England at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
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| year = 1970
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| location = Edinburgh, Scotland
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| gold = 27
| silver = 25
| bronze = 32
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England competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3037|title=1970 Edinburgh|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation|access-date=10 August 2019|archive-date=14 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614172306/https://thecgf.com/results/games/3037|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/edinburgh-1970|title=Edinburgh, Scotland 1970 Team|publisher=Team England}}
England finished second in the medal table.
Medal table (top three)
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| gold_AUS = 36 | silver_AUS = 24 | bronze_AUS = 22
| gold_ENG = 27 | silver_ENG = 25 | bronze_ENG = 32
| gold_CAN = 18 | silver_CAN = 24 | bronze_CAN = 24
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The athletes that competed are listed below.{{cite web|url=https://thecgf.com/results/games/3037/19/all|title=English athletes|publisher=Commonwealth Games Federation}}
Athletics
{{main|Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bill Adcocks | marathon | |
| Joan Allison | 1,500m | 1 x silver |
| Ralph Banthorpe | 200m | |
| Barbara-Anne Barrett | long jump | |
| Mike Baxter | 5,000m | |
| Brenda Bedford | shot put, discus | |
| Christine Bell | 100m hurdles | 1 x bronze |
| Martin Bilham | 400m, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Avril Bowring | 400m | |
| Norine Braithwaite | 800, 1500m | |
| John Caine | 10,000m | |
| Colin Campbell | 800m | |
| Mike Colin Campbell | high jump | |
| Sheila Carey | 800m | |
| Geoff Capes | shot put | |
| Steve Chappell | pole vault | |
| Shirley Clelland | pentathlon | |
| Madeleine Cobb | relay | 1 x silver |
| Tony Collins | 400m hurdles | |
| Barbara Corbett | 100m hurdles | |
| Margaret Critchley | 200m, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Pat Cropper | 800m | 1 x silver |
| Michael Cushion | discus | |
| John Davies | 800m | |
| Dave Dear | 200m, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Bob Dobson | 20 mile walk | |
| Lilias Dykes | discus | |
| Reynold Edwards | long jump, triple jump | |
| Don Faircloth | marathon | 1 x bronze |
| Anne Farquhar | javelin | 1 x silver |
| Jean Fielding | discus | |
| John FitzSimons | javelin | 1 x bronze |
| Brendan Foster | 1,500m | 1 x bronze |
| Bruce Fraser | hammer | 1 x silver |
| Peter Gabbett | decathlon | 1 x silver |
| Brian Green | 100m, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Ian Green | 100m, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Leon Hall | high jump | |
| Graham Hamlyn | triple jump | |
| John Harrison | 100m | |
| Mike Hauck | 400m, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Martin Higdon | pole vault | |
| David Hemery | 110m hurdles | 1 x gold |
| Ron Hill | marathon | 1 x gold |
| Geoff Hignett | long jump | |
| Andy Holden | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Janet Honour | High jump | |
| Barbara James | discus | |
| Della James | 100m, 200m | |
| Angela King | javelin | |
| Barry King | decathlon | 1 x bronze |
| John Kirkbride | 1500m | |
| Alan Lerwill | long jump, triple jump | 1 x bronze |
| Martin Winbolt-Lewis | 800m | |
| Shaun Lightman | 20 mile walk | |
| Martyn Lucking | shot put | |
| Roger Matthews | 10,000m | |
| Arthur McKenzie | discus | |
| John McSorley | javelin | 1 x silver |
| Anita Neil | 100m, relay | 1 x silver |
| Alan Pascoe | 110m hurdles | |
| Howard Payne | hammer | 1 x gold |
| Maureen Pearce | shot put | |
| Val Peat | 100m | 1 x silver |
| Christopher Perry | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Martin Reynolds | 200m, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Rita Ridley | 1500m | 1 x gold |
| Jannette Roscoe | 400m | |
| Allan Rushmer | 5,000m | |
| David Scharer | 400m | |
| Sue Scott | 100m hurdles, pentathlon | |
| John Sherwood | 400m hurdles, 400 relay | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Sheila Sherwood | long jump | 1 x gold |
| Dorothy Shirley | High jump | |
| Ann Simmonds | pentathlon, long jump, high jump | 3 x silver |
| James Smith | decathlon | |
| Gerald Stevens | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Stuart Storey | 110m hurdles | |
| Bill Tancred | discus | 1 x bronze |
| Maureen Taylor | 200m, 400m | |
| Phillip Taylor | high jump | |
| Dick Taylor | 5,000m, 10,000m | 1 x bronze |
| Jeff Teale | shot put | 1 x silver |
| Dave Travis | javelin | 1 x gold |
| Tony Wadhams | triple jump | |
| Len Walters | relay | 1 x bronze |
| Ron Wallwork | 20 mile walk | |
| John Whetton | 1500m | |
| Barry Williams | hammer | 1 x bronze |
| Malcolm Yardley | 400m |
Badminton
{{main|Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Beck | singles | 1 x gold |
| Margaret Boxall | singles, doubles, mixed | 2 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| David Eddy | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x bronze |
| Gillian Gilks | singles, doubles, mixed | 3 x silver |
| Roger Mills | mixed | 1 x silver |
| Julie Rickard | doubles. mixed | 1 x silver |
| Ray Sharp | singles, doubles | 1 x bronze |
| Derek Talbot | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold |
| Paul Whetnall | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x silver |
| Sue Whetnall | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
Bowls
{{main|Lawn Bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| David Bryant | singles | 1 x gold |
| Norman Hook | rinks/fours | |
| Norman King | pairs | 1 x gold |
| Peter Line | pairs | 1 x gold |
| Harold Powell | rinks/fours | |
| Bobby Stenhouse | rinks/fours | |
| Cliff Stroud | rinks/fours |
Boxing
{{main|Boxing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michael Abrams | 48 kg light-flyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Johnny Banham | 81 kg middlweight | |
| John Conteh | 75 kg middleweight | 1 x gold |
| Howard Hayes | 60 kg lightweight | |
| Dave Needham | 51 kg flyweight | 1 x gold |
| Tony Oxley | 54 kg bantamweight | |
| Alan Richardson | 57 kg featherweight | 1 x bronze |
| Dave Simmonds | 71 kg light-middlweight | |
| Les Stevens | 91 kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Ron Thurston | 63.5 kg light-welterweight | |
| Terry Waller | 67 kg welterweight |
Cycling
{{main|Cycling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Michael Bennett | 1 km time trial | |
| Bob Bicknell | match sprint | |
| Ernie Crutchlow | match sprint | |
| Gary Crewe | road race | |
| Ian Hallam | scratch Race & individual pursuit | 1 x gold |
| Ronald Keeble | scratch Race & 1 km time trial | |
| William Moore | individual pursuit | |
| Dave Rollinson | road race | |
| Dave Rowe | match sprint | |
| Brian Rushton | road race | |
| Ray Ward | 1 km Time Trial & individual pursuit |
Diving
{{main|Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| John Baker | 3m springboard | |
| Shelagh Burrow | 10m platform | 1 x bronze |
| Alison Drake | 3m springboard | |
| Philip Drew | 10m platform | 1 x silver |
| Andrew Gill | 10m platform | 1 x bronze |
| Joseph Thewlis | 3m springboard | |
| Brian Wetheridge | 3m springboard |
Fencing
{{main|Fencing at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| David Acfield | sabre individual, team | 1 x gold |
| Mike Breckin | foil individual, team | 2 x gold |
| Richard Cohen | sabre individual, team | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Rodney Craig | sabre individual, team | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Sue Green | foil individual, team | 1 x gold |
| Clare Henley | foil individual, team | 1 x gold |
| Bill Hoskyns | épée individual, team | 2 x gold |
| Peter Jacobs | épée individual, team | 1 gold, 1 x bronze |
| Ralph Johnson | épée individual, team | 1 x gold |
| Barry Paul | foil individual, team | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Graham Paul | foil individual, team | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | foil individual, team | 2 x gold |
Swimming
{{main|Swimming at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Lesley Allardice | 200m freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Sharon Anslow | 200 & 400m individual medley | |
| Michael Bailey | 100m butterfly | |
| Jackie Brown | 100m backstroke | |
| Wendy Burrell | 100 & 200m backstroke, 400m individual medley | |
| Anthony Davison | 100m backstroke | |
| Sheena Grant | 200m backstroke | |
| Diana Harris | 100 & 200m breaststroke | |
| Dorothy Harrison | 100 & 200m breaststroke, relay | 3 x silver |
| Tony Jarvis | 100 & 200m freestyle, relays | 2 x bronze |
| Christine Jarvis | 100m breaststroke | 1 x bronze |
| Diane Lansley | 100 & 200m butterfly, relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| John Mills | 200 & 1500m freestyle,200m butterfly, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Ivan Myall | 100, 200 & 400m freestyle, relays | 2 x bronze |
| Lennie Norris | 100m butterfly, relay | |
| Malcolm O'Connell | 100m breaststroke, relay | |
| Sally Pickering | 100m freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Sylvia Platt | 100 & 200m backstroke, relay | 1 x silver |
| William Price | 100 & 200m breaststroke | |
| Amanda Radnage | 200m breaststroke | 1 x bronze |
| Shelagh Ratcliffe | 100m freestyle, 200 & 400m individual medley | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| James Rogers | 100 & 200m backstroke, relay | |
| Clive Rushton | 100 & 200m backstroke | |
| Kathryn Smith | 100m freestyle, relays | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Diane Sutherland | 200m freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Raymond Terrell | 200m backstroke, 200 & 400m individual medley, relays | 2 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Jane Thomson | 200m individual medley | |
| Gillian Treers | 100 & 200m butterfly | |
| Alan Widdowson | 100 & 200m butterfly | |
| Susan Williams | 200m butterfly, 400 & 800m freestyle | |
| Malcolm Windeatt | 100m freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
Weightlifting
{{main|Weightlifting at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dave Hancock | 110 kg heavyweight | 1 x silver |
| Laurie Levine | 75 kg middleweight | |
| Louis Martin | 90 kg middle-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Precious McKenzie | 56 kg bantamweight | 1 x gold |
| George Newton | 67.5 kg lightweight | 1 x gold |
| Mike Pearman | 82.5 kg light-heavyweight | |
| Gerald Perrin | 60 kg featherweight | 1 x gold |
| Brian Saunders | +110 kg super-heavyweight |
Wrestling
{{main|Wrestling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | ||
| width=250| Name
!width=350| Event/s !width=250 | Medal/s | ||
|---|---|---|
| Peter Amey | 74 kg welterweight | |
| Kenneth Dawes | 62 kg featherweight | |
| Terence Robinson | 57 kg bantamweight | 1 x bronze |
| David Idle | 68 kg lightweight | |
| Ronald Grinstead | 82 kg middleweight | 1 x bronze |
| Richard Barraclough | 90 kg light-heavyweight | |
| Denis McNamara | 100 kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
References
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