1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
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Nations participating | 34 |
Athletes participating | 1,316 (inc. officials) |
Events | 110 events in 10 sports |
Opening ceremony | 4 August |
Closing ceremony | 13 August |
Officially opened by | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
Main venue | Independence Park |
The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were 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. They were 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.
Host selection[]
Kingston was elected host in Rome, Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
City | Country | Votes |
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Kingston | Jamaica | 17 |
Edinburgh | Scotland | 12 |
Salisbury | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 5 |
Participating teams[]
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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Medals by country[]
* Host nation (Jamaica)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | England (ENG) | 33 | 24 | 23 | 80 |
2 | Australia (AUS) | 23 | 28 | 22 | 73 |
3 | Canada (CAN) | 14 | 20 | 23 | 57 |
4 | New Zealand (NZL) | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
5 | Ghana (GHA) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
7 | Pakistan (PAK) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
8 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
9 | India (IND) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
11 | Wales (WAL) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
12 | Malaysia (MAS) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
13 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
14 | Northern Ireland (NIR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
15 | Isle of Man (IOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
17 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
22 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (22 nations) | 110 | 110 | 120 | 340 |
Medals by event[]
Athletics[]
Badminton[]
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 | Ursula Smith | |
Women's Doubles | Jenny Horton & Ursula Smith | Angela Bairstow & Iris Rogers | Rosalind Singha Ang & |
Mixed Doubles | Roger Mills & Angela Bairstow | Tony Jordan & Jenny Horton | Bob McCoig & |
Boxing[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | Sulley Shittu | Kenneth Campbell | Frank Scott John Rakowski |
Bantamweight | Men | Edward Ndukwu | Darryl Norwood | Brian Kendall |
Featherweight | Men | Philip Waruinge | Paddy Maguire | |
Lightweight | Men | Anthony Andeh | Ron Thurston | |
Light Welterweight | Men | Jim McCourt | Aaron Popoola | Alex Odhiambo |
Welterweight | Men | Eddie Blay | Bobby Arthur | |
Light Middleweight | Men | Mark Rowe | Nojim Maiyegun | |
Middleweight | Men | Joe Darkey | John Turpin Matthias Ouma | |
Light Heavyweight | Men | Roger Tighe | Fatai Ayinla | |
Heavyweight | Men | Bill Kini | Adonis Ray | Danny McAlinden |
Cycling[]
Track[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men | Roger Gibbon | 00:01:09.6 | 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 |
Road[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | Peter Buckley | 05:07:52 | Des Thomson | 05:12:11 | Laurie Byers | 05:12:20 |
Diving[]
Fencing[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men | Allan Jay | Bill Hoskyns | Graham Paul |
Foil – Team | Men | England Allan Jay Graham Paul Bill Hoskyns |
Australia Brian McCowage John Humphreys Russell Hobby |
Scotland |
Épée | Men | Bill Hoskyns | John Pelling | |
Épée – Team | Men | England Bill Hoskyns John Pelling Peter Jacobs |
Canada John Andru Peter Bakonyi |
Australia John Humphreys Peter Hardiman Russell Hobby |
Sabre | Men | Ralph Cooperman | Sandy Leckie | |
Sabre- Team | Men | England Ralph Cooperman Richard Oldcorn John Rayden |
Australia Brian McCowage Laszlo Tornallyay |
Canada John Andru Robert Foxcroft |
Foil | Women | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | Shirley Parker | Gaye McDermit |
Foil – Team | Women | England Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Joyce Pearce Shirley Parker |
Australia Melody Coleman Walburga Winter |
New Zealand Joyce Fenton Gaye McDermit Pamela French |
Shooting[]
Pistol[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Free Pistol | Men/Open | Charles Sexton | 544 | Jules Sobrian | 538 | Garfield McMahon | 536 |
Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | 576 | Tony Clark | 575 | 571 | ||
Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | Tony Clark | 585 | Michael Papps | 578 | Jules Sobrian | 572 |
Rifle[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Small Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Gilmour Boa | 587 | Brian Lacey | 585 | John Murphy | 584 |
Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Lord John Swansea | 394 | 381 | Tom Sutherland | 381 |
Swimming[]
- Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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110 yd freestyle | Mike Wenden | 54.0 | Bobby McGregor | 54.2 | David Dickson | 54.6 |
440 yd freestyle | Bob Windle | 4:15.0 | 4:15.8 | Ralph Hutton | 4:16.1 | |
1650 yd freestyle | 17:25.9 | Sandy Gilchrist | 17:33.9 | Ralph Hutton | 17:38.9 | |
110 yd backstroke | Peter Reynolds | 1:02.4 | Ralph Hutton | 1:02.7 | Neil Jackson | 1:03.3 |
220 yd backstroke | Peter Reynolds | 2:12.0 | Ralph Hutton | 2:13.5 | Karl Byrom | 2:18.8 |
110 yd breaststroke | Ian O'Brien | 1:08.2 | Tony Graham | 1:12.9 | Malcolm Tucker | 1:13.9 |
220 yd breaststroke | Ian O'Brien | 2:29.3 | Tony Graham | 2:36.9 | Bill Mahony | 2:38.9 |
110 yd butterfly | Ron Jacks | 1:00.3 | Graham Dunn | 1:00.9 | Keith Bewley | 1:01.5 |
220 yd butterfly | David Gerrard | 2:12.7 | Brett Hill | 2:12.8 | Tom Arusoo | 2:14.2 |
440 yd individual medley | Peter Reynolds | 4:50.8 | Ralph Hutton | 4:51.8 | Sandy Gilchrist | 4:58.7 |
4×110 yd freestyle relay | Australia David Dickson John Ryan Mike Wenden Bob Windle |
3:35.6 | Canada Sandy Gilchrist Ralph Hutton Robert Kasting Ronald Jacks |
3:42.3 | England Anthony Jarvis John Martin-Dye Michael Turner Robert Lord |
3:43.7 |
4×220 yd freestyle relay | Australia David Dickson Mike Wenden Peter Reynolds Bob Windle |
7:59.5 | Canada Sandy Gilchrist Ralph Hutton Robert Kasting Ronald Jacks |
8:15.0 | England Anthony Jarvis John Thurley Keith Bewley Michael Turner |
8:24.0 |
4×110 yd medley relay | Canada Sandy Gilchrist Ralph Hutton Ronald Jacks |
4:10.5 | England Keith Bewley Malcolm Tucker Michael Turner Neil Jackson |
4:11.3 | New Zealand David Gerrard Tony Graham Hilton Brown Paddy O'Carroll |
4:17.5 |
- Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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110 yd freestyle | Marion Lay | 01:02.3 | Lynette Bell | 01:03.2 | Jan Murphy | 01:03.4 |
440 yd freestyle | 04:38.8 | 04:44.5 | Kim Herford | 04:47.2 | ||
110 yd backstroke | Linda Ludgrove | 01:09.2 | Elaine Tanner | 01:09.9 | Janet Franklin | 01:11.8 |
220 yd backstroke | Linda Ludgrove | 02:28.5 | Elaine Tanner | 02:29.7 | Margaret Macrae | 02:34.7 |
110 yd breaststroke | Diana Harris | 01:19.7 | Jill Slattery | 01:19.8 | 01:21.6 | |
220 yd breaststroke | Jill Slattery | 02:50.3 | Stella Mitchell | 02:50.3 | Vivien Haddon | 02:53.9 |
110 yd butterfly | Elaine Tanner | 01:06.8 | Judy Gegan | 01:09.3 | Ann Barner | 01:09.7 |
220 yd butterfly | Elaine Tanner | 02:29.9 | 02:34.8 | Ann Barner | 02:35.0 | |
440 yd individual medley | Elaine Tanner | 05:26.3 | Jan Murphy | 05:28.1 | Jane Hughes | 05:34.1 |
4×110 yd freestyle relay | Canada Elaine Tanner Jane Hughes Marion Lay |
04:10.8 | Australia Janet Steinbeck Janice Murphy Lynette Bell |
04:11.1 | England Diana Wilkinson Jeanette Cave Pauline Sillett Susan Cope |
04:17.3 |
4×110 yd medley relay | England Diana Harris Judy Gegan Linda Ludgrove Pauline Sillett |
04:40.6 | Canada Elaine Tanner Marion Lay |
04:44.5 | Australia Lynette Bell |
04:45.7 |
Weightlifting[]
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 | 382 | Russell Perry | 372 | |
Light Heavyweight – Overall | kids | George Vakakis | 419.5 | Sylvanus Blackman | 414.5 | Mike Pearman | 409.5 |
Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Louis Martin | 462 | George Manners | 429.5 | 422 | |
Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Don Oliver | 497 | Arthur Shannos | 464.5 | Brandon Bailey | 462 |
Wrestling[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | Muhammad Nazir | ||
Bantamweight | Men | Bishamber Singh | Kevin McGrath | |
Featherweight | Men | Muhammad Akhtar | Albert Aspen | |
Lightweight | Men | Mukhtiar Singh | Ray Lougheed | Tony Greig |
Welterweight | Men | Muhammad Bashir | ||
Middleweight | Men | Muhammad Faiz | ||
Light Heavyweight | Men | Robert Chamberot | Bishwanath Singh | |
Heavyweight | Men | Bhim Singh | Denis McNamara |
External links[]
- Commonwealth Games Official Site
- A Brief History – from the Delhi 2010 site
- 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website
Preceded by Perth |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Edinburgh |
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