Wrestling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
| Wrestling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Meadowbank Sports Centre |
| Location | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Dates | 16 to 25 July 1970 |
Wrestling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was the ninth appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
The events took place in one of the three sports halls forming part of the Meadowbank Sports Centre, which was built specifically for the Games, at a cost of £2.8 million.[2][3] The sport featured contests in ten weight classes.
India topped the wrestling medal by virtue of winning five of the ten gold medals on offer.[4][5]
Medal table
* Host nation (Scotland)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Scotland* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | |
Medallists
| Weight | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight | Ved Prakash | Ken Shand | Masih Sadiq Don Urquhart |
| Flyweight | Sudesh Kumar | Muhammad Nazir | David Stitt |
| Bantamweight | Sardar Muhammad | Herbert Singerman | Terence Robinson |
| Featherweight | Muhammad Saeed | Patrick Bolger | Randhawa Singh |
| Lightweight | Udey Chand | Muhammad Yaqub | Ole Sorensen |
| Welterweight | Mukhtiar Singh | Alfred Wurr | Gordon Mackay |
| Middleweight | Harishchandra Birajdar | Nick Schori | David Aspin Ron Grinstead |
| Light Heavyweight | Faiz Muhammad | Sajjan Singh | Claude Pilon |
| Heavyweight | Ed Millard | Bishwanath Singh | Muhammad Riaz |
| Super Heavyweight | Ikram Ilahi | Maruti Mane | Denis McNamara |
Results
Light flyweight 48kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ken Shand | Don Urquhart | fall |
| Ved Prakash | Masih Sadiq | fall |
| Ved Prakash | Don Urquhart | fall |
| Ken Shand | Masih Sadiq | fall |
| Ved Prakash | Ken Shand | pts |
Final positions: 1. Prakash 2. Shand 3. Sadiq, Urquhart
Flyweight 52kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Nazir | David Simpson | fall |
| David Stitt | Nowell James Sinclair | pts |
| Sudesh Kumar | Muhammad Nazir | pts |
| David Simpson | Nowell James Sinclair | fall |
| Muhammad Nazir | David Stitt | pts |
| Sudesh Kumar | David Simpson | fall |
| Sudesh Kumar | David Stitt | fall |
Final positions: 1. Kumar 2. Nzir 3. Stitt 4. Simpson 5. Sinclair
Bantamweight 57kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bishambar Singh | Herbert Singerman | pts |
| Sardar Muhammad | Robert Grant | fall |
| Terence Robinson | Bishambar Singh | pts |
| Herbert Singerman | Robert Grant | fall |
| Sardar Muhammad | Terence Robinson | pts |
| Herbert Singerman | Terence Robinson | pts |
| Sardar Muhammad | Herbert Singerman | pts |
Final positions: 1. Sardar 2. Singerman 3. Robinson 4. Bishambar 5. Grant
Featherweight 62kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Randhawa Singh | Raymond Geoffrey Brown | pts |
| Patrick Bolger | Kenneth Dawes | pts |
| Muhammad Saeed | John McCourtney | fall |
| Randhawa Singh | Kenneth Dawes | fall |
| Raymond Geoffrey Brown | John McCourtney | pts |
| Muhammad Saeed | Patrick Bolger | draw |
| Patrick Bolger | Randhawa Singh | fall |
| Muhammad Saeed | Raymond Geoffrey Brown | pts |
| Muhammad Saeed | Randhawa Singh | fall |
Final positions: 1. Saeed 2. Bolger 3. Ranhawa 4. Brown 5. Dawes, McCourtney
Lightweight 68kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Yaqub | Tam Anderson | pts |
| David Idle | R. J. Lauri | fall |
| Luigi Cuirlino | Ole Sorensen | draw |
| Udey Chand | Muhammad Yaqub | pts |
| David Idle | Tam Anderson | pts |
| Ole Sorensen | R. J. Lauri | fall |
| Udey Chand | Luigi Cuirlino | fall |
| Muhammad Yaqub | David Idle | pts |
| Udey Chand | David Idle | fall |
| Muhammad Yaqub | Ole Sorensen | pts |
| Udey Chand | Ole Sorensen | pts |
Final positions: 1. Chand 2. Yaqub 3. Sorensen 4. Idle 5. Cuirlino 6. Anderson, Lauri
Welterweight 74kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Alfred Wurr | Hussein Mohammed | pts |
| Gordon Mackay | Wesley O'Brien | fall |
| Mukhtiar Singh | Peter Amey | pts |
| Alfred Wurr | Finlay Buchanan | pts |
| Mukhtiar Singh | Hussein Mohammed | pts |
| Gordon Mackay | Peter Amey | pts |
| Gordon Mackay | Finlay Buchanan | pts |
| Mukhtiar Singh | Alfred Wurr | draw |
| Alfred Wurr | Gordon Mackay | pts |
| Mukhtiar Singh | Gordon Mackay | pts |
Final positions: 1. Mukhtiar 2. Wurr 3. Mackay 4. O'Brien 5. Amey, Hussein. 7. Buchanan
Middleweight 82kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Muhammad Bashir | Ron Grinstead | pts |
| Harishchandra Birajdar | David Aspin | pts |
| Nick Schori | Ronnie Mitchell | fall |
| David Aspin | Ron Grinstead | draw |
| Nick Schori | Muhammad Bashir | pts |
| Harishchandra Birajdar | Ronnie Mitchell | pts |
| Harishchandra Birajdar | Ron Grinstead | pts |
| Nick Schori | David Aspin | pts |
Final positions: 1. Birajdar 2. Schori 3. Aspin, Grinstead 5. Bashir 6. Mitchell
Light heavyweight 90kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Donald Cantwell | Robert Nihon | fall |
| Sajjan Singh | Richard Barraclough | pts |
| Faiz Muhammad | Alastair McNeill | pts |
| Claude Pilon | Donald Cantwell | pts |
| Sajjan Singh | Alastair McNeill | fall |
| Faiz Muhammad | Richard Barraclough | pts |
| Sajjan Singh | Claude Pilon | draw |
| Faiz Muhammad | Donald Cantwell | fall |
| Faiz Muhammad | Claude Pilon | pts |
| Faiz Muhammad | Sajjan Singh | draw |
Final positions: 1. Faiz 2. Singh 3. Pilon 4. Cantwell 5. Nihon 6. Barraclough, McNeill
Heavyweight 100kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bishwanath Singh | Muhammad Riaz | pts |
| Ed Millard | H. Warren Hubber | fall |
| Ed Millard | Muhammad Riaz | fall |
| Bishwanath Singh | H. Warren Hubber | fall |
| Ed Millard | Bishwanath Singh | disq |
Final positions: 1. Millard 2. Bishwanath 3. Riaz 4. Hubber
- Wallace Booth of Scotland, was forced to withraw from the heavyweight category because he failed a fitness test shortly before his first match.[6]
Super heavyweight +100kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ikram Ilahi | Merv Holden | pts |
| Maruti Mane | A Tom Milat | pts |
| Ikram Ilahi | Denis McNamara | pts |
| A Tom Milat | Merv Holden | ret |
| Maruti Mane | Denis McNamara | pts |
| Ikram Ilahi | A Tom Milat | fall |
| Ikram Ilahi | Maruti Mane | both disq, 3 cautions |
Final positions: 1. Ilahi 2. Mane 3. McNamara 4. Milat 5. Holden
References
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- ^ "Edinburgh builds athletes village". Aberdeen Evening Express. 29 June 1970. p. 6. Retrieved 17 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Medal Standings Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ a b "Spectacular win by 14-year-old". The Scotsman. 23 July 1970. p. 22. Retrieved 17 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wrestling". Birmingham Mail. 24 July 1970. p. 27. Retrieved 17 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Results in Full". The Scotsman. 25 July 1970. p. 10. Retrieved 17 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.