England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

England at the
1970 British Commonwealth Games
CGF codeENG
CGACommonwealth Games England
in Edinburgh, Scotland
Flag bearerDavid Hemery
Medals
Ranked 2nd
Gold
27
Silver
25
Bronze
32
Total
84
British Commonwealth Games appearances

England competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970.[1][2]

England finished second in the medal table.[3]

Medal table (top three)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia36242282
2 England27253284
3 Canada18242466
Totals (3 entries)817378232

The athletes that competed are listed below.[4]

Team

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men[5][6]

Name Event Club Medal
Bill Adcocks marathon Coventry Godiva Harriers
Ralph Banthorpe 200m Wolverhampton & Bilston AC
Mike Baxter 5,000m Leeds City AC
Martin Bilham 400m, relay Border AC
John Caine 10,000m Gateshead Harriers
Colin Campbell 800m Polytechnic Harriers
Mike Campbell high jump Hillingdon AC
Geoff Capes shot put Birchfield Harriers
Steve Chappell pole vault Thames Valley Harriers
Tony Collins 400m hurdles Herne Hill Harriers
Mike Cushion discus throw Woodford Green AC
John Davies 800m Sale Harriers
Dave Dear 200m, 4x100m relay Southampton & Eastleigh AAC
Bob Dobson 20 mile walk Basildon AC
Don Faircloth marathon Croydon Harriers
John FitzSimons javelin Polytechnic Harriers
Brendan Foster 1,500m Gateshead Harriers
Bruce Fraser hammer North Shields Polytechnic
Peter Gabbett decathlon Royal Navy AC
Brian Green 100m, 4x100 relay Pilkington Harriers, St. Helens
Ian Green 100m, 4x100 relay Luton United AC
Leon Hall high jump Polytechnic Harriers
Graham Hamlyn triple jump Blackheath Harriers
John Harrison 100m Warrington AC
Mike Hauck 400m, relay Thames Valley Harriers
David Hemery 110m hurdles Hillingdon AC
Martin Higdon pole vault Hercules Wimbledon AC
Geoff Hignett long jump Pembroke / Stretford AC
Ron Hill marathon Bolton United Harriers
Andy Holden 3,000m steeplechase Preston AC
Barry King decathlon Hillingdon AC
John Kirkbride 1500m Blackpool & Fylde AC
Alan Lerwill long jump, triple jump Queen's Park AC
Martin Winbolt-Lewis 800m Achilles Club
Shaun Lightman 20 mile walk Metropolitan WC
Martyn Lucking shot put Southend AC
Roger Matthews 10,000m Bournemouth AC
Arthur McKenzie discus throw North Shields Polytechnic
John McSorley javelin throw St. Mary's College
Alan Pascoe 110m hurdles Polytechnic Harriers
Howard Payne hammer throw Birchfield Harriers
Chris Perry 3,000m steeplechase Birchfield Harriers
Martin Reynolds 200m, relay Thames Valley Harriers
Allan Rushmer 5,000m Tipton Harriers
David Scharer 400m Brighton & Hove AC
John Sherwood 400m hurdles, 400 relay Birchfield Harriers ,
Jim Smith decathlon Luton United AC
Gerald Stevens 3,000m steeplechase Reading AC
Stuart Storey 110m hurdles Birchfield Harriers
Bill Tancred discus throw Loughborough Colleges
Phil Taylor high jump Liverpool Univ
Dick Taylor 5,000m, 10,000m Coventry Godiva Harriers
Jeff Teale shot put Doncaster Plant Works AC
Dave Travis javelin throw Surrey AC
Tony Wadhams triple jump Blackheath Harriers
Len Walters 4x400m relay Thames Valley Harriers
Ron Wallwork 20 mile walk Lancashire Walking Club
John Whetton 1500m Sutton-in-Ashfield Harriers
Barry Williams hammer throw Liverpool Harriers
Malcolm Yardley 400m Blackburn AC

Women[7]

Name Event Club Medal
Barbara-Anne Barrett long jump Mitcham AC
Brenda Bedford shot put, discus throw Mitcham AC
Christine Bell 100m hurdles Stretford AC
Avril Bowring 400m Kent AC
Norine Braithwaite 800, 1500m Lancashire & Morecambe AC
Sheila Carey 800m Coventry Godiva Harriers
Jannette Champion 400m Stretford AC
Shirley Clelland pentathlon Dartford College Of PE
Madeleine Cobb 4 x 100 relay Selsonia Ladies AC
Barbara Corbett 100m hurdles Epsom & Ewell Harriers
Margaret Critchley 200m, 4 x 100 relay Bristol & West AC ,
Anne Farquhar javelin throw Selsonia Ladies AC
Jean Fielding discus throw Liverpool Harriers
Barbara James discus throw Mitcham AC
Della James 100m, 200m London Olympiades
Angela King javelin throw Small Heath Harriers
Pat Lowe 800m Birchfield Harriers
Anita Neil 100m, 4 x 100 relay London Olympiades
Janet Oldall High jump Woking AC
Joan Page 1,500m Cambridge Harriers
Val Peat 100m, 4 x 100 relay Dorothy Hyman TC
Rita Ridley 1500m Essex Ladies
Sue Scott 100m hurdles, pentathlon Birchfield Harriers
Sheila Sherwood long jump Sheffield United Harriers
Dorothy Shirley High jump Spartan LAC
Maureen Tranter 200m, 400m Wolverhampton & Bilston AC
Ann Wilson pentathlon, long jump, high jump Southend AC , ,

Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men[8]

Name Event County Medal
David Eddy singles, doubles, mixed Staffordshire
Roger Mills mixed Surrey
Ray Sharp singles, doubles Kent
Derek Talbot singles, doubles, mixed Northumberland
Paul Whetnall singles, doubles, mixed Kent

Women[8]

Name Event County Medal
Margaret Beck singles Middlesex
Margaret Boxall singles, doubles, mixed Kent , ,
Gillian Perrin singles, doubles, mixed Surrey , ,
Julie Rickard doubles, mixed Surrey
Sue Whetnall singles, doubles, mixed Kent ,

Boxing

Main article: Boxing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men only[9]

Name Event Club Medal
Michael Abrams 48 kg light-flyweight Battersea ABC
Johnny Banham 81 kg light-heavyweight Metropolitan Police BC
John Conteh 75 kg middleweight Kirkby ABC, Liverpool
Howard Hayes 60 kg lightweight Plant Works Doncaster
Dave Needham 51 kg flyweight Nottingham BC
Tony Oxley 54 kg bantamweight Royal Navy BC
Alan Richardson 57 kg featherweight White Rose ABC, Wakefield
Dave Simmonds 71 kg light-middlweight Cinderford & Gloucester ABC
Les Stevens 91 kg heavyweight Reading ABC
Ron Thurston 63.5 kg light-welterweight Raven BC, Warrington
Terry Waller 67 kg welterweight Lynn ABC, London

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men only[10][11]

Name Event Club Medal
Michael Bennett 1 km time trial Solihull CC
Bob Bicknell match sprint Coventry RC
Tony Brockhurst tandem Leicester Forest CC
Ernie Crutchlow match sprint Coventry CC
Gary Crewe road race Western RC
Ian Hallam scratch race, individual pursuit Beeston RC
Ronald Keeble scratch race, 1 km time trial 34th Nomads CC
Willi Moore individual pursuit Merseyside Wheelers
Pete Mugglestone tandem Leicester Forest CC
Dave Rollinson road race Liverpool Mercury RC
Dave Rowe match sprint 34th Nomads CC
Brian Rushton road race Humber Velo
Ray Ward 1 km time trial, individual pursuit Oldbury & District CC

Diving

Main article: Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men[12]

Name Event Club Medal
John Baker 3m springboard Lewisham SC
Philip Drew 10m platform Highgate DC
Andrew Gill 10m platform Metropolitan Diving School
Joseph Thewlis 3m springboard Luton Kingfishers
Brian Wetheridge 3m springboard Metropolitan Diving School

Women[12]

Name Event Club Medal
Shelagh Burrow 10m platform Hillingdon Diving School
Alison Drake 3m springboard Basildon

Fencing

Main article: Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men

Name Event/s Medal/s
David Acfield sabre individual, team
Mike Breckin foil individual, team ,
Richard Cohen sabre individual, team ,
Rodney Craig sabre individual, team ,
Bill Hoskyns épée individual, team ,
Peter Jacobs épée individual, team ,
Ralph Johnson épée individual, team
Barry Paul foil individual, team ,
Graham Paul foil individual, team ,

Women

Name Event/s Medal/s
Sue Green foil individual, team
Clare Henley foil individual, team
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh foil individual, team ,

Lawn bowls

Main article: Lawn bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men only[13]

Name Event Club Medal
David Bryant singles Clevedon BC
Norman Hook rinks/fours Victory Park BC
Norman King pairs Mansfield BC
Peter Line pairs Banister Park BC
Harold Powell rinks/fours Farnborough British Legion BC
Bobby Stenhouse rinks/fours Wellingborough Town BC
Cliff Stroud rinks/fours Trowbridge Westbourne BC

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men[12]

Name Event Club Medal
Michael Bailey 100m butterfly Hull Olympic SC
Tony Davidson 100m backstroke Newcastle Under Lyme SC
Tony Jarvis 100 & 200m freestyle, relays Otter SC ,
John Mills 200 & 1500m freestyle,200m butterfly, relay St James' SC, Stoke Newington
Ivan Myall 100, 200 & 400m freestyle, relays City of Southampton SC ,
Lennie Norris 100m butterfly, relay Barracuda SC, Wimbledon
Malcolm O'Connell 100m breaststroke, relay City of Southampton SC
William Price 100 & 200m breaststroke Hornchurch ASC
Jimmy Rogers 100 & 200m backstroke, relay St James' SC, Stoke Newington
Clive Rushton 100 & 200m backstroke Rochdale SC
Raymond Terrell 200m backstroke, 200 & 400m individual medley, relays City of Southampton SC , , ,
Alan Widdowson 100 & 200m butterfly Nottingham Northern
Malcolm Windeatt 100m freestyle, relay Torquay Leander

Women[12]

Name Event Club Medal
Lesley Allardice 200m freestyle, relay Hornchurch SC
Sharon Anslow 200 & 400m individual medley Southwark SC
Jackie Brown 100m backstroke Hull Olympic SC
Wendy Burrell 100 & 200m backstroke, 400m individual medley Carlisle SC
Sheena Grant 200m backstroke Wythenshawe SC, Manchester
Diana Harris 100 & 200m breaststroke Beckenham Ladies SC
Dorothy Harrison 100 & 200m breaststroke, relay Hartlepool SC , ,
Christine Jarvis 100m breaststroke Modernian SC, Bedford
Diane Lansley 100 & 200m butterfly, relay City of Southampton SC ,
Sally Pickering 100m freestyle, relay Hull Olympic SC
Sylvia Platt 100 & 200m backstroke, relay Hyde Seal SC
Amanda Radnage 200m breaststroke York City SC
Shelagh Ratcliffe 100m freestyle, 200 & 400m individual medley Everton SC, Liverpool
Kathryn Smith 100m freestyle, relays Coalville LC
Diana Sutherland 200m freestyle, relay Cheam Ladies
Jane Thomson 200m individual medley Wolverhampton SC
Gillian Treers 100 & 200m butterfly Beckenham Ladies SC
Susan Williams 200m butterfly, 400 & 800m freestyle Exeter SC

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men only

Name Event/s Medal/s
Dave Hancock 110 kg heavyweight
Laurie Levine 75 kg middleweight
Louis Martin 90 kg middle-heavyweight
Precious McKenzie 56 kg bantamweight
George Newton 67.5 kg lightweight
Mike Pearman 82.5 kg light-heavyweight
Gerald Perrin 60 kg featherweight
Brian Saunders +110 kg super-heavyweight

Wrestling

Main article: Wrestling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Men only

Name Event/s Medal/s
Peter Amey 74 kg welterweight
Kenneth Dawes 62 kg featherweight
Terence Robinson 57 kg bantamweight
David Idle 68 kg lightweight
Ronald Grinstead 82 kg middleweight
Richard Barraclough 90 kg light-heavyweight
Denis McNamara 100 kg heavyweight

References

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  3. ^ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
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  7. ^ "Ann will be busy". Liverpool Daily Post. 23 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 24 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ a b "Eddy named for the Games". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 7 April 1970. p. 48. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Coles Misses Games Boxing". Daily Mirror. 22 May 1970. p. 27. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "Rollinson and Moore to ride in Games team". Liverpool Echo. 10 June 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Ian Hallam picked in Games team". Nottingham Evening Post. 10 June 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 25 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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