England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
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Sporting event delegation
| England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| CGF code | ENG |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games England |
| in Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Flag bearer | David Hemery |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| British Commonwealth Games appearances | |
England competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970.[1][2]
England finished second in the medal table behind Australia with 27 gold medals, 25 silver medals and 32 bronze medals.[3][4]
Team
Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Women[8]
| Name | Event | Club | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara-Anne Barrett | long jump | Mitcham AC | |
| Brenda Bedford | shot put, discus throw | Mitcham AC | |
| Christine Bell | 100m hurdles | Stretford AC | .svg){kind=icon} |
| Avril Bowring | 400m | Kent AC | |
| Norine Braithwaite | 800, 1500m | Lancashire & Morecambe AC | |
| Sheila Carey | 800m | Coventry Godiva Harriers | |
| Jannette Champion | 400m | Stretford AC | |
| Shirley Clelland | pentathlon | Dartford College Of PE | |
| Madeleine Cobb | 4 x 100 relay | Selsonia Ladies AC | .svg){kind=icon} |
| Barbara Corbett | 100m hurdles | Epsom & Ewell Harriers | |
| Margaret Critchley | 200m, 4 x 100 relay | Bristol & West AC | , |
| Anne Farquhar | javelin throw | Selsonia Ladies AC | |
| Jean Fielding | discus throw | Liverpool Harriers | |
| Barbara James | discus throw | Mitcham AC | |
| Della James | 100m, 200m | London Olympiades | |
| Angela King | javelin throw | Small Heath Harriers | |
| Pat Lowe | 800m | Birchfield Harriers | |
| Anita Neil | 100m, 4 x 100 relay | London Olympiades | |
| Janet Oldall | High jump | Woking AC | |
| Joan Page | 1,500m | Cambridge Harriers | |
| Val Peat | 100m, 4 x 100 relay | Dorothy Hyman TC | |
| Rita Ridley | 1500m | Essex Ladies | .svg){kind=icon} |
| Sue Scott | 100m hurdles, pentathlon | Birchfield Harriers | |
| Sheila Sherwood | long jump | Sheffield United Harriers | |
| Dorothy Shirley | High jump | Spartan LAC | |
| Maureen Tranter | 200m, 400m | Wolverhampton & Bilston AC | |
| Ann Wilson | pentathlon, long jump, high jump | Southend AC | , , |
Badminton
Main article: Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men[9]
| Name | Event | County | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Eddy | singles, doubles, mixed | Staffordshire | |
| Roger Mills | mixed | Surrey | |
| Ray Sharp | singles, doubles | Kent | |
| Derek Talbot | singles, doubles, mixed | Northumberland | |
| Paul Whetnall | singles, doubles, mixed | Kent | |
Women[9]
| Name | Event | County | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Beck | singles | Middlesex | |
| Margaret Boxall | singles, doubles, mixed | Kent | , , |
| Gillian Perrin | singles, doubles, mixed | Surrey | , , |
| Julie Rickard | doubles, mixed | Surrey | |
| Sue Whetnall | singles, doubles, mixed | Kent | , |
Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men only[10]
| Name | Event | Club | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Abrams | 48 kg light-flyweight | Battersea ABC | |
| Johnny Banham | 81 kg light-heavyweight | Metropolitan Police BC | |
| John Conteh | 75 kg middleweight | Kirkby ABC, Liverpool | |
| Howard Hayes | 60 kg lightweight | Plant Works Doncaster | |
| Dave Needham | 51 kg flyweight | Nottingham BC | |
| Tony Oxley | 54 kg bantamweight | Royal Navy BC | |
| Alan Richardson | 57 kg featherweight | White Rose ABC, Wakefield | |
| Dave Simmonds | 71 kg light-middlweight | Cinderford & Gloucester ABC | |
| Les Stevens | 91 kg heavyweight | Reading ABC | |
| Ron Thurston | 63.5 kg light-welterweight | Raven BC, Warrington | |
| Terry Waller | 67 kg welterweight | Lynn ABC, London |
Cycling
Main article: Cycling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
| Name | Event | Club | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | 1 km time trial | Solihull CC | |
| Bob Bicknell | match sprint | Coventry RC | |
| Tony Brockhurst | tandem | Leicester Forest CC | |
| Ernie Crutchlow | match sprint | Coventry CC | |
| Gary Crewe | road race | Western RC | |
| Ian Hallam | scratch race, individual pursuit | Beeston RC | |
| Ronald Keeble | scratch race, 1 km time trial | 34th Nomads CC | |
| Willi Moore | individual pursuit | Merseyside Wheelers | |
| Pete Mugglestone | tandem | Leicester Forest CC | |
| Dave Rollinson | road race | Liverpool Mercury RC | |
| Dave Rowe | match sprint | 34th Nomads CC | |
| Brian Rushton | road race | Humber Velo | |
| Ray Ward | 1 km time trial, individual pursuit | Oldbury & District CC |
Diving
Main article: Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men[13]
| Name | Event | Club | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Baker | 3m springboard | Lewisham SC | |
| Philip Drew | 10m platform | Highgate DC | |
| Andrew Gill | 10m platform | Metropolitan Diving School | |
| Joseph Thewlis | 3m springboard | Luton Kingfishers | |
| Brian Wetheridge | 3m springboard | Metropolitan Diving School |
Women[13]
| Name | Event | Club | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shelagh Burrow | 10m platform | Hillingdon Diving School | |
| Alison Drake | 3m springboard | Basildon |
Fencing
Main article: Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| David Acfield | sabre individual, team | |
| Mike Breckin | foil individual, team | , |
| Richard Cohen | sabre individual, team | , |
| Rodney Craig | sabre individual, team | , |
| Bill Hoskyns | épée individual, team | , |
| Peter Jacobs | épée individual, team | , |
| Ralph Johnson | épée individual, team | |
| Barry Paul | foil individual, team | , |
| Graham Paul | foil individual, team | , |
Women
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Sue Green | foil individual, team | |
| Clare Henley | foil individual, team | |
| Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | foil individual, team | , |
Lawn bowls
Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men only[14]
| Name | Event | Club | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Bryant | singles | Clevedon BC | |
| Norman Hook | rinks/fours | Victory Park BC | |
| Norman King | pairs | Mansfield BC | |
| Peter Line | pairs | Banister Park BC | |
| Harold Powell | rinks/fours | Farnborough British Legion BC | |
| Bobby Stenhouse | rinks/fours | Wellingborough Town BC | |
| Cliff Stroud | rinks/fours | Trowbridge Westbourne BC |
Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men[13]
| Name | Event | Club | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Bailey | 100m butterfly | Hull Olympic SC | |
| Tony Davidson | 100m backstroke | Newcastle Under Lyme SC | |
| Tony Jarvis | 100 & 200m freestyle, relays | Otter SC | , |
| John Mills | 200 & 1500m freestyle,200m butterfly, relay | St James' SC, Stoke Newington | |
| Ivan Myall | 100, 200 & 400m freestyle, relays | City of Southampton SC | , |
| Lennie Norris | 100m butterfly, relay | Barracuda SC, Wimbledon | |
| Malcolm O'Connell | 100m breaststroke, relay | City of Southampton SC | |
| William Price | 100 & 200m breaststroke | Hornchurch ASC | |
| Jimmy Rogers | 100 & 200m backstroke, relay | St James' SC, Stoke Newington | |
| Clive Rushton | 100 & 200m backstroke | Rochdale SC | |
| Raymond Terrell | 200m backstroke, 200 & 400m individual medley, relays | City of Southampton SC | , , , |
| Alan Widdowson | 100 & 200m butterfly | Nottingham Northern | |
| Malcolm Windeatt | 100m freestyle, relay | Torquay Leander | |
Women[13]
| Name | Event | Club | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley Allardice | 200m freestyle, relay | Hornchurch SC | |
| Sharon Anslow | 200 & 400m individual medley | Southwark SC | |
| Jackie Brown | 100m backstroke | Hull Olympic SC | |
| Wendy Burrell | 100 & 200m backstroke, 400m individual medley | Carlisle SC | |
| Sheena Grant | 200m backstroke | Wythenshawe SC, Manchester | |
| Diana Harris | 100 & 200m breaststroke | Beckenham Ladies SC | |
| Dorothy Harrison | 100 & 200m breaststroke, relay | Hartlepool SC | , , |
| Christine Jarvis | 100m breaststroke | Modernian SC, Bedford | |
| Diane Lansley | 100 & 200m butterfly, relay | City of Southampton SC | , |
| Sally Pickering | 100m freestyle, relay | Hull Olympic SC | |
| Sylvia Platt | 100 & 200m backstroke, relay | Hyde Seal SC | |
| Amanda Radnage | 200m breaststroke | York City SC | |
| Shelagh Ratcliffe | 100m freestyle, 200 & 400m individual medley | Everton SC, Liverpool | |
| Kathryn Smith | 100m freestyle, relays | Coalville LC | |
| Diana Sutherland | 200m freestyle, relay | Cheam Ladies | |
| Jane Thomson | 200m individual medley | Wolverhampton SC | |
| Gillian Treers | 100 & 200m butterfly | Beckenham Ladies SC | |
| Susan Williams | 200m butterfly, 400 & 800m freestyle | Exeter SC |
Weightlifting
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men only
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Hancock | 110 kg heavyweight | |
| Laurie Levine | 75 kg middleweight | |
| Louis Martin | 90 kg middle-heavyweight | |
| Precious McKenzie | 56 kg bantamweight | |
| George Newton | 67.5 kg lightweight | |
| Mike Pearman | 82.5 kg light-heavyweight | |
| Gerald Perrin | 60 kg featherweight | |
| Brian Saunders | +110 kg super-heavyweight |
Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Men only
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Amey | 74 kg welterweight | |
| Kenneth Dawes | 62 kg featherweight | |
| Terence Robinson | 57 kg bantamweight | |
| David Idle | 68 kg lightweight | |
| Ronald Grinstead | 82 kg middleweight | |
| Richard Barraclough | 90 kg light-heavyweight | |
| Denis McNamara | 100 kg heavyweight | |
References
- ↑ "1970 Edinburgh". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "Edinburgh, Scotland 1970 Team". Team England.
- ↑ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
- ↑ "Medal Count". Topend Sports. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ↑ "Ralph For Games". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 8 June 1970. p. 36. Retrieved 23 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Dick Taylor gets chance to win Games double". Liverpool Daily Post. 16 June 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 23 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ann will be busy". Liverpool Daily Post. 23 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "Eddy named for the Games". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 7 April 1970. p. 48. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Coles Misses Games Boxing". Daily Mirror. 22 May 1970. p. 27. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Rollinson and Moore to ride in Games team". Liverpool Echo. 10 June 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ian Hallam picked in Games team". Nottingham Evening Post. 10 June 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 3 4 "Lesley in Games at 12". Daily Mirror. 15 June 1970. p. 30. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Bowls". Cambridge Daily News. 7 February 1970. p. 5. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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