Weightlifting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
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Weightlifting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was the fifth appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. The events took place at the Ward Theatre in Kingston, Jamaica and featured contests in seven weight classes.[1][2]
LocationWard Theatre, Kingston, Jamaica
Dates4 to 13 August 1966
| Weightlifting at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Ward Theatre, Kingston, Jamaica |
| Dates | 4 to 13 August 1966 |
England topped the weightlifting medal table with two gold medals.[3][4]
Medal table
* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Australia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 Wales | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 |  Guyana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 |  Jamaica* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Medal winners
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bantamweight | Precious McKenzie | Martin Dias | Chun Hon Chan |
| Featherweight | Chung Kum Weng | Mahon Ghosh | Allen Salter |
| Lightweight | Hugo Gittens | George Newton | Ieuan Owen |
| Middleweight | Pierre St.-Jean | Horace Johnson |  Russell Perry |
| Light Heavyweight | George Vakakis | Sylvanus Blackman | Mike Pearman |
| Middle Heavyweight | Louis Martin | George Manners | Dudley Lawson |
| Heavyweight | Don Oliver | Arthur Shannos | Brandon Bailey |
Results
[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
Bantamweight 56kg
| Pos | Athlete | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Precious McKenzie | 705 lb |
| 2 | Martin Dias | 677.5 lb |
| 3 | Chun Hon Chan | 672 lb |
| 4 |  Anthony Phillips | 666.5 lb |
| 5 | Gerald Hay | 655.5 lb |
| 6 | Marcel Gosselin | 616.75 lb |
| 7 |  John McNiven | 606 lb |
| 8 |  Sammy Dalzell | 600.25 lb |
| 9 | Clifford Chin | 545.25 lb |
| - |  William A. Samuels | ns |
| - |  Chua Phung Kim | ns |
Featherweight 60kg
| Pos | Athlete | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chung Kum Weng | 743.5 lb |
| 2 | Mahon Ghosh | 738 lb |
| 3 | Allen Salter | 716 lb |
| 4 | Winston Bourne | 705 lb |
| 5 | Arun K. Das | 694 lb |
| 6 | Joseph Charles Brancatisano | 688.5 lb |
| 7 | Ghye H. Tang | 666.5 lb |
| 8 | Bruce Cameron | 639 lb |
| - | G. Shepherd | ns |
| - | Clyde Morris | ns |
| - | .svg){kind=small} Lewis Kok Shun | sn |
Lightweight 67.5kg
| Pos | Athlete | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugo Gittens | 809.75 lb |
| 2 | George Newton | 782.25 lb |
| 3 | Ieuan Owen | 771 lb |
| 4 |  Maurice King | 771 lb |
| 5 | Marcel Bedard | 754.75 lb |
| 6 | W. Lewis | 743.5 lb |
| 7 | Jimmy Moir | 732.75 lb |
| 8 | Kim S. Boo | 721.5 lb |
| 9 | Paul Ross | 710.5 lb |
| 10 | Arthur Francisco | 644.5 lb |
| 11 | Edward Young | 628 lb |
| - | Arthur C. Pollard | ns |
| - | Lakshmi Das | ns |
| - |  Sek Tong Cheah | ns |
Middleweight 75kg
| Pos | Athlete | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre St.-Jean | 892.5 lb |
| 2 | Horace Johnson | 843 lb |
| 3 | Russell Perry | 821 lb |
| 4 | J. France | 793.5 lb |
| 5 | Laurie Levine | 787.75 lb |
| 6 | John Bolton | 787.75 lb |
| 7 | Cedric Demetrius | 754.75 lb |
| 8 | Alex McAfee | 727 lb |
| - | Tan Howe Liang | ns |
| - | Tong A. Teo | ns |
Light Heavyweight 82.5kg
| Pos | Athlete | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Vakakis | 925.5 lb |
| 2 | Sylvanus Blackman | 914.5 lb |
| 3 | Mike Pearman | 903.5 lb |
| 4 | David Harry | 898 lb |
| 5 | Earl Jack | 854 lb |
| 6 | Hal Springer | 843 lb |
| 7 | Kenneth G. Gordon | 815.5 lb |
| 8 | Keith Bailey | 749 lb |
| 9 | Alan A. Tang Yan | 705 lb |
| - | Rudolph James | ns |
| - | Peter Arthur | ns |
| - | Phil Caira | ns |
| - | Meng S. Yap | ns |
Middle Heavyweight 90kg
| Pos | Athlete | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louis Martin | 1019.25 lb |
| 2 | George Manners | 947.75 lb |
| 3 | Dudley Lawson | 931 lb |
| 4 | Paul Bjarnason | 920 lb |
| 5 | Leslie Pedlar | 771.25 lb |
| 6 | Graeme Hall | ns |
| 7 | Chim Seong Leong | ns |
Heavyweight 110kg
| Pos | Athlete | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don Oliver | 1096.25 lb |
| 2 | Arthur Shannos | 1024.75 lb |
| 3 | Brandon Bailey | 1019.5 lb |
| 4 | Terry Perdue | 936.5 lb |
| 5 | Jim Ferguson | ns |