Australia competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton Canada from 3 to 12 August 1978. It was Australia's eleventh 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 Website commonwealthgames in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Competitors 148 in 11 sports Flag bearers Opening: - Remo Sansonetti and Salvatore Sansonetti Officials 42 MedalsRanked 3rd Gold 24 Silver 33 Bronze 27 Total 84 Commonwealth Games appearances (overview )
Australia won medals in ten of the eleven sports that it entered.
Medallists The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
Medal Name Sport Event Rick Mitchell Athletics Men's 400 metres Peter Farmer Athletics Men's hammer throw Denise Boyd Athletics Women's 200 metres Judy Peckham Athletics Women's 800 metres Katrina Gibbs Athletics Women's high jump Gael Mulhall Athletics Women's shot put Philip McElwaine Boxing Men's Middleweight Kenrick Tucker Cycling Men's Sprint Colin Fitzgerald Cycling Men's Team Pursuit Phil Anderson Cycling Men's Road Race Mark Morgan Swimming Men's 100 metres Freestyle Ron McKeon Swimming Men's 200 metres Freestyle Ron McKeon Swimming Men's 400 metres Freestyle Max Metzker Swimming Men's 1500 metres Freestyle Glenn Patching Swimming Men's 100 metres Backstroke Graeme Brewer Swimming Men's 4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay Tracey Wickham Swimming Women's 400 metres Freestyle Tracey Wickham Swimming Women's 800 metres Freestyle Debra Forster Swimming Women's 100 metres Backstroke Michelle Ford Swimming Women's 200 metres Butterfly Bill Stellios Weightlifting Men's Lightweight Sam Castiglione Weightlifting Men's Middleweight Robert Kabbas Weightlifting Men's Light Heavyweight Zsigmund Kelevitz Wrestling Men's Lightweight Max Binnington Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Garry Brown Athletics Men's 400 metres hurdles Willi Sawall Athletics Men's 30 km walk Don Baird Athletics Men's pole vault Chris Commons Athletics Men's long jump Ian Campbell Athletics Men's Triple Jump Peter Hadfield Athletics Men's decathlon Raelene Boyle Athletics Women's 100 metres Erica Hooker Athletics Women's long jump Gael Mulhall Athletics Women's discus throw Bethanie Nail Athletics Women's 4 x 400 metres relay John Snell Lawn bowls Men's Singles Gary Campbell Cycling Men's Individual Pursuit Kenrick Tucker Cycling Men's Time Trial Shane Sutton Cycling Men's 10 Miles Scratch Valerie McFarlane Diving Women's 10 Metres Highboard Lyndsay Nyland Gymnastics Men's All Around Graeme Brewer Swimming Men's 200 metres Freestyle Glenn Patching Swimming Men's 200 metres Backstroke Glenn Patching Swimming Men's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay Rosemary Brown Swimming Women's 100 metres Freestyle Tracey Wickham Swimming Women's 200 metres Freestyle Michelle Ford Swimming Women's 400 metres Freestyle Michelle Ford Swimming Women's 800 metres Freestyle Lisa Forrest Swimming Women's 200 metres Backstroke Debra Forster Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay Ivan Katz Weightlifting Men's Featherweight Charles Quagliata Weightlifting Men's Light Heavyweight Adrian Kebbe Weightlifting Men's Lightweight Steve Wyatt Weightlifting Men's Sub Heavyweight Bob Edmond Weightlifting Men's Super Heavyweight Wally Koenig Wrestling Men's Middleweight Mick Pikos Wrestling Men's Light Heavyweight Warren Parr Athletics Men's 110 metres hurdles Tim Erickson Athletics Men's 30km walk John Higham Athletics Men's 4 x 400 metres relay Denise Boyd Athletics Women's 100 metres Collen Beazley Athletics Women's 200 metres Beathanie Nail Athletics Women's 400 metres Colleen Beazley Athletics Women's 4 x 400 metres relay Peter Wighton Boxing Men's Flyweight Gary Sutton Cycling Men's 10 Miles Scratch Ron Boyle Cycling Men's Tandem Don Wagstaff Diving Men's 3 Metres Springboard Lambert Ariens Gymnastics Men's Team Jeff Farrell Shooting Men's Open Rapid-Fire Pistol Terry Rumbel Shooting Men's Open Trap Mark Morgan Swimming Men's 200 metres Freestyle Max Metzker Swimming Men's 400 metres Freestyle Paul Moorfoot Swimming Men's 200 metres Backstroke Lindsay Spencer Swimming Men's 200 metres Breaststroke Peter Dawson Swimming Men's 200 metres Individual Medley Glenn Patching Swimming Men's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay Michelle Ford Swimming Women's 200 metres Freestyle Glenda Robertson Swimming Women's 200 metres Backstroke Linda Hanel Swimming Women's 100 metres Butterfly Linda Hanel Swimming Women's 200 metres Butterfly Lisa Burnes Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay Roger Crabtree Weightlifting Men's Flyweight Ken Hoyt Wrestling Men's Flyweight
Medals by sport Sport Swimming 10 9 11 30 Athletics 6 11 7 24 Cycling 3 3 2 8 Weightlifting 3 5 1 9 Boxing 1 0 1 2 Diving 0 1 1 2 Gymnastics 0 1 1 2 Shooting 0 0 2 2 Lawn bowls 0 1 0 1 Wrestling 1 2 1 4 Total 24 33 27 84
Officials General Manager - Les Martyn Assistant Manager - James Barry Administrative Officer - John Bourke Transport Officer - Arthur Tunstall Office Assistant - Miriam Fay Medical: Medical Officer - Dr Anthony Millar, Physiotherapists - Thomas Dobson, Rcahel Kalman, Messeurs - George Saunders Advance Party - Bill Young, Leslie Dunn, Massue McQuiston, Peggy Tunstall Attache - Bill Sturgeon Section Officials - Athletics Manager - Geoffrey Martin, Assistant Manager - Frederick Napier, Manager Women - Gwen Chester, Athletic Coaches - Francis Day, Norman Osborne; Badminton Manager - Don Stockins, Basminton Training Co-ordinator - Ian Hutchinson; Lawn Bowls Manager - Leslie Fynmore; Boxing Manager - Sol Spitanic, Boxing Coach - Paul Thompson; Cycling Manager - Bernard Sweetman, Track Coach - Alexander Fulcher, Road Coach - Kenneth Trowell; Gymnastics Manager - Graham Bond, Men's Coach - Barry Cheales, Women's Coach - Ollie Maywald; Shooting Manager - Newton Thomas; Training Coordinator - Peter Anderson; Swimming Manager - Clive Rickards, Manager Women - Joyce Horne, Head Coach - Terry Buck, Coaches - Joe King, Bill Sweetenham, Diving Manager - John Sherry; Weightlifting Manager - Lyn Jones, Trainer - Paul Coffa; Wrestling Manager - Geoffrey Jameson; Coachj - Sam Parker
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