Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

The track and the athletics main stadium
At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 13 by female athletes. This was the first athletics competition at the British Commonwealth Games to feature events in metric units, rather than imperial units. Two Games records were broken at the competition.
Medal summary
Men
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (wind: 3.6 m/s) | ![]() | 10.24w | ![]() | 10.32w | ![]() | 10.33w |
200 metres | ![]() | 20.56 | ![]() | 20.69 | ![]() | 20.74 |
400 metres | ![]() | 45.01 | ![]() | 45.61 | ![]() | 45.82 |
800 metres | ![]() | 1:46.89 | ![]() | 1:47.42 | ![]() | 1:47.43 |
1500 metres | ![]() | 3:36.68 | ![]() | 3:38.19 | ![]() | 3:40.63 |
5000 metres | ![]() | 13:22.85 | ![]() | 13:23.34 | ![]() | 13:27.6 |
10,000 metres | ![]() | 28:11.72 | ![]() | 28:13.45 | ![]() | 28:15.35 |
Marathon | ![]() | 2:09:28 | ![]() | 2:12:04 | ![]() | 2:12:19 |
3000 metres steeplechase | ![]() | 8:26.2 | ![]() | 8:29.6 | ![]() | 8:30.8 |
110 metres hurdles (wind: 2.9 m/s) | ![]() | 13.66w | ![]() | 13.86w | ![]() | 14.02w |
400 metres hurdles | ![]() | 50.03 | ![]() | 50.15 | ![]() | 50.19 |
High jump | ![]() | 2.14 m | ![]() | 2.12 m | ![]() | 2.10 m |
Pole vault | ![]() | 5.10 m | ![]() | 4.90 m | ![]() | 4.90 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 8.06 m (w) | ![]() | 7.94 m (w) | ![]() | 7.94 m (w) |
Triple jump | ![]() | 16.72 m | ![]() | 16.41 m | ![]() | 15.90 m |
Shot put | ![]() | 19.21 m | ![]() | 18.43 m | ![]() | 18.40 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 59.02 m | ![]() | 57.84 m | ![]() | 56.68 m |
Hammer throw | ![]() | 67.80 m | ![]() | 62.90 m | ![]() | 61.58 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 79.50 m | ![]() | 76.74 m | ![]() | 73.20 m |
Decathlon | ![]() | 7492 pts | ![]() | 7469 pts | ![]() | 7201 pts |
20 miles road walk | ![]() | 2:33:33 GR | ![]() | 2:35:55 | ![]() | 2:37:24 |
4 x 100 metres relay | ![]() Carl Lawson Don Quarrie Errol Stewart Lennox Miller | 39.46 | ![]() Edward Owusu George Daniels James Addy Michael Ahey | 39.82 | ![]() Brian Green Dave Dear Ian Green Martin Reynolds | 40.05 |
4 x 400 metres relay | ![]() Munyoro Nyamau Julius Sang Robert Ouko Charles Asati | 3:03.63 | ![]() Mel Wong Shing Ben Cayenne Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts | 3:05.49 | ![]() Martin Bilham Len Walters Mike Hauck John Sherwood | 3:05.53 |
Women
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
100 metres (wind: 5.3 m/s) | ![]() | 11.26w | ![]() | 11.32w | ![]() | 11.36w |
200 metres (wind: 4.0 m/s) | ![]() | 22.75w | ![]() | 22.86w | ![]() | 23.16w |
400 metres | ![]() | 51.02 WR | ![]() | 53.66 | ![]() | 53.77 |
800 metres | ![]() | 2:06.24 | ![]() | 2:06.27 | ![]() | 2:06.33 |
1500 metres | ![]() | 4:18.8 | ![]() | 4:19.0 | ![]() | 4:19.1 |
100 metres hurdles | ![]() | 13.27 | ![]() | 13.73 | ![]() | 13.82 |
High jump | ![]() | 1.78 m | ![]() | 1.70 m | ![]() | 1.70 m |
Long jump | ![]() | 6.73 m | ![]() | 6.50 m | ![]() | 6.28 m |
Shot put | ![]() | 15.93 m | ![]() | 15.87 m | ![]() | 15.32 m |
Discus throw | ![]() | 54.46 m | ![]() | 51.02 m | ![]() | 48.42 m |
Javelin throw | ![]() | 52.00 m | ![]() | 50.82 m | ![]() | 49.54 m |
Pentathlon | ![]() | 5148 pts GR | ![]() | 5037 pts | ![]() | 4736 pts |
4 x 100 metres relay | ![]() Pam Ryan Jennifer Lamy Marion Hoffman Raelene Boyle | 44.14 | ![]() Anita Neil Margaret Critchley Madeleine Cobb Val Peat | 44.28 | ![]() Joan Hendry Joyce Sadowick Patty Loverock Stephanie Berto | 44.68 |
Medal table
- Key
The host country is highlighted in lavender blue
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 10 | 9 | 3 | 22 |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 11 | 12 | 30 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
4 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
5 | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
7 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9= | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
9= | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
11 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13= | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
13= | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
13= | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |
References
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
- Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
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