1970 British Commonwealth Games
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The 1970 British Commonwealth Games were held in Edinburgh, Scotland from July 16 to 25, 1970. This was the first time the name British Commonwealth Games was adopted, and the first time metric units rather than imperial units were used in events.
Medals
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
| Women | ||||||
| 100 Metres |  Raelene Boyle (AUS) |
11.26w |  Alice Annum (GHA) |
11.32w | Marion Hoffman (AUS) |
11.36w |
| 200 Metres | Raelene Boyle (AUS) |
22.75w | Alice Annum (GHA) |
22.86w |  Margaret Critchley (ENG) |
23.16w |
| 400 Metres |  Marilyn Neufville (JAM) |
51.02 | Sandra Brown (AUS) |
53.66 |  Judith Ayaa (UGA) |
53.77 |
| 800 Metres |  Rosemary Stirling (SCO) |
00:02:06 | Pat Lowe (ENG) |
00:02:06 | Cheryl Peasley (AUS) |
00:02:06 |
| 1500 Metres | Rita Ridley (ENG) |
04:18:08 | Joan Page (ENG) |
04:19:00 |  Thelma Fynn (CAN) |
04:19:01 |
| 100 Metres Hurdles | Pam Kilborn (AUS) |
13.27 | Maureen Caird (AUS) |
13.73 | Christine Bell (ENG) |
13.82 |
| High Jump | Debbie Brill (CAN) |
1.78 | Ann Wilson (ENG) |
1.7 | Moira Walls (SCO) |
1.7 |
| Long Jump | Sheila Sherwood (Parkin) (ENG) |
6.73 | Ann Wilson (ENG) |
6.5 | Joan Hendry (CAN) |
6.28 |
| Shot |  Mary Peters (NIR) |
15.93 |  Barbara Poulsen (NZL) |
15.87 | Jean Roberts (AUS) |
15.32 |
| Discus | Rosemary Payne (SCO) |
54.46 | Jean Roberts (AUS) |
51.02 | Carol Martin (CAN) |
48.42 |
| Javelin | Petra Rivers (AUS) |
52 | Anne Farquhar (ENG) |
50.82 | Jay Dahlgren (CAN) |
49.54 |
| Pentathlon | Mary Peters (NIR) |
5148 | Ann Wilson (ENG) |
5037 | Jenny Meldrum (Wingerson) (CAN) |
4736 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay | Australia |
44.14 | England |
44.28 | Canada |
44.68 |
| Men | ||||||
| 100 Metres | Don Quarrie (JAM) |
10.24w | Lennox Miller (JAM) |
10.32w |  Hasely Crawford (TRI) |
10.33w |
| 200 Metres | Don Quarrie (JAM) |
20.56 | Edwin Roberts (TRI) |
20.69 |  Charles Asati (KEN) |
20.74 |
| 400 Metres | Charles Asati (KEN) |
45.01 | Ross Wilson (AUS) |
45.61 |  Saimoni Tamani (FIJ) |
45.82 |
| 800 Metres | Robert Ouko (KEN) |
00:01:47 | Benedict Cayenne (TRI) |
00:01:47 | William Smart (CAN) |
00:01:47 |
| 1500 Metres | Kip Keino (KEN) |
00:03:37 | Dick Quax (NZL) |
00:03:38 | Brendan Foster (ENG) |
00:03:41 |
| 5000 Metres | Ian Stewart (SCO) |
00:13:23 | Ian McCafferty (SCO) |
00:13:23 | Kip Keino (KEN) |
13:27:06 |
| 10000 Metres | Lachie Stewart (SCO) |
00:28:12 | Ron Clarke (AUS) |
00:28:13 | Dick Taylor (ENG) |
00:28:15 |
| Marathon | Ron Hill (ENG) |
02:09:28 | Jim Adler (SCO) |
02:12:04 | Don Faircloth (ENG) |
02:12:19 |
| 3000 m Steeplechase | Tony Manning (AUS) |
08:26:02 | Ben Jipcho (KEN) |
08:29:06 | Amos Biwott (KEN) |
08:30:08 |
| 110 Metres Hurdles | David Hemery (ENG) |
13.66w | Mal Baird (AUS) |
13.86w | Godfrey Murray (JAM) |
14.02w |
| 400 Metres Hurdles | John Sherwood (ENG) |
50.03 | William Koskei (KEN) |
50.15 | Charles Kipkemboi Yego (KEN) |
50.19 |
| High Jump | Lawrence Peckham (AUS) |
2.14 | John Hawkins (CAN) |
2.12 |  Sheikh Faye (GAM) |
2.1 |
| Pole Vault | Mike Bull (NIR) |
5.1 | Alan Kane (CAN) |
4.9 | Robert Raftis (CAN) |
4.9 |
| Long Jump |  Lynn Davies (WAL) |
8.06w | Phil May (AUS) |
7.94w | Alan Lerwill (ENG) |
7.94w |
| Triple Jump | Phil May (AUS) |
16.72 | Mick McGrath (AUS) |
16.41 |  Mohinder Singh Gill (IND) |
15.9 |
| Shot Put | David Steen (CAN) |
19.21 | Jeff Teale (ENG) |
18.43 | Les Mills (NZL) |
18.4 |
| Discus | George Puce (CAN) |
59.02 | Les Mills (NZL) |
57.84 | Bill Tancred (ENG) |
56.68 |
| Hammer | Howard Payne (ENG) |
67.8 | Bruce Fraser (ENG) |
62.9 | Barry Williams (ENG) |
61.58 |
| Javelin | Dave Travis (ENG) |
79.5 | John McSorley (ENG) |
76.74 | John FitzSimons (ENG) |
73.2 |
| Decathlon | Geoff Smith (AUS) |
7492 | Peter Gabbett (ENG) |
7469 | Barry King (ENG) |
7201 |
| 20 Mi Road Walk | Noel Freeman|AUS}} | 02:33:33 | Bob Gardiner (AUS) |
02:35:55 | Bill Sutherland (SCO) |
02:37:24 |
| 4 x 100 m Relay | Jamaica |
39.46 | Ghana |
39.82 | England |
40.05 |
| 4 x 400 m Relay | Kenya |
00:03:04 | Trinidad and Tobago |
00:03:05 | England |
00:03:06 |
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