The 1994 Commonwealth Games (French: XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth) were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, gymnastics, lawn bowls, shooting, weightlifting, and wrestling. These were the fourth and most recent Commonwealth Games to be hosted by Canada, after Hamilton 1930, Vancouver 1954, and Edmonton 1978.
Logo of 1994 Commonwealth Games | |
| Host city | Victoria, Canada |
|---|---|
| Motto | Catch The Spirit |
| Nations | 63 |
| Athletes | 2,557 |
| Events | 217 events in 10 sports |
| Opening | 18 August 1994 |
| Closing | 28 August 1994 |
| Opened by | Elizabeth II |
| Closed by | Prince Edward |
| Queen's Baton Final Runner | Myriam Bédard |
| Main venue | Centennial Stadium |
Host selection
Three bids for the 1994 Commonwealth Games were submitted. Victoria, New Delhi, and Cardiff were the bidding cities. On 15 September 1988, the Commonwealth Games Federation voted to award Victoria the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
| City | Country | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Canada | 29 |
| New Delhi | India | 18 |
| Cardiff | Wales | 7 |
Venues
Many of the venues were existing, with the Saanich Commonwealth Place being built at $22 million CAD being the biggest spend for a new event. Other new venues included four new lawn bowl courts and the velodrome.
- University of Victoria – Athletes' Village
- Centennial Stadium – Athletics
- McKinnon Gym – Badminton
- Victoria Memorial Arena – Gymnastics
- Royal Athletic Park – Field Lacrosse (demonstration)
- Royal Theatre – Weightlifting
- Heal's Range – Shooting
- Saanich Commonwealth Place – Aquatics
- Juan de Fuca Recreation Centre – Cycling, Lawn bowls, Wrestling
- Archie Browning Sports Centre (Esquimalt) – Boxing
Final "Original Games"
The 1994 games was the last time team sports were excluded. In 1991, the Commonwealth Games Federation deemed the original setup of ten sports to be obsolete. Beginning with the 1998 games, team sports such as Rugby sevens, Basketball, and Field hockey were added. The decision was taken to encourage more revenue streams from television by making the games more attractive to viewing audiences.
Opening ceremony
The opening ceremony featured production design by Mary Kerr in collaboration with Chief Adam Dick, Clan Chief Kwaxistella of the Kwaxkwaka'wakw (then known as the Kwakiutl), and Kim Recalma Clutesi. A simple friendly atmosphere was the theme to the Opening Ceremonies. In the presence of Prince Edward, the Athletes had a long march past to their seated area (an idea created four years previously and emulated since at the 2014 Games in Glasgow). Welcome speeches and flag raisings were followed by a precision horse riding display by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. A visual and theatrical display by the Four Nations Tribes culminated in a massive Thunderbird symbol covering the entire inner field. This was followed by a flypast by the Snowbirds Canadian Forces aerobatic display team.
Games
Participating teams
There were 63 participating nations at the 1994 Commonwealth Games. The XV Commonwealth Games marked South Africa's return to the Commonwealth Games following the apartheid era, and 36 years since the country last competed in the Games in 1958. Namibia participated in its first Games after gaining independence from South Africa in 1990, and the Caribbean island of Montserrat also made their Games debut. This was Hong Kong's last appearance at the Games before the transfer of sovereignty from Britain to China.
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| Debuting Commonwealth Countries and Territories |
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Sports
There were events in 14 disciplines across 10 sports for the 1994 Commonwealth Games.
- Aquatics
- Diving (6) ()
- Swimming (34) ()
- Synchronised swimming (2) ()
- Athletics (44) ()
- Badminton (5) ()
- Boxing (12) ()
- Cycling ()
- Road (4)
- Track (9)
- Gymnastics ()
- Artistic gymnastics (14)
- Rhythmic gymnastics (6)
- Lawn bowls (8) ()
- Shooting (32) ()
- Weightlifting (30) ()
- Wrestling (10) ()
Calendar
The following table shows a summary of the competition schedule.
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Event finals | CC | Closing ceremony |
| August | 18 Thu | 19 Fri | 20 Sat | 21 Sun | 22 Mon | 23 Tue | 24 Wed | 25 Thu | 26 Fri | 27 Sat | 28 Sun | Events | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremonies | OC | CC | |||||||||||
| Athletics | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 44 | |||||
| Badminton | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 5 | 6 | ||||
| Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 12 | 12 | ||||
| Cycling | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | ||||||
| Diving | ● | 2 | ● | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||
| Gymnastics | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 | |||||
| Lawn bowls | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||
| Shooting | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 32 | |||
| Synchronised swimming | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| Swimming | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 34 | ||||||
| Weightlifting | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | |||||||
| Wrestling | ● | 5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||
| Total events | 13 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 25 | 41 | 11 | 217 | ||
| Cumulative total | 13 | 30 | 50 | 74 | 99 | 121 | 140 | 165 | 206 | 217 | |||
| August | 18 Thu | 19 Fri | 20 Sat | 21 Sun | 22 Mon | 23 Tue | 24 Wed | 25 Thu | 26 Fri | 27 Sat | 28 Sun | Events | |
Medal table
This is a full table of the medal count of the 1994 Commonwealth Games. These rankings sort by the number of gold medals earned by a country. The number of silvers is taken into consideration next and then the number of bronze. If, after the above, countries are still tied, equal ranking is given and they are listed alphabetically. This follows the system used by the IOC, IAAF and BBC.
This was the first time since the commencement of the British Empire Games (in 1930) that England did not achieve a medal ranking in the top two.
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 89 | 53 | 44 | 186 |
| 2 | Canada* | 40 | 42 | 47 | 129 |
| 3 | England | 30 | 45 | 51 | 126 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 11 | 13 | 13 | 37 |
| 5 | Kenya | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 6 | India | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 7 | Scotland | 6 | 3 | 11 | 20 |
| 8 | New Zealand | 5 | 16 | 21 | 42 |
| 9 | Wales | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| 10 | Northern Ireland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| 11 | Nauru | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | South Africa | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 13 | Jamaica | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 14 | Malaysia | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Cyprus | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Zambia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | Namibia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Western Samoa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 23 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Uganda | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 27 | Bermuda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Guernsey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Norfolk Island | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Seychelles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tanzania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tonga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (33 entries) | 218 | 217 | 248 | 683 | |
Medals by event
Aquatics
Athletics
Badminton
Bowls
Boxing
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight | Abdurahaman Ramadhani Kenya | Victor Kasote Zambia | Sah Birju India Domenic Figliomeni Canada |
| Flyweight | Paul Shepherd Scotland | Duncan Karanja Kenya | Bornface Makuka Zambia Danny Costello England |
| Bantamweight | Robert Peden Australia | Spencer Oliver England | Fred Mutuweta Uganda |
| Featherweight | Casey Patton Canada | Jason Cook Wales | Matumla Hassan Tanzania James Swan Australia |
| Lightweight | Michael Strange Canada | Martin Renaghan Northern Ireland | Kalolo Fiaui New Zealand Arshad Hussain Pakistan |
| Light Welterweight | Peter Richardson England | Mark Winters Northern Ireland | Trevor Shailer New Zealand Tijani Moro Ghana |
| Welterweight | Neil Sinclair Northern Ireland | Albert Eromosele Nigeria | Richard Rowles Australia Wald Fleming Canada |
| Light Middleweight | Jimmy Webb Northern Ireland | Bob Gasio Western Samoa | Joseph Townsley Scotland Rival Cadeau Seychelles |
| Middleweight | Rowan Donaldson Canada | Rasmus Ojemaye Nigeria | Peter Wanyoike Kenya Mervyn Penniston-John Trinidad and Tobago |
| Light Heavyweight | Dale Brown Canada | John Wilson Scotland | France Mabiletsa Botswana Peter Odhiambo Kenya |
| Heavyweight | Omar Ahmed Kenya | Steve Gallinger Canada | Ezwell Ndlovu Zimbabwe Charles Kizza Uganda |
| Super Heavyweight | Duncan Dokiwari Nigeria | David Anyim Kenya | Paea Wolfgramm Tonga Danny Williams England |
Cycling
Track
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| Time Trial | Shane Kelly Australia | 00:01:05 | Darryn Hill Australia | 00:01:06 | Tim O'Shannessey Australia | 00:01:07 |
| Sprint | Gary Neiwand Australia | Curt Harnett Canada | Darryn Hill Australia | |||
| Individual Pursuit | Brad McGee Australia | 00:04:31 | Shaun Wallace England | 00:04:35 | Stuart O'Grady Australia | 00:04:35 |
| Team Pursuit | Australia Brett Aitken Brad McGee Stuart O'Grady Tim O'Shannessey | 00:04:10 | England Tony Doyle Rob Hayles Chris Newton Bryan Steel | caught | New Zealand Brendon Cameron Julian Dean Glen Thomson Lee Vertongen | 00:04:22 |
| 10 Miles Scratch | Stuart O'Grady Australia | 00:18:51 | Glenn McLeay New Zealand | 00:18:51 | Brian Walton Canada | 00:18:51 |
| Points Race | Brett Aitken Australia | 38 | Stuart O'Grady Australia | 37 | Dean Woods Australia | 23 |
| Women | ||||||
| Sprint | Tanya Dubnicoff Canada | Michelle Ferris Australia | Donna Wynd New Zealand | |||
| Individual Pursuit | Kathy Watt Australia | 00:03:49 | Sarah Ulmer New Zealand | 00:03:51 | Jacqui Nelson New Zealand | 00:03:55 |
| Points Race | Yvonne McGregor England | 5 | Jacqui Nelson New Zealand | 1+32 | Sally Hodge Wales | 1+28 |
Road
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| Road Race | Mark Rendell New Zealand | 04:46:08 | Brian Fowler New Zealand | 04:48:10 | Willem Engelbrecht South Africa | 04:48:10 |
| Team Time Trial | Australia Phil Anderson Brett Dennis Henk Vogels Damian McDonald | 01:53:19 | England Peter Longbottom Matt Illingworth Simon Lillistone Paul Jennings | 01:56:41 | New Zealand Brian Fowler Paul Leitch Tim Pawson Mark Rendell | 01:56:53 |
| Women | ||||||
| Road Race | Kathy Watt Australia | 02:48:05 | Linda Jackson Canada | 02:48:35 | Alison Sydor Canada | 02:50:17 |
| Team Time Trial | Australia Catherine Reardon Kathy Watt Louise Nolan Rachel Marianne Victor | 01:04:03 | Canada Alison Sydor Anne Samplonius Clara Hughes Lesley A Tomlinson | 01:04:19 | England Julia Freeman Maria Lawrence Maxine Johnson Yvonne McGregor | 1:06:32.85 |
Gymnastics
Artistic
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| All-Around | Neil Thomas England | 55.95 | Brennon Dowrick Australia | 55.525 | Peter Hogan Australia | 54.95 |
| Team | Canada Alan Nolet Kristan Burley Richard Ikeda Travis Romagnoli | 164.7 | Australia Brennon Dowrick Bret Hudson Nathan Kingston Peter Hogan | 164.5 | England Lee McDermott Neil Thomas Paul Bowler Robert Barber | 162.375 |
| Horizontal Bar | Alan Nolet Canada | 9.512 | Richard Ikeda Canada | 9.5 | Nathan Kingston Australia | 9.325 |
| Parallel Bars | Peter Hogan Australia | 9.4 | Kris Burley Canada | 9.35 | Brennon Dowrick Australia | 9.25 |
| Vault | Bret Hudson Australia | 9.375 | Kris Burley Canada | 9.312 | Neil Thomas England | 9.306 |
| Pommel Horse | Brennon Dowrick Australia | 9.425 | Nathan Kingston Australia | 9.4 | Richard Ikeda Canada | 9.225 |
| Rings | Lee McDermott England | 9.475 | Peter Hogan Australia | 9.275 | Brennon Dowrick Australia | 9.15 |
| Floor | Neil Thomas England | 9.662 | Kris Burley Canada | 9.437 | Alan Nolet Canada | 9.15 |
| Women | ||||||
| All-Around | Stella Umeh Canada | 38.4 | Rebecca Stoyel Australia | 38.037 | Zita Lusack England | 37.725 |
| Team | England Annika Reeder Jackie Brady Karin Szymko Zita Lusack | 114.22 | Canada Jaime Hill Lisa Simes Stacey Galloway Stella Umeh | 113.65 | Australia Joanna Hughes Rebecca Stoyel Ruth Moniz Salli Wills | 113.62 |
| Asymmetric Bars | Rebecca Stoyel Australia | 9.525 | Stella Umeh Canada | 9.45 | Sara Thompson New Zealand | 9.337 |
| Beam | Salli Wills Australia | 9.075 | Zita Lusack England | 8.987 | Ruth Moniz Australia | 8.9 |
| Vault | Stella Umeh Canada | 9.556 | Sonia Lawrence Wales | 9.543 | Lisa Simes Canada | 9.506 |
| Floor | Annika Reeder England | 9.75 | Jackie Brady England | 9.662 | Lisa Simes Canada | 9.55 |
Rhythmic
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women | ||||||
| All-Around | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 36.85 | Camille Martens Canada | 36.6 | Debbie Southwick England Joanne Walker Scotland | 36.35 |
| Team | Canada Camille Martens Gretchen McLennan Lindsay Richards | 106.9 | Australia Kasumi Takahashi Katie Mitchell Leigh Marning | 105.3 | England Aicha McKenzie Debbie Southwick Linda Southwick | 103.3 |
| Ball | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 9.2 | Camille Martens Canada | 9 | Aicha McKenzie England Gretchen McLennan Canada | 8.8 |
| Clubs | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 9.4 | Camille Martens Canada | 9.15 | Leigh Marning Australia | 9 |
| Hoop | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 9.3 | Lindsay Richards Canada | 9.05 | Aicha McKenzie England | 8.9 |
| Ribbon | Kasumi Takahashi Australia | 9.2 | Camille Martens Canada | 9.05 | Gretchen McLennan Canada | 9 |
Shooting
Pistol
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men/Open | ||||||
| 50m Free Pistol | Mick Gault England | 654.1 | Phil Adams Australia | 647 | Bengt Sandstrom Australia | 642.5 |
| 50m Free Pistol – Pairs | Phil Adams Bengt Sandström Australia | 1104 | Julian Lawton Greg Yelavich New Zealand | 1094 | Mick Gault Paul Leatherdale England | 1082 |
| 25m Centre-Fire Pistol | Jaspal Rana India | 581 | Mick Gault England | 581 | Greg Yelavich New Zealand | 575 |
| 25m Centre-Fire Pistol – Pairs | Jaspal Rana Ashok Pandit India | 1168 | Kelvin Vickers Phil Adams Australia | 1149 | Stanley Wills John Rochon Canada | 1148 |
| 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol | Michael Jay Wales | 670.2 | Robert Dowling Australia | 668.4 | Pat Murray Australia | 668.1 |
| 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol – Pairs | Pat Murray Robert Dowling Australia | 1148 | Richard Craven Michael Jay Wales | 1142 | Adrian Breton Graham La Maitre Guernsey | 1129 |
| 10m Air Pistol | Jean-Pierre Huot Canada | 672.4 | Jaspal Rana India | 670.7 | Greg Yelavich New Zealand | 668.5 |
| 10m Air Pistol – Pairs | Mike Giustiniano Bengt Sandström Australia | 1137 | Jean-Pierre Huot John Rochon Canada | 1135 | Jaspal Rana Vivek Singh India | 1133 |
| Women | ||||||
| 25m Sport Pistol | Christine Trefry Australia | 679.4 | Margaret Thomas England | 675 | Annette Woodward Australia | 674 |
| 25m Sport Pistol – Pairs | Christine Trefry Annette Woodward Australia | 1134 | Sharon Cozzarin Helen Smith Canada | 1132 | Margaret Thomas Carol Page England | 1129 |
| 10m Air Pistol | Helen Smith Canada | 474.2 | Annette Woodward Australia | 466.1 | Sharon Cozzarin Canada | 465.8 |
| 10m Air Pistol – Pairs | Annette Woodward Christine Trefry Australia | 747 | Jocelyn Lees Gerd Barkman New Zealand | 745 | Margaret Thomas Carol Page England | 744 |
Rifle
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men/Open | ||||||
| 50m Rifle Prone | Stephen Petterson New Zealand | 698.4 | Jim Cornish England | 693.9 | Michael Dion Canada | 693.6 |
| 50m Rifle Prone – Pairs | Stephen Petterson Lindsay Arthur New Zealand | 1181 | Dodangoda Chandrasiri Lakshman Rajasinghe Sri Lanka | 1177 | David Clifton Dean Turley Australia | 1176 |
| 50m Rifle Three Positions | Michel Dion Canada | 1234.2 | Wayne Sorensen Canada | 1228.7 | Alister Allan Scotland | 1224.8 |
| 50m Rifle Three Positions – Pairs | Wayne Sorensen Michel Dion Canada | 2300 | Alister Allan William Murray Scotland | 2271 | Chris Hector Trevor Langridge England | 2259 |
| Full Bore Rifle | David Calvert Northern Ireland | 398 | Geoffrey Smith New Zealand | 398 | Glyn Barnett England | 397 |
| Full Bore Rifle – Pairs | Bert Bowden Geoffrey Grenfell Australia | 593 | Glyn Barnett Antony Ringer England | 588 | David Calvert Martin Millar Northern Ireland | 584 |
| 10m Air Rifle | Chris Hector England | 685.9 | Jean-François Sénécal Canada | 683 | Nigel Wallace England | 680 |
| 10m Air Rifle – Pairs | Jean-François Sénécal Wayne Sorensen Canada | 1166 | Chris Hector Nigel Wallace England | 1161 | David Rattray Robert Law Scotland | 1145 |
| 10m Running Target | Bryan Wilson Australia | 657.9 | Mark Bedlington Canada | 656 | Paul Carmine New Zealand | 650.7 |
| 10m Running Target – Pairs | Mark Bedlington Matthew Bedlington Canada | 1088 | Bryan Wilson and Peter Zutenis Australia | 1088 | Paul Carmine and Anthony Clark New Zealand | 1079 |
| Women | ||||||
| 50m Rifle Prone | Shirley McIntosh Scotland | 586 | Sylvia Purdie Australia | 585 | Patricia Littlechild Scotland | 585 |
| 50m Small Bore Rifle Prone – Pairs | Kim Frazer Sylvia Purdie Australia | 1160 | Shirley McIntosh Patricia Littlechild Scotland | 1158 | Christina Ashcroft Linda Szulga Canada | 1158 |
| 50m Small Bore Rifle Three Positions | Sharon Bowes Canada | 666.4 | Roopa Unnikrishnan India | 662.5 | Christina Ashcroft Canada | 661.6 |
| 50m Small Bore Rifle Three Positions – Pairs | Sharon Bowes Christina Ashcroft Canada | 1143 | Karen Morton Lindsay Volpin England | 1132 | Roopa Unnikrishnan Kuheli Gangulee India | 1110 |
| 10m Air Rifle | Photini Theophanous Cyprus | 488.7 | Malini Wickramasinghe Sri Lanka | 488.5 | Sharon Bowes Canada | 488.4 |
| 10m Air Rifle – Pairs | Pushpamali Ramanayake Malini Wickramasinghe Sri Lanka | 771 | Karen Morton Louise Minett England | 771 | Christina Ashcroft Sharon Bowes Canada | 766 |
Shotgun
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men/Open | ||||||
| Trap | Mansher Singh India | 141 | George Leary Canada | 140 | Andreas Angelou Cyprus | 137 |
| Trap – Pairs | Tom Hewitt Samuel Allen Northern Ireland | 188 | Ron Bonotto George Leary Canada | 187 | Bob Borsley John Grice England | 186 |
| Skeet | Ian Hale Australia | 144 | Christos Kourtellas Cyprus | 143 | Andy Austin England | 143 |
| Skeet – Pairs | Antonakis Andreou Christos Kourtellas Cyprus | 189 | Brian Thomson Geoffrey Jukes New Zealand | 186 | Michael Thomson Ian Marsden Scotland | 186 |
Weightlifting
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||||||
| Flyweight | Snatch | Murgesan Veerasamy India | 105 | Badathala Adisekhar India | 105 | François Lagacé Canada | 105 |
| Clean and Jerk | Badathala Adisekhar India | 132.5 | Matin Guntali Malaysia | 130 | Murgesan Veerasamy India | 127.5 | |
| Overall | Badathala Adisekhar India | 237.5 | Murgesan Veerasamy India | 232.5 | François Lagacé Canada | 227.5 | |
| Bantamweight | Snatch | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 115 | Chandersekaran Raghavan India | 110 | Denis Aumais Canada | 107.5 |
| Clean and Jerk | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 147.5 | Chandersekaran Raghavan India | 145 | Ben Devonshire England | 132.5 | |
| Overall | Marcus Stephen Nauru | 262.5 | Chandersekaran Raghavan India | 255 | Denis Aumais Canada | 237.5 | |
| Featherweight | Snatch | Najite Ogbogu Nigeria | 125 | Sevdalin Marinov Australia | 125 | Oliver Toby Nigeria | 120 |
| Clean and Jerk | Oliver Toby Nigeria | 152.5 | Sevdalin Marinov Australia | 152.5 | Najite Ogbogu Nigeria | 150 | |
| Overall | Sevdalin Marinov Australia | 277.5 | Najite Ogbogu Nigeria | 275 | Oliver Toby Nigeria | 272.5 | |
| Lightweight | Snatch | Lawal Riliwan Nigeria | 132.5 | Stewart Cruickshank England | 132.5 | Moji Oluwa Nigeria | 130 |
| Clean and Jerk | Moji Oluwa Nigeria | 165 | Satish Rai India | 165 | Stewart Cruickshank England | 160 | |
| Overall | Moji Oluwa Nigeria | 295 | Satish Rai India | 292.5 | Stewart Cruickshank England | 292.5 | |
| Middleweight | Snatch | David Morgan Wales | 147.5 | Serge Trembley Canada | 145 | Damian Brown Australia | 142.5 |
| Clean and Jerk | Damian Brown Australia | 182.5 | David Morgan Wales | 180 | Serge Trembley Canada | 172.5 | |
| Overall | David Morgan Wales | 327.5 | Damian Brown Australia | 325 | Serge Trembley Canada | 317.5 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Snatch | Kiril Kounev Australia | 152.5 | Stephen Ward England | 147.5 | Jim Dan Corbett Canada | 147.5 |
| Clean and Jerk | Kiril Kounev Australia | 200 | Stephen Ward England | 187.5 | Jim Dan Corbett Canada | 182.5 | |
| Overall | Kiril Kounev Australia | 352.5 | Stephen Ward England | 335 | Jim Dan Corbett Canada | 330 | |
| Middle Heavyweight | Snatch | Harvey Goodman Australia | 162.5 | Peter May England | 155 | Collins Okoth Kenya | 120 |
| Clean and Jerk | Harvey Goodman Australia | 200 | Peter May England | 190 | Collins Okoth Kenya | 120 | |
| Overall | Harvey Goodman Australia | 362.5 | Peter May England | 345 | Collins Okoth Kenya | 240 | |
| Sub Heavyweight | Snatch | Christopher Onyezie Nigeria | 155 | Andrew Saxton Australia | 155 | Phillip Christou Australia | 152.5 |
| Clean and Jerk | Andy Callard England | 197.5 | Andrew Saxton Australia | 192.5 | Christopher Onyezie Nigeria | 190 | |
| Overall | Andy Callard England | 347.5 | Andrew Saxton Australia | 347.5 | Christopher Onyezie Nigeria | 345 | |
| Heavyweight | Snatch | Nicu Vlad Australia | 185 | Innocent Chika Nigeria | 160 | Gareth Hives Wales | 130 |
| Clean and Jerk | Nicu Vlad Australia | 220 | Innocent Chika Nigeria | 200 | Gareth Hives Wales | 160 | |
| Overall | Nicu Vlad Australia | 405 | Innocent Chika Nigeria | 360 | Gareth Hives Wales | 290 | |
| Super Heavyweight | Snatch | Steven Kettner Australia | 165 | Stefan Botev Australia | 160 | Victor Edem Nigeria | 155 |
| Clean and Jerk | Stefan Botev Australia | 200 | Steven Kettner Australia | 195 | Victor Edem Nigeria | 190 | |
| Overall | Stefan Botev Australia | 360 | Steven Kettner Australia | 360 | Victor Edem Nigeria | 345 | |
Wrestling
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Light Flyweight | Jacob Isaac Nigeria | Paul Ragusa Canada | Ramesh Kumar India |
| Flyweight | Selwyn Tam Canada | Andrew Hutchinson England | Kirpa Shankar India |
| Bantamweight | Robert Dawson Canada | Ashok Kumar Garg India | Cory O'Brien Australia |
| Featherweight | Marty Calder Canada | John Melling England | Aroutioun Barseguian Cyprus |
| Lightweight | Chris Wilson Canada | Ibo Oziti Nigeria | Muhammad Umar Pakistan |
| Welterweight | David Hohl Canada | Rein Ozoline Australia | Calum McNeil Scotland |
| Middleweight | Justin Abdou Canada | Randhir Singh India | Muhammad Bhola Pakistan |
| Light Heavyweight | Scott Bianco Canada | Victor Kodei Nigeria | Graeme English Scotland |
| Heavyweight | Greg Edgelow Canada | Noel Loban England | Subhash Verma India |
| Super Heavyweight | Andrew Borodow Canada | Bidei Jackson Nigeria | Amerjit Singh England |
Marketing
Mascot
The official mascot of the Games was an anthropomorphic killer whale named "Klee Wyck". This nickname, meaning "the laughing one", was given to Canadian painter and sculptor Emily Carr by the Yuułuʔiłʔatḥ Nation.
Boxing committee
In preparation for 1994 Commonwealth Games, a boxing committee was formed in 1989. The chairperson of the boxing committee was Hassan Sunderani, and the initial members were Brian Zelley, Glyn Jones and Mike Sartori.
In the initial stages, of the committee one of the immediate tasks was to prepare a guide as to what was expected at the Games, and to document some history of amateur boxing in the Greater Victoria area. The primary work was done by chairperson Sunderani while the local boxing history was assigned to committee member Zelley, a previous news editor for the British Columbia Amateur Boxing Association in the mid-1980s and a contributor of boxing news to various news outlets in the 1970s and 80s.
The next order of business was to start the process of organising volunteers. The first formal public meeting to begin this process took place in Victoria in the boardroom of the Victoria Commonwealth Games Society on 21 April 1990. The meeting included three of the committee members, a VCHS official, and seven potential volunteers including two former Vancouver Island Amateur Boxing commissioners – Bert Wilkinson and Rick Brough.
The primary decision was to arrange a bigger meeting and consider reviving the Greater Victoria Amateur Boxing Association on a formal or informal basis, and to have former experienced people with some background in the sport of amateur boxing. That meeting took place on 13 May 1990 with 23 persons in attendance and was listed as the "Greater Victoria Amateur Boxing Association Founding Meeting". This would become an important meeting to begin the real work in preparation of volunteers, have a representative attend the 1990 Seattle Goodwill Games to observe, and plan and prepare for a test event in 1993. Preliminary coverage of the 13 May meeting included a piece titled "Approaching Games to lift amateur boxing's profile". The reporter Jeff Rud interviewed Games official John Stothart and boxing committee members Mike Sartori and Brian Zelley.
The 1993 test event was held in August and included some top Canadian boxers such as Dale Brown of Calgary. Brown was highlighted in the local paper with the headlines "Brown building impressive ring career"; at the end of the tournament the local Times-Colonist newspaper reported "Tournament was a perfect dry run".
Interim boxing chairman
During 1991 Hassan Sunderani resigned as the chairman and committee member Brian Zelley stepped-in for a one-year period as the acting chairman of the committee. During this period, the primary role was to attend Sports Committee meetings while the local boxing community started to organise for potential boxing club activity. In 1992, Sunderani resumed his position and steps were taken to prepare for the pre-Commonwealth Games event in 1993. Also, some new members were appointed to the boxing committee such as Tom Black.
See also
- Knowledge Totem Pole
- Victoria bid for the 2022 Commonwealth Games
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