1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Appearance
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Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
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Nations | 34 |
Athletes | 1,316 (inc. officials) |
Events | 110 events in 10 sports |
Opening | 4 August 1966 |
Closing | 13 August 1966 |
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. The event was 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
[edit]Kingston was elected host by the CGF in Rome, Italy during ? the 1960 Summer Olympics.
City | Country | Votes |
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Kingston | ![]() |
17 |
Edinburgh | ![]() |
12 |
Salisbury | ![]() |
5 |
Participating teams
[edit]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
[edit]* Host nation (Jamaica)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 33 | 24 | 23 | 80 |
2 | ![]() | 23 | 28 | 22 | 73 |
3 | ![]() | 14 | 20 | 23 | 57 |
4 | ![]() | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
7 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
8 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
9 | ![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
![]() | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
11 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
12 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
13 | ![]() | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
14 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
15 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
16 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
21 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
22 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (22 entries) | 111 | 110 | 120 | 341 |
Medals by event
[edit]Athletics
[edit]Badminton
[edit]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 ![]() |
Sharon Whittaker ![]() |
Ursula Smith ![]() |
Women's Doubles | Jenny Horton & Ursula Smith ![]() |
Angela Bairstow & Iris Rogers ![]() |
Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong ![]() |
Mixed Doubles | Roger Mills & Angela Bairstow ![]() |
Tony Jordan & Jenny Horton ![]() |
Bob McCoig & Muriel Ferguson ![]() |
Boxing
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | Sulley Shittu ![]() |
Kenneth Campbell ![]() |
Frank Scott ![]() John Rakowski ![]() |
Bantamweight | Men | Edward Ndukwu ![]() |
Darryl Norwood ![]() |
Nderu Mwaura ![]() Brian Kendall ![]() |
Featherweight | Men | Philip Waruinge ![]() |
Paddy Maguire ![]() |
Amos Ajoo ![]() Harold West ![]() |
Lightweight | Men | Anthony Andeh ![]() |
Ron Thurston ![]() |
Stephen Baraza ![]() Samuel Lockhart ![]() |
Light Welterweight | Men | Jim McCourt ![]() |
Aaron Popoola ![]() |
Alex Odhiambo ![]() Bryan Knoche ![]() |
Welterweight | Men | Eddie Blay ![]() |
Bobby Arthur ![]() |
Frank Young ![]() Andy Peace ![]() |
Light Middleweight | Men | Mark Rowe ![]() |
Tom Imrie ![]() |
Robert Okine ![]() Nojim Maiyegun ![]() |
Middleweight | Men | Joe Darkey ![]() |
Arthur Trout ![]() |
John Turpin ![]() Matthias Ouma ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men | Roger Tighe ![]() |
Fatai Ayinla ![]() |
Dennis Booth ![]() Sylvester Hines ![]() |
Heavyweight | Men | Bill Kini ![]() |
Adonis Ray ![]() |
Danny McAlinden ![]() Benson Ocan ![]() |
Cycling
[edit]Track
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men | Roger Gibbon ![]() |
00:01:09.6 | Phillip Watts Bristow-Stagg ![]() |
00:01:10.9 | Richard Hine ![]() |
00:01:11.0 |
Sprint | Men | Roger Gibbon ![]() |
Fred Booker ![]() |
Daryl Perkins ![]() |
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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
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | Peter Buckley ![]() |
05:07:52 | Des Thomson ![]() |
05:12:11 | Laurie Byers ![]() |
05:12:20 |
Diving
[edit]Fencing
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men | Allan Jay ![]() |
Bill Hoskyns ![]() |
Graham Paul ![]() |
Foil – Team | Men | England ![]() Allan Jay Graham Paul Bill Hoskyns |
Australia ![]() Barry Wasley Brian McCowage John Humphreys Russell Hobby |
Scotland ![]() George Sandor Joseph Rorke Robert Wilson |
Épée | Men | Bill Hoskyns ![]() |
John Pelling ![]() |
Robert Reynolds ![]() |
Épée – Team | Men | England ![]() Bill Hoskyns John Pelling Peter Jacobs |
Canada ![]() John Andru Konrad Widmaier Peter Bakonyi |
Australia ![]() Barry Wasley John Humphreys Peter Hardiman Russell Hobby |
Sabre | Men | Ralph Cooperman ![]() |
Sandy Leckie ![]() |
Gabor Arato ![]() |
Sabre- Team | Men | England ![]() Ralph Cooperman Richard Oldcorn John Rayden |
Australia ![]() Brian McCowage Gabor Arato Laszlo Tornallyay |
Canada ![]() John Andru Leslie Samek Robert Foxcroft |
Foil | Women | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh ![]() |
Shirley Parker ![]() |
Gaye McDermit ![]() |
Foil – Team | Women | England ![]() Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Joyce Pearce Shirley Parker |
Australia ![]() Jeanette Beauchamp Melody Coleman Walburga Winter |
New Zealand ![]() Joyce Fenton Gaye McDermit Pamela French |
Shooting
[edit]Pistol
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
50m Free Pistol | Men/Open | Charles Sexton ![]() |
544 | Jules Sobrian ![]() |
538 | Garfield McMahon ![]() |
536 |
25m Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | James Lee ![]() |
576 | Tony Clark ![]() |
575 | Julio Machado ![]() |
571 |
25m Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | Tony Clark ![]() |
585 | Michael Papps ![]() |
578 | Jules Sobrian ![]() |
572 |
Rifle
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
50m Rifle Prone | Men/Open | Gilmour Boa ![]() |
587 | Brian Lacey ![]() |
585 | John Murphy ![]() |
584 |
Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Lord John Swansea ![]() |
394 | Robert Stewart ![]() |
381 | Tom Sutherland ![]() |
381 |
Swimming
[edit]- Men's events
- Women's events
Weightlifting
[edit]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 | Horace Johnson ![]() |
382 | Russell Perry ![]() |
372 |
Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men | George Vakakis ![]() |
419.5 | Sylvanus Blackman ![]() |
414.5 | Mike Pearman ![]() |
409.5 |
Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Louis Martin ![]() |
462 | George Manners ![]() |
429.5 | Dudley Lawson ![]() |
422 |
Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Don Oliver ![]() |
497 | Arthur Shannos ![]() |
464.5 | Brandon Bailey ![]() |
462 |
Wrestling
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | Muhammad Nazir ![]() |
Shamrao Sable ![]() |
Peter Michienzi ![]() |
Bantamweight | Men | Bishamber Singh ![]() |
Kevin McGrath ![]() |
Muhammad Saeed ![]() |
Featherweight | Men | Muhammad Akhtar ![]() |
Randhawa Singh ![]() |
Albert Aspen ![]() |
Lightweight | Men | Mukhtiar Singh ![]() |
Ray Lougheed ![]() |
Tony Greig ![]() |
Welterweight | Men | Muhammad Bashir ![]() |
Richard Bryant ![]() |
Hukum Singh ![]() |
Middleweight | Men | Muhammad Faiz ![]() |
Sébastien Donison ![]() |
Michael Benarik ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men | Robert Chamberot ![]() |
Wallace Booth ![]() |
Bishwanath Singh ![]() |
Heavyweight | Men | Bhim Singh ![]() |
Ikram Ilahi ![]() |
Denis McNamara ![]() |
External links
[edit]- "Kingston 1966". Commonwealthsport.com. Commonwealth Sport.
- 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games (archived 21 May 2007)
Preceded by Perth |
British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Edinburgh |