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Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
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Nations | 34 |
Athletes | 1,316 (inc. officials) |
Events | 110 events in 10 sports |
Opening | 4 August 1966 |
Closing | 13 August 1966 |
Opened by | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
Main venue | Independence Park |
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. Jamaica remains the only host nation of a Commonwealth Games that did not win at least one gold medal in its own games.
Kingston was elected host by the CGF in Rome, Italy during ? the 1960 Summer Olympics.
City | Country | Votes |
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Kingston |
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17 |
Edinburgh |
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12 |
Salisbury |
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5 |
34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
Participating Commonwealth countries and territories |
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|
* Host nation ( Jamaica)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 33 | 24 | 23 | 80 |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 28 | 22 | 73 |
3 | ![]() | 14 | 20 | 23 | 57 |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (22 entries) | 111 | 110 | 120 | 341 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Men's Singles |
Tan Aik Huang
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Yew Cheng Hoe
![]() |
Dinesh Khanna
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Men's Doubles |
Tan Aik Huang &
Yew Cheng Hoe
![]() |
Ng Boon Bee &
Tan Yee Khan
![]() |
David Horton &
Roger Mills
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Women's Singles |
Angela Bairstow
![]() |
Sharon Whittaker
![]() |
Ursula Smith
![]() |
Women's Doubles |
Jenny Horton &
Ursula Smith
![]() |
Angela Bairstow &
Iris Rogers
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Rosalind Singha Ang &
Teoh Siew Yong
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Mixed Doubles |
Roger Mills &
Angela Bairstow
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Tony Jordan &
Jenny Horton
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Bob McCoig &
Muriel Ferguson
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Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men |
Sulley Shittu
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Kenneth Campbell
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Frank Scott
![]() John Rakowski ![]() |
Bantamweight | Men |
Edward Ndukwu
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Darryl Norwood
![]() |
Nderu Mwaura
![]() Brian Kendall ![]() |
Featherweight | Men |
Philip Waruinge
![]() |
Paddy Maguire
![]() |
Amos Ajoo
![]() Harold West ![]() |
Lightweight | Men |
Anthony Andeh
![]() |
Ron Thurston
![]() |
Stephen Baraza
![]() Samuel Lockhart ![]() |
Light Welterweight | Men |
Jim McCourt
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Aaron Popoola
![]() |
Alex Odhiambo
![]() Bryan Knoche ![]() |
Welterweight | Men |
Eddie Blay
![]() |
Bobby Arthur
![]() |
Frank Young
![]() Andy Peace ![]() |
Light Middleweight | Men |
Mark Rowe
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Tom Imrie
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Robert Okine
![]() Nojim Maiyegun ![]() |
Middleweight | Men |
Joe Darkey
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Arthur Trout
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John Turpin
![]() Matthias Ouma ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men |
Roger Tighe
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Fatai Ayinla
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Dennis Booth
![]() Sylvester Hines ![]() |
Heavyweight | Men |
Bill Kini
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Adonis Ray
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Danny McAlinden
![]() Benson Ocan ![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men |
Roger Gibbon
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00:01:09.6 |
Phillip Watts Bristow-Stagg
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00:01:10.9 |
Richard Hine
![]() |
00:01:11.0 |
Sprint | Men |
Roger Gibbon
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Fred Booker
![]() |
Daryl Perkins
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|||
Individual Pursuit | Men |
Hugh Porter
![]() |
00:04:57 |
John Bylsma
![]() |
00:04:59 |
Richard Hine
![]() |
00:05:04 |
10 Miles Scratch | Men |
Ian Alsop
![]() |
00:21:46 |
Hilton Clarke
![]() |
00:21:46 |
Trevor Bull
![]() |
00:21:47 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men |
Peter Buckley
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05:07:52 |
Des Thomson
![]() |
05:12:11 |
Laurie Byers
![]() |
05:12:20 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men |
Allan Jay
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Bill Hoskyns
![]() |
Graham Paul
![]() |
Foil – Team | Men | England
![]() Allan Jay Graham Paul Bill Hoskyns |
Australia
![]() Barry Wasley Brian McCowage John Humphreys Russell Hobby |
Scotland
![]() George Sandor Joseph Rorke Robert Wilson |
Épée | Men |
Bill Hoskyns
![]() |
John Pelling
![]() |
Robert Reynolds
![]() |
Épée – Team | Men | England
![]() Bill Hoskyns John Pelling Peter Jacobs |
Canada
![]() John Andru Konrad Widmaier Peter Bakonyi |
Australia
![]() Barry Wasley John Humphreys Peter Hardiman Russell Hobby |
Sabre | Men |
Ralph Cooperman
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Sandy Leckie
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Gabor Arato
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Sabre- Team | Men | England
![]() Ralph Cooperman Richard Oldcorn John Rayden |
Australia
![]() Brian McCowage Gabor Arato Laszlo Tornallyay |
Canada
![]() John Andru Leslie Samek Robert Foxcroft |
Foil | Women |
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh
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Shirley Parker
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Gaye McDermit
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Foil – Team | Women | England
![]() Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Joyce Pearce Shirley Parker |
Australia
![]() Jeanette Beauchamp Melody Coleman Walburga Winter |
New Zealand
![]() Joyce Fenton Gaye McDermit Pamela French |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
50m Free Pistol | Men/Open |
Charles Sexton
![]() |
544 |
Jules Sobrian
![]() |
538 |
Garfield McMahon
![]() |
536 |
25m Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open |
James Lee
![]() |
576 |
Tony Clark
![]() |
575 |
Julio Machado
![]() |
571 |
25m Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open |
Tony Clark
![]() |
585 |
Michael Papps
![]() |
578 |
Jules Sobrian
![]() |
572 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
50m Rifle Prone | Men/Open |
Gilmour Boa
![]() |
587 |
Brian Lacey
![]() |
585 |
John Murphy
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584 |
Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open |
Lord John Swansea
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394 |
Robert Stewart
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381 |
Tom Sutherland
![]() |
381 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Bantamweight – Overall | Men |
Precious McKenzie
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319.5 |
Martin Dias
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307 |
Chun Hon Chan
![]() |
304.5 |
Featherweight – Overall | Men |
Chung Kum Weng
![]() |
337 |
Mahon Ghosh
![]() |
334.5 |
Allen Salter
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324.5 |
Lightweight – Overall | Men |
Hugo Gittens
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367 |
George Newton
![]() |
354.5 |
Ieuan Owen
![]() |
349.5 |
Middleweight – Overall | Men |
Pierre St.-Jean
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404.5 |
Horace Johnson
![]() |
382 |
Russell Perry
![]() |
372 |
Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men |
George Vakakis
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419.5 |
Sylvanus Blackman
![]() |
414.5 |
Mike Pearman
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409.5 |
Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men |
Louis Martin
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462 |
George Manners
![]() |
429.5 |
Dudley Lawson
![]() |
422 |
Heavyweight – Overall | Men |
Don Oliver
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497 |
Arthur Shannos
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464.5 |
Brandon Bailey
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462 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men |
Muhammad Nazir
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Shamrao Sable
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Peter Michienzi
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Bantamweight | Men |
Bishamber Singh
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Kevin McGrath
![]() |
Muhammad Saeed
![]() |
Featherweight | Men |
Muhammad Akhtar
![]() |
Randhawa Singh
![]() |
Albert Aspen
![]() |
Lightweight | Men |
Mukhtiar Singh
![]() |
Ray Lougheed
![]() |
Tony Greig
![]() |
Welterweight | Men |
Muhammad Bashir
![]() |
Richard Bryant
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Hukum Singh
![]() |
Middleweight | Men |
Muhammad Faiz
![]() |
Sébastien Donison
![]() |
Michael Benarik
![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men |
Robert Chamberot
![]() |
Wallace Booth
![]() |
Bishwanath Singh
![]() |
Heavyweight | Men |
Bhim Singh
![]() |
Ikram Ilahi
![]() |
Denis McNamara
![]() |
Preceded by Perth |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Edinburgh |
![]() | |
Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
---|---|
Nations | 34 |
Athletes | 1,316 (inc. officials) |
Events | 110 events in 10 sports |
Opening | 4 August 1966 |
Closing | 13 August 1966 |
Opened by | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
Main venue | Independence Park |
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-called White Dominions. The event was followed by the 1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. Jamaica remains the only host nation of a Commonwealth Games that did not win at least one gold medal in its own games.
Kingston was elected host by the CGF in Rome, Italy during ? the 1960 Summer Olympics.
City | Country | Votes |
---|---|---|
Kingston |
![]() |
17 |
Edinburgh |
![]() |
12 |
Salisbury |
![]() |
5 |
34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
Participating Commonwealth countries and territories |
---|
|
* Host nation ( Jamaica)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 33 | 24 | 23 | 80 |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 28 | 22 | 73 |
3 | ![]() | 14 | 20 | 23 | 57 |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (22 entries) | 111 | 110 | 120 | 341 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Men's Singles |
Tan Aik Huang
![]() |
Yew Cheng Hoe
![]() |
Dinesh Khanna
![]() |
Men's Doubles |
Tan Aik Huang &
Yew Cheng Hoe
![]() |
Ng Boon Bee &
Tan Yee Khan
![]() |
David Horton &
Roger Mills
![]() |
Women's Singles |
Angela Bairstow
![]() |
Sharon Whittaker
![]() |
Ursula Smith
![]() |
Women's Doubles |
Jenny Horton &
Ursula Smith
![]() |
Angela Bairstow &
Iris Rogers
![]() |
Rosalind Singha Ang &
Teoh Siew Yong
![]() |
Mixed Doubles |
Roger Mills &
Angela Bairstow
![]() |
Tony Jordan &
Jenny Horton
![]() |
Bob McCoig &
Muriel Ferguson
![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men |
Sulley Shittu
![]() |
Kenneth Campbell
![]() |
Frank Scott
![]() John Rakowski ![]() |
Bantamweight | Men |
Edward Ndukwu
![]() |
Darryl Norwood
![]() |
Nderu Mwaura
![]() Brian Kendall ![]() |
Featherweight | Men |
Philip Waruinge
![]() |
Paddy Maguire
![]() |
Amos Ajoo
![]() Harold West ![]() |
Lightweight | Men |
Anthony Andeh
![]() |
Ron Thurston
![]() |
Stephen Baraza
![]() Samuel Lockhart ![]() |
Light Welterweight | Men |
Jim McCourt
![]() |
Aaron Popoola
![]() |
Alex Odhiambo
![]() Bryan Knoche ![]() |
Welterweight | Men |
Eddie Blay
![]() |
Bobby Arthur
![]() |
Frank Young
![]() Andy Peace ![]() |
Light Middleweight | Men |
Mark Rowe
![]() |
Tom Imrie
![]() |
Robert Okine
![]() Nojim Maiyegun ![]() |
Middleweight | Men |
Joe Darkey
![]() |
Arthur Trout
![]() |
John Turpin
![]() Matthias Ouma ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men |
Roger Tighe
![]() |
Fatai Ayinla
![]() |
Dennis Booth
![]() Sylvester Hines ![]() |
Heavyweight | Men |
Bill Kini
![]() |
Adonis Ray
![]() |
Danny McAlinden
![]() Benson Ocan ![]() |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men |
Roger Gibbon
![]() |
00:01:09.6 |
Phillip Watts Bristow-Stagg
![]() |
00:01:10.9 |
Richard Hine
![]() |
00:01:11.0 |
Sprint | Men |
Roger Gibbon
![]() |
Fred Booker
![]() |
Daryl Perkins
![]() |
|||
Individual Pursuit | Men |
Hugh Porter
![]() |
00:04:57 |
John Bylsma
![]() |
00:04:59 |
Richard Hine
![]() |
00:05:04 |
10 Miles Scratch | Men |
Ian Alsop
![]() |
00:21:46 |
Hilton Clarke
![]() |
00:21:46 |
Trevor Bull
![]() |
00:21:47 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men |
Peter Buckley
![]() |
05:07:52 |
Des Thomson
![]() |
05:12:11 |
Laurie Byers
![]() |
05:12:20 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men |
Allan Jay
![]() |
Bill Hoskyns
![]() |
Graham Paul
![]() |
Foil – Team | Men | England
![]() Allan Jay Graham Paul Bill Hoskyns |
Australia
![]() Barry Wasley Brian McCowage John Humphreys Russell Hobby |
Scotland
![]() George Sandor Joseph Rorke Robert Wilson |
Épée | Men |
Bill Hoskyns
![]() |
John Pelling
![]() |
Robert Reynolds
![]() |
Épée – Team | Men | England
![]() Bill Hoskyns John Pelling Peter Jacobs |
Canada
![]() John Andru Konrad Widmaier Peter Bakonyi |
Australia
![]() Barry Wasley John Humphreys Peter Hardiman Russell Hobby |
Sabre | Men |
Ralph Cooperman
![]() |
Sandy Leckie
![]() |
Gabor Arato
![]() |
Sabre- Team | Men | England
![]() Ralph Cooperman Richard Oldcorn John Rayden |
Australia
![]() Brian McCowage Gabor Arato Laszlo Tornallyay |
Canada
![]() John Andru Leslie Samek Robert Foxcroft |
Foil | Women |
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh
![]() |
Shirley Parker
![]() |
Gaye McDermit
![]() |
Foil – Team | Women | England
![]() Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Joyce Pearce Shirley Parker |
Australia
![]() Jeanette Beauchamp Melody Coleman Walburga Winter |
New Zealand
![]() Joyce Fenton Gaye McDermit Pamela French |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
50m Free Pistol | Men/Open |
Charles Sexton
![]() |
544 |
Jules Sobrian
![]() |
538 |
Garfield McMahon
![]() |
536 |
25m Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open |
James Lee
![]() |
576 |
Tony Clark
![]() |
575 |
Julio Machado
![]() |
571 |
25m Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open |
Tony Clark
![]() |
585 |
Michael Papps
![]() |
578 |
Jules Sobrian
![]() |
572 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
50m Rifle Prone | Men/Open |
Gilmour Boa
![]() |
587 |
Brian Lacey
![]() |
585 |
John Murphy
![]() |
584 |
Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open |
Lord John Swansea
![]() |
394 |
Robert Stewart
![]() |
381 |
Tom Sutherland
![]() |
381 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Bantamweight – Overall | Men |
Precious McKenzie
![]() |
319.5 |
Martin Dias
![]() |
307 |
Chun Hon Chan
![]() |
304.5 |
Featherweight – Overall | Men |
Chung Kum Weng
![]() |
337 |
Mahon Ghosh
![]() |
334.5 |
Allen Salter
![]() |
324.5 |
Lightweight – Overall | Men |
Hugo Gittens
![]() |
367 |
George Newton
![]() |
354.5 |
Ieuan Owen
![]() |
349.5 |
Middleweight – Overall | Men |
Pierre St.-Jean
![]() |
404.5 |
Horace Johnson
![]() |
382 |
Russell Perry
![]() |
372 |
Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men |
George Vakakis
![]() |
419.5 |
Sylvanus Blackman
![]() |
414.5 |
Mike Pearman
![]() |
409.5 |
Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men |
Louis Martin
![]() |
462 |
George Manners
![]() |
429.5 |
Dudley Lawson
![]() |
422 |
Heavyweight – Overall | Men |
Don Oliver
![]() |
497 |
Arthur Shannos
![]() |
464.5 |
Brandon Bailey
![]() |
462 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men |
Muhammad Nazir
![]() |
Shamrao Sable
![]() |
Peter Michienzi
![]() |
Bantamweight | Men |
Bishamber Singh
![]() |
Kevin McGrath
![]() |
Muhammad Saeed
![]() |
Featherweight | Men |
Muhammad Akhtar
![]() |
Randhawa Singh
![]() |
Albert Aspen
![]() |
Lightweight | Men |
Mukhtiar Singh
![]() |
Ray Lougheed
![]() |
Tony Greig
![]() |
Welterweight | Men |
Muhammad Bashir
![]() |
Richard Bryant
![]() |
Hukum Singh
![]() |
Middleweight | Men |
Muhammad Faiz
![]() |
Sébastien Donison
![]() |
Michael Benarik
![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men |
Robert Chamberot
![]() |
Wallace Booth
![]() |
Bishwanath Singh
![]() |
Heavyweight | Men |
Bhim Singh
![]() |
Ikram Ilahi
![]() |
Denis McNamara
![]() |
Preceded by Perth |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Edinburgh |