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1970 Edinburgh 1978 Edmonton All 23 editions

Regional Regional championships · since 1930

1974 Commonwealth Games

Christchurch, New Zealand 25 Jan – 2 Feb 1974

events: 37
medals awarded: 111
nations on the podium: 15
world record: 1

Podiums

Sprints

100m

wind -0.5

1

Don Quarrie CR 10.38

2

John Mwebi 10.51

3

Ohene Karikari 10.51

Sprints

200m

wind -0.6

1

Don Quarrie 20.73

2

George Daniels 20.97

3

Bevan Smith 21.08

Sprints

400m

1

Charles Asati 46.04

2

Silver Ayoo 46.07

3

Claver Kamanya 46.16

Middle & long

800m

1

John Kipkurgat 1:43.91

2

Mike Boit 1:44.39

3

John Walker 1:44.92

Middle & long

1500m

1

Filbert Bayi WR 3:32.16

2

John Walker NR 3:32.52

3

Benjamin Jipcho 3:33.16

Middle & long

5000m

1

Benjamin Jipcho 13:14.3

2

Brendan Foster 13:14.6

3

Dave Black 13:23.52

Middle & long

10,000m

1

Dick Tayler NR 27:46.40

2

Dave Black 27:48.49

3

Richard Juma 27:56.96

Road

Marathon

1

Ian Thompson 2:09:12

2

Jack Foster 2:11:19

3

Richard Mabuza 2:12:55

Middle & long

3000m steeplechase

1

Benjamin Jipcho 8:20.67

2

John Davies 8:24.8

3

Evans Mogaka 8:28.51

Hurdles

110m hurdles

wind -0.1

1

Fatwell Kimaiyo CRAR 13.69

2

Berwyn Price 13.84

3

Max Binnington 13.88

Hurdles

400m hurdles

1

Alan Pascoe 48.83

2

Bruce Field 49.32

3

William Koskei (1947) 49.34

Jumps

High jump

1

Gordon Windeyer 2.16

2

Lawrie Peckham 2.14

3

Claude Ferragne 2.12

Jumps

Pole vault

1

Don Baird 5.05

2

Mike Bull 5.00

3

Brian Hooper 5.00

Jumps

Long jump

wind +0.2

1

Alan Lerwill 7.94

2

Chris Commons 7.92

3

Joshua Owusu 7.75

Jumps

Triple jump

1

Joshua Owusu 16.50 +0.4

2

Mohinder Singh Gill 16.44 +1.8

3

Moise Pomaney 16.23 +0.3

Throws

Shot put

1

Geoffrey Capes 20.74

2

Mike Winch 19.36

3

Bruce Pirnie 18.68

Throws

Discus throw

1

Robin Tait NR 63.08

2

Bill Tancred 59.48

3

John Hillier 57.22

Throws

Hammer throw

1

Ian Chipchase 69.56

2

Howard Payne 68.02

3

Peter Farmer 67.48

Throws

Javelin throw

1

Charles Clover 84.92

2

Dave Travis 79.92

3

John Mayaka 77.56

Race walks

30 km race walk

1

John Warhurst 2:35:23 20mil

2

Roy Thorpe 2:39:03 20mil

3

Peter Fullager 2:42:09 20mil

Combined

Decathlon

1

Mike Bull 7417

2

Barry King 7277

3

Rob Lethbridge 7270

Relays

4x100m

1

Australia

Gregory Lewis Laurie D'Arcy Andrew Ratcliffe Graham Haskell

39.31

2

Ghana

Albert Lomotey Ohene Karikari Kofi Okyir (1951) George Daniels

39.61

3

Nigeria

Timon Oyebami Benedict Majekodunmi Kolawode Abdulai James Alani Olakunle

39.70

Relays

4x400m

1

Kenya

Charles Asati Francis Musyoki (1953) William Koskei (1947) Julius Sang

3:04.43

2

England

Alan Pascoe Andy Carter John Wilson Bill Hartley

3:06.66

3

Uganda

Pius Olowu William Dralu Samuel Kakonge Silver Ayoo

3:07.45

Medal table

15 nations · 111 medals

#	Nation				Total	Share
1	England ENG	10	13	5	28
2	Australia AUS	8	7	7	22
3	Kenya KEN	6	2	6	14
4	Canada CAN	4	2	6	12
5	New Zealand NZL	2	4	2	8
6	Northern Ireland NIR	2	1	0	3
7	Jamaica JAM	2	0	0	2
8	Ghana GHA	1	2	5	8
9	Nigeria NGR	1	1	2	4
10	Tanzania TAN	1	0	1	2
11	Wales WAL	0	2	1	3
12	Uganda UGA	0	1	1	2
13	India IND	0	1	0	1
14	Scotland SCO	0	1	0	1
15	Swaziland SWZ	0	0	1	1

Records set

1 WR · 9 CR · 1 AR

WR Filbert Bayi 1500m · Men 3:32.16
CR Don Quarrie 100m · Men 10.38
CR Fatwell Kimaiyo 110m hurdles · Men 13.69
AR Fatwell Kimaiyo 110m hurdles · Men 13.69
CR Raelene Boyle 100m · Women 11.27
CR Raelene Boyle 200m · Women 22.50
CR Charlene Rendina 800m · Women 2:01.11
CR Glenda Reiser 1500m · Women 4:07.78
CR Barbara Inkpen-Lawton High jump · Women 1.84
CR Jane Haist Discus throw · Women 55.52
CR Australia 4x100m · Women 43.51