Wrestling at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
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| Wrestling at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Main varsity gymnasium |
| Location | University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
| Dates | 3 to 12 August 1978 |
Wrestling at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was the 11th appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
The events were held at the University of Alberta's main gymnasium on the modern day Van Vliet Complex.[2] Also known as the varsity gym, it opened on 17 May 1960.[3]
Canada topped the wrestling medal table by virtue of winning six gold medals.[4][5]
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada* | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 |  India | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  Australia | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  England | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 |  Scotland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight 48kg | Ashok Kumar India | George Gunovski Canada | Mark Dunbar England |
| Flyweight 52kg | Ray Takahashi Canada | Sudesh Kumar India | Ken Hoyt Australia |
| Bantamweight 57kg | Satbir Singh India | Michael Barry Canada | Amrik Singh Gill England |
| Featherweight 62kg | Egon Beiler Canada | Jagminder Singh India | Brian Aspen England |
| Lightweight 68kg | Zsigmund Kelevitz Australia | Joe Gilligan England | Jagdish Kumar India |
| Welterweight 74kg | Rajinder Singh India | Victor Zilberman Canada | Keith Haward England |
| Middleweight 82kg | Richard Deschatelets Canada | Wally Koenig Australia | Ivan Weir Northern Ireland |
| Light Heavyweight 90kg | Stephen Danier Canada | Mick Pikos Australia | Kartar Singh India |
| Heavyweight 100kg | Wyatt Wishart Canada | Satpal Singh India | Murray Avery New Zealand |
| Super Heavyweight +100kg | Robert Gibbons Canada | Albert Patrick Scotland | Ishwar Singh India |
