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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Edinburgh, Scotland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox games
| name         = IX British Commonwealth Games
| logo         = Edinburgh 1970 Commonwealth Games.png
| size         = 200
| host_city    = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland
| caption      =
| nations      = 42
| athletes     = 1,744 (inc. officials)
| events       = 121 events in 10 sports
| opening      = 16 July 1970
| closing      = 25 July 1970
| opened_by    = [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]
| athlete_oath = [[Crawford Fairbrother]]
| Queens_Baton = [[Jim Alder]]
| stadium      = [[Meadowbank Stadium]]
| previous     = [[1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games|VIII]]
| next         = [[1974 British Commonwealth Games|X]] 
}}

The '''1970 British Commonwealth Games''' were held in [[Edinburgh]], Scotland, from 16 to 25 July 1970. This was the first time the name [[British Commonwealth Games]] was adopted, the first time [[metric system|metric units]] rather than [[imperial unit]]s were used in all events, and also the first time the event was held in [[Scotland]]. Also, the event saw the first unique Games trademark logo: an emblem showing the Games emblem intertwined with a St Andrews Cross and a thistle. The event was followed by the [[1970 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games]] for wheelchair athletes.

==Host selection==
In August 1966, the bid vote was held in [[Jamaica]]. [[Edinburgh]], [[Scotland]] with 18 votes beat [[Christchurch]], New Zealand, with 11.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=5XhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x6MMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6656%2C1132888|title=Edinburgh Get 1970 Games|date=8 August 1966|work=[[Glasgow Herald]]|access-date=5 November 2016}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|+1970 British Commonwealth Games bidding results
|-
! scope="col" | City
! scope="col" | Country
! scope="col" | Votes
|-
|[[Edinburgh]]
|[[File:Flag of Scotland (navy blue).svg|link=[[:File:Flag of Scotland (navy blue)]].svg|21x21px]] [[Scotland]]
|18
|-
|[[Christchurch]]
|[[File:Flag of New Zealand.svg|21x21px]] New Zealand
|11
|}

== Participating teams ==
[[File:Commonwealth games 1970 countries map.PNG|thumb|220px|Countries that participated]]
42 teams were represented at the 1970 Games.<br />(Teams competing for the first time are shown in '''bold''').

{{clear}}
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg|23px]] [[Associated State of Antigua|Antigua]]
* {{flag|Australia}}
* {{flag|Bahamas|colonial}}
* {{flag|Barbados}}
* {{flag|Bermuda}}
* {{flag|Canada}}
* {{flag|Ceylon|1951}}
* {{flag|Dominica|1965}}
* {{flag|England}}
* [[image:Flag of Fiji (1924–1970).svg|23px]] [[Colony of Fiji|Fiji]]
* {{flag|Ghana}}
* {{flag|Gibraltar|ensign1939}}
* '''{{flag|Grenada|1967}}''': first appearance
* '''{{flag|Guernsey|old}}''': first appearance
* {{flag|Guyana}}
* [[image:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg|23px]] [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
* {{flag|India}}
* {{flag|Isle of Man}}
* {{flag|Jamaica}}
* {{flag|Jersey|old}}
* {{flag|Kenya}}
* '''{{flag|Malawi}}''': first appearance
* {{flag|Malaysia}}
* {{flag|Malta}}
* [[image:Flag of Mauritius.svg|23px]] [[Mauritius (1968–1992)|Mauritius]]
* {{flaglink|New Zealand|at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
* {{flag|Nigeria}}
* {{flag|Northern Ireland}}
* {{flag|Pakistan}}
* {{flagicon|PNG|1970}} [[Territory of Papua and New Guinea|Papua and New Guinea]]
* {{flag|Saint Lucia|1967}}
* {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|colonial}}
* {{flag|Scotland}} '''(host)'''
* [[image:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg|23px]] [[Dominion of Sierra Leone|Sierra Leone]]
* {{flag|Singapore}}
* '''{{flag|Swaziland}}''': first appearance
* {{flag|Tanzania}}
* '''{{flag|The Gambia}}''': first appearance
* {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
* {{flag|Uganda}}
* {{flag|Wales}}
* {{flag|Zambia|1964}}
{{div col end}}

== History ==
In December of the following year, an appeal fund was launched, aiming to raise £200,000 towards the cost of running the games.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zHhAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=wqMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=1263%2C1464595 |title=S.R.U. gift of £1,000 to Games fund |work=Glasgow Herald |date=9 December 1967 |page=1 |access-date=6 November 2016}}</ref>

== Medals by country ==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = {{Screen reader-only|Medals won by country}}
 | host           = SCO
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_AUS = 36 | silver_AUS = 24 | bronze_AUS = 22
 | gold_ENG = 27 | silver_ENG = 25 | bronze_ENG = 32
 | gold_CAN = 18 | silver_CAN = 24 | bronze_CAN = 24
 | gold_SCO = 6 | silver_SCO = 8 | bronze_SCO = 11 | host_SCO = yes 
 | gold_KEN = 5 | silver_KEN = 3 | bronze_KEN = 6
 | gold_IND = 5 | silver_IND = 3 | bronze_IND = 4
 | gold_PAK = 4 | silver_PAK = 3 | bronze_PAK = 2
 | gold_JAM = 4 | silver_JAM = 2 | bronze_JAM = 1
 | gold_UGA = 3 | silver_UGA = 3 | bronze_UGA = 1
 | gold_NIR = 3 | silver_NIR = 1 | bronze_NIR = 5
 | gold_NZL = 2 | silver_NZL = 6 | bronze_NZL = 6
 | gold_WAL = 2 | silver_WAL = 6 | bronze_WAL = 4
 | gold_GHA = 2 | silver_GHA = 3 | bronze_GHA = 2
 | gold_NGR = 2 | silver_NGR = 0 | bronze_NGR = 0
 | gold_MAS = 1 | silver_MAS = 1 | bronze_MAS = 1
 | gold_BHK = 1 | silver_BHK = 0 | bronze_BHK = 0 | name_BHK = {{flag|British Hong Kong|1959}}
 | gold_TTO = 0 | silver_TTO = 4 | bronze_TTO = 3
 | gold_ZAM = 0 | silver_ZAM = 2 | bronze_ZAM = 2
 | gold_SIN = 0 | silver_SIN = 1 | bronze_SIN = 1
 | gold_BAR = 0 | silver_BAR = 1 | bronze_BAR = 0
 | gold_TAN = 0 | silver_TAN = 1 | bronze_TAN = 0
 | gold_FIJ = 0 | silver_FIJ = 0 | bronze_FIJ = 1 | name_FIJ = {{flagteam|FIJ|colonial}}
 | gold_GAM = 0 | silver_GAM = 0 | bronze_GAM = 1
 | gold_GUY = 0 | silver_GUY = 0 | bronze_GUY = 1
 | gold_IOM = 0 | silver_IOM = 0 | bronze_IOM = 1
 | gold_MAW = 0 | silver_MAW = 0 | bronze_MAW = 1 | name_MAW = {{flagteam|MAW|1964}}
 | gold_VIN = 0 | silver_VIN = 0 | bronze_VIN = 1 | name_VIN = {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|colonial|name=Saint Vincent}}
}}

== Medals by event ==

=== Athletics ===
{{Main|Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}

=== Badminton ===
{{Main|Badminton at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Medal winners}}
! Event
! scope=col style="background-color:gold;" | Gold
! scope=col style="background-color:silver;" | Silver
! scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Bronze
|-
|Men's Singles||{{flagathlete|[[Jamie Paulson]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Paul Whetnall]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ray Sharp (badminton)|Ray Sharp]]|ENG}}
|-
|Men's Doubles||{{flagathlete|[[Ng Boon Bee]] & [[Punch Gunalan]]|MAS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ng Tat Wai]] & [[Tan Soon Hooi]]|MAS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Yves Paré]] & [[Jamie Paulson]]|CAN}}
|-
|Women's Singles||{{flagathlete|[[Margaret Beck]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Gillian Perrin]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Margaret Boxall]]|ENG}}
|-
|Women's Doubles||{{flagathlete|[[Margaret Boxall]] & [[Sue Whetnall]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Gillian Perrin]] & [[Julie Rickard]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Rosalind Singha Ang]] & [[Teoh Siew Yong]]|MAS}}
|-
|Mixed Doubles||{{flagathlete|[[Derek Talbot]] & [[Margaret Boxall]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Roger Mills (badminton)|Roger Mills]] & [[Gillian Perrin]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[David Eddy (badminton)|David Eddy]] & [[Sue Whetnall]]|ENG}}
|}

=== Bowls ===
{{Main|Lawn Bowls at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}

=== Boxing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Medal winners by weight division}}
!Event
! scope=col style="background-color:gold;" | Gold
! scope=col style="background-color:silver;" | Silver
! scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Bronze
|-
| Light Flyweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[James Odwori]]|UGA}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Anthony Davies (boxer)|Anthony Davies]]|WAL}}||{{flagathlete|[[P.J. Butterfield]]|AUS}}, {{flagathlete|[[Michael Abrams (boxer)|Michael Abrams]]|ENG}}
|-
| Flyweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Dave Needham (boxer)|Dave Needham]]|ENG}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Leo Rwabwogo]]|UGA}}||{{flagathlete|[[Alex McHugh (boxer)|Alex McHugh]]|SCO}}, {{flagathlete|[[Davy Larmour (boxer)|Davy Larmour]]|NIR}}
|-
| Bantamweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Sulley Shittu]]|GHA}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Samuel Mbugua]]|KEN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Stewart Ogilvie]]|SCO}}, {{flagathlete|[[Courtney Atherly]]|GUY}}
|-
| Featherweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Philip Waruinge]]|KEN}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Deogratias Musoke]]|UGA}}||{{flagathlete|[[Mir Samar]]|PAK}}, {{flagathlete|[[Alan Richardson (boxer)|Alan Richardson]]|ENG}}
|-
| Lightweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Abayomi Adeyemi]]|NGR}}|| {{flagathlete|[[John Gillan (boxer)|John Gillan]]|SCO}}||{{flagathlete|[[Tatu Ghiong]]a|MAW|1964}}, {{flagathlete|[[Moses Mbogwa]]|KEN}}
|-
| Light Welterweight, Men || {{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Murul]]i|UGA}}||{{flagathlete|[[Dai Davies (boxer)|Dai Davies]]|WAL}}||{{flagathlete|[[Emmanuel Lawson]]|GHA}}, {{flagathlete|[[Paul Kayula]]|ZAM}}
|-
| Welterweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Emma Ankudey]]|GHA}}|| {{flagathlete|[[John Olulu]]|KEN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Tommy Joyce]]|SCO}}, {{flagathlete|[[Shivaji Bhonsle (boxer)|Shivaji Bhonsle]]|IND}}
|-
| Light Middleweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Tom Imrie]]|SCO}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Julius Luipa]]|ZAM}}||{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Doherty (boxer)|Patrick Doherty]]|NIR}}, {{flagathlete|[[David Attan]]|KEN}}
|-
| Middleweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[John Conteh]]|ENG}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Titus Simba]]|TAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Robert Murphy (boxer)|Robert Murphy]]|AUS}}, {{flagathlete|[[Samuel Kasongo]]|ZAM}}
|-
| Light Heavyweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Fatai Ayinla]]|NGR}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Oliver Wright (boxer)|Oliver Wright]]|JAM}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Victor Attivor]]|GHA}}, {{flagathlete|[[John Rafferty (boxer)|John Rafferty]]|SCO}}
|-
| Heavyweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Benson Masanda]]|UGA}}|| {{flagathlete|[[John McKinty]]|NIR}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Jack Meda]]|CAN}}, {{flagathlete|[[Leslie Stevens (boxer)|Leslie Stevens]]|ENG}}
|}

=== Cycling ===

==== Track ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Track cycling medal winners, men}}
! scope=rowgroup rowspan=2 | Event
! scope=colgroup style="background-color:gold;" colspan=2 | Gold
! scope=colgroup style="background-color:silver;" colspan=2 | Silver
! scope=colgroup style="background-color:#cc9966;" colspan=2 | Bronze
|-
! scope=col | Athlete !! scope=col | Time !! scope=col | Athlete !! scope=col | Time !! scope=col | Athlete !! scope=col | Time
|-
|Time trial, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Harry Kent (cyclist)|Harry Kent]]|NZL}}||00:01:09||{{flagathlete|[[Leslie King (cyclist)|Leslie King]]|TRI}}||00:01:10||{{flagathlete|[[Jocelyn Lovell]]|CAN}}||00:01:11
|-
|Sprint, Men||{{flagathlete|[[John Nicholson (cyclist)|John Nicholson]]|AUS}}||||{{flagathlete|[[Gordon Johnson (cyclist)|Gordon Johnson]]|AUS}}||||{{flagathlete|[[Leslie King (cyclist)|Leslie King]]|TRI}}||
|-
|Individual pursuit, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Ian Hallam]]|ENG}}||00:05:01||{{flagathlete|[[Danny Clark (cyclist)|Danny Clark]]|AUS}}||00:05:05||{{flagathlete|[[Blair Stockwell]]|NZL}}||walkover
|-
|10 miles scratch, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Jocelyn Lovell]]|CAN}}||00:20:47||{{flagathlete|[[Brian Temple]]|SCO}}||00:20:48||{{flagathlete|[[Vernon Stauble]]|TRI}}||00:20:48
|-
|Tandem, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Gordon Johnson (cyclist)|Gordon Johnson]] &amp; [[Ron Jonker]]|AUS}}||11.43||{{flagathlete|[[Jocelyn Lovell]] &amp; [[Barry Harvey (cyclist)|Barry Harvey]]|CAN}}||||{{flagathlete|[[John Hatfield (cyclist)|John Hatfield]] &amp; [[John Beswick (cyclist)|John Beswick]]|WAL}}||
|}

==== Road ====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Road cycling medal winners, men}}
! rowspan=2 | Event
! scope=colgroup colspan="2" style="background-color:gold;"| Gold
! style="background-color:silver;" scope=colgroup colspan="2"| Silver
! style="background-color:#cc9966;"  scope=colgroup colspan="2"| Bronze
|-
! scope=col | Athlete !! scope=col | Time !! scope=col | Athlete !! scope=col | Time !! scope=col | Athlete !! scope=col | Time
|-
|Road race, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Bruce Biddle]]|NZL}}||04:38:06||{{flagathlete|[[Ray Bilney]]|AUS}}||04:39:06||{{flagathlete|[[John Trevorrow]]|AUS}}||04:40:03
|}

=== Fencing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Fencing results by event}}
! scope=col | Event
! scope=col style="background-color:gold;" | Gold
! scope=col style="background-color:silver;"| Silver
! scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966;"| Bronze
|-
|Foil, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Mike Breckin]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Barry Paul]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Graham Paul]]|ENG}}
|-
|Foil – Team, Men||{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Barry Paul]]<br />[[Graham Paul]]<br />[[Mike Breckin]]||{{flagathlete|Australia|AUS}}<br />[[Ernest Simon (fencer)|Ernest Simon]]<br />[[Gregory Benko]]<br />[[Bill Ronald]]||{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Gerry Wiedel]]<br />[[Konrad Widmaier]]<br />[[Magdy Conyd]]
|-
|Épée, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Bill Hoskyns]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Lester Wong]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Jacobs (fencer)|Peter Jacobs]]|ENG}}
|-
|Épée – Team, Men||{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Bill Hoskyns]]<br />[[Peter Jacobs (fencer)|Peter Jacobs]]<br />[[Ralph Johnson (fencer)|Ralph Johnson]]||{{flagathlete|Scotland|SCO}}<br />[[George Sandor]]<br />[[Ian Hunter (fencer)|Ian Hunter]]<br />[[Derek Russell (fencer)|Derek Russell]]||{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Konrad Widmaier]]<br />[[Lester Wong]]<br />[[Peter Bakonyi (fencer born 1933)|Peter Bakonyi]]
|-
|Sabre, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Alexander Leckie]]|SCO}}||{{flagathlete|[[Rodney Craig]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Richard Cohen (fencer)|Richard Cohen]]|ENG}}
|-
|Sabre- Team, Men||{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[David Acfield]]<br />[[Rodney Craig]]<br />[[Richard Cohen (fencer)|Richard Cohen]]||{{flagathlete|Scotland|SCO}}<br />[[A.H. Mitchell]]<br />[[Alexander Leckie]]<br />[[Gordon Wiles (fencer)|Gordon Wiles]]||{{flagathlete|Australia|AUS}}<br />[[Gabor Arato]]<br />[[Gregory Benko]]<br />[[Laszlo Tornallyay]]
|-
|Foil, Women||{{flagathlete|[[Janet Wardell-Yerburgh]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Marion Exelby]]|AUS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Susan Youngs]]|SCO}}
|-
|Foil – Team, Women||{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Clare Henley-Halsted|Clare Henley]]<br />[[Janet Bewley-Cathie-Wardell-Yerburgh|Janet Wardell-Yerburgh]]<br />[[Sue Green (fencer)|Sue Green]]||{{flagathlete|Scotland|SCO}}<br />[[B.H. Williams]]<br />[[Judith Bain]]<br />[[Susan Youngs]]||{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Fleurette Campeau]]<br />[[Kay Aoyama]]<br />[[Pacita Weidel]]
|}

=== Swimming ===
====Men's events====

{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Men's swimming events: medallists and times by event}}
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Event
! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 style="background-color: gold;" | Gold
! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 style="background-color: silver;" | Silver
! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 style="background-color: #cc9966;" | Bronze
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | Athlete
! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | Time
! scope="col" style="background-color:silver;" | Athlete
! scope="col" style="background-color:silver;" | Time
! scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Athlete
! scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Time
|-
| 100&nbsp;m freestyle
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Wenden]]|AUS}} ||53.06
|{{flagathlete|[[Greg Rogers]]|AUS}} ||54.26
|{{flagathlete|[[William Devenish]]|AUS}} ||54.28
|-
| 200&nbsp;m freestyle
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Wenden]]|AUS}} ||1:56.69
|{{flagathlete|[[Ralph Hutton]]|CAN}} ||1:58.45
|{{flagathlete|[[Greg Rogers]]|AUS}} ||1:58.63
|-
| 400&nbsp;m freestyle
|{{flagathlete|[[Graham White (swimmer)|Graham White]]|AUS}} ||4:08.48
|{{flagathlete|[[Ralph Hutton]]|CAN}} ||4:08.77
|{{flagathlete|[[Greg Brough]]|AUS}} ||4:12.16
|-
| 1500&nbsp;m freestyle
|{{flagathlete|[[Graham Windeatt]]|AUS}} ||16:23.82
|{{flagathlete|[[Max Tavasci]]|AUS}} ||16:34.46
|{{flagathlete|[[Mark Treffers]]|NZL}} ||16:44.69
|-
| 100&nbsp;m backstroke
|{{flagathlete|[[Bill Kennedy (swimmer)|Bill Kennedy]]|CAN}} ||1:01.65
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Richards (swimmer)|Michael Richards]]|WAL}} ||1:01.69
|{{flagathlete|[[Erik Fish]]|CAN}} ||1:02.02
|-
| 200&nbsp;m backstroke
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Richards (swimmer)|Michael Richards]]|WAL}} ||2:14.53
|{{flagathlete|[[Raymond Terrell]]|ENG}} ||2:15.48
|{{flagathlete|[[Neil Rogers (swimmer)|Neil Rogers]]|AUS}} ||2:15.63
|-
| 100&nbsp;m breaststroke
|{{flagathlete|[[William Mahony (swimmer)|William Mahony]]|CAN}} ||1:09.0
|{{flagathlete|[[Peter Cross (swimmer)|Peter Cross]]|CAN}} ||1:09.4
|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Jarvie (swimmer)|Paul Jarvie]]|AUS}} ||1:10.0
|-
| 200&nbsp;m breaststroke
|{{flagathlete|[[William Mahony (swimmer)|William Mahony]]|CAN}} ||2:30.29
|{{flagathlete|[[Paul Jarvie (swimmer)|Paul Jarvie]]|AUS}} ||2:30.70
|{{flagathlete|[[David Wilkie (swimmer)|David Wilkie]]|SCO}} ||2:32.87
|-
| 100&nbsp;m butterfly
|{{flagathlete|[[Byron MacDonald]]|CAN}} ||58.44
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Arusoo]]|CAN}} ||58.98
|{{flagathlete|[[Ron Jacks]]|CAN}} ||59.01
|-
| 200&nbsp;m butterfly
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Arusoo]]|CAN}} ||2:08.97
|{{flagathlete|[[Martyn Woodroffe]]|WAL}} ||2:09.14
|{{flagathlete|[[James Findlay (swimmer)|James Findlay]]|AUS}} ||2:09.4
|-
| 200&nbsp;m individual medley
|{{flagathlete|[[George Smith (swimmer)|George Smith]]|CAN}} ||2:13.72
|{{flagathlete|[[Ken Campbell (swimmer)|Ken Campbell]]|CAN}} ||2:16.57
|{{flagathlete|[[Martyn Woodroffe]]|WAL}} ||2:16.64
|-
| nowrap | 400&nbsp;m individual medley
|{{flagathlete|[[George Smith (swimmer)|George Smith]]|CAN}} ||4:48.87
|{{flagathlete|[[Raymond Terrell]]|ENG}} ||4:49.85
|{{flagathlete|[[James Findlay (swimmer)|James Findlay]]|AUS}} ||4:51.92
|-
| 4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay
|{{flagathlete|Australia|AUS}}<br />[[Graham White (swimmer)|Graham White]]<br />[[Greg Rogers|Gregory Rogers]]<br />[[Michael Wenden]]<br />[[William Devenish]] ||3:36.02
|{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[George Smith (swimmer)|George Smith]]<br />[[Ralph Hutton]]<br />[[Robert Kasting]]<br />[[Ron Jacks]] ||3:37.65
|{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Tony Jarvis]]<br />[[Ivan Myall]]<br />[[Malcolm Windeatt]]<br />[[Raymond Terrell]] ||3:41.24
|-
| 4×200&nbsp;m freestyle relay
|{{flagathlete|Australia|AUS}}<br />[[Graham White (swimmer)|Graham White]]<br />[[Greg Rogers|Gregory Rogers]]<br />[[Michael Wenden]]<br />[[William Devenish]] ||7:50.77
|{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[George Smith (swimmer)|George Smith]]<br />[[Ralph Hutton]]<br />[[Robert Kasting]]<br />[[Ron Jacks]] ||8:00.69
|{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Tony Jarvis]]<br />[[Ivan Myall]]<br />[[John Mills (swimmer)|John Mills]]<br />[[Raymond Terrell]] ||8:10.60
|-
| 4×100&nbsp;m medley relay
|{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Byron MacDonald]]<br />[[Robert Kasting]]<br />[[William Mahony (swimmer)|William Mahony]]<br />[[Bill Kennedy (swimmer)|Bill Kennedy]] ||4:01.10
|{{flagathlete|Australia|AUS}}<br />[[James Findlay (swimmer)|James Findlay]]<br />[[Michael Wenden]]<br />[[Neil Rogers (swimmer)|Neil Rogers]]<br />[[Paul Jarvie (swimmer)|Paul Jarvie]] ||4:04.55
|{{flagathlete|Wales|WAL}}<br />[[Kevin Moran (swimmer)|Kevin Moran]]<br />[[Martin Richards (swimmer)|Martin Richards]]<br />[[Martyn Woodroffe]]<br />[[Nigel Johnson (swimmer)|Nigel Johnson]] ||4:08.05
|}

====Women's events====
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Women's swimming events: medallists and times by event}}
|-
! scope="col" rowspan=2 | Event
! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 style="background-color: gold;" | Gold
! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 style="background-color: silver;" | Silver
! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 style="background-color: #cc9966;" | Bronze
|-
! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | Athlete
! scope="col" style="background-color:gold;" | Time
! scope="col" style="background-color:silver;" | Athlete
! scope="col" style="background-color:silver;" | Time
! scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Athlete
! scope="col" style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Time
|-
|-
| 100&nbsp;m freestyle
|{{flagathlete|[[Angela Coughlan]]|CAN}}||1:01.22
|{{flagathlete|[[Lynne Watson]]|AUS}}||1:01.45
|{{flagathlete|[[Jenny Watts]]|AUS}}||1:01.80
|-
| 200&nbsp;m freestyle
|{{flagathlete|[[Karen Moras]]|AUS}}||2:09.78
|{{flagathlete|[[Angela Coughlan]]|CAN}}||2:10.83
|{{flagathlete|[[Alex Jackson (swimmer)|Alex Jackson]]|IOM}}||2:13.52
|-
| 400&nbsp;m freestyle
|{{flagathlete|[[Karen Moras]]|AUS}}||4:27.38
|{{flagathlete|[[Denise Langford]]|AUS}}||4:31.42
|{{flagathlete|[[Robyn Risson]]|AUS}}||4:39.75
|-
| 800&nbsp;m freestyle
|{{flagathlete|[[Karen Moras]]|AUS}}||9:02.45
|{{flagathlete|[[Helen Gray (swimmer)|Helen Gray]]|AUS}}||9:27.48
|{{flagathlete|[[Robyn Risson]]|AUS}}||9:37.89
|-
| 100&nbsp;m backstroke
|{{flagathlete|[[Lynne Watson]]|AUS}}||1:07.10
|{{flagathlete|[[Debra Cain]]|AUS}}||1:07.73
|{{flagathlete|[[Donna Gurr]]|CAN}}||1:08.87
|-
| 200&nbsp;m backstroke
|{{flagathlete|[[Lynne Watson]]|AUS}}||2:22.86
|{{flagathlete|[[Donna Gurr]]|CAN}}||2:24.33
|{{flagathlete|[[Debra Cain]]|AUS}}||2:26.02
|-
| 100&nbsp;m breaststroke
|{{flagathlete|[[Beverley Whitfield]]|AUS}}||1:17.40
|{{flagathlete|[[Dorothy Harrison]]|ENG}}||1:17.60
|{{flagathlete|[[Chris Jarvis (swimmer)|Chris Jarvis]]|ENG}}||1:19.83
|-
| 200&nbsp;m breaststroke
|{{flagathlete|[[Beverley Whitfield]]|AUS}}||2:44.12
|{{flagathlete|[[Dorothy Harrison]]|ENG}}||2:46.18
|{{flagathlete|[[Amanda Radnage]]|ENG}}||2:50.11
|-
| 100&nbsp;m butterfly
|{{flagathlete|[[Diane Lansley]]|ENG}}||1:07.90
|{{flagathlete|[[Susan Smith (swimmer)|Susan Smith]]|CAN}}||1:08.18
|{{flagathlete|[[Allyson Mabb]]|AUS}}||1:08.67
|-
| 200&nbsp;m butterfly
|{{flagathlete|[[Maree Robinson]]|AUS}}||2:24.67
|{{flagathlete|[[Jane Comerford (swimmer)|Jane Comerford]]|AUS}}||2:24.95
|{{flagathlete|[[Allyson Mabb]]|AUS}}||2:31.09
|-
| 200&nbsp;m individual medley
|{{flagathlete|[[Denise Langford]]|AUS}}||2:28.89
|{{flagathlete|[[Shelagh Ratcliffe]]|ENG}}||2:29.65
|{{flagathlete|[[Diana Rickard]]|AUS}}||2:30.80
|-
| nowrap | 400&nbsp;m individual medley
|{{flagathlete|[[Denise Langford]]|AUS}}||5:10.74
|{{flagathlete|[[Gail Neall]]|AUS}}||5:15.82
|{{flagathlete|[[Shelagh Ratcliffe]]|ENG}}||5:17.89
|-
| 4×100&nbsp;m freestyle relay
|{{flagathlete|Australia|AUS}}<br />[[Debra Cain]]<br />[[Denise Langford]]<br />[[Jennifer Watts]]<br />[[Lynne Watson]] ||4:06.41
|{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Angela Coughlan]]<br />[[Karen James (swimmer)|Karen James]]<br />[[Linda Hall]]<br />[[Susan Smith (swimmer)|Susan Smith]] ||4:12.16
|{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Diana Sutherland]]<br />[[Kathryn Smith (swimmer)|Kathryn Smith]]<br />[[Lesley Allardice]]<br />[[Sally Pickering]] ||4:14.90
|-
| 4×100&nbsp;m medley relay
|{{flagathlete|Australia|AUS}}<br />[[Allyson Mabb]]<br />[[Beverley Whitfield]]<br />[[Denise Langford]]<br />[[Lynne Watson]] ||4:30.66
|{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Diane Lansley]]<br />[[Dorothy Harrison]]<br />[[Kathryn Smith (swimmer)|Kathryn Smith]]<br />[[Sylvia Platt]] ||4:38.94
|{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Angela Coughlan]]<br />[[Donna-Marie Gurr]]<br />[[Susan Smith (swimmer)|Susan Smith]]<br />[[Sylvia Dockerhill]] ||4:39.65
|}

=== Diving ===
{{Main|Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games}}

=== Weightlifting ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Medal winners in men's weightlifting by weight division}}
! rowspan=2 scope=rowgroup | Event
! style="background-color:gold;" scope=colgroup colspan="2"| Gold
! style="background-color:silver;" scope=colgroup colspan="2"| Silver
! style="background-color:#cc9966;" sscope=colgroup colspan="2"| Bronze
|-
! style="background-color:gold;" | Athlete
! style="background-color:gold;" | Weight
! style="background-color:silver;" | Athlete
! style="background-color:silver;" | Weight
! style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Athlete
! style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Weight
|-
|Flyweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[George Vasiliades]]|AUS}}||290||{{flagathlete|[[Abdul Ghafoor (weightlifter)|Abdul Ghafoor]]|PAK}}||287.5||{{flagathlete|[[John McNiven (weightlifter)|John McNiven]]|SCO}}||265
|-
|Bantamweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Precious McKenzie]]|ENG}}||335||{{flagathlete|[[Tony Phillips (weightlifter)|Tony Phillips]]|BAR}}||317.5||{{flagathlete|[[Tung Chye Hong]]|SIN}}||302.5
|-
|Featherweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[George Perrin]]|ENG}}||342.5||{{flagathlete|[[Chua Phung Kim]]|SIN}}||340||{{flagathlete|[[Alexander Navis]]|IND}}||335
|-
|Lightweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[George Newton (weightlifter)|George Newton]]|ENG}}||372.5||{{flagathlete|[[Ieuan Owen]]|WAL}}||355||{{flagathlete|[[Bruce Cameron (weightlifter)|Bruce Cameron]]|NZL}}||335
|-
|Middleweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Russell Perry (weightlifter)|Russell Perry]]|AUS}}||412.5||{{flagathlete|[[Tony Ebert]]|NZL}}||402.5||{{flagathlete|[[Pierre St. Jean (weightlifter)|Pierre St. Jean]]|CAN}}||400
|-
|Light Heavyweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Nicolo Ciancio]]|AUS}}||447.5||{{flagathlete|[[John Bolton (weightlifter)|John Bolton]]|NZL}}||445||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Arthur]]|WAL}}||427.5
|-
|Middle Heavyweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Louis Martin (weightlifter)|Louis Martin]]|ENG}}||457.5||{{flagathlete|[[Robert Santavy]]|CAN}}||425||{{flagathlete|[[George Manners (weightlifter)|George Manners]]|VIN|colonial}}||410
|-
|Heavyweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Russ Prior]]|CAN}}||490||{{flagathlete|[[Dave Hancock (weightlifter)|Dave Hancock]]|ENG}}||470||{{flagathlete|[[Price Morris]]|CAN}}||470
|-
|Super Heavyweight – Overall, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Ray Rigby (weightlifter)|Ray Rigby]]|AUS}}||500||{{flagathlete|[[Terry Perdue]]|WAL}}||500||{{flagathlete|[[Grant Anderson (Highland games)|Grant Anderson]]|SCO}}||432.5
|}

=== Wrestling ===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ {{Screen reader-only|Men's wrestling, medal winners by weight division}}
! scope=col | Event
! scope=col style="background-color:gold;" | Gold
! scope=col style="background-color:silver;" | Silver
! scope=col style="background-color:#cc9966;" | Bronze
|-
|Light Flyweight, Men || {{flagathlete|Ved Prakash|IND}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Ken Shand]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Masih Sadiq]]|PAK}},<br>{{flagathlete|[[Don Urquhart (wrestler)|Don Urquhart]]|SCO}}
|-
|Flyweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Sudesh Kumar]]|IND}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Muhammad Nazir (wrestler, born 1936)|Muhammad Nazir]]|PAK}}|| {{flagathlete|[[David Stitt]]|CAN}}
|-
|Bantamweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Muhammad Sardar]]|PAK}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Herbert Singerman]]|CAN}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Terence Robinson]]|ENG}}
|-
|Featherweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Muhammad Saeed (wrestler)|Muhammad Saeed]]|PAK}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Patrick Bolger]]|CAN}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Randhawa Singh]]|IND}}
|-
|Lightweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Udey Chand]]|IND}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Muhammad Yaqub]]|PAK}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Ole Sorensen (wrestler)|Ole Sorensen]]|CAN}}
|-
|Welterweight, Men||{{flagathlete|[[Mukhtiar Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Alfred Wurr]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Gordon Mackay (wrestler)|Gordon Mackay]]|NZL}}
|-
|  Middleweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Harish Rajindra]]|IND}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Nick Schori]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[David Aspin]]|NZL}},<br> {{flagathlete|[[Ron Grinstead]]|ENG}}
|-
|Light Heavyweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Faiz Muhammad|Muhammad Faiz]]|PAK}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Sajjan Singh (wrestler)|Sajjan Singh]]|IND}} ||{{flagathlete|[[Claude Pilon]]|CAN}}
|-
|Heavyweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Edward Millard]]|CAN}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Bishwanath Singh]]|IND}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Muhammad Riaz (wrestler)|Muhammad Riaz]]|PAK}}
|-
|Super Heavyweight, Men|| {{flagathlete|[[Ikram Ilahi]]|PAK}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Maruti Mane]]|IND}}|| {{flagathlete|[[Denis McNamara]]|ENG}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.commonwealthsport.com/commonwealth-games/edinburgh-1970 "Edinburgh 1970"]. ''Commonwealthsport.com''. Commonwealth Sport.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060503184350/http://www.commonwealthgames.org.au/gamesinfo/pastgames/1970/1970.htm 1970 British Commonwealth Games] – Australian Commonwealth Games official website

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