British Empire and Commonwealth Games 1966 / Athletics
At the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston in 1966 , a total of 34 athletics competitions were held between August 5 and 13, 23 of which were for men and 11 for women. The venue was Independence Park .
The Anglo-American system of measurement was used for the last time for lengths and widths .
Men
100 yard run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Harry Jerome |
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9.41 |
2 | Tom Robinson |
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9.44 |
3 | Edwin Roberts |
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9.52 |
4th | David Ejoke |
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9.52 |
5 | Gary Eddy |
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9.52 |
6th | Stanley Allotey |
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9.53 |
7th | Barrie Kelly |
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9.66 |
8th | Ebenezer Addy |
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9.74 |
Final: August 6th
Wind: -0.8 m / s
220 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Stanley Allotey |
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20.65 |
2 | Edwin Roberts |
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20.93 |
3 | David Ejoke |
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20.95 |
4th | Gary Eddy |
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21.05 |
5 | Don Domansky |
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21.13 |
6th | Gary Holdsworth |
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21.40 |
7th | Harry Jerome |
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21.41 |
8th | Manikavasagam Jegathesan |
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21.53 |
Final: August 11th
Wind: 1.0 m / s
440 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Wendell Mottley |
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45.08 |
2 | Kent Bernard |
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46.06 |
3 | Don Domansky |
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46.42 |
4th | Daniel Rudisha |
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46.45 |
5 | Bill Crothers |
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46.90 |
6th | Martin Winbolt-Lewis |
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47.02 |
7th | John Adey |
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47.09 |
8th | Noel Clough |
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47.53 |
Final: August 11th
880 yards run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Noel Clough |
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1: 46.9 |
2 | Wilson Kiprugut |
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1: 47.2 |
3 | George Kerr |
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1: 47.2 |
4th | Bill Crothers |
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1: 47.3 |
5 | Chris Carter |
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1: 48.1 |
6th | Ralph Doubell |
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1: 48.3 |
7th | Peter Francis |
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1: 48.3 |
8th | Lennox Yearwood |
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1: 57.5 |
Final: August 8th
Mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Kipchoge Keino |
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3: 55.34 |
2 | Alan Simpson |
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3: 57.27 |
3 | Ian Studd |
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3: 58.61 |
4th | Walter Wilkinson |
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3: 59.37 |
5 | Derek Graham |
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3: 59.40 |
6th | Keith Wheeler |
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3: 59.81 |
7th | Ergas Leps |
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4: 01.08 |
8th | Kerry O'Brien |
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4: 02.72 |
Final: August 13th
Three mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Kipchoge Keino |
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12: 57.4 |
2 | Ron Clarke |
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12: 59.2 |
3 | Allan Rushmer |
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13: 08.6 |
4th | Naftali Temu |
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13: 10.4 |
5 | Ian McCafferty |
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13: 12.2 |
6th | Dick Taylor |
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13: 12.4 |
7th | Bill Wilkinson |
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13: 15.4 |
8th | Derek Graham |
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13: 17.8 |
8th August
Six mile run
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Naftali Temu |
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27: 14.21 |
2 | Ron Clarke |
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27: 39.42 |
3 | Jim Alder |
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28: 15.4 |
4th | Pascal Mfyomi |
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28: 38.0 |
5 | Ron Hill |
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28: 42.6 |
6th | Dave Ellis |
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28: 55.4 |
7th | Fergus Murray |
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29: 40.0 |
8th | Andy Boychuk |
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29: 54.0 |
6th of August
marathon
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jim Alder |
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2:22:08 |
2 | Bill Adcocks |
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2:22:13 |
3 | Mike Ryan |
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2:27:59 |
4th | Dave Ellis |
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2:31:47 |
5 | Jeff Julian |
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2:32:46 |
6th | Ron Wallingford |
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2:35:13 |
7th | Chrisantus Nyakwayo |
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2:45:00 |
8th | Stan Vennard |
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2:46:59 |
August 11th
20 mile walk
space | athlete | country | Time (h) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ron Wallwork |
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2:44:43 |
2 | Ray Middleton |
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2:45:19 |
3 | Norman Read |
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2:46:29 |
4th | Don Thompson |
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2:46:43 |
5 | Alex Oakley |
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2:54:26 |
6th | Felix Cappella |
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2:57:22 |
7th | Philip Bannan |
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3:06:12 |
8th | Albert Johnson |
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3:08:06 |
6th of August
120 yard hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | David Hemery |
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14.1 |
2 | Mike Parker |
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14.2 |
3 | Ghulam Raziq |
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14.3 |
4th | Ray Harvey |
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14.3 |
5 | Laurie Taitt |
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14.3 |
6th | Folu Erinle |
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14.5 |
7th | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa |
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14.6 |
8th | Dave Prince |
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14.6 |
Final: August 11th
Wind: 0.0 m / s
440 yard hurdles
space | athlete | country | Time (s) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Ken Roche |
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50.95 |
2 | Kingsley Agbabokha |
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51.46 |
3 | Peter Warden |
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51.54 |
4th | Robin Woodland |
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51.86 |
5 | Gary Knoke |
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51.94 |
6th | Bill Gairdner |
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52.14 |
7th | Roger Johnson |
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55.87 |
John Sherwood |
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DNS |
Final: August 8th
3000 meter obstacle course
space | athlete | country | Time (min) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter Welsh |
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8: 29.44 |
2 | Kerry O'Brien |
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8: 32.58 |
3 | Benjamin Kogo |
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8: 32.81 |
4th | Maurice Herriott |
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8: 33.19 |
5 | Ian Blackwood |
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8: 41.30 |
6th | Ernie Pomfret |
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8: 41.32 |
7th | John Linaker |
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8: 41.38 |
8th | Naftali Chirchir |
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8: 47.4 |
6th of August
4-by-110-yard relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 |
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Ebenezer Addy Bonner Mends James Addy Stanley Allotey |
39.8 |
2 |
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Wellesley Clayton Pablo McNeil Lynn Headley Michael Fray |
40.0 |
3 |
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Gary Eddy Allen Crawley Gary Holdsworth Peter Norman |
40.0 |
4th |
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Terry Davies Lynn Davies Keri Jones Ronald Jones |
40.2 |
5 |
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Ed Hearne Terry Tomlinson Don Domansky Harry Jerome |
40.4 |
6th |
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Omubo Peters Folu Erinle Sydney Asiodu David Ejoke |
40.4 |
7th |
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David Jones Dave Dear Melvyn Cheskin Barrie Kelly |
40.9 |
8th |
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Winston Short Cipriani Phillip Henry Noel Clifton Bertrand |
41.3 |
4 by 440 yards relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (min) |
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1 |
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Lennox Yearwood Kent Bernard Edwin Roberts Wendell Mottley |
3: 02.8 |
2 |
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Ross MacKenzie Brian MacLaren Don Domansky Bill Crothers |
3: 04.9 |
3 |
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Martin Winbolt-Lewis John Adey Peter Warden Tim Graham |
3: 06.5 |
4th |
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Clifton Forbes Laurie Khan George Kerr Rupert Hoilette |
3: 06.8 |
5 |
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Peter Norman Gary Knoke Noel Clough Ken Roche |
3: 12.2 |
6th |
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Benedict Majekodunmi Kingsley Agbabokha Paulinus Nwaokoro David Ejoke |
3: 12.4 |
7th |
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Bertram Catwell Ezra Burnham Charles Harewood Keith Forde |
3: 12.9 |
8th |
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Amos Omolo Asuman Bawala Nkedi George Odeke Francis Hategakimana |
3: 13.6 |
high jump
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lawrie Peckham |
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2.08 |
2 | Samuel Igun |
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2.03 |
3 | Anton Norris |
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2.00 |
4th | Crawford Fairbrother |
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1.98 |
5 | Fela Shobande |
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1.95 |
6th | Trevor Tennant |
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1.93 |
7th | Bhim Singh |
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1.88 |
8th | Patrick Rahming |
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1.83 |
Ivor Bird |
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1.83 |
6th of August
Pole vault
space | athlete | country | Height (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Trevor Bickle |
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4.80 |
2 | Mike Bull |
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4.72 |
3 | Gerry Moro |
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4.65 |
4th | Dave Stevenson |
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4.65 |
5 | Bob Yard |
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4.57 |
6th | Trevor Burton |
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4.11 |
7th | Norrie Foster |
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4.11 |
8th | Augustine Soga |
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3.81 |
13 August
Long jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Lynn Davies |
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7.99 |
2 | John Morbey |
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7.89 |
3 | Wellesley Clayton |
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7.83 |
4th | Allen Crawley |
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7.79 |
5 | Victor Brooks |
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7.65 |
6th | Phil May |
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7.50 |
7th | Dave Norris |
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7.47 |
8th | Julius Sang |
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7.41 |
8th August
Triple jump
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Samuel Igun |
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16.40 w |
2 | George Ogan |
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16.08 |
3 | Fred Alsop |
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15.96 |
4th | Tim Barrett |
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15.73 |
5 | Dave Norris |
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15.53 |
6th | Mahoney Samuels |
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15.47 |
7th | Lennox Burgher |
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15.19 |
8th | Victor Brooks |
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15.05 |
August 11th
Shot put
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Dave Steen |
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18.79 |
2 | Les Mills |
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18.37 |
3 | George Puce |
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17.14 |
4th | Mike Lindsay |
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17.03 |
5 | Bob Hargreaves |
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16.43 |
6th | Robin Tait |
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16.39 |
7th | Roy Hollingsworth |
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15.23 |
8th | Bill Tancred |
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14.93 |
August 11th
Discus throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Les Mills |
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56.19 |
2 | George Puce |
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55.94 |
3 | Robin Tait |
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55.02 |
4th | Dave Steen |
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54.24 |
5 | Roy Hollingsworth |
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53.93 |
6th | Mike Lindsay |
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50.32 |
7th | Ain Roost |
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49.72 |
8th | Praveen Kumar |
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48.98 |
8th August
Hammer throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Howard Payne |
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61.98 |
2 | Praveen Kumar |
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60.13 |
3 | Muhammad Iqbal |
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59.57 |
4th | Dick Leffler |
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58.05 |
5 | Lawrie Bryce |
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57.74 |
6th | Peter Seddon |
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57.49 |
7th | Anthony Kipruto |
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46.72 |
13 August
Javelin throw
space | athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John FitzSimons |
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79.79 |
2 | Nick Birks |
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76.16 |
3 | Muhammad Nawaz |
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69.93 |
4th | Nashatar Singh Sidhu |
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69.35 |
5 | Ain Roost |
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66.63 |
6th | Dave Travis |
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65.64 |
7th | Zenon Andrusyshyn |
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64.19 |
8th | Wilson Kiptalam |
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60.69 |
6th of August
Decathlon
space | athlete | country | Points |
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1 | Roy Williams |
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7270 |
2 | Clive lunge |
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7123 |
3 | Gerry Moro |
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6983 |
4th | Norrie Foster |
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6728 |
5 | Derek Clarke |
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6691 |
6th | Keswick Smalling |
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6513 |
7th | Koech Kiprop |
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6399 |
8th | Trevor Bickle |
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6007 |
6th of August
Women
100 yard run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Dianne Burge |
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10.6 |
2 | Irene Piotrowski |
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10.8 |
3 | Jill Hall |
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10.8 |
4th | Jennifer Lamy |
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10.8 |
5 | Joyce Bennett |
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10.8 |
6th | Vilma Charlton |
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10.9 |
7th | Adlin Mair |
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10.9 |
8th | Daphne Slater |
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11.0 |
Final: August 8th
Wind: 0.0 m / s
220 yards run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Dianne Burge |
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23.73 |
2 | Jennifer Lamy |
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23.86 |
3 | Irene Piotrowski |
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23.92 |
4th | Judy Pollock |
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24.14 |
5 | Joyce Bennett |
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24.16 |
6th | Una Morris |
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24.40 |
7th | Vilma Charlton |
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24.41 |
8th | Janet Simpson |
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24.64 |
Final: August 11th
Wind: 0.0 m / s
440 yards run
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Judy Pollock |
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53.0 |
2 | Deirdre Watkinson |
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54.1 |
3 | Una Morris |
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54.2 |
4th | Rosemary Stirling |
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54.4 |
5 | Lillian Board |
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54.7 |
6th | Cecelia Carter |
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55.0 |
7th | Jan Maddin |
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55.3 |
8th | Gloria Dourass |
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55.5 |
Final: August 8th
880 yards run
space | Athlete | country | Time (min) |
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1 | Abby Hoffman |
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2: 04.3 |
2 | Judy Pollock |
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2: 04.5 |
3 | Anne Smith |
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2: 05.0 |
4th | Rosemary Stirling |
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2: 05.4 |
5 | Pat Lowe |
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2: 05.8 |
6th | Marise Stephen |
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2: 05.9 |
7th | Pam Piercy |
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2: 06.3 |
8th | Cecelia Carter |
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2: 13.1 |
Final: August 13th
80 meter hurdles
space | Athlete | country | Time (s) |
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1 | Pam Kilborn |
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10.9 |
2 | Carmen Smith |
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11.0 |
3 | Jenny Wingerson |
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11.0 |
4th | Cathy Chapman |
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11.1 |
5 | Pat Pryce |
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11.1 |
6th | Ann Wilson |
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11.2 |
7th | Brenda Matthews |
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11.3 |
8th | Violet Odogwu |
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11.5 |
Final: August 13th
Wind: 0.0 m / s
4-by-110-yard relay
space | country | Athletes | Time (s) |
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1 |
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Jennifer Lamy Pam Kilborn Joyce Bennett Dianne Burge |
45.3 |
2 |
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Maureen Tranter Janet Simpson Daphne Slater Jill Hall |
45.6 |
3 |
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Adlin Mair Una Morris Vilma Charlton Carmen Smith |
45.6 |
4th |
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Valerie Parker Marjorie Turner Jan Maddin Irene Piotrowski |
45.9 |
5 |
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Liz Parsons Gloria Dourass Liz Gill Thelwyn Bateman |
46.2 |
6th |
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Sybil Donmartin Jocelyn Haynes Octavia Straker Sigrid Sandiford |
47.4 |
7th |
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Jumoke Bodunrin Regina Okafor Mairo Jinadu Oyeronke Akindele |
47.9 |
8th |
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Millicent Jackson Teresa Johnson Olive Palmer-Davies Marie Sesay |
49.3 |
high jump
space | Athlete | country | Height (m) |
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1 | Michele Brown |
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1.73 |
2 | Dorothy Shirley |
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1.70 |
3 | Robyn Woodhouse |
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1.70 |
4th | Susan Nigh |
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1.67 |
5 | Patsy Callender |
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1.67 |
6th | Gwenda Hurst |
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1.65 |
7th | Ann Wilson |
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1.65 |
8th | Mary Rand |
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1.62 |
8th August
Long jump
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Mary Rand |
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6.36 |
2 | Sheila Parkin |
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6.30 |
3 | Violet Odogwu |
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6.15 |
4th | Alix Jamieson |
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6.06 |
5 | Helen Frith |
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5.97 |
6th | Jenny Wingerson |
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5.85 |
7th | Pam Kilborn |
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5.81 |
8th | Cathy Chapman |
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5.77 |
13 August
Shot put
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Valerie Young |
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16.50 |
2 | Mary Peters |
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16.29 |
3 | Nancy McCredie |
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15.34 |
4th | Jean Roberts |
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14.66 |
5 | Diane Charteris |
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14.15 |
6th | Brenda Bedford |
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13.94 |
7th | Carol Martin |
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13.58 |
8th | Jay Dahlgren |
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12.88 |
6th of August
Discus throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
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1 | Valerie Young |
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49.79 |
2 | Jean Roberts |
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49.21 |
3 | Carol Martin |
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48.70 |
4th | Rosemary Payne |
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47.68 |
5 | Nancy McCredie |
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46.01 |
6th | Brenda Bedford |
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44.84 |
7th | Jay Dahlgren |
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41.66 |
8th | Diane Charteris |
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38.46 |
13 August
Javelin throw
space | Athlete | country | Width (m) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Margaret Parker |
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51.39 |
2 | Anna Bocson |
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47.81 |
3 | Jay Dahlgren |
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47.68 |
4th | Jean Blake |
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45.60 |
5 | Christa Leipert |
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44.46 |
6th | Sue Platt |
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42.27 |
7th | Eileen Sutherland |
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41.13 |
August 11th
Web links
- Results on the Commonwealth Games Federation website
- VIII Commonwealth Game, Kingston 1966 on trackfield.brinkster.net
- VIII Commonwealth Games on TOPS in athletics