England competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, 3 to 12 August 1978.
England at the CGF code ENG CGA Commonwealth Games England in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada MedalsRanked 2nd Gold 27 Silver 27 Bronze 33 Total 87 Commonwealth Games appearances (overview )
England finished second in the medal table.
The athletes that competed are listed below.
Athletics Name Event/s Medal/s Brian Adams 30km walk Richard John Ashton 400m, 400m relay Liz Barnes 800m Christine Benning 1,500m 1 x silver Dave Black 10,000m Timothy Bonsor 200m, 100m relay Lorna Boothe 100m hurdles 1 x gold Christina Boxer 1,500m Beverly Callender 100m, 200m, 100m relay 1 x gold Geoff Capes shot put 1 x gold Ian Chipchase hammer Dennis Coates 3,000m steeplechase Glen Cohen 400m, 400m relay Jane Colebrook 800m 1 x bronze Sharon Colyear 100m hurdles, 100m relay 1 x gold, 1 x bronze Keith Connor triple jump 1 x gold Garry Cook 800m Steve Cram 1500m Stanley Curran marathon Robert Antony Dale shot put Paul Dickenson hammer Alan Drayton decathlon 1 x bronze Verona Elder 400m, 400m relay 1 x gold, 1 x silver Olly Flynn 30km walk 1 x gold Ann Ford 3,000m 1 x bronze Brendan Foster 5,000m 10,000m 1 x bronze Penny Forse 3,000m Paula Fudge 3,000m 1 x gold Brian Green 100m, 100m relay Jeff Gutteridge pole vault Bill Hartley 400m hurdles Donna Hartley 400m, 400m relay 2 x gold Sue Hearnshaw long jump John Hillier discus Gillian Hitchen high jump Mark Holtom 110m hurdles Brian Hooper pole vault 1 x bronze Leslie Hoyte 100m, 100m relay Trevor Hoyte 200m, 100m relay Wendy Hoyte 100m Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 400m, 400m relay 1 x gold Tim Hutchings 1500m David Johnson triple jump Ruth Kennedy 400m relay 1 x gold Sonia Lannaman 100m, 200m, 100m relay 2 x gold, 1 x silver Angela Littlewood shot put Lesley Mallin discus Sue Mapstone pentathlon 1 x silver Mike McFarlane 100m, 200m Mike McLeod 5,000m, 10,000m 1 x bronze Roy Mitchell long jump 1 x gold David Moorcroft 1500m 1 x gold Aston Moore triple jump 1 x bronze Mark Naylor high jump Paula Newnham 800m Jeff Norman marathon Gary Oakes 400m hurdles Judy Oakes shot put 1 x bronze David Ottley javelin Alan Pascoe 400m hurdles, 400m relay 1 x bronze Sue Reeve long jump 1 x gold Brian Stanley Roberts javelin Nick Rose 5,000m Val Rutter high jump Tessa Sanderson javelin 1 x gold Amos Seddon 30km walk Barbara Simmonds high jump Kathy Smallwood 200m, 100m relay 1 x gold Shara Anne Helen Spragg javelin Tony Staynings 3,000m steeplechase Mary Stewart 1,500m 1 x gold Shirley Strong 100m hurdles 1 x silver Colin Peter Szwed 800m Pete Tancred discus Daley Thompson decathlon Janet Thompson discus David Warren 800m Buster Watson decathlon Fatima Whitbread javelin James Robert Whitehead hammer Terry Whitehead 400m, 400m relay John Wild 3,000m steeplechase Allan Peter Williams pole vault Mike Winch discus, shot put Yvette Wray pentathlon 1 x bronze Trevor Wright marathon Peter Yates javelin 1 x silver
Badminton Name Event/s Medal/s Karen Bridge singles, mixed, team event 1 x gold David Eddy singles, mixed, team event 1 x gold Nora Gardner singles, doubles, mixed, team event 3 x gold Kevin Jolly singles, doubles, mixed, team event 1 x gold Anne Statt singles, doubles, mixed, team event 2 x gold Ray Stevens singles, doubles, team event 2 x gold, 1 x bronze Barbara Sutton doubles, mixed, team event 1 x gold, 1 x bronze Derek Talbot singles, doubles, mixed, team event 1 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze Mike Tredgett doubles, mixed, team event 3 x gold Jane Webster singles, doubles, team event 1 x gold
Bowls Name Event/s Medal/s Jim Ashman pairs David Bryant singles 1 x gold Charlie Burch rinks/fours Mal Hughes rinks/fours Bill Irish rinks/fours Bob Robertson rinks/fours Chris Ward pairs
Boxing Name Event/s Medal/s Julius Awome 91kg heavyweight 1 x gold Joe Dawson 48kg light-flyweight George Gilbody 60kg lightweight Paul Kelly 67kg welterweight Gary Nickels 51kg flyweight Moss O'Brien 57kg featherweight 1 x bronze Delroy Parkes 75kg middleweight 1 x silver Vince Smith 81kg light-heavyweight 1 x silver Jackie Turner 54kg bantamweight
Cycling Name Event/s Medal/s Dave Akam pursuit Bob Downs road race Tony Doyle scratch race, pursuit, team pursuit 2 x bronze Paul Fennell scratch race, time trial, team pursuit 1 x bronze Des Fretwell road race Trevor Gadd match sprint, time trial, tandem 2 x silver Phil Griffiths road race, pursuit Tony James team pursuit 1 x bronze Steve Lawrence road race Dave Le Grys match sprint, tandem 1 x silver Glen Mitchell scratch race, team pursuit 1 x bronze Paul Swinnerton match sprint, time trial
Diving Name Event/s Medal/s Martyn Brown 3m springboard & 10m platform Alison Drake 3m springboard Marion Saunders 10m platform Trevor Simpson 3m springboard Chris Snode 3m springboard & 10m platform 2 x gold
Gymnastics Name Event/s Medal/s Eddie Arnold individual, team 1 x silver Susan Cheesebrough individual, team 1 x silver Jeff Davis individual, team 1 x silver Lisa Jackman individual, team 1 x silver Ian Neale individual, team 1 x silver Karen Robb individual, team 1 x silver Tommy Wilson individual, team 1 x silver Joanna Sime individual, team 1 x silver
Shooting Name Event/s Medal/s Paul Bentley skeet 1 x silver Brian Burrage 50m rifle prone John Cooke rapid fire pistol 1 x silver Barry Dagger 50m rifle prone Sam Gilson fullbore rifle Queens prize Brian Girling rapid fire pistol Andrew Carlisle Jackson 50m free pistol David Killick 50m free pistol Joe Neville skeet 1 x bronze Anthony John Smith clay pigeon trap James Spaight fullbore rifle Queens prize 1 x silver Kenneth Wilson clay pigeon trap
Swimming Name Event/s Medal/s Gary Abraham 100/200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, relay 2 x silver Andrew Astbury 400/1500 freestyle 1 x bronze Joy Beasley 100/200 backstroke Cheryl Brazendale 100/200/400 freestyle, relay 1 x silver Kevin Burns 100 freestyle, relay 1 x bronze Richard Burrell 100 freestyle, relay 1 x bronze Duncan Cleworth 200/400 medley Sharron Davies 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle, 200/400 medley, relays 2 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze David Dunne 100/200 freestyle, relays 2 x bronze Helen Gilyard 100 backstroke, relay 1 x bronze Duncan Goodhew 100/200 breaststroke, relay 3 x silver Simon Gray 400/1500 freestyle, 200 butterfly, 400 medley, relay 3 x silver, 1 x bronze Stephen Harrison 100/200 backstroke Moira Houston 200 freestyle, 200/400 medley Phil Hubble 100/200 butterfly, 200 freestyle, relay 2 x bronze Sue Jenner 100/200 butterfly, relay 1 x bronze Margaret Kelly 100/200 breaststroke, relay 1 x silver, 2 x bronze Steve Lewington 400/1500 freestyle Kaye Lovatt 100 freestyle, relay 1 x silver John Mills 100/200 butterfly, relay 2 x silver Paul Naisby 100/200 breaststroke 1 x bronze Ann Osgerby 100/200 butterfly Debbie Rudd 100/200 breaststroke 1 x silver Martin Smith 200 freestyle, relays 1 x silver, 2 x bronze Heidi Turk 100 freestyle, relay 1 x silver
Weightlifting Name Event/s Medal/s Newton Burrowes 75kg middleweight 1 x silver Victor Daniels 60kg featherweight Andy Drzewiecki 110kg heavyweight 1 x bronze Michael Keelan 82.5kg light-heavyweight Gary Langford 90kg middle-heavyweight 1 x gold Steve Pinsent 75kg middleweight 1 x bronze Gary Shadbolt 82.5kg light-heavyweight 1 x bronze Gian Cheema Singh 90kg middle-heavyweight Kevin Welch-Kennedy 67.5kg lightweight Alan Winterbourne 67.5kg lightweight
Wrestling Name Event/s Medal/s Brian Aspen 62kg featherweight 1 x bronze Mark Dunbar 48kg light flyweight 1 x bronze Amrik Singh Gill 57kg bantamweight 1 x bronze Joey Gilligan 68kg lightweight Keith Haward 74kg welterweight 1 x bronze Keith Peache 100kg heavyweight Tony Shacklady 82kg middleweight