1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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| Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
|---|---|
| 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 was 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
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Kingston was elected host by the CGF in Rome, Italy during ? the 1960 Summer Olympics.
| City | Country | Votes |
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| Kingston |  Jamaica
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17 |
| Edinburgh | .svg){kind=small} Scotland
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12 |
| Salisbury | .svg){kind=small} Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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5 |
Participating teams
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 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 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
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| Men's Doubles | Tan Aik Huang & Yew Cheng Hoe |
Ng Boon Bee & Tan Yee Khan |
David Horton & Roger Mills
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| 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
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Boxing
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Flyweight | Men | Sulley Shittu |
Kenneth Campbell |
Frank Scott John Rakowski
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| Bantamweight | Men | Edward Ndukwu |
Darryl Norwood |
Nderu Mwaura Brian Kendall
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| Featherweight | Men | Philip Waruinge |
Paddy Maguire |
Amos Ajoo Harold West
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| Lightweight | Men | Anthony Andeh |
Ron Thurston |
Stephen Baraza Samuel Lockhart
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| Light Welterweight | Men | Jim McCourt |
Aaron Popoola |
Alex Odhiambo Bryan Knoche
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| Welterweight | Men | Eddie Blay |
Bobby Arthur |
Frank Young Andy Peace
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| Light Middleweight | Men | Mark Rowe |
Tom Imrie |
Robert Okine Nojim Maiyegun
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| Middleweight | Men | Joe Darkey |
Arthur Trout |
John Turpin Matthias Ouma
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Roger Tighe |
Fatai Ayinla |
Dennis Booth Sylvester Hines
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| Heavyweight | Men | Bill Kini |
Adonis Ray |
Danny McAlinden Benson Ocan
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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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| Bantamweight | Men | Bishamber Singh |
Kevin McGrath |
Muhammad Saeed
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| Featherweight | Men | Muhammad Akhtar |
Randhawa Singh |
Albert Aspen
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| Lightweight | Men | Mukhtiar Singh |
Ray Lougheed |
Tony Greig
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| Welterweight | Men | Muhammad Bashir |
Richard Bryant |
Hukum Singh
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| Middleweight | Men | Muhammad Faiz |
Sébastien Donison |
Michael Benarik
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| Light Heavyweight | Men | Robert Chamberot |
Wallace Booth |
Bishwanath Singh
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| Heavyweight | Men | Bhim Singh |
Ikram Ilahi |
Denis McNamara
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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 |
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