Wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
| Wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Christchurch Town Hall |
| Location | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Dates | 24 January to 2 February 1974 |
Wrestling at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was the tenth appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.[1]
The events took place at the newly constructed Christchurch Town Hall[2] in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 2 February 1974 and featured contests in ten weight classes.[3]
Canada topped the wrestling medal table by virtue of winning five gold medals and India won a medal in every class.[4]
Medal table
* Host nation (New Zealand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | India | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 | New Zealand* | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
Medallists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight 48kg | Mitchell Kawasaki (CAN) | Wally Koenig (AUS) | Radhey Shyam (IND) |
| Flyweight 52kg | Sudesh Kumar (IND) | Gordon Bertie (CAN) | John Navie (AUS) |
| Bantamweight 57kg | Prem Nath (IND) | Amrik Singh Gill (ENG) | Kevin Burke (AUS) |
| Featherweight 62kg | Egon Beiler (CAN) | Shivaji Chingle (IND) | Ray Brown (AUS) |
| Lightweight 68kg | Jagrup Singh (IND) | Joey Gilligan (ENG) | Stephen Martin (CAN) |
| Welterweight 74kg | Raghunath Pawar (IND) | Tony Shacklady (ENG) | Gordon Mackay (NZL) |
| Middleweight 82kg | Dave Aspin (NZL) | Satpal Singh (IND) | Taras Hryb (CAN) |
| Light Heavyweight 90kg | Terry Paice (CAN) | Netra Pal Singh (IND) | Maurice Allan (SCO) |
| Heavyweight 100kg | Claude Pilon (CAN) | Dadu Chaugule (IND) | Ian Duncan (SCO) |
| Super Heavyweight +100kg | Bill Benko (CAN) | Bishwanath Singh (IND) | Gary Knight (NZL) |
Results
Light flyweight 48kg
Only three competitiors lined up for the light-flyweight division and included 16-year-old Wally Koenig.
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Kawasaki | Wally Koenig | pts |
| Mitchell Kawasaki | Radhey Shyam | pts |
| Wally Koenig | Radhey Shyam | ? |
Final positions: 1. Kawasaki 2. Koenig 3. Shyam
Flyweight 52kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Gordon Bertie | John Geoffrey Navie | fall 8.33 |
| Sudesh Kumar | Bruce McMahon | fall 7.17 |
| Prem Nath | Bruce McMahon | fall |
| Sudesh Kumar | Gordon Bertie | pts |
| Sudesh Kumar | John Geoffrey Navie | fall 2.48 |
Final positions: 1. Kumar 2. Bertie 3. Navie 4. McMahon
Bantamweight 57kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Prem Nath | Amrik Singh Gill | pts |
| Kevin Joseph Burke | Barry Oldridge | pts |
| Amrik Singh Gill | Tim Wenzell | pts |
| Prem Nath | Kevin Joseph Burke | pts |
| Prem Nath | Tim Wenzell | pts |
| Amrik Singh Gill | Barry Oldridge | pts |
| Amrik Singh Gill | Kevin Joseph Burke | pts |
Final positions: 1. Nath 2. Gill 3. Burke 4. Oldridge, Wenzell
Featherweight 62kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Egon Beiler | Ray Brown | pts |
| Shivaji Chingle | Andrew Roche | pts |
| Egon Beiler | Paul Toole | fall 4.41 |
| Ray Brown | Andrew Roche | pts |
| Egon Beiler | Shivaji Chingle | fall 2.25 |
| Ray Brown | Paul Toole | pts |
| Shivaji Chingle | Ray Brown | pts |
Final positions: 1. Beiler 2. Chingle 3. Brown 4. Toole, Roche
Lightweight 68kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Martin | Tam Anderson | fall 2.33 |
| Jagrup Singh | Joey Gilligan | pts |
| Paul Dalley | Sidney Marsh | pts |
| Jagrup Singh | Tam Anderson | pts |
| Joey Gilligan | Sidney Marsh | pts |
| Stephen Martin | Paul Dalley | pts |
| Joey Gilligan | Paul Dalley | pts |
| Jagrup Singh | Stephen Martin | pts |
| Joey Gilligan | Stephen Martin | pts |
Final positions: 1. Jagrup 2. Gilligan 3. Martin 4. Dalley 5. Marsh, Anderson
Welterweight 74kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Grant Lavallee | Bruce Akers | draw |
| Raghunath Pawar | Gordon Mackay | pts |
| Tony Shacklady | Grant Lavallee | pts |
| Raghunath Pawar | Bruce Akers | pts |
| Gordon Mackay | Grant Lavallee | pts |
| Tony Shacklady | Bruce Akers | pts |
| Tony Shacklady | Gordon Mackay | pts |
| Raghunath Pawar | Tony Shacklady | ? |
Final positions: 1. Pawar 2. Shacklady 3. Mackay 4. Akers, Lavallee
Middleweight 82kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Aspin | Wesley O'Brien | fall 4.49 |
| Satpal Singh | Charles Kelly | pts |
| Taras Hryb | Ronald Grinstead | pts |
| Dave Aspin | Ronald Grinstead | fall 1.55 |
| Taras Hryb | Charles Kelly | pts |
| Satpal Singh | Wesley O'Brien | both disq |
| Dave Aspin | Taras Hryb | fall 2.34 |
| Dave Aspin | Satpal Singh | pts |
| Satpal Singh | Taras Hryb | fall 3.47 |
Final positions: 1. Aspin 2. Satpal 3. Hryb 4. Grinstead, O'Brien, Kelly
Light Heavyweight 90kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Netra Pal Singh | Maurice Allan | pts |
| Terry Paice | Ilias Lee Michail | fall 4.28 |
| Maurice Allan | Jim Downey | fall 4.46 |
| Terry Paice | Netra Pal Singh | disq |
| Netra Pal Singh | Jim Downey | fall 2.44 |
| Maurice Allan | Ilias Lee Michail | fall 2.18 |
| Terry Paice | Maurice Allan | pts |
Final positions: 1. Paice 2. Netra 3. Allan 4. Michail, Downey
Heavyweight 100kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Dadu Chaugule | Ian Duncan | pts |
| Claude Pilon | Anthony Jordanov | fall 1.17 |
| Claude Pilon | Ian Duncan | fall 2.21 |
| Dadu Chaugule | Anthony Jordanov | disq |
| Claude Pilon | Dadu Chaugule | pts |
Final positions: 1. Pilon 2. Chagule 3. Duncan 4. Jordanov
Super Heavyweight +100kg
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bill Benko | Willie Robertson | fall 1.14 |
| Bishwanath Singh | Bakhtawer Singh Samrai | pts |
| Willie Robertson | Bakhtawer Singh Samrai | pts |
| Bill Benko | Gary Knight | fall 1.01 |
| Bill Benko | Bishwanath Singh | both disq |
| Gary Knight | Willie Robertson | both disq |
Final positions: 1. Benko 2. Bishwanath 3. Knight 4. Robertson 5. Samrai
References
- ^ "Medal Standings Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "Christchurch 1974". New Zealand on Screen. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
- ^ "The Post Office, too, is ready... (advert)". The Press. 24 January 1974. pp. S6.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
- ^ "Games results". Kent Evening Post. 28 January 1974. p. 32. Retrieved 7 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". Daily Mirror. 30 January 1974. p. 26. Retrieved 7 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Results". Daily Mirror. 31 January 1974. p. 26. Retrieved 7 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Wrestling". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 30 January 1974. p. 38. Retrieved 7 February 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.