British Commonwealth Games 1974
British Commonwealth Games 1974 |
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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
sports
Medal table
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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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 |