Shooting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Shooting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
VenueVarious
LocationWest Melton, McLeans Island, Yaldhurst
Dates24 January to 2 February 1974

Shooting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was the second appearance of Shooting at the Commonwealth Games. The sport returned to the Games after missing the 1970 edition.

The events were held at three venues around Christchurch; the first was to the northwest of the city on a purpose-built range at McLeans Island. The second was the Christchurch Gun Club's new grounds at Yaldhurst, with the third 20 kilometres west of the city at the West Melton Rifle Range in West Melton.[1]

Competition featured contests in six disciplines, an increase of one from 1966.[2]

Canada topped the shooting medal table by virtue of winning four gold medals.[3]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Canada4105
2 Australia1113
3 New Zealand*1012
4 England0224
5 Scotland0112
 Wales0112
Totals (6 entries)66618

Medallists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
50m free pistol Jules Sobrian Norman Harrison Laszlo Antal
25m rapid-fire pistol William Hare Jules Sobrian Bruce McMillan
50m rifle prone Yvonne Gowland Bill Watkins Alister Allan
Full bore rifle Maurie Gordon Colin McEachran James Spaight
Trap John Primrose Brian Bailey Philip Lewis
Skeet Harry Willsie Joe Neville Robin Bailey

50 metres free pistol

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Jules Sobrian 549
2 Norman Harrison 549
3 Laszlo Antal 543
4 Donald Hadford 538
5 Bertram Manhin 538
6 Leonard Vivian 536
7 John Cooke 535
8 Gordon Forsyth 526
9 Denis Ernest Remon 525
10 Ken Stanford 524
11 John Harun 524
12 John Irvine 522
13 Robin Macdonald 520
14 Brian Weld 519
15 Noel Duquemin 517
16 Robert Hassall 509
17 John Bridge 508
18 Richard Cross 508
19 Ronald Guy 456

25 metres rapid-fire pistol

Pos Athlete Pts
1 William Hare 586
2 Jules Sobrian 583
3 Bruce McMillan 581
4 John Cooke 580
5 Ken Stanford 578
6 Tony Clark 578
7 Robert Hassall 574
8 Ronald Trevorrow 573
9 William Edgar 571
10 Peter Osmond Royals 568
11 Brian Weld 567
12 Denis Remon 564
13 Terry O'Dwyer 563
14 John Howat 562
15 Solomon Lee 553
16 Gordon Forsyth 542
17 Murray Anderson 500

50 metres rifle prone

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Yvonne Gowland 594
2 Bill Watkins 591
3 Alister Allan 591
4 Ian Ballinger 588
5 Reginaldo Remedios 587
6 Charles Trotter 587
7 Donald William Brook 586
8 Malcolm Cooper 585
9 Edward Corlett 585
10 David Smith 584
11 Jack Scott 584
12 Dismus Onyiego 583
13 Colin Thomas Harris 583
14 Bob Cheyne 582
15 Maurice Le Mottee 582
16 Simon Ekeno 581
17 John Schofield 581
18 Edson Warner 580
19 David McTaggart 579
20 Bertie Aitkin 578
21 Clifford Mallett 576
22 Frank Balcombe 575
23 William Ward 575
24 Francis Napoli 565
25 José Lei 463

Full bore rifle Queens Prize Pair

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Maurie Gordon 387.26
2 Colin McEachran 386.27
3 James Spaight 383.35
4 Stanley Gray 383.28
5 Frank Godfrey 378.25
6 Keith Pilcher 376.23
7 John Vivian 375.25
8 Clifford Mallett 373.24
9 Philip Amy 373.17
10 Michael David Ford 371.22
11 William Ward 370.23
12 Ernie Neely 367.20
13 Edson Warner 364.19
14 Peter Quilliam 360.29
15 Robert Stewart 360.21
16 Alain Marion 303.28

Clay pigeon trap

Pos Athlete Pts
1 John Primrose 196
2 Brian Bailey 193
3 Philip Lewis 191
4 Douglas Wilkin Smith 188
5 Joe Neville 186
5 Bruce Lassen 186
7 Edward Wladichuk 184
7 Ronald Bevan 184
9 Warren John Charlton 182
9 Louis Stewart 182
11 Robert Carr-Hartley 176
12 Frederick Rimmer 174
13 Jim McKenzie 165
14 Ian Williams 161

Skeet

Pos Athlete Pts
1 Harry Willsie 194
2 Joe Neville 191
3 Robin Holway Bailey 189
4 Alec Bonnett 189
5 Ronald Bevan 187
6 Ally Ong 187
7 Roger Rees 185
8 Mark Edward Little 181
9 Jim McKenzie 180
10 Dennis Devlin 178
11 Bruce Anderson 174
12 Frederick Rimmer 163
13 Robert Carr-Hartley 161
14 Harry Hoareau 147

References

  1. ^ "The Post Office, too, is ready... (advert)". The Press. 24 January 1974. pp. S6.
  2. ^ "Medal Standings Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Shooting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
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