1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
# 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

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

Kingston was elected host in Rome, Italy at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games bidding results :

| City | Country | Votes |
| - | - | - |
| Kingston | Jamaica | 17 |
| Edinburgh | Scotland | 12 |
| Salisbury | Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 5 |

## Participating teams

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
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Australia
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Bermuda
* British Honduras
* Canada
* Ceylon
* England
* Fiji
* 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

* 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 |
| 5 | 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 |
| 9 | 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 |
| 17 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 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) | Totals (22 entries) | 111 | 110 | 120 | 341 |

## Medals by event

### Badminton

| 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

| 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

**Track**

| Event | | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 | |
| 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 | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 |
| 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

**Pistol**

| Event | | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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**

| Event | | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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

**Men's events**

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 110 yd freestyle | Mike Wenden | 54.0 | Bobby McGregor | 54.2 | David Dickson | 54.6 |
| 440 yd freestyle | Bob Windle | 4:15.0 | John Bennett | 4:15.8 | Ralph Hutton | 4:16.1 |
| 1650 yd freestyle | Ron Jackson | 17:25.9 | Sandy Gilchrist | 17:33.9 | Ralph Hutton | 17:38.9 |
| 110 yd backstroke | Peter Reynolds | 1:02.4 | Ralph Hutton | 1:02.7 | Neil Jackson | 1:03.3 |
| 220 yd backstroke | Peter Reynolds | 2:12.0 | Ralph Hutton | 2:13.5 | Karl Byrom | 2:18.8 |
| 110 yd breaststroke | Ian O'Brien | 1:08.2 | Tony Graham | 1:12.9 | Malcolm Tucker | 1:13.9 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | Ian O'Brien | 2:29.3 | Tony Graham | 2:36.9 | Bill Mahony | 2:38.9 |
| 110 yd butterfly | Ron Jacks | 1:00.3 | Graham Dunn | 1:00.9 | Keith Bewley | 1:01.5 |
| 220 yd butterfly | David Gerrard | 2:12.7 | Brett Hill | 2:12.8 | Tom Arusoo | 2:14.2 |
| 440 yd individual medley | Peter Reynolds | 4:50.8 | Ralph Hutton | 4:51.8 | Sandy Gilchrist | 4:58.7 |
| 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Australia David Dickson John Ryan Mike Wenden Bob Windle | 3:35.6 | Canada Sandy Gilchrist Ralph Hutton Robert Kasting Ronald Jacks | 3:42.3 | England Anthony Jarvis John Martin-Dye Michael Turner Robert Lord | 3:43.7 |
| 4×220 yd freestyle relay | Australia David Dickson Mike Wenden Peter Reynolds Bob Windle | 7:59.5 | Canada Sandy Gilchrist Ralph Hutton Robert Kasting Ronald Jacks | 8:15.0 | England Anthony Jarvis John Thurley Keith Bewley Michael Turner | 8:24.0 |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | Canada Sandy Gilchrist Leonard Chase Ralph Hutton Ronald Jacks | 4:10.5 | England Keith Bewley Malcolm Tucker Michael Turner Neil Jackson | 4:11.3 | New Zealand David Gerrard Tony Graham Hilton Brown Paddy O'Carroll | 4:17.5 |

**Women's events**

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 110 yd freestyle | Marion Lay | 01:02.3 | Lynette Bell | 01:03.2 | Jan Murphy | 01:03.4 |
| 440 yd freestyle | Kathy Wainwright | 04:38.8 | Jenny Thorn | 04:44.5 | Kim Herford | 04:47.2 |
| 110 yd backstroke | Linda Ludgrove | 01:09.2 | Elaine Tanner | 01:09.9 | Janet Franklin | 01:11.8 |
| 220 yd backstroke | Linda Ludgrove | 02:28.5 | Elaine Tanner | 02:29.7 | Margaret Macrae | 02:34.7 |
| 110 yd breaststroke | Diana Harris | 01:19.7 | Jill Slattery | 01:19.8 | Heather Saville | 01:21.6 |
| 220 yd breaststroke | Jill Slattery | 02:50.3 | Stella Mitchell | 02:50.3 | Vivien Haddon | 02:53.9 |
| 110 yd butterfly | Elaine Tanner | 01:06.8 | Judy Gegan | 01:09.3 | Ann Barner | 01:09.7 |
| 220 yd butterfly | Elaine Tanner | 02:29.9 | Marilyn Carson | 02:34.8 | Ann Barner | 02:35.0 |
| 440 yd individual medley | Elaine Tanner | 05:26.3 | Jan Murphy | 05:28.1 | Jane Hughes | 05:34.1 |
| 4×110 yd freestyle relay | Canada Elaine Tanner Jane Hughes Louise Kennedy Marion Lay | 04:10.8 | Australia Janet Steinbeck Janice Murphy Lynette Bell Marion Smith | 04:11.1 | England Diana Wilkinson Jeanette Cave Pauline Sillett Susan Cope | 04:17.3 |
| 4×110 yd medley relay | England Diana Harris Judy Gegan Linda Ludgrove Pauline Sillett | 04:40.6 | Canada Donna Ross Elaine Tanner Louise Kennedy Marion Lay | 04:44.5 | Australia Allyson Mabb Heather Saville Jill Pauline Groeger Lynette Bell | 04:45.7 |

### Weightlifting

| Event | | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | 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 |
