British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966
British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 |
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venue | Kingston , Jamaica |
participating countries | 34 |
Participating athletes | 1050 |
Competitions | 110 in 9 sports |
Opening ceremony | 4th August 1966 |
Closing ceremony | August 13, 1966 |
The British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1966 were the eighth edition of the event now known as the Commonwealth Games . They took place from August 4th to 13th, 1966 in the Jamaican capital Kingston .
110 competitions were held in badminton , boxing , fencing , weightlifting , athletics , cycling , wrestling , shooting and swimming (including diving ). 1050 athletes from 34 countries took part. The main competition site was Independence Park .
participating countries
sports
Medal table
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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1 | England | 33 | 24 | 23 | 80 |
2 | Australia | 23 | 28 | 22nd | 73 |
3 | Canada | 14th | 20th | 23 | 57 |
4th | New Zealand | 8th | 5 | 13 | 26th |
5 | Ghana | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
7th | Pakistan | 4th | 1 | 4th | 9 |
8th | Kenya | 4th | 1 | 3 | 8th |
9 | India | 3 | 4th | 3 | 10 |
Nigeria | 3 | 4th | 3 | 10 | |
11 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7th |
12 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
13 | Scotland | 1 | 4th | 4th | 9 |
14th | Northern Ireland | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7th |
15th | Isle of Man | 1 | - | - | 1 |
16 | Jamaica | - | 4th | 8th | 12 |
17th | Bahamas | - | 1 | - | 1 |
Bermuda | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Guyana | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
Papua and New Guinea | - | 1 | - | 1 | |
21st | Uganda | - | - | 3 | 3 |
22nd | Barbados | - | - | 1 | 1 |