Meow Eng Ng (MAS) | | Katherine Swee Phek Teh (MAS) | | Wendy Clarkson (CAN) |
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| Women's Doubles | Women | Nora Perry & Anne Statt (ENG) | | Claire Backhouse & Jane Youngberg (CAN) | | Ami Ghia & Kanwal Singh (IND) |
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| Mixed Doubles | Mixed | Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry (Gardner) (ENG) | | Billy Gilliland & Joanna Flockhart (SCO) | | Derek Talbot & Barbara Sutton (ENG) |
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