Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games




































Athletics at the 10th British Commonwealth Games

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The QE II Park was purpose-built for the 1974 Games.

Host city
Christchurch, New ZealandNew Zealand
Date(s) 25 January – 2 February 1974
Main stadium Queen Elizabeth II Park
Level Senior
Participation 468 athletes from
35 nations
Events 37
Records set 1 WR, 18 GR

← 1970 Edinburgh


1978 Edmonton →




1978 Commonwealth Games


At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand between 25 January and 2 February. Athletes competed in 37 events — 23 for men and 14 for women.




Contents






  • 1 Medal summary


    • 1.1 Men


    • 1.2 Women




  • 2 Medal table


  • 3 Participating nations


  • 4 References





Medal summary



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Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +0.8 m/s)
details

Jamaica Don Quarrie
10.38
Kenya John Mwebi
10.51
Ghana Ohene Karikari
10.51
200 metres
(wind: -0.6 m/s)
details

Jamaica Don Quarrie
20.73
Ghana George Daniels
20.97
New Zealand Bevan Smith
21.08
400 metres
details

Kenya Charles Asati
46.04
Uganda Silver Ayoo
46.07
Tanzania Claver Kamanya
46.16
800 metres
details

Kenya John Kipkurgat
1:43.91 GR

Kenya Mike Boit
1:44.39
New Zealand John Walker
1:44.92
1500 metres
details

Tanzania Filbert Bayi
3:32.16 WR

New Zealand John Walker
3:32.52
Kenya Ben Jipcho
3:33.16
5000 metres
details

Kenya Ben Jipcho
13:14.4 GR

England Brendan Foster
13:14.6
England Dave Black
13:23.6
10,000 metres
details

New Zealand Dick Tayler
27:46.40
England Dave Black
27:48.49
Kenya Richard Juma
27:56.96
Marathon
details

England Ian Thompson
2:09:12 GR

New Zealand Jack Foster
2:11:19
Eswatini Richard Mabuza
2:12:55
110 metres hurdles
(wind: -0.1 m/s)
details

Kenya Fatwell Kimaiyo
13.69 GR

Wales Berwyn Price
13.84
Australia Max Binnington
13.88
400 metres hurdles
details

England Alan Pascoe
48.83 GR

Australia Bruce Field
49.32
Kenya William Koskei
49.34
3000 metres steeplechase
details

Kenya Ben Jipcho
8:20.67 GR

Wales John Davies
8:24.8
Kenya Evans Mogaka
8:28.51
4 × 100 metres relay
details

 Australia
Greg Lewis
Laurie D'Arcy
Andrew Ratcliffe
Graham Haskell
39.31 GR

 Ghana
Albert Lomotey
Ohene Karikari
Kofi Okyir
George Daniels
39.61

 Nigeria
Timon Oyebami
Benedict Majekodunmi
Kola Abdulai
James Olakunle
39.70
4 × 400 metres relay
details

 Kenya
Charles Asati
Francis Musyoki
Bill Koskei
Julius Sang
3:04.43

 England
Alan Pascoe
Andy Carter
John Wilson
Bill Hartley
3:06.66

 Uganda
Pius Olowu
William Dralu
Samuel Kakonge
Silver Ayoo
3:07.45
20 miles walk
details

England John Warhurst
2:35:23
England Roy Thorpe
2:39:03
Australia Peter Fullager
2:42:09
High jump
details

Australia Gordon Windeyer
2.16 GR

Australia Lawrie Peckham
2.14
Canada Claude Ferragne
2.12
Pole vault
details

Australia Don Baird
5.05
Northern Ireland Mike Bull
5.00
England Brian Hooper
5.00
Long jump
details

England Alan Lerwill
7.94
Australia Chris Commons
7.92
Ghana Joshua Owusu
7.75
Triple jump
details

Ghana Joshua Owusu
16.50
India Mohinder Singh Gill
16.44
Ghana Moise Pomaney
16.23
Shot put
details

England Geoff Capes
20.74 GR

England Mike Winch
19.36
Canada Bruce Pirnie
18.68
Discus throw
details

New Zealand Robin Tait
63.08 GR

England Bill Tancred
59.48
England John Hillier
57.22
Hammer throw
details

England Ian Chipchase
69.56
England Howard Payne
68.02
Australia Peter Farmer
67.48
Javelin throw
details

England Charles Clover
84.92 GR

England Dave Travis
79.92
Kenya John Mayaka
77.56
Decathlon
details

Northern Ireland Mike Bull
7417
England Barry King
7277
Australia Rob Lethbridge
7270


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Event
Gold
Silver
Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +0.5 m/s)
details

Australia Raelene Boyle
11.27 GR

England Andrea Lynch
11.31
Australia Denise Robertson
11.50
200 metres
(wind: +0.2 m/s)
details

Australia Raelene Boyle
22.50 GR

Australia Denise Robertson
22.73
Ghana Alice Annum
22.90
400 metres
details

Canada Yvonne Saunders
51.67
England Verona Bernard
51.94
Australia Charlene Rendina
52.08
800 metres
details

Australia Charlene Rendina
2:01.11 GR

New Zealand Sue Haden
2:02.04
Kenya Sabina Chebichi
2:02.61
1500 metres
details

Canada Glenda Reiser
4:07.08 GR

England Joan Allison (Page)
4:10.66
Canada Thelma Wright (Fynn)
4:12.26
100 metres hurdles
(wind: +1.0 m/s)
details

England Judy Vernon
13.45
Australia Gaye Dell
13.54
Nigeria Modupe Oshikoya
13.69
4 × 100 metres relay
details

 Australia
Denise Robertson
Jennifer Lamy
Raelene Boyle
Robyn Boak
43.51 GR

 England
Barbara Martin
Andrea Lynch
Judy Vernon
Sonia Lannaman
44.30

 Ghana
Alice Annum
Hannah Afriyie
Josephine Ocran
Rose Asiedua
44.35
4 × 400 metres relay
details

 England
Jannette Roscoe
Ruth Kennedy
Susan Pettett
Verona Elder
3:29.23

 Australia
Charlene Rendina
Judy Canty
Margaret Ramsay
Terri Cater
3:30.72

 Canada
Brenda Walsh
Margaret McGowen
Maureen Crowley
Yvonne Saunders
3:33.92
High jump
details

England Barbara Lawton
1.84
Canada Louise Hannah
1.82
Canada Brigitte Bittner
1.80
Long jump
details

Nigeria Modupe Oshikoya
6.46
Canada Brenda Eisler
6.38
Wales Ruth Martin-Jones
6.38
Shot put
details

Canada Jane Haist
16.12
New Zealand Valerie Young
15.29
Australia Jean Roberts
15.24
Discus throw
details

Canada Jane Haist
55.52 GR

Scotland Rosemary Payne
53.94
Canada Carol Martin
53.16
Javelin throw
details

Australia Petra Rivers
55.48
Australia Jenny Symon
52.14
England Sharon Corbett
50.26
Pentathlon
details

Northern Ireland Mary Peters
4455
Nigeria Modupe Oshikoya
4423
England Ann Wilson
4236


Medal table





New Zealand's John Walker won medals in the 800 and 1500 metres.


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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1
 England (ENG)
10 13 5 28
2
 Australia (AUS)
8 7 7 22
3
 Kenya (KEN)
6 2 6 14
4
 Canada (CAN)
4 2 6 12
5
 New Zealand (NZL)*
2 4 2 8
6
 Northern Ireland (NIR)
2 1 0 3
7
 Jamaica (JAM)
2 0 0 2
8
 Ghana (GHA)
1 2 5 8
9
 Nigeria (NGR)
1 1 2 4
10
 Tanzania (TAN)
1 0 1 2
11
 Wales (WAL)
0 2 1 3
12
 Uganda (UGA)
0 1 1 2
13
 India (IND)
0 1 0 1

 Scotland (SCO)
0 1 0 1
15
 Eswatini (SWZ)
0 0 1 1
Totals (15 nations) 37 37 37 111


Participating nations





  •  Australia (61)


  •  Barbados (2)


  •  Bermuda (5)


  •  Botswana (5)


  •  Canada (30)


  •  Cook Islands (2)


  •  England (66)


  •  Fiji (15)


  •  Gambia (2)


  •  Ghana (16)


  •  Gibraltar (1)


  •  Grenada (1)


  •  Guernsey (4)


  •  India (1)


  •  Isle of Man (5)


  •  Jamaica (12)


  •  Jersey (1)


  •  Kenya (32)


  •  Lesotho (6)


  •  Malawi (5)


  •  Malaysia (2)


  •  Mauritius (5)


  •  New Zealand (59)


  •  Nigeria (30)


  •  Northern Ireland (11)


  •  Papua New Guinea (4)


  •  Scotland (26)


  •  Singapore (2)


  •  Swaziland (3)


  •  Tanzania (16)


  •  Tonga (4)


  •  Uganda (14)


  •  Wales (15)


  •  Western Samoa (3)


  •  Zambia (2)




References




  • Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.


  • Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.