1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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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 1966 | ||
Closing ceremony | 13 August 1966 | ||
Main venue | Independence Park | ||
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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. Kingston was elected host in Rome, Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics. The vote was Kingston: 17, Edinburgh, Scotland: 12 and Salisbury, Rhodesia: 5.
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Participating teams
34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).
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Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
British Honduras
Canada
Ceylon
England
Fiji
- 23x15px Ghana
Gibraltar
Guyana
India
Isle of Man
Jamaica
Jersey
Kenya
Malaysia
Mauritius
New Zealand
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
Papua and New Guinea
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Scotland
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Arabia
Tanzania
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
Wales
Medals by country
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 | 23x15px Ghana | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
9 | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
10 | ![]() |
3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
12 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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 |
18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
19 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
21 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
22 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 110 | 110 | 120 | 340 |
Medals by event
Athletics
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Badminton
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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 | Helen Jenny Horton & Ursula Smith ![]() |
Angela Bairstow & Iris Rogers ![]() |
Rosalind Singha Ang & Teoh Siew Yong ![]() |
Mixed Doubles | Roger Mills & Angela Bairstow ![]() |
Tony Jordan & Helen Jenny Horton ![]() |
Bob McCoig & Muriel Ferguson ![]() |
Boxing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Flyweight | Men | Sulley Shittu 23x15px | Kenneth Campbell ![]() |
Frank Scott ![]() John Rakowski ![]() |
Bantamweight | Men | Edward Ndukwu ![]() |
Darryl Norwood ![]() |
Nderu Mwaura ![]() Brian Kendall ![]() |
Featherweight | Men | Philip Waruinge ![]() |
Pat Maguire ![]() |
Amos Ajoo 23x15px Harold West ![]() |
Lightweight | Men | Anthony Andeh ![]() |
Ron Thurston ![]() |
Stephen Baraza ![]() Samuel Lockhart ![]() |
Light Welterweight | Men | Jim McCourt ![]() |
Aaron Popoola 23x15px | Alex Odhiambo ![]() Bryan Knoche ![]() |
Welterweight | Men | Eddie Blay 23x15px | Bobby Arthur ![]() |
Frank Young ![]() Andy Peace ![]() |
Light Middleweight | Men | Mark Rowe ![]() |
Tom Imrie ![]() |
Robert Okine 23x15px Nojim Maiyegun ![]() |
Middleweight | Men | Joe Darkey 23x15px | Arthur Trout ![]() |
John Turpin ![]() Mathias Ouma ![]() |
Light Heavyweight | Men | Roger Tighe ![]() |
Fatai Ayinla ![]() |
Dennis Booth ![]() Sylvester Hines ![]() |
Heavyweight | Men | Bill Kini ![]() |
Adonis Ray 23x15px | Danny McAlinden ![]() Benson Ocan ![]() |
Diving
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Brian Phelps ![]() |
154.55 | Don Wagstaff ![]() |
150.17 | Chris Robb ![]() |
136.52 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Brian Phelps ![]() |
164.57 | Don Wagstaff![]() |
148.44 | Chris Robb ![]() |
141.68 |
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Kathy Rowlatt ![]() |
147.1 | Beverley Boys ![]() |
134.92 | Susan Knight ![]() |
134.9 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Joy Newman ![]() |
98.87 | Robyn Bradshaw ![]() |
98.85 | Beverley Boys ![]() |
97.21 |
Cycling
Track
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Time Trial | Men | Roger Gibbon ![]() |
00:01:10 | Philip Bristow-Stagg ![]() |
00:01:11 | Richard Hine ![]() |
00:01:11 |
Sprint | Men | Roger Gibbon ![]() |
Jim 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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Road Race | Men | Peter Buckley ![]() |
05:07:52 | Des Thomson ![]() |
05:12:11 | Laurie Byers ![]() |
05:12:20 |
Fencing
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
Foil | Men | Allan Jay ![]() |
Bill Hoskyns ![]() |
Graham Paul ![]() |
Épée – 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 William 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
Pistol
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
Free Pistol | Men/Open | Charles Sexton ![]() |
544 | Jules Sobrian ![]() |
538 | Garfield McMahon ![]() |
536 |
Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | James Lee ![]() |
576 | Tony Clark ![]() |
575 | Julio Machado ![]() |
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 | Robert Stewart ![]() |
381 | Tom Sutherland ![]() |
381 |
Swimming
- Men's events
- Women's events
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 | 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
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
- 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 | British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games |
Succeeded by Edinburgh |
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