Australia competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh Scotlandfrom 16 to 25 July 1970. It was Australia's ninth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia at the CGF code AUS CGA Australian Commonwealth Games Association in Edinburgh, Scotland Competitors 107 in 10 sports Flag bearers Opening: Pam Kilborn Officials 25 MedalsRanked 1st Gold 36 Silver 24 Bronze 22 Total 82 British Empire Games appearances
Australia won medals in eight of the ten sports that it entered.
Medallists The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
Medal Name Sport Event Tony Manning Athletics Men's 3000m Steeplechase Noel Freeman Athletics Men's 20 miles Walk Lawrie Peckham Athletics Men's High Jump Phil May Athletics Men's Triple Jump Geoff Smith Athletics Men's Decathlon Raylene Boyle Athletics Women's 100m Raylene Boyle Athletics Women's 200m Pam Kilborn Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Jennifer Lamy Athletics Women's 4 × 100m Relay Petra Rivers Athletics Women's Javelin Throw John Nicholson Cycling Men's Sprint Gordon Johnson Cycling Men's Tandem Don Wagstaff Diving Men's 3m Springboard Don Wagstaff Diving Men's 10m Platform Michael Wenden Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle Michael Wenden Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle Graham White Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Graham Windeatt Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle Graham White Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Graham White Swimming Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay Karen Moras Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Karen Moras Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Karen Moras Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Lynne Watson Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke Lynne Watson Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke Beverley Whitfield Swimming Women's 100m Breaststroke Beverley Whitfield Swimming Women's 200m Breaststroke Maree Robinson Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly Denise Langford Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly Denise Langford Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley Debra Cain Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay Allyson Mabb Swimming Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay George Vasil Weightlifting Men's Flyweight Russell Perry Weightlifting Men's Middleweight Nicolo Ciancio Weightlifting Men's Light Heavyweight Ray Rigby Weightlifting Men's Super Heavyweight Ross Wilson Athletics Men's 400m Ron Clarke Athletics Men's 10,000m Malcolm Baird Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles Bob Gardiner Athletics Men's 20 miles Walk Phil May Athletics Men's Long Jump Mick McGrath Athletics Men's Triple Jump Sandra Brown Athletics Women's 400m Maureen Caird Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Jean Roberts Athletics Women's Discus Throw Gordon Johnson Cycling Men's Sprint Danny Clark Cycling Men's Individual Pursuit Ray Bilney Cycling Men's Road Race Ernest Simon Fencing Men's Foil Team Marion Exelby Fencing Women's Foil Greg Rogers Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle Max Tavasci Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle Paul Jarvie Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke James Findlay Swimming Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay Lynne Watson Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle Denise Langford Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Helen Gray Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Debra Cain Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke Jane Comerford Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly Gail Neall Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley Marion Hoffman Athletics Women's 100m Cheryl Peasley Athletics Women's 800m Jean Roberts Athletics Women's Shot Put Peter Butterfield Boxing Men's Light Flyweight Robert Murphy Boxing Men's Middleweight John Trevorrow Cycling Men's Road Race Gaye Morley Diving Women's 3m Springboard Gabor Arato Fencing Men's Sabre Team Bill Devenish Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle Greg Rogers Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle Greg Brough Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Neil Rogers Swimming Men's 200m Backstroke Paul Jarvie Swimming Men's 100m Breaststroke James Findlay Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly James Findlay Swimming Men's 400m Individual Medley Jenny Watts Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle Robyn Risson Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Robyn Risson Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Debra Cain Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke Allyson Mabb Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly Allyson Mabb Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly Dianne Rickard Swimming Women's 200m Individual Medley
Medals by sport Sport Swimming 18 10 14 42 Athletics 10 9 3 27 Weightlifting 4 0 0 4 Cycling 2 3 1 6 Diving 2 0 1 3 Fencing 0 2 1 3 Boxing 0 0 2 2 Total 36 24 22 82
Officials Commandant & General Manager – Arthur Tunstall
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