1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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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 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[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 ![]() | |||
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 |