British Commonwealth Games 1974 / Athletics

At the British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch in 1974, a total of 37 competitions were held in athletics between January 25 and February 2, 1974, including 23 for men and 14 for women. The venue was the Queen Elizabeth II Park .

Men

100 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Donald Quarrie	JAM	10.38
2	John Mwebi	KEN	10.51
3	Ohene Karikari	GHA	10.51
4th	George Daniels	GHA	10.53
5	Greg Lewis	OUT	10.55
6th	Kola Abdulai	NGR	10.55
7th	Les Piggot	SCO	10.56
8th	Graham Haskell	OUT	10.66

Finale: January 26th

Wind: -0.5 m / s

200 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Donald Quarrie	JAM	20.73
2	George Daniels	GHA	20.97
3	Bevan Smith	NZL	21.08
4th	Graham Haskell	OUT	21.12
5	Greg Lewis	OUT	21.17
6th	Chris Monk	CLOSELY	21.26
7th	David Jenkins	SCO	21.49
8th	John Mwebi	KEN	21.60

Final: January 29th

Wind: -0.6 m / s

400 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Charles Asati	KEN	46.04
2	Silver Ayoo	UGA	46.07
3	Claver Kamanya	TAN	46.16
4th	David Jenkins	SCO	46.46
5	Bruce Field	OUT	46.58
6th	Bevan Smith	NZL	46.60
7th	Pius Olowu	UGA	46.84
8th	Mamman Makama	NGR	47.19

Finale: January 26th

800 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	John Kipkurgat	KEN	1: 43.91
2	Mike Boit	KEN	1: 44.39
3	John Walker	NZL	1: 44.92
4th	Filbert Bayi	TAN	1: 45.32
5	Andy Carter	CLOSELY	1: 45.97
6th	Bill Hooker	OUT	1: 46.75
7th	Daniel Omwanza	KEN	1: 47.66
8th	Phil Lewis	WHALE	1: 48.90

Final: January 29th

1500 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Filbert Bayi	TAN	3: 32.16
2	John Walker	NZL	3: 32.52
3	Ben Jipcho	KEN	3: 33.16
4th	Rod Dixon	NZL	3: 33.89
5	Graham Crouch	OUT	3: 34.22
6th	Mike Boit	KEN	3: 36.84
7th	Brendan Foster	CLOSELY	3: 37.64
8th	Suleiman Nyambui	TAN	3: 39.62

Final: February 2nd

5000 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Ben Jipcho	KEN	13: 14.3
2	Brendan Foster	CLOSELY	13: 14.6
3	Dave Black	CLOSELY	13: 23.52
4th	Suleiman Nyambui	TAN	13: 34.91
5	Ian Stewart	SCO	13: 40.32
6th	David Fitzsimons	OUT	13: 42.83
7th	Joshua Kimeto	KEN	13: 43.6
8th	Gordon Minty	WHALE	13: 45.48

Final: January 29th

10,000 meter run

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Richard Tayler	NZL	27: 46.40
2	Dave Black	CLOSELY	27: 48.49
3	Richard Juma	KEN	27: 56.96
4th	David Bedford	CLOSELY	28: 14.67
5	Dan Shaughnessy	CAN	28: 14.67
6th	Ian Stewart	SCO	28: 17.05
7th	Tony Simmons	CLOSELY	28: 28.54
8th	Gordon Minty	WHALE	28: 44.27

January 25th

marathon

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Ian Thompson	CLOSELY	2:09:12
2	Jack Foster	NZL	2:11:19
3	Richard Mabuza	SWZ	2:12:55
4th	Terry Manners	NZL	2:12:59
5	John Farrington	OUT	2:14:04
6th	Donald Macgregor	SCO	2:14:16
7th	Bernie Plain	WHALE	2:14:57
8th	Colin Kirkham	CLOSELY	2:16:07

31 January

Go 20 miles

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	John Warhurst	CLOSELY	2:35:23
2	Roy Thorpe	CLOSELY	2:39:03
3	Peter Fullager	OUT	2:42:09
4th	Graham Young	IOM	2:42:56
5	Ian Hodgkinson	OUT	2:44:56
6th	Les Stevenson	NZL	2:46:57
7th	Ross Haywood	OUT	2:50:56
8th	Allan Callow	IOM	2:53:13

January 29th

110 meter hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Fatwell Kimaiyo	KEN	13.69
2	Berwyn Price	WHALE	13.84
3	Max Binnington	OUT	13.88
4th	Warren Parr	OUT	14.04
5	CJ Kirkpatrick	NIR	14.25
6th	Adeola Aboyade-Cole	NGR	14.25
7th	Godwin Obasogy	NGR	14.39
8th	Vincent Plant	OUT	14.89

Finale: January 26th

Wind: -0.1

400 meter hurdles

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Alan Pascoe	CLOSELY	48.83
2	Bruce Field	OUT	49.32
3	William Koskei	KEN	49.34
4th	Fatwell Kimaiyo	KEN	49.63
5	Cosmas Silei	KEN	50.02
6th	Bill Hartley	CLOSELY	50.20
7th	Gary Knoke	OUT	50.23
8th	Colin O'Neill	WHALE	50.58

Final: January 29th

3000 meter obstacle course

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Ben Jipcho	KEN	8: 20.67
2	John Davies	WHALE	8: 24.8
3	Evans Mogaka	KEN	8: 28.51
4th	John Bicourt	CLOSELY	8: 29.6
5	Euan Robertson	NZL	8: 35.2
6th	Bernie Hayward	WHALE	8: 36.2
7th	Steve Hollings	CLOSELY	8: 40.4
8th	Amos Biwott	KEN	8: 41.4

January 26th

4 x 100 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Australia	Greg Lewis Laurie D'Arcy Andrew Ratcliffe Graham Haskell	39.31
2	Ghana	Albert Lomotey Ohene Karikari Kofi Okyir George Daniels	39.61
3	Nigeria	Timon Oyebami Benedict Majekodunmi Kola Abdulai James Olakunle	39.70
4th	Jamaica	Richard Hardware Alfred Daley Lennox Miller Donald Quarrie	39.77
5	Scotland	Les Piggot Don Halliday Gus McKenzie David Jenkins	39.80
6th	England	Brian Green Chris Monk Ian Matthews Derek Cole	39.97
7th	New Zealand	Grant Anderson Trevor Cochrane Bevan Smith Kerry Hill	40.41
8th	Kenya	Paul Njoroge Tochi Mochache John Mwebi Charles Asati	40.50

4 x 400 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	Kenya	Charles Asati Francis Musyoki William Koskei Julius Sang	3: 04.43
2	England	John Wilson Andy Carter Bill Hartley Alan Pascoe	3: 06.66
3	Uganda	Pius Olowu William Dralu Samuel Kakonge Silver Ayoo	3: 07.45
4th	Australia	Bruce Field Gary Knoke Max Binnington Bill Hooker	3: 07.51
5	New Zealand	Phil Kear Richard Endean Trevor Cochrane Bevan Smith	3: 08.01
6th	Wales	Colin O'Neill Wynford Leyshon Phil Lewis Mike Delaney	3: 08.61
7th	Nigeria	Alade Owoeye Bruce Ijirighwo Mamman Makama Musa Dogon Yaro	3: 08.81
8th	Fiji	Samuela Bulai Seru Gukilau Aca Similo Richard Kermode	3: 23.35

high jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Gordon Windeyer	OUT	2.16
2	Lawrie Peckham	OUT	2.14
3	Claude Ferragne	CAN	2.12
4th	John Beers	CAN	2.10
5	John Hawkins	CAN	2.10
6th	Nor Azhar Hamid	SIN	2.08
7th	Sheikh Tidiane Faye	GAM	2.05
8th	Lanyumi Sumuni	TAN	1.95

January 29th

Pole vault

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Donald Baird	OUT	5.05
2	Mike Bull	NIR	5.00
3	Brian Hooper	CLOSELY	5.00
4th	Ray Boyd	OUT	4.80
5	Peter Tracy	NZL	4.60
	Dave Lease	WHALE	NM

31 January

Long jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Alan Lerwill	CLOSELY	7.94
2	Chris Commons	OUT	7.92
3	Joshua Owusu	GHA	7.75
4th	Kingsley Adams	GHA	7.68
5	Bruce Field	OUT	7.63
6th	John Okoro	NGR	7.58
7th	Fidelis Ndyabagye	UGA	7.50
8th	Murray Tolbert	OUT	7.42

Final: January 29th

Triple jump

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Joshua Owusu	GHA	16.50
2	Mohinder Singh Gill	IND	16.44
3	Moise Pomaney	GHA	16.23
4th	Johnson Amoah	GHA	15.63
5	Phil May	OUT	15.63
6th	Dave Norris	NZL	15.41
7th	Don Commons	OUT	15.35
8th	Johnson Mogusu	KEN	15.29

Final: February 2nd

Shot put

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Geoff Capes	CLOSELY	20.74
2	Mike Winch	CLOSELY	19.36
3	Bruce Pirnie	CAN	18.68
4th	Bill Tancred	CLOSELY	18.13
5	Robin Tait	NZL	17.71
6th	Ray Rigby	OUT	16.98
7th	Tony Satchwell	JER	16.29
8th	Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka	FIJ	14.14

February 2nd

Discus throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Robin Tait	NZL	63.08
2	Bill Tancred	CLOSELY	59.48
3	John Hillier	CLOSELY	57.22
4th	Ain Roost	CAN	56.70
5	Geoff Capes	CLOSELY	51.84
6th	Samuel Onyac	UGA	49.68
7th	Tony Satchwell	JER	48.74
8th	Thomas Gibure	TAN	44.40

31 January

Hammer throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Ian Chipchase	CLOSELY	69.56
2	Howard Payne	CLOSELY	68.02
3	Peter Farmer	OUT	67.48
4th	Barry Williams	CLOSELY	66.82
5	Murray Cheater	NZL	65.82
6th	Chris Black	SCO	64.40
7th	Warwick Nicholl	NZL	63.72
8th	Lawrie Bryce	SCO	59.52

January 25th

Javelin throw

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Charles Clover	CLOSELY	84.92
2	Dave Travis	CLOSELY	79.92
3	John Mayaka	KEN	77.56
4th	Rick Dowswell	CAN	73.88
5	Brian Roberts	CLOSELY	73.54
6th	Anthony Oyakhire	NGR	72.42
7th	Rob Lethbridge	OUT	66.22

February 2nd

Decathlon

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Mike Bull	NIR	7417
2	Barry King	CLOSELY	7277
3	Rob Lethbridge	OUT	7270
4th	Dave Kidner	SCO	7188
5	Sanitesi Latu	TGA	7140
6th	Iafeta Sua'mene	SAM	6993
7th	Roger Main	NZL	6799
8th	Terry Beaton	OUT	6780

January 27th

Women

100 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Raelene Boyle	OUT	11.27
2	Andrea Lynch	CLOSELY	11.31
3	Denise Robertson	OUT	11.50
4th	Alice Annum	GHA	11.52
5	Wendy Brown	NZL	11.59
6th	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	11.66
7th	Rosie Allwood	JAM	11.73
8th	Jennifer Lamy	OUT	11.83

Finale: January 26th

Wind: 0.5 m / s

200 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Raelene Boyle	OUT	22.50
2	Denise Robertson	OUT	22.73
3	Alice Annum	GHA	22.90
4th	Marjorie Bailey	CAN	23.13
5	Ruth Williams	JAM	23.39
6th	Wendy Brown	NZL	23.44
7th	Robyn Boak	OUT	23.45
8th	Patty Loverock	CAN	23.76

Final: January 29th

Wind: 0.6 m / s

400 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Yvonne Saunders	CAN	51.67
2	Verona Bernard	CLOSELY	51.94
3	Charlene Rendina	OUT	52.08
4th	Jannette Roscoe	CLOSELY	53.18
5	Judy Canty	OUT	53.47
6th	Marilyn Neufville	JAM	54.04
7th	Penny Hunt	NZL	54.30
8th	Beth Nail	OUT	54.54

Finale: January 26th

800 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Charlene Rendina	OUT	2: 01.11
2	Sue Haden	NZL	2: 02.04
3	Sabina Chebichi	KEN	2: 02.61
4th	Joan Allison	CLOSELY	2: 03.10
5	Lorraine Moller	NZL	2: 03.63
6th	Maureen Crowley	CAN	2: 05.26
7th	Shirley Somervell	NZL	2: 05.83
8th	Rose Tata	KEN	2: 13.26

Final: January 29th

1500 meter run

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Glenda Reiser	CAN	4: 07.78
2	Joan Allison	CLOSELY	4: 10.66
3	Thelma Wright	CAN	4: 12.26
4th	Mary Stewart	SCO	4: 14.73
5	Sabina Chebichi	KEN	4: 18.56
6th	Anne Garrett	NZL	4: 21.05
7th	Jennifer Orr	OUT	4: 22.54
8th	Sylvia Potts	NZL	4: 23.12

Final: February 2nd

100 meter hurdles

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Judy Vernon	CLOSELY	13.45
2	Gaye Dell	OUT	13.54
3	Modupe Oshikoya	NGR	13.69
4th	Jennifer Jones	OUT	13.83
5	Michelle Miles	NZL	13.89
6th	Sally Moir	OUT	13.93
7th	Brenda Matthews	NZL	13.95
8th	Liz Damman	CAN	13.97

Finale: January 31st

Wind: 1.0 m / s

4 x 100 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Australia	Jennifer Lamy Denise Robertson Robyn Boak Raelene Boyle	43.51
2	England	Sonia Lannaman Barbara Martin Judy Vernon Andrea Lynch	44.30
3	Ghana	Rose Asiedua Josephine Ocran Hannah Afriyie Alice Annum	44.35
4th	Canada	Lyn Kellond Liz Damman Patty Loverock Marjorie Bailey	44.51
5	New Zealand	Kim Robertson Brenda Matthews Gail Wooten Wendy Brown	44.68
6th	Nigeria	Utifon Ufon Oko Beatrice Ewuzie Ashanti Obi Modupe Oshikoya	45.22
7th	Scotland	Chris Salmond Ruth Watt Alison MacRitchie Helen Golden	46.22
8th	Tanzania	Rose Mfunya Amira Mohamed Philomena Chezi Nzaeli Kyomo	46.43

4 x 400 meter relay

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	England	Sue Pettett Ruth Kennedy Jannette Roscoe Verona Bernard	3: 29.23
2	Australia	Margaret Ramsay Judy Canty Terri-Ann Wangman Charlene Rendina	3: 30.72
3	Canada	Margaret McGowan Maureen Crowley Brenda Walsh Yvonne Saunders	3: 33.92
4th	Scotland	Margaret Coomber Evelyn McMeekin Rosemary Wright Helen Golden	3: 35.21
5	New Zealand	Shirley Somervell Sue Gukilau Lorraine Tong Penny Hunt	3: 37.53
6th	Nigeria	Roseline Joshua Ngozi Nwosu Sola Adeduro Florence Mbakwe	3: 40.83
7th	Ghana	Helen Opoku Mercy Adomah Rose Asiedua Alice Annum	3: 43.78
8th	Kenya	Elizabeth Cheptum Sabina Chebichi Rose Tata Elizabeth Chelimo	3: 51.91

high jump

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Barbara Lawton	CLOSELY	1.84
2	Louise Hanna	CAN	1.82
3	Brigitte Bittner	CAN	1.80
4th	Ruth Watt	SCO	1.78
5	Val Harrison	CLOSELY	1.76
6th	Debbie McCawley	OUT	1.73
7th	Ann Wilson	CLOSELY	1.73
8th	Mary Peters	NIR	1.70

February 2nd

Long jump

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Modupe Oshikoya	NGR	6.46
2	Brenda Eisler	CAN	6.38
3	Ruth Martin-Jones	WHALE	6.38
4th	Myra Nimmo	SCO	6.34
5	Lyn Tillett	OUT	6.30
6th	Erica Nixon	OUT	6.25
7th	Sheila Sherwood	CLOSELY	6.21
8th	Maureen Chitty	CLOSELY	6.20

Finale: January 31st

Shot put

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Jane Haist	CAN	16.12
2	Valerie Young	NZL	15.29
3	Jean Roberts	OUT	15.24
4th	Mary Peters	NIR	14.88
5	Barbara Poulsen	NZL	14.60
6th	Brenda Bedford	CLOSELY	14.48
7th	Rosemary Payne	SCO	14.19
8th	Diane Jones	CAN	14.15

Final: January 27th

Discus throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Jane Haist	CAN	55.52
2	Rosemary Payne	SCO	53.94
3	Carol Martin	CAN	53.16
4th	Jean Roberts	OUT	53.12
5	Dorothy Swinyard	CLOSELY	51.30
6th	Meg Ritchie	SCO	51.02
7th	Sally Mene	NZL	48.80
8th	Sue Culley	OUT	48.04

Finale: January 26th

Javelin throw

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Petra Rivers	OUT	55.48
2	Jenny Symon	OUT	52.14
3	Sharon Corbett	CLOSELY	50.26
4th	Pru French	CLOSELY	50.00
5	Tessa Sanderson	CLOSELY	48.54
6th	Sandra McGookin	NZL	47.84
7th	Mereoni Vibose	FIJ	45.84
8th	Susan James	WHALE	43.24

January 29th

Pentathlon

space	Athlete	country	Points
1	Mary Peters	NIR	4455
2	Modupe Oshikoya	NGR	4423
3	Ann Wilson	CLOSELY	4236
4th	Erica Nixon	OUT	4206
5	Barbara Poulsen	NZL	4158
6th	Diane Jones	CAN	4079
7th	Sue Mapstone	CLOSELY	4060
8th	Sue Scott	OUT	4058

January 25th

Web links

• Results on the Commonwealth Games Federation website
• X Commonwealth Game, Christchurch 1974 on trackfield.brinkster.net
• X Commonwealth Games on TOPS in athletics