British Commonwealth Games 1974

British Commonwealth Games 1974
venue	Christchurch , New Zealand
participating countries	38
Participating athletes	1276
Competitions	121 in 9 sports
Opening ceremony	January 24, 1974
Closing ceremony	2nd February 1974

The 1974 British Commonwealth Games were the tenth edition of the event now known as the Commonwealth Games . They took place from January 24th to February 2nd, 1974 in the New Zealand city ​​of Christchurch .

121 competitions were held in the following sports: badminton , bowls , boxing , weightlifting , athletics , cycling , wrestling , shooting and swimming (including diving ). 1276 athletes from 38 countries took part. The main competition site was Queen Elizabeth II Park .

On the occasion of these games, television broadcasts in color were the first time in New Zealand.

participating countries

Participating countries (purple: first participation)

Australia  Barbados  Bermuda  Botswana  Cook Islands  England  Fiji  Gambia  Ghana Gibraltar  Grenada guernsey  Hong Kong

India  Isle of Man  Jamaica jersey  Canada  Kenya  Lesotho  Malawi  Malaysia  Mauritius  New Zealand  Nigeria  Northern Ireland

Papua New Guinea  Zambia  Scotland  Singapore  St. Vincent and the Grenadines  Swaziland  Tanzania  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Uganda  Wales  Western Samoa

sports

• badminton
• Bowls
• Boxing
• Weightlifting
• athletics
• Cycling
• Wrestling
• shoot
• swim
• Diving

Medal table

space	country	gold	silver	bronze	total
1	Australia	29	28	25th	82
2	England	28	31	21st	80
3	Canada	25th	19th	18th	62
4th	New Zealand	9	8th	18th	35
5	Kenya	7th	2	9	18th
6th	India	4th	8th	3	15th
7th	Scotland	3	5	11	19th
8th	Nigeria	3	3	4th	10
9	Northern Ireland	3	1	2	6th
10	Uganda	2	4th	3	9
11	Jamaica	2	1	-	3
12	Wales	1	5	4th	10
13	Ghana	1	3	5	9
14th	Zambia	1	1	1	3
15th	Malaysia	1	-	3	4th
16	Tanzania	1	-	1	2
17th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	1	-	-	1
18th	Trinidad and Tobago	-	1	1	2
	Western Samoa	-	1	1	2
20th	Singapore	-	-	1	1
	Swaziland	-	-	1	1

Web links

• Commonwealth Games Federation