New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

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New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was represented by a team of 65 competitors and 19 officials. Selection of the team for the Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, was the responsibility of the New Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association. New Zealand's flagbearer at the opening ceremony was field athlete Les Mills. The New Zealand team finished 11th on the medal table, winning a total of 14 medals, two of which were gold.

CG codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
Competitors65
Quick facts New Zealand at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, CG code ...
New Zealand at the
1970 British Commonwealth Games
CG codeNZL
CGANew Zealand Olympic and British Commonwealth Games Association
Websitewww.olympic.org.nz
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Competitors65
Flag bearersOpening: Les Mills
Closing: Harry Kent
Officials19
Medals
Ranked 11th
Gold
2
Silver
6
Bronze
6
Total
14
British Commonwealth Games appearances
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New Zealand has competed in every games, starting with the British Empire Games in 1930 at Hamilton, Ontario.

Medal tables

New Zealand was 11th in the medal table in 1970, with a total of 14 medals, including two gold.

More information Medal, Name ...
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldBruce BiddleCyclingMen's individual road race
 GoldHarry KentCyclingMen's 1 km time trial
 SilverLes MillsAthleticsMen's discus throw
 SilverBarbara PoulsenAthleticsWomen's shot put
 SilverDick QuaxAthleticsMen's 1500 m
 SilverBob McDonald
Robbie Robson		Lawn bowlsMen's pairs
 SilverJohn BoltonWeightliftingMen's light heavyweight
 SilverTony Ebert WeightliftingMen's middleweight
 BronzeLes MillsAthleticsMen's shot put
 BronzeBlair StockwellCyclingMen's 4000 m individual pursuit
 BronzeMark TreffersSwimmingMen's 1500 m freestyle
 BronzeBruce CameronWeightliftingMen's lightweight
 BronzeDavid AspinWrestlingMen's middleweight
 BronzeGordon MackayWrestlingMen's welterweight
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More information Medals by sport, Total ...
Medals by sport
Sport Total
Cycling 2 0 1 3
Athletics 0 3 1 4
Weightlifting 0 2 1 3
Lawn bowls 0 1 0 1
Wrestling 0 0 2 2
Swimming 0 0 1 1
Total 2 6 6 14
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More information Medals by gender, Total ...
Medals by gender
Gender Total
Male 2 5 6 13
Female 0 1 0 1
Total 2 6 6 14
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Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Track and road

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Result Rank[i] Result Rank[ii] Result Rank
Jack Foster Men's marathon N/a 2:14:444
Penny Hunt Women's 100 m 11.72 Q 11.97 did not advance
Women's 200 m 23.93 Q 23.94 Q 23.88
Roger Johnson Men's 400 m hurdles 51.93 Q 52.05 did not advance
Jeff Julian Men's marathon N/a 2:24:0318
Sylvia Potts Women's 800 m 2:07.42 Q N/a 2:09.75
Women's 1500 m N/a 4:25.29
Dick Quax Men's 1500 m 3:44.21 Q N/a 3:38.12nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's 5000 m 14:01.64 Q N/a 13:43.47
Val Robinson Women's 1500 m N/a 4:22.26
Anne Smith Women's 800 m 2:07.36 N/a did not advance
Women's 1500 m N/a 4:26.810
Dick Tayler Men's 1500 m 3:44.34 Q N/a 3:45.010
Men's 5000 m 14:11.85 Q N/a 13:48.810
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  1. [i]
    Ranks given are within the heat
  2. [ii]
    Ranks given are within the semifinal

Field

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Qualifying Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Joe Antunovich Men's discus throw N/a 53.50 m7
Diane Charteris Women's discus throw N/a 44.12 m8
Women's shot put N/a 13.59 m6
Pamela Hendren Women's long jump N/a 5.72 m10
Sally Mene Women's discus throw N/a 45.86 m7
Women's javelin throw N/a 39.94 m8
Les Mills Men's discus throw N/a 57.84 m2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Men's shot put N/a 18.40 m3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Warwick Nicholl Men's hammer throw N/a 60.02 m6
Dave Norris Men's long jump 7.43 m6 Q 7.64 m5
Men's triple jump 15.01 m=11 Q 14.46 m11
Barbara Poulsen Women's shot put N/a 15.87 m2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Robin Tait Men's discus throw N/a 53.82 m6
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Combined

More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event 100 m Long jump Shot put High jump 400 m 110 m hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 m Overall points Rank
Roger Main Men's decathlon 11.2
756 pts		6.40 m
693 pts		13.25 m
681 pts		1.67 m
560 pts		51.0
762 pts		15.4
807 pts		39.00 m
666 pts		3.60 m
700 pts		40.28 m
495 pts		4:56.4
428 pts		6548 pts7
Roy Williams Men's decathlon 11.2
756 pts		6.97 m
814 pts		12.57 m
637 pts		 Withdrew DNF
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Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
John Compton Men's singles  Goel (IND)
L 2–15 6–15		 did not advance
Alison Glenie Women's singles N/a  Ridgway (CAN)
L 11–5 5–11 2–11		 did not advance
Robin Glenie Women's singles N/a  Nyirati (AUS)
L 3–11 1–11		 did not advance
Richard Purser Men's singles  Gulam (KEN)
W 15–2 15–3		  Yeo (SIN)
W 15–10 14–17 15–10		  Bhatia (IND)
W 15–7 18–14		  Paulson (CAN)
L 9–15 8–15		 did not advance
John Compton
Richard Purser		 Men's doubles N/a  Ward / Montegriffo (GIB)
W 15–1 15–3		  Charron / Paterson (CAN)
L 15–5 10–15 9–15		 did not advance
Alison Glenie
Robin Glenie		 Women's doubles N/a  Tan / Ng (MAS)
L 9–15 8–15		 did not advance
Alison Glenie
Richard Purser		 Mixed doubles N/a  Ang / Ng (MAS)
W 18–13 3–15 15–12		  Whetnall / Eddy (ENG)
L 12–15 5–15		 did not advance
Robin Glenie
John Compton		 Mixed doubles N/a  Haddad / Haddad (JAM)
W 15–6 15–2		  Rickard / Whetnall (ENG)
L 3–15 18–17 6–15		 did not advance
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Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Brian Kendall Featherweight  Yang (PNG)
W		  Mir (PAK)
L		 did not advance
Ali Afakasi Welterweight  Olulu (KEN)
L		 did not advance
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Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Road

Men's road race
More information Athlete, Time ...
Athlete Time Rank
Bryce Beeston 4:41:245
Bruce Biddle 4:38:581st place, gold medalist(s)
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Track

Men's 1000 m sprint
More information Athlete, Round 1 ...
Athlete Round 1 First-round repechages Round 2 Second-round
repechage		 Round 3 Third-round repechages Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4 Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Harry Kent  Crutchlow (ENG)
W 11.80		 Bye  John (TTO)
W 11.56		 Bye  Bicknell (ENG)
W 11.95		 Bye  Attong (TTO)
W 12.31, W 12.63		  Johnson (AUS)
W 11.95, L, L		  King (TTO)
L, W 11.94, L		 4
Bryce Preston  Beattie (NIR)
W 12.23		 Bye  Perkins (AUS)
L		  Crutchlow (ENG)
W 13.07		  Harvey (CAN)
L		  Rowe (ENG)
W 12.36		 Bye  Bicknell (ENG)
W 13.32		  Nicholson (AUS)
L, W 12.94, L		 did not advance =5
Max Vertongen  McMillan (JAM)
W 12.04		 Bye  Hunte (GUY)
L		  John (TTO)
L		 did not advance =13
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Men's tandem 2000 m sprint
More information Athletes, Round 1 ...
Athletes Round 1 Repechage Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Bryce Preston
Max Vertongen		  Attong / Farrell (TTO)
W 11.65, W 11.74		 Bye  Harvey / Lovell (CAN)
W 14.82, L, L		  Hatfield / Beswick (WAL)
L, L		 4
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Men's 1 km time trial
More information Athlete, Time ...
Athlete Time Rank
Harry Kent 1:08.69 GR1st place, gold medalist(s)
Blair Stockwell 1:12.3310
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Men's 4000 m individual pursuit
More information Athlete, Qualification ...
Athlete Qualification Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM Rank
Time Rank Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result		 Opponent
Result
Blair Stockwell 5:11.93 4 Q  Moore (ENG)
W 5:12.32		  Clark (AUS)
L 5:09.17		  Watson (AUS)
W OVL		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
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Men's 10 miles scratch race

More information Athlete, Heats ...
Athlete Heats Final
Time Rank[i] Time Rank
Harry Kent NR4 Q 20:54.566
Bryce Preston NR5 Q 20:53.955
Max Vertongen NR5 Q 20:53.804
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  1. [i]
    Ranks given are within each of the two heats. First 10 finishers in each heat advanced to the final.

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Points Rank
Cyril Buscke Men's 3 m springboard DNF
Rebecca Ewert Women's 3 m springboard 337.74 7
Mark Gazley Men's 3 m springboard 436.44 6
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Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men

Individual

Épée
More information Athlete, First round pool ...
Athlete First round pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Arthur Gatland  
Gray (NIR)
W 5–3		  
Chong (MAS)
W 5–3		  
Scotland (DMA)
W 5–0		  
Nasralla (JAM)
L 2–5		  
Mills (AUS)
L 1–5		  
Sandor (SCO)
L 2–5		  
Johnson (ENG)
L 1–5		 3 Did not advance
Michael Henderson  
Hoskyns (ENG)
L 1–5		  
Widmaier (CAN)
L 0–5		  
Rouxel (SCO)
L 4–5		  
Simon (AUS)
L 4–5		  
Turner (WAL)
L 2–5		  
Magill (NIR)
W 5–2		  
Cunningham (HKG)
W 5–2		 2 Did not advance
Richard Peterson  
Bakonyi (CAN)
W 5–4		  
Richardson (NIR)
W 5–3		  
Elliott (HKG)
W 5–2		  
Chan (MAS)
W 5–4		  
Jacobs (ENG)
W 5–3		  
Lucas (WAL)
L 4–5		 N/a 5 Q  
Johnson (ENG)
W 5–5		  
Bakonyi (CAN)
L 2–5		  
Jacobs (ENG)
L 2–5		  
Redhead (GUE)
L 4–5		  
Rouxel (SCO)
L 3–5		 1 did not advance
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Foil
More information Athlete, First round pool ...
Athlete First round pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Michael Henderson  
Magill (NIR)
L 1–5		  
G. Paul (ENG)
L 2–5		  
Sandor (SCO)
W 5–2		  
Chong (MAS)
W 5–2		  
Nasralla (JAM)
W 5–2		  
Mills (AUS)
L 3–5		  
Edwards (WAL)
L 1–5		 3 Did not advance
Richard Peterson  
Wiedel (CAN)
W 5–4		  
Russell (SCO)
L 1–5		  
Redhead (GUE)
W 5–2		  
A. Reynolds (WAL)
W 5–3		  
B. Paul (ENG)
L 1–5		  
Cunningham (HKG)
W 5–1		  
Theseira (MAS)
L 2–5		 4 Did not advance
Brian Pickworth  
Breckin (ENG)
L 3–5		  
Simon (AUS)
L 3–5		  
Widmaier (CAN)
W 5–3		  
Gray (NIR)
W 5–2		  
Jackson (JAM)
W 5–0		  
Scotland (DMA)
W 5–0		  
Elliott (HKG)
L 4–5		 4 Q  
Smith (SCO)
W 5–1		  
Wiedel (CAN)
W 5–2		  
Benko (AUS)
L 3–5		  
Breckin (ENG)
L 4–5		  
Russell (SCO)
L 3–5		 2 Q  
Breckin (ENG)
L 1–5		  
B. Paul (ENG)
L 4–5		  
G. Paul (ENG)
L 4–5		  
Benko (AUS)
L 3–5		  
Conyd (CAN)
W 5–4		 1 5
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Sabre
More information Athlete, First round pool ...
Athlete First round pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Michael Henderson  
Richardson (NIR)
W 5–3		  
Acfield (ENG)
L 1–5		  
Samek (CAN)
L 2–5		  
Tornallyay (AUS)
L 4–5		  
Chan (MAS)
W 5–3		  
Edwards (WAL)
L 4–5		 2 Did not advance
Richard Peterson  
Gray (NIR)
W 5–2		  
Urban (CAN)
L 3–5		  
Craig (ENG)
L 1–5		  
Mitchell (SCO)
W 5–4		  
Tye (HKG)
W 5–1		  
Chong (MAS)
W 5–4		 4 Q  
Craig (ENG)
L 2–5		  
Samek (CAN)
L 0–5		  
Arato (AUS)
L 1–5		  
R. Reynolds (WAL)
L 5–3		 Play stopped as
result could not
be affected		 0 did not advance
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Team

More information Athletes, Event ...
Athletes Event Round 1 pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Arthur Gatland
Michael Henderson
Richard Peterson
Brian Pickworth		 Men's team épée  Hong Kong
W 6–3		 N/a  Wales
W 7–2		 N/a  Canada
L 3–5		  Scotland
L 4–5		 N/a 4
Arthur Gatland
Michael Henderson
Richard Peterson
Brian Pickworth		 Men's team foil  Hong Kong
W 8–1		 N/a  Scotland
L 2–7		  Australia
L 1–5		 did not progress
Michael Henderson
Richard Peterson
Brian Pickworth		 Men's team sabre  Hong Kong
W 7–2		 N/a  Australia
L 4–5		  Scotland
L 1–5		 did not progress
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Women

Individual

Foil
More information Athlete, First round pool ...
Athlete First round pool Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Wins
Gaye McDermit  
Reynolds (WAL)
W 4–2		  
Exelby (AUS)
W 4–2		  
Green (ENG)
L 2–4		 N/a 2 Q  
Sharfe (NZL)
L 1–4		  
Bain (SCO)
L 3–4		  
Williams (SCO)
L 1–4		  
Barkley (WAL)
L 3–4		  
Green (ENG)
W 4–3		 1 did not advance
Rosemary Sharfe  
McDougall (AUS)
W 4–0		  
Bain (SCO)
L 1–4		  
Weidel (CAN)
W 4–0		  
Henley (ENG)
W 4–3		  
Brown (WAL)
W 4–1		 4 Q  
McDermit (NZL)
W 4–1		  
Green (ENG)
L 1–4		  
Barkley (WAL)
L 1–4		  
Williams (SCO)
L 2–4		  
Bain (SCO)
L 3–4		 1 did not advance
Helen Whitcher  
Van Eyk (AUS)
W 4–0		  
Wardell-Yerburgh (ENG)
L 0–4		  
Chatel (CAN)
W 4–2		  
Barkley (WAL)
W 4–0		  
Youngs (SCO)
L 1–4		 3 Q  
Exelby (AUS)
L 2–4		  
Wardell-Yerburgh (ENG)
L 0–4		  
Youngs (SCO)
L 1–4		  
Henley (ENG)
L 0–4		  
Weidel (CAN)
W 4–2		 1 did not advance
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Team

More information Athletes, Event ...
Athletes Event Semifinal pool Final pool Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Gaye McDermit
Rosemary Sharfe
Helen Whitcher		 Women's team foil  Canada
L 3–6		  England
L 1–5		 did not advance
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Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Round robin Rank
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score
Phil Skoglund Men's singles  Woodward (GUE)
L 9–21		  Bryant (ENG)
L 17–21		  Kelly (AUS)
L 5–21		  Motroni (SCO)
L 18–21		  Fulton (NIR)
L 17–21		  Ewing (MAW)
W 21–19		  Liddell (HKG)
L 7–21		  Bradley (FIJ)
L 16–21		  Clayton (CAN)
L 17–21		  Wilkins (WAL)
L 20–21		  Lapsley (PNG)
L 12–21		  Bryce (ZAM)
L 14–21		  Gosden (KEN)
W 21–14		 12
Bob McDonald
Robbie Robson		 Men's pairs  Guernsey
W 19–15		  England
L 17–28		  Australia
W 22–15		  Scotland
W 22–8		  Northern Ireland
W 23–11		  Malawi
L 14–19		  Hong Kong
W 25–10		  Fiji
W 22–18		  Canada
W 27–12		  Wales
W 28–24		  Papua New Guinea
W 26–11		  Zambia
W 19–14		  Kenya
L 24–26		 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gordon Jolly
Robbie Robson
Percy Jones
Bob McDonald		 Men's fours  Guernsey
W 28–8		  England
W 23–22		  Australia
L 12–26		  Scotland
L 15–22		  Northern Ireland
W 26–23		  Malawi
L 15–20		  Hong Kong
L 15–27		  Fiji
W 31–13		  Canada
L 16–17		  Wales
L 13–23		  Papua New Guinea
L 13–16		  Zambia
L 16–22		  Kenya
W 32–12		 11
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Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Barnett Bond Men's 100 m backstroke 1:06.6711 did not advance
Men's 200 m backstroke 2:18.917 Q 2:20.018
Men's 200 m individual medley 2:23.308 Q 2:23.248
Men's 400 m individual medley 5:08.409 did not advance
Mike Borrie Men's 100 m freestyle 54.953 Q 54.574
Men's 200 m freestyle 2:00.944 Q 2:00.745
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:22.116 Q 4:20.356
Felicity Crawford Women's 100 m butterfly 1:12.0612 did not advance
Women's 100 m freestyle 1:03.9410 did not advance
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:20.9011 did not advance
Ian Curry Men's 100 m freestyle 57.1514 did not advance
Men's 200 m freestyle 2:03.958 Q 2:02.968
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:20.065 Q 4:21.647
Susan Hunter Women's 100 m backstroke 1:14.0214 did not advance
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:34.7312 did not advance
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:35.877 Q 2:33.305
Women's 400 m individual medley 5:20.632 Q 5:20.104
Glenda Stirling Women's 100 m backstroke 1:08.953 Q 1:09.004
Women's 200 m backstroke 2:30.506 Q 2:29.716
Mark Treffers Men's 200 m freestyle 2:09.3118 did not advance
Men's 400 m freestyle 4:24.499 did not advance
Men's 1500 m freestyle 17:16.544 Q 16:44.693rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Cathy Whiting Women's 100 m backstroke 1:12.4912 did not advance
Women's 100 m butterfly 1:08.661 Q 1:08.714
Women's 100 m freestyle 1:03.868 Q 1:03.737
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:19.439 did not advance
Beth Williams Women's 100 m breaststroke 1:23.5912 did not advance
Women's 200 m breaststroke 2:56.7911 did not advance
Women's 200 m butterfly 2:38.6512 did not advance
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:37.411 did not advance
Women's 400 m individual medley 5:34.3510 did not advance
Judith Wright Women's 200 m backstroke 2:30.807 Q 2:30.597
Women's 200 m freestyle 2:16.495 Q 2:17.547
Women's 400 m freestyle 4:46.555 Q 4:54.985
Women's 800 m freestyle 9:49.454 Q 9:47.544
Women's 400 m individual medley 5:22.103 Q 5:27.127
Barnett Bond
Ian Curry
Mark Treffers
Mike Borrie		 Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/a 3:47.645
Barnett Bond
Ian Curry
Mark Treffers
Mike Borrie		 Men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay N/a 8:11.794
Barnett Bond
Ian Curry
Mark Treffers
Mike Borrie		 Men's 4 × 100 m medley relay N/a 4:29.556
Felicity Crawford
Judith Wright
Susan Hunter
Cathy Whiting		 Women's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay N/a 4:15.444
Glenda Stirling
Felicity Crawford
Beth Williams
Cathy Whiting		 Women's 4 × 100 m medley relay N/a 4:44.814
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Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Press Snatch Jerk Total Rank
Bruce Cameron Lightweight 107.5 kg 105 kg 142.5 kg 355 kg 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Tony Ebert Middleweight 137.5 kg GR 112.5 kg 152.5 kg 402.5 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
John Bolton Light heavyweight 147.5 kg GR 130 kg 167.5 kg 445 kg 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
John Sherley Light heavyweight NVL DNF
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Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete Event Elimination rounds Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Gordon Mackay Welterweight  O'Brien (AUS)
W		  Amey (ENG)
W		  Buchanan (SCO)
W		  Wurr (CAN)
L		  Singh (IND)
L		 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
David Aspin Middleweight  Birajdar (IND)
L		  Grinstead (ENG)
D		  Schori (CAN)
L		 Eliminated 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Warren Hubber Heavyweight  Millard (CAN)
L		  Singh (IND)
L		 Eliminated 4
Tom Milat Super heavyweight  Mane (IND)
L		  Holden (CAN)
W		  Ilahi (PAK)
L		 Eliminated 4
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Officials

  • Team manager – Joe McManemin[1]
  • Assistant team manager – Ian Palmer[2][3]
  • Chaperone – E. M. McKenna[2]
  • Team doctor – Mayne Smeeton[2]
  • Physiotherapist – Stanley Paris[2]
  • Athletics
    • Section manager – Barry Kerr[2]
    • Coach – S. Johnson[2]
  • Badminton section manager – Roger Dunn[2]
  • Boxing section manager – Wally Darrell[2]
  • Cycling
  • Lawn bowls section manager – A. J. McDonald[2]
  • Swimming
    • Section manager – Laurie Crabb[2]
    • Coach – Pic Parkhouse[2]
  • Weightlifting
  • Wrestling

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