Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
International athletics championship event
Athletics at the 9th British Commonwealth Games | |
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![]() The track and the athletics main stadium. | |
Dates | 17–25 July 1970 |
Host city | Edinburgh, Scotland![]() |
Venue | Meadowbank Stadium |
Level | Senior |
Events | 36 |
Participation | 534 athletes from 34 nations |
Records set | 1 WR, 2 GR |
1970 British Commonwealth Games |
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. One world record and two Games records were broken at the competition.
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +3.6 m/s) details | ![]() | 10.24w | ![]() | 10.32w | ![]() | 10.33w |
200 metres (wind: +1.7 m/s) details | ![]() | 20.56 | ![]() | 20.69 | ![]() | 20.74 |
400 metres details | ![]() | 45.01 | ![]() | 45.61 | ![]() | 45.82 |
800 metres details | ![]() | 1:46.89 | ![]() | 1:47.42 | ![]() | 1:47.43 |
1500 metres details | ![]() | 3:36.68 | ![]() | 3:38.19 | ![]() | 3:40.63 |
5000 metres details | ![]() | 13:22.85 | ![]() | 13:23.34 | ![]() | 13:27.6 |
10,000 metres details | ![]() | 28:11.72 | ![]() | 28:13.45 | ![]() | 28:15.35 |
Marathon details | ![]() | 2:09:28 | ![]() | 2:12:04 | ![]() | 2:12:19 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: +2.9 m/s) details | ![]() | 13.66w | ![]() | 13.86w | ![]() | 14.02w |
400 metres hurdles details | ![]() | 50.03 | ![]() | 50.15 | ![]() | 50.19 |
3000 metres steeplechase details | ![]() | 8:26.2 | ![]() | 8:29.6 | ![]() | 8:30.8 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Errol Stewart Lennox Miller Carl Lawson Don Quarrie | 39.46 | ![]() Michael Ahey James Addy Edward Owusu George Daniels | 39.82 | ![]() Ian Green Martin Reynolds Dave Dear Brian Green | 40.05 |
4 × 400 metres relay details | ![]() Munyoro Nyamau Julius Sang Robert Ouko Charles Asati | 3:03.63 | ![]() Mel Wong Shing Ben Cayenne Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts | 3:05.49 | ![]() Martin Bilham Len Walters Mike Hauck John Sherwood | 3:05.53 |
20 miles walk details | ![]() | 2:33:33 GR | ![]() | 2:35:55 | ![]() | 2:37:24 |
High jump details | ![]() | 2.14 m | ![]() | 2.12 m | ![]() | 2.10 m |
Pole vault details | ![]() | 5.10 m | ![]() | 4.90 m | ![]() | 4.90 m |
Long jump details | ![]() | 8.06 m (w) | ![]() | 7.94 m (w) | ![]() | 7.94 m (w) |
Triple jump details | ![]() | 16.72 m | ![]() | 16.41 m | ![]() | 15.90 m |
Shot put details | ![]() | 19.21 m | ![]() | 18.43 m | ![]() | 18.40 m |
Discus throw details | ![]() | 59.02 m | ![]() | 57.84 m | ![]() | 56.68 m |
Hammer throw details | ![]() | 67.80 m | ![]() | 62.90 m | ![]() | 61.58 m |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 79.50 m | ![]() | 76.74 m | ![]() | 73.20 m |
Decathlon details | ![]() | 7492 pts | ![]() | 7469 pts | ![]() | 7201 pts |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +5.3 m/s) details | ![]() | 11.26w | ![]() | 11.32w | ![]() | 11.36w |
200 metres (wind: +4.0 m/s) details | ![]() | 22.75w | ![]() | 22.86w | ![]() | 23.16w |
400 metres details | ![]() | 51.02 WR | ![]() | 53.66 | ![]() | 53.77 |
800 metres details | ![]() | 2:06.24 | ![]() | 2:06.27 | ![]() | 2:06.33 |
1500 metres details | ![]() | 4:18.8 | ![]() | 4:19.0 | ![]() | 4:19.1 |
100 metres hurdles (wind: -0.3 m/s) details | ![]() | 13.27 | ![]() | 13.73 | ![]() | 13.82 |
4 × 100 metres relay details | ![]() Jennifer Lamy Pam Kilborn Marion Hoffman Raelene Boyle | 44.14 | ![]() Anita Neil Margaret Critchley Madeleine Cobb Val Peat | 44.28 | ![]() Joan Hendry Joyce Sadowick Patty Loverock Stephanie Berto | 44.68 |
High jump details | ![]() | 1.78 m | ![]() | 1.70 m | ![]() | 1.70 m |
Long jump details | ![]() | 6.73 m | ![]() | 6.50 m | ![]() | 6.28 m |
Shot put details | ![]() | 15.93 m | ![]() | 15.87 m | ![]() | 15.32 m |
Discus throw details | ![]() | 54.46 m | ![]() | 51.02 m | ![]() | 48.42 m |
Javelin throw details | ![]() | 52.00 m | ![]() | 50.82 m | ![]() | 49.54 m |
Pentathlon details | ![]() | 5148 pts GR | ![]() | 5037 pts | ![]() | 4736 pts |
Medal table
* Host nation (Scotland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (15 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
Participating nations
Antigua and Barbuda (7)
Australia (33)
Bahamas (12)
Bermuda (2)
Canada (59)
Ceylon (1)
England (92)
Fiji (1)
Gambia (6)
Ghana (12)
Gibraltar (7)
Grenada (2)
Guernsey (5)
Guyana (2)
India (9)
Isle of Man (4)
Jamaica (22)
Kenya (18)
Malawi (7)
Mauritius (7)
New Zealand (20)
Nigeria (21)
Northern Ireland (19)
Pakistan (9)
Saint Lucia (1)
Scotland (55)
Sierra Leone (5)
Singapore (4)
Swaziland (5)
Tanzania (8)
Trinidad and Tobago (12)
Uganda (15)
Wales (41)
Zambia (11)
References
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
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