Athletics at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the 10th British Commonwealth Games | |
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Dates | 25 January – 2 February 1974 |
Host city | Christchurch, New Zealand |
Venue | Queen Elizabeth II Park |
Level | Senior |
Events | 37 |
Participation | 468 athletes from 35 nations |
Records set | 1 WR, 18 GR |
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.
Medal summary[]
Men[]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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100 metres (wind: +0.8 m/s) |
Don Quarrie | 10.38 | John Mwebi | 10.51 | Ohene Karikari | 10.51 |
200 metres (wind: -0.6 m/s) |
Don Quarrie | 20.73 | George Daniels | 20.97 | Bevan Smith | 21.08 |
400 metres |
Charles Asati | 46.04 | Silver Ayoo | 46.07 | Claver Kamanya | 46.16 |
800 metres |
John Kipkurgat | 1:43.91 GR | Mike Boit | 1:44.39 | John Walker | 1:44.92 |
1500 metres |
Filbert Bayi | 3:32.16 WR | John Walker | 3:32.52 | Ben Jipcho | 3:33.16 |
5000 metres |
Ben Jipcho | 13:14.4 GR | Brendan Foster | 13:14.6 | Dave Black | 13:23.6 |
10,000 metres |
Dick Tayler | 27:46.40 | Dave Black | 27:48.49 | Richard Juma | 27:56.96 |
Marathon |
Ian Thompson | 2:09:12 GR | Jack Foster | 2:11:19 | Richard Mabuza | 2:12:55 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: -0.1 m/s) |
Fatwell Kimaiyo | 13.69 GR | Berwyn Price | 13.84 | Max Binnington | 13.88 |
400 metres hurdles |
Alan Pascoe | 48.83 GR | Bruce Field | 49.32 | William Koskei | 49.34 |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Ben Jipcho | 8:20.67 GR | 8:24.8 | Evans Mogaka | 8:28.51 | |
4 × 100 metres relay |
Australia Greg Lewis Laurie D'Arcy |
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 |
Kenya Charles Asati Bill Koskei Julius Sang |
3:04.43 | England Alan Pascoe Andy Carter John Wilson Bill Hartley |
3:06.66 | Uganda Pius Olowu William Dralu Silver Ayoo |
3:07.45 |
20 miles walk |
John Warhurst | 2:35:23 | Roy Thorpe | 2:39:03 | 2:42:09 | |
High jump |
Gordon Windeyer | 2.16 GR | Lawrie Peckham | 2.14 | Claude Ferragne | 2.12 |
Pole vault |
Don Baird | 5.05 | Mike Bull | 5.00 | Brian Hooper | 5.00 |
Long jump |
Alan Lerwill | 7.94 | Chris Commons | 7.92 | Joshua Owusu | 7.75 |
Triple jump |
Joshua Owusu | 16.50 | Mohinder Singh Gill | 16.44 | Moise Pomaney | 16.23 |
Shot put |
Geoff Capes | 20.74 GR | Mike Winch | 19.36 | Bruce Pirnie | 18.68 |
Discus throw |
Robin Tait | 63.08 GR | Bill Tancred | 59.48 | John Hillier | 57.22 |
Hammer throw |
Ian Chipchase | 69.56 | Howard Payne | 68.02 | Peter Farmer | 67.48 |
Javelin throw |
Charles Clover | 84.92 GR | Dave Travis | 79.92 | 77.56 | |
Decathlon |
Mike Bull | 7417 | Barry King | 7277 | 7270 |
Women[]
Medal table[]
* Host nation (New Zealand)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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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 | Swaziland | 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.
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