Wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
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| Wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Christchurch Town Hall |
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Dates | 24 January to 2 February 1974 |
Wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was the tenth appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
The events took place at the newly constructed Christchurch Town Hall[2] in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 2 February 1974 and featured contests in ten weight classes.[3]
Canada topped the wrestling medal table by virtue of winning five gold medals and India won a medal in every class.[4]
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  India | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  New Zealand* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  England | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Australia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Scotland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight 48kg | Mitchell Kawasaki (CAN) |  Wally Koenig (AUS) | Radhey Shyam (IND) |
| Flyweight 52kg | Sudesh Kumar (IND) | Gordon Bertie (CAN) | John Navie (AUS) |
| Bantamweight 57kg | Prem Nath (IND) | Amrik Singh Gill (ENG) | Kevin Burke (AUS) |
| Featherweight 62kg | Egon Beiler (CAN) | Shivaji Chingle (IND) | Ray Brown (AUS) |
| Lightweight 68kg | Jagrup Singh (IND) | Joey Gilligan (ENG) | Stephen Martin (CAN) |
| Welterweight 74kg | Raghunath Pawar (IND) | Tony Shacklady (ENG) | Gordon Mackay (NZL) |
| Middleweight 82kg | Dave Aspin (NZL) | Satpal Singh (IND) | Taras Hryb (CAN) |
| Light Heavyweight 90kg | Terry Paice (CAN) | Netra Pal Singh (IND) | Maurice Allan (SCO) |
| Heavyweight 100kg | Claude Pilon (CAN) | Dadu Chaugule (IND) | Ian Duncan (SCO) |
| Super Heavyweight +100kg | Bill Benko (CAN) | Bishwanath Singh (IND) | Gary Knight (NZL) |
