Australia at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Australia at the 1970 British Empire Games
CGF code	AUS
CGA	Australian Commonwealth Games Association
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Competitors	107 in 10 sports
Flag bearers	Opening: Pam Kilborn[1] Closing: Michael Wenden[2]
Officials	25
Medals Ranked 1st	Gold 36 Silver 24 Bronze 22 Total 82
British Empire Games appearances
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Australia competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh Scotlandfrom 16 to 25 July 1970. It was Australia's ninth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.

Australia won medals in eight of the ten sports that it entered.

Medallists[]

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.

Medal Name Sport Event  Gold Tony Manning Athletics Men's 3000m Steeplechase  Gold Noel Freeman Athletics Men's 20 miles Walk  Gold Lawrie Peckham Athletics Men's High Jump  Gold Phil May Athletics Men's Triple Jump  Gold Geoff Smith Athletics Men's Decathlon  Gold Raylene Boyle Athletics Women's 100m  Gold Raylene Boyle Athletics Women's 200m  Gold Pam Kilborn Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles  Gold Jennifer Lamy Pam Kilborn Marion Hoffman Raelene Boyle Athletics Women's 4 × 100m Relay  Gold Petra Rivers Athletics Women's Javelin Throw  Gold John Nicholson Cycling Men's Sprint  Gold Gordon Johnson Cycling Men's Tandem  Gold Don Wagstaff Diving Men's 3m Springboard  Gold Don Wagstaff Diving Men's 10m Plaform  Gold Michael Wenden Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle  Gold Michael Wenden Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle  Gold Graham White Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle  Gold Graham Windeatt Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle  Gold Graham White Greg Rogers Michael Wenden Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay  Gold Graham White Greg Rogers Michael Wenden Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay  Gold Karen Moras Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle  Gold Karen Moras Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle  Gold Karen Moras Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle  Gold Lynne Watson Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke  Gold Lynne Watson Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke  Gold Beverley Whitfield Swimming Women's 100m Breaststroke  Gold Beverley Whitfield Swimming Women's 200m Breaststroke  Gold Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly  Gold Denise Langford Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly  Gold Denise Langford Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley  Gold Debra Cain Denise Langford Lynne Watson Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay  Gold Beverley Whitfield Denise Langford Lynne Watson Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay  Gold Weightlifting Men's Flyweight  Gold Russell Perry Weightlifting Men's Middleweight  Gold Nicolo Ciancio Weightlifting Men's Light Heavyweight  Gold Ray Rigby Weightlifting Men's Super Heavyweight  Silver Athletics Men's 400m  Silver Ron Clarke Athletics Men's 10,000m  Silver Malcolm Baird Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles  Silver Bob Gardiner Athletics Men's 20 miles Walk  Silver Phil May Athletics Men's Long Jump  Silver Mick McGrath Athletics Men's Triple Jump  Silver Sandra Brown Athletics Women's 400m  Silver Maureen Caird Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles  Silver Jean Roberts Athletics Women's Discus Throw  Silver Gordon Johnson Cycling Men's Sprint  Silver Danny Clark Cycling Men's Individual Pursuit  Silver Ray Bilney Cycling Men's Road Race  Silver Ernest Simon Gregory Benko Bill Ronald Fencing Men's Foil Team  Silver Marion Exelby Fencing Women's Foil  Silver Greg Rogers Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle  Silver Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle  Silver Paul Jarvie Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke  Silver James Findlay Michael Wenden Neil Rogers Paul Jarvie Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay  Silver Lynne Watson Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle  Silver Denise Langford Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle  Silver Helen Gray Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle  Silver Debra Cain Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke  Silver Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly  Silver Gail Neall Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley  Bronze Marion Hoffman Athletics Women's 100m  Bronze Cheryl Peasley Athletics Women's 800m  Bronze Jean Roberts Athletics Women's Shot Put  Bronze Boxing Men's Light Flyweight  Bronze Boxing Men's Middleweight  Bronze John Trevorrow Cycling Men's Road Race  Bronze Diving Women's 3m Springboard  Bronze Gregory Benko Laszlo Tornallyay Fencing Men's Sabre Team  Bronze Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle  Bronze Greg Rogers Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle  Bronze Greg Brough Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle  Bronze Neil Rogers Swimming Men's 200m Backstroke  Bronze Paul Jarvie Swimming Men's 100m Breaststroke  Bronze James Findlay Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly  Bronze James Findlay Swimming Men's 400m Individual Medley  Bronze Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle  Bronze Robyn Risson Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle  Bronze Robyn Risson Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle  Bronze Debra Cain Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke  Bronze Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly  Bronze Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly  Bronze Swimming Women's 200m Individual Medley

Medals by sport Sport Swimming 18 10 14 42 Athletics 10 9 3 27 Weightlifting 4 0 0 4 Cycling 2 3 1 6 Diving 2 0 1 3 Fencing 0 2 1 3 Boxing 0 0 2 2 Total 36 24 22 82

Officials[]

Commandant & General Manager - Arthur Tunstall
Assistant General manager - Eric Hayman
Assistant Managers Women - Esna Hopewell, Masie McQuiston
Administrative Officer - Ivan Lund
Advance Party - David McKenzie, Bill Young
Attache - Kenneth Breechin
Medical Officer - Dr Robert Tinning ; Masseur - George Saunders
Section Officials - Athletics Manager - Graeme Briggs, Athletics Coaches - Stewart Embling, Jack Pross, William Edgecombe ; Badminton Coach/Manager - Ronald Whittle ; Lawns Bowls Coach/Manager - Harold Leedham ; Boxing Manager/Coach - John Hare ; Cycling Manager - Howard Bergstrom, Cycling Coach/Trainer - Harold Johnson ; Fencing Manager/Coach - Laurence Smith ; Swimming Manager - Archie Steinbeck, Swimming Coaches - Arthur Cusack, Don Talbot ; Diving Coach - Thomas Donnet ; Weightlifting Manager/Coach - Sam Coffa ; Wrestling Manager/Coach -John Bourke^[3]

See also[]

• Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics
• Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics

References[]

External links[]

• Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database