Athletics at the 10th British Commonwealth Games
The QE II Park was purpose-built for the 1974 Games.
Dates25 January – 2 February 1974
Host cityChristchurch, New ZealandNew Zealand
VenueQueen Elizabeth II Park
LevelSenior
Events37
Participation468 athletes from
35 nations
Records set1 WR, 18 GR


At the 1974 British Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Queen Elizabeth II Park in Christchurch, New Zealand between 25 January and 2 February. Athletes competed in 37 events — 23 for men and 14 for women.

Medal summary

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +0.8 m/s)
Jamaica Don Quarrie10.38Kenya John Mwebi10.51Ghana Ohene Karikari10.51
200 metres
(wind: -0.6 m/s)
Jamaica Don Quarrie20.73Ghana George Daniels20.97New Zealand Bevan Smith21.08
400 metres
Kenya Charles Asati46.04Uganda Silver Ayoo46.07Tanzania Claver Kamanya46.16
800 metres
Kenya John Kipkurgat1:43.91 GRKenya Mike Boit1:44.39New Zealand John Walker1:44.92
1500 metres
Tanzania Filbert Bayi3:32.16 WRNew Zealand John Walker3:32.52Kenya Ben Jipcho3:33.16
5000 metres
Kenya Ben Jipcho13:14.4 GREngland Brendan Foster13:14.6England Dave Black13:23.6
10,000 metres
New Zealand Dick Tayler27:46.40England Dave Black27:48.49Kenya Richard Juma27:56.96
Marathon
England Ian Thompson2:09:12 GRNew Zealand Jack Foster2:11:19Eswatini Richard Mabuza2:12:55
110 metres hurdles
(wind: -0.1 m/s)
Kenya Fatwell Kimaiyo13.69 GRWales Berwyn Price13.84Australia Max Binnington13.88
400 metres hurdles
England Alan Pascoe48.83 GRAustralia Bruce Field49.32Kenya William Koskei49.34
3000 metres steeplechase
Kenya Ben Jipcho8:20.67 GRWales John Davies8:24.8Kenya Evans Mogaka8:28.51
4 × 100 metres relay
 Australia
Greg Lewis
Laurie D'Arcy
Andrew Ratcliffe
Graham Haskell
39.31 GR  Ghana
Albert Lomotey
Ohene Karikari
Kofi Okyir
George Daniels
39.61  Nigeria
Timon Oyebami
Benedict Majekodunmi
Kola Abdulai
James Olakunle
39.70
4 × 400 metres relay
 Kenya
Charles Asati
Francis Musyoki
Bill Koskei
Julius Sang
3:04.43  England
Alan Pascoe
Andy Carter
John Wilson
Bill Hartley
3:06.66  Uganda
Pius Olowu
William Dralu
Samuel Kakonge
Silver Ayoo
3:07.45
20 miles walk
England John Warhurst2:35:23England Roy Thorpe2:39:03Australia Peter Fullager2:42:09
High jump
Australia Gordon Windeyer2.16 GRAustralia Lawrie Peckham2.14Canada Claude Ferragne2.12
Pole vault
Australia Don Baird5.05Northern Ireland Mike Bull5.00England Brian Hooper5.00
Long jump
England Alan Lerwill7.94Australia Chris Commons7.92Ghana Joshua Owusu7.75
Triple jump
Ghana Joshua Owusu16.50India Mohinder Singh Gill16.44Ghana Moise Pomaney16.23
Shot put
England Geoff Capes20.74 GREngland Mike Winch19.36Canada Bruce Pirnie18.68
Discus throw
New Zealand Robin Tait63.08 GREngland Bill Tancred59.48England John Hillier57.22
Hammer throw
England Ian Chipchase69.56England Howard Payne68.02Australia Peter Farmer67.48
Javelin throw
England Charles Clover84.92 GREngland Dave Travis79.92Kenya John Mayaka77.56
Decathlon
Northern Ireland Mike Bull7417England Barry King7277Australia Rob Lethbridge7270

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: +0.5 m/s)
Australia Raelene Boyle11.27 GREngland Andrea Lynch11.31Australia Denise Robertson11.50
200 metres
(wind: +0.2 m/s)
Australia Raelene Boyle22.50 GRAustralia Denise Robertson22.73Ghana Alice Annum22.90
400 metres
Canada Yvonne Saunders51.67England Verona Bernard51.94Australia Charlene Rendina52.08
800 metres
Australia Charlene Rendina2:01.11 GRNew Zealand Sue Haden2:02.04Kenya Sabina Chebichi2:02.61
1500 metres
Canada Glenda Reiser4:07.08 GREngland Joan Allison (Page)4:10.66Canada Thelma Wright (Fynn)4:12.26
100 metres hurdles
(wind: +1.0 m/s)
England Judy Vernon13.45Australia Gaye Dell13.54Nigeria Modupe Oshikoya13.69
4 × 100 metres relay
 Australia
Denise Robertson
Jennifer Lamy
Raelene Boyle
Robyn Boak
43.51 GR  England
Barbara Martin
Andrea Lynch
Judy Vernon
Sonia Lannaman
44.30  Ghana
Alice Annum
Hannah Afriyie
Josephine Ocran
Rose Asiedua
44.35
4 × 400 metres relay
 England
Jannette Roscoe
Ruth Kennedy
Sue Pettett
Verona Bernard
3:29.23  Australia
Charlene Rendina
Judy Canty
Margaret Ramsay
Terri Cater
3:30.72  Canada
Brenda Walsh
Margaret McGowen
Maureen Crowley
Yvonne Saunders
3:33.92
High jump
England Barbara Lawton1.84Canada Louise Hanna1.82Canada Brigitte Bittner1.80
Long jump
Nigeria Modupe Oshikoya6.46Canada Brenda Eisler6.38Wales Ruth Martin-Jones6.38
Shot put
Canada Jane Haist16.12New Zealand Valerie Young15.29Australia Jean Roberts15.24
Discus throw
Canada Jane Haist55.52 GRScotland Rosemary Payne53.94Canada Carol Martin53.16
Javelin throw
Australia Petra Rivers55.48Australia Jenny Symon52.14England Sharon Corbett50.26
Pentathlon
Northern Ireland Mary Peters4455Nigeria Modupe Oshikoya4423England Ann Wilson4236

Medal table

New Zealand's John Walker won medals in the 800 and 1500 metres.

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 England (ENG)1013528
2 Australia (AUS)87722
3 Kenya (KEN)62614
4 Canada (CAN)42612
5 New Zealand (NZL)*2428
6 Northern Ireland (NIR)2103
7 Jamaica (JAM)2002
8 Ghana (GHA)1258
9 Nigeria (NGR)1124
10 Tanzania (TAN)1012
11 Wales (WAL)0213
12 Uganda (UGA)0112
13 India (IND)0101
 Scotland (SCO)0101
15 Swaziland0011
Totals (15 entries)373737111

Participating nations

References

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