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Medals by event
Athletics | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 100 Yards | Women | Marlene Willard (AUS) | 10.7 | Heather Young (ENG) | 10.73 | Madeleine Weston (ENG) | 10.81 | | 220 Yards | Women | Marlene Willard (AUS) | 23.65 | Betty Cuthbert (AUS) | 23.77 | Heather Young (ENG) | 23.9 | | 80 Metres Hurdles | Women | Norma Thrower (AUS) | 10.72w | Carole Quinton (ENG) | 10.77w | Gloria Wigney (AUS) | 10.94w | | High Jump | Women | Michele Mason (AUS) | 1.7 | Mary Donaghy (NZL) | 1.7 | Helen Frith (AUS) | 1.65 | | Long Jump | Women | Sheila Hoskin (ENG) | 6.02w | Mary Bignal (ENG) | 5.97w | Bev Watson (AUS) | 5.97w | | Shot | Women | Val Sloper (NZL) | 15.54 | Suzanne Allday (ENG) | 14.44 | Jackie Gelling (MacDonald) (CAN) | 14.03 | | Discus | Women | Suzanne Allday (ENG) | 45.91 | Jennifer Thompson (NZL) | 45.29 | Val Sloper (NZL) | 44.93 | | Javelin | Women | Anna Pazera (AUS) | 57.41 | Magdalena Swanepoel (SAF) | 48.73 | Averil Williams (ENG) | 46.78 | | 4 x 110 Yards Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 45.37 | Australia (AUS) | 46.12 | Canada (CAN) | 47.21 | | 100 Yards | Men | Keith Gardner (JAM) | 9.66 | Tom Robinson (BAH) | 9.69 | Mike Agostini (CAN) | 9.79 | | 220 Yards | Men | Tom Robinson (BAH) | 21.08 | Keith Gardner (JAM) | 21.11 | Gordon Day (SAF) | 21.15 | | 440 Yards | Men | Milkha Singh (IND) | 46.71 | Malcolm Spence (SAF) | 46.9 | Terry Tobacco (CAN) | 47.05 | | 880 Yards | Men | Herb Elliott (AUS) | 00:01:49 | Brian Hewson (ENG) | 00:01:49 | Mike Rawson (ENG) | 00:01:51 | | 1 Mile | Men | Herb Elliott (AUS) | 00:03:59 | Merv Lincoln (AUS) | 00:04:02 | Albie Thomas (AUS) | 00:04:03 | | 3 Miles | Men | Murray Halberg (NZL) | 00:13:15 | Albie Thomas (AUS) | 00:13:24 | Neville Scott (NZL) | 00:13:26 | | 6 Miles | Men | Dave Power (AUS) | 00:28:48 | John Merriman (WAL) | 00:28:49 | Arere Anentia (KEN) | 00:28:51 | | Marathon | Men | Dave Power (AUS) | 02:22:46 | Johannes Barnard (SAF) | 02:22:58 | Peter Wilkinson (ENG) | 02:24:42 | | 120 Yards Hurdles | Men | Keith Gardner (JAM) | 14.20w | Jacobus Swart (SAF) | 14.30w | Ghulam Raziq (PAK) | 14.32w | | 440 Yards Hurdles | Men | Gert Potgieter (SAF) | 49.73 | David Lean (AUS) | 50.59 | Bartonjo Rotich (KEN) | 51.75 | | High Jump | Men | Ernle Haisley (JAM) | 2.06 | Charles "Chilla" Porter (AUS) | 2.03 | Robert Kotei (GHA) | 2 | | Pole Vault | Men | Geoff Elliott (ENG) | 4.16 | Robert Reid (CAN) | 4.16 | Mervyn Richards (NZL) | 4.16 | | Long Jump | Men | Paul Foreman (JAM) | 7.47 | Deryck Taylor (JAM) | 7.47 | Muhammad Ramzan Ali (PAK) | 7.33 | | Triple Jump | Men | Ian Tomlinson (AUS) | 15.74w | Jack Smyth (CAN) | 15.69 | Dave Norris (NZL) | 15.45 | | Shot | Men | Arthur Rowe (ENG) | 17.57 | Martyn Lucking (ENG) | 16.5 | Barry Donath (AUS) | 15.79 | | Discus | Men | Stephanus du Plessis (SAF) | 55.94 | Les Mills (NZL) | 51.73 | Gerry Carr (ENG) | 51.63 | | Hammer | Men | Mike Ellis (ENG) | 62.9 | Muhammad Iqbal (PAK) | 61.7 | Peter Allday (ENG) | 57.58 | | Javelin | Men | Colin Smith (ENG) | 71.29 | Jalal Khan (PAK) | 70.83 | Hans Moks (CAN) | 70.41 | | 4 x 110 Yards Relay | Men | England (ENG) | 40.72 | Nigeria (NGR) | 41.05 | Australia (AUS) | 41.64 | | 4 x 440 Yards Relay | Men | South Africa (SAF) | 00:03:08 | England (ENG) | 00:03:10 | Jamaica (JAM) | 0.0022 |
Bowls | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Singles | Men | Phineas Danilowitz (SAF) | | Percy Baker (ENG) | | William Jackson (RHO) | | | Pairs | Men | John Morris & Richard Pilkington (NZL) | | John Myrdal & Rudolph van Vuuren (SAF) | | Hector Philp & William Yuill (RHO) | | | Fours | Men | England (ENG) | | South Africa (SAF) | | Northern Rhodesia (NRH) | |
Boxing | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Flyweight | Men | Jackie Brown (SCO) | | Tommy Bache (ENG) | | Peter Lavery (NIR) | | | | | | Donald Braithwaite (WAL) | | | Bantamweight | Men | Howard Winstone (WAL) | | Oliver "Frankie" Taylor (AUS) | | Olfred Owen (SCO) | | | | | | Richard Hanna (NIR) | | | Featherweight | Men | Wally Taylor (AUS) | | Malcolm Collins (WAL) | | Gert Coetzee (SAF) | | | | | | John McClory (NIR) | | | Lightweight | Men | Dick McTaggart (SCO) | | James Jordan (NIR) | | John Cooke (ENG) | | | | | | Thomas Donovan (NZL) | | | Light Welterweight | Men | Henry Loubscher (SAF) | | Robert Kane (SCO) | | Joseph Jacobs (ENG) | | | | | | Raymond Galante (CAN) | | | Welterweight | Men | Joseph Greyling (SAF) | | Thomas Kawere (UGA) | | Robert Dickson Scott (SCO) | | | | | | Brian Nancurvis (ENG) | | | Light Middleweight | Men | Grant Webster (SAF) | | Stuart Pearson (ENG) | | James Arthur Walters (CAN) | | | | | | Bill Brown (WAL) | | | Middleweight | Men | Terry Milligan (NIR) | | Philippus du Plessis (SAF) | | Robert Piau (CAN) | | | | | | John Caiger (ENG) | | | Light Heavyweight | Men | | | | | Gerhardus Jacobus De Bruyn (SAF) | | | Tony Madigan (AUS) | | Robert Higgins (WAL) | | William Bannan (SCO) | | | Heavyweight | Men | Daniel Bekker (SAF) | | David Thomas (ENG) | | Robert Pleace (WAL) | | | | | | Gbadegesin Salawu (NGR) | |
Cycling
Track | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Time Trial | Men | Neville Tong (ENG) | 00:01:12 | Warren Scarfe (AUS) | 00:01:12 | Warwick Dalton (NZL) | 00:01:13 | | Sprint | Men | Dick Ploog (AUS) | | Karl Barton (ENG) | | Lloyd Binch (ENG) | | | Individual Pursuit | Men | Norman Sheil (ENG) | 00:05:10 | Tom Simpson (ENG) | 00:05:11 | Warwick Dalton (NZL) | 00:05:15 | | 10 Miles Scratch | Men | Ian Browne (AUS) | 00:21:40 | Warren Johnston (NZL) | | Don Skene (WAL) | | Tom Simpson (30 November 1937 - 13 July 1967) was a top British road racing cyclist of the 1960s who famously died of exhaustion on the slopes of Mont Ventoux during the 13th stage of the Tour de France on Friday 13 July 1967. ...
Road | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Road Race | Men | Ray Booty (ENG) | 05:16:34 | Frank Brazier (AUS) | 05:19:22 | Stuart Slack (IOM) | 05:19:22 |
Fencing | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Foil | Men | Raymond Paul (ENG) | | Ivan Lund (AUS) | | René Paul (ENG) | | | Foil - Team | Men | England (ENG) | | Australia (AUS) | | Wales (WAL) | | | Épée | Men | Bill Hoskyns (ENG) | | Mike Howard (ENG) | | Allan Jay (ENG) | | | Épée - Team | Men | England (ENG) | | Canada (CAN) | | Australia (AUS) | | | Sabre | Men | Bill Hoskyns (ENG) | | Ralph Cooperman (ENG) | | Mike Amberg (ENG) | | | Sabre- Team | Men | England (ENG) | | Australia (AUS) | | Wales (WAL) | | | Foil | Women | Gillian Sheen (ENG) | | Barbara McCreath (AUS) | | Mary Glen-Haig (ENG) | |
Rowing | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Single Sculls | Men | Stuart Mackenzie (AUS) | 00:07:20 | Jack Hill (NZL) | 00:07:24 | Russell Carver (ENG) | 00:07:27 | | Double Sculls | Men | Mike Spracklen & Geoffrey Baker (ENG) | 00:06:54 | Mervyn Wood & Stuart Mackenzie (AUS) | 00:07:01 | Norman Suckling & Jack Hill (NZL) | +0.75 lgths | | Coxless Pairs | Men | Bob Parker & Reg Douglas (NZL) | 00:07:11 | Jonathan Hall & Stewart Douglas-Mann (ENG) | 00:07:14 | Stephen Roll & Kevin Webb (AUS) | 00:07:33 | | Coxless Fours | Men | Roger Pope, Keith Shakell, David Young & Creighton Redman (ENG) | 00:06:34 | Glen Smith, Malcolm Turnbull, Richard McClure & John Madden (CAN) | 00:06:39 | David Edwards, John Fage, David Prichard & John Edwards (WAL) | 00:06:48 | | Coxed Fours | Men | Colin Porter, John Vigurs, Simon Crosse, John Beresford & Richard Gabriel (ENG) | 00:06:46 | Don Arnold, Walter d'Hondt, David Helliwell, Lawrence Stapleton & Sohen Biln (CAN) | 00:06:53 | Graeme Allen, Ralfe Currall, Kevin Evans, Lionel Robberds & Roland Waddington (AUS) | NTT | | Eights | Men | Canada (CAN) | 00:05:51 | Australia (AUS) | 00:05:56 | England (ENG) | 00:06:10 |
Swimming | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 110 Yards Freestyle | Men | John Devitt (AUS) | 56.6 | Gary Chapman (AUS) | 56.6 | Geoff Shipton (AUS) | 57 | | 440 Yards Freestyle | Men | John Konrads (AUS) | 00:04:26 | Ian Black (SCO) | 00:04:29 | Gary Winram (AUS) | 00:04:32 | | 1650 Yards Freestyle | Men | John Konrads (AUS) | 00:17:45 | Gary Winram (AUS) | 00:18:17 | Murray McLachlan (SAF) | 00:18:19 | | 110 Yards Backstroke | Men | John Monckton (AUS) | 00:01:02 | John Hayres (AUS) | 00:01:04 | Robert Wheaton (CAN) | 00:01:07 | | 220 Yards Breaststroke | Men | Terry Gathercole (AUS) | 00:02:42 | Peter Rocchi (SAF) | 00:02:45 | Chris Walkden (ENG) | 00:02:47 | | 220 Yards Butterfly | Men | Ian Black (SCO) | 00:02:23 | Graham Symonds (ENG) | 00:02:26 | Brian Wilkinson (AUS) | 00:02:31 | | 4 x 220 Yards Freestyle Relay | Men | Australia (AUS) | 00:08:33 | Scotland (SCO) | 00:08:54 | Canada (CAN) | 00:09:02 | | 4 x 110 Yards Medley Relay | Men | Australia (AUS) | 00:04:14 | Canada (CAN) | 00:04:26 | England (ENG) | 00:04:26 |
Diving | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Men | Keith Collin (ENG) | 126.78 | Bill Patrick (CAN) | 124.62 | David Tarsey (ENG) | 118.81 | | 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Men | Peter Heatly (SCO) | 147.79 | Brian Phelps (ENG) | 144.49 | Ray Cann (ENG) | 138.5 |
Swimming | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 110 Yards Freestyle | Women | Dawn Fraser (AUS) | 00:01:01 | Lorraine Crapp (AUS) | 00:01:04 | Alva Colquhoun (AUS) | 00:01:04 | | 440 Yards Freestyle | Women | Ilsa Konrads (AUS) | 00:04:49 | Dawn Fraser (AUS) | 00:05:01 | Lorraine Crapp (AUS) | 00:05:07 | | 110 Yards Backstroke | Women | Judy Grinham (ENG) | 00:01:12 | Margaret Edwards (ENG) | 00:01:13 | Philippa Gould (NZL) | 00:01:14 | | 220 Yards Breaststroke | Women | Anita Lonsbrough (ENG) | 00:02:53 | Jackie Dyson (ENG) | 00:02:58 | Chris Gosden (ENG) | 00:02:58 | | 110 Yards Butterfly | Women | Beverley Bainbridge (AUS) | 00:01:14 | Tessa Staveley (NZL) | 00:01:14 | Margaret Iwasaki (CAN) | 00:01:16 | | 4 x 110 Yards Freestyle Relay | Women | Australia (AUS) | 00:04:17 | Canada (CAN) | 00:04:30 | England (ENG) | 00:04:31 | | 4 x 110 Yards Medley Relay | Women | England (ENG) | 00:04:54 | Australia (AUS) | 00:04:55 | Canada (CAN) | 00:05:02 |
Diving | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Women | Charmian Welsh (ENG) | 118.81 | Irene MacDonald (CAN) | 117.01 | Liz Ferris (ENG) | 113.3 | | 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Women | Charmian Welsh (ENG) | 77.23 | Ann Long (ENG) | 73.69 | Molly Wieland (ENG) | 65.82 |
Weightlifting | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Bantamweight - Overall | Men | Reginald Gaffley (SAF) | 299 | Ronald Brownbill (ENG) | 285.5 | Marcel Gosselin (CAN) | 274 | | Featherweight - Overall | Men | Tan Ser Cher (SIN) | 310.5 | Chung Kum Weng (MAL) | 306 | Rodney Wilkes (TRI) | 304 | | Lightweight - Overall | Men | Tan Howe Liang (SIN) | 358 | Harry Webber (SAF) | 340 | Ben Helfgott (ENG) | 340 | | Middleweight - Overall | Men | Blair Blenman (BAR) | 360.5 | Winston McArthur (BGU) | 360.5 | Adrian Gilbert (CAN) | 356 | | Light Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Phil Caira (SCO) | 396.5 | Sylvanus Blackman (BAR) | 385.5 | Jack Kestell (SAF) | 385.5 | | Middle Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Manny Santos (AUS) | 403.5 | Tan Kim Bee (MAL) | 392 | Leonard Treganowan (AUS) | 378.5 | | Heavyweight - Overall | Men | Ken McDonald CAN (ENG) | 455.5 | Dave Baillie (CAN) | 446.5 | Arthur Shannos (AUS) | 394.5 | Tan Ser Cher is a weightlifter from Singapore who began full-time training in the sport when he was 16, and was crowned the Champion of Champions in the local weightlifting competition in 1954 at the age of 21. ...
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Wrestling | Event | | Gold | Silver | Bronze | | Flyweight | Men | Ian Epton (SAF) | | Shujah-ud-Din (PAK) | | Fred Flannery (CAN) | | | Bantamweight | Men | Muhammad Akhtar (PAK) | | Geoff Jameson (AUS) | | Daniel van der Walt (SAF) | | | Featherweight | Men | Abraham Geldenhuys (SAF) | | Siraj-ud-Din (PAK) | | Albert Aspen (ENG) | | | Lightweight | Men | Muhammad Ashraf (PAK) | | Alastair Duncan (SCO) | | Anthony Ries (SAF) | | | Welterweight | Men | Muhammad Bashir (PAK) | | Lachmi Kant Pandey (IND) | | Coenraad de Villiers (SAF) | | | Middleweight | Men | Hermanus van Zyl (SAF) | | George Farquhar (SCO) | | Ray Myland (ENG) | | | Light Heavyweight | Men | Jacob Theron (SAF) | | Muhammad Ali (PAK) | | Bob Steckle (CAN) | | | Heavyweight | Men | Lila Ram (IND) | | Jacobus Hanekom (SAF) | | Ray Mitchell (AUS) | |
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