| England at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games | |
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| CGF code | ENG |
| CGA | Commonwealth Games England |
| in Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| Medals Ranked 2nd |
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| British Commonwealth Games appearances | |
England competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January - 2 February 1974. [1] [2]
England finished second in the medal table.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 29 | 28 | 35 | 92 |
| 2 |  England | 28 | 31 | 21 | 80 |
| 3 |  Canada | 25 | 19 | 18 | 62 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 82 | 78 | 74 | 234 | |
The athletes that competed are listed below. [3]
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Joan Allison | 800m, 1500m | 1 x silver |
| Brenda Bedford | shot put | |
| David Bedford | 5000m, 10,000m | |
| Verona Bernard | 400m, 400m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| John Bicourt | 3000m steeplechase | |
| Dave Black | 5000m, 10,000m | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Norine Braithwaite | 1500m | |
| Pete Browne | 800m | |
| Colin Campbell | 800m | |
| Geoff Capes | discus, shot put | 1 x gold |
| Sheila Carey | 800m, 1500m | |
| Andy Carter | 800m, 1500m, 400m relay | 1 x silver |
| Ian Chipchase | hammer | 1 x gold |
| Maureen Chitty | long jump | |
| Charles Clover | javelin | 1 x gold |
| Derek George Cole | 100m relay | |
| Sharon Corbett | javelin | 1 x bronze |
| Pat Cropper | 800m | |
| Pru French | javelin | |
| Brendan Foster | 1500m, 5000m | 1 x silver |
| Graham Gower | 110m hurdles | |
| Brian Green | 100m, 200m, 100m relay | |
| Val Harrison | high jump | |
| Donna Hartley | 200m | |
| Bill Hartley | 400m hurdles, 400m relay | 1 x silver |
| Raymond Edward Hearn | 400m | |
| Ron Hill | marathon | |
| Wendy Hill | 200m | |
| John Hillier | discus | 1 x bronze |
| Steve Hollings | 3000m steeplechase | |
| Janet Honour | 100m hurdles, pentathlon | |
| Brian Hooper | pole vault | 1 x bronze |
| Ruth Kennedy | 400m relay | 1 x gold |
| Barry King | decathlon | 1 x silver |
| John Kirkbride | 1500m | |
| Colin Kirkham | marathon | |
| Sonia Lannaman | 100m, 100m relay | 1 x silver |
| Barbara Lawton | high jump | 1 x gold |
| Carl Philip Lawton | 20 mile walk | |
| Alan Lerwill | triple jump, long jump | 1 x gold |
| Andrea Lynch | 100m, 100m relay | 2 x silver |
| Sue Mapstone | pentathlon | |
| Barbara Martin | 100m, 200m, 100m relay | 1 x silver |
| Ian Christopher Matthews | 100m, 200m, 100m relay | |
| Chris Monk | 100m, 200m, 100m relay | |
| Alan Pascoe | 400m hurdles, 400m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Howard Payne | hammer | 1 x silver |
| Sue Pettett | 400m relay | 1 x gold |
| Brian Stanley Roberts | javelin | |
| Jannette Roscoe | 400m, 400m relay | 1 x gold |
| Tessa Sanderson | javelin | |
| John Sherwood | 400m hurdles | |
| Sheila Sherwood | long jump | |
| Ann Simmonds | 100m hurdles, high jump, long jump | 1 x bronze |
| Tony Simmons | 10,000m | |
| Dorothy Swinyard | discus, shot put | |
| Bill Tancred | discus, shot put | 1 x silver |
| Ian Thompson | marathon | 1 x gold |
| Roy Thorpe | 20 mile walk | 1 x silver |
| Dave Travis | javelin | 1 x silver |
| Judy Vernon | 100m hurdles, 100m relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| John Warhurst | 20 mile walk | 1 x gold |
| Dawn Webster | 400m | |
| Barry Williams | hammer | |
| John Wilson | 400m, 400m relay | 1 x silver |
| Mike Winch | shot put | 1 x silver |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Margaret Beck | singles, doubles | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Margaret Boxall | doubles. mixed | 1 x silver |
| Nora Gardner | singles, mixed | 1 x silver |
| Gillian Gilks | singles, doubles, mixed | 3 x gold |
| Ray Stevens | doubles | 1 x silver |
| Elliot Stuart | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Derek Talbot | singles, doubles, mixed | 2 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Mike Tredgett | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x silver |
| Paul Whetnall | singles, mixed | 1 x silver |
| Susan Whetnall | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| David Bryant | singles | 1 x gold |
| Dave Crocker | rinks/fours | |
| John Evans | pairs | 1 x silver |
| Ted Hayward | rinks/fours | |
| Peter Line | pairs | 1 x silver |
| Bob Robertson | rinks/fours | |
| Harry Taylor | rinks/fours |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Abrams | 48kg light-flyweight | |
| Patrick Cowdell | 54kg bantamweight | 1 x gold |
| Robbie Davies | 71kg light-middlweight | 1 x bronze |
| Tommy Dunn | 63.5kg light-welterweight | |
| Colin Flinn | 57kg featherweight | |
| Des Gwilliam | 60kg lightweight | |
| Roy Hilton | 51kg flyweight | |
| Bill Knight | 81kg middlweight | 1 x gold |
| Neville Meade | 91kg heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Carl Speare | 75kg middleweight | 1 x bronze |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Mick Bennett | scratch race, pursuit, team pursuit | 1 x gold |
| Maurice Burton | match sprint | |
| Geoff Cooke | match sprint, tandem | 1 x gold |
| Ernie Crutchlow | match sprint, tandem | 1 x gold |
| Phil Edwards | road race | |
| Rik Evans | time trial, team pursuit | 1 x gold |
| Phil Griffiths | road race | |
| Ian Hallam | scratch race, time trial, pursuit, team pursuit | 2 x gold, 2 x bronze |
| Steve Heffernan | scratch race, time trial | 1 x gold |
| William Moore | pursuit, team pursuit | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Peter Watson | road race |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Martyn Brown | 10m platform | |
| Alison Drake | 3m springboard | |
| Trevor Simpson | 3m springboard | 1 x bronze |
| Beverly Williams | 10m platform | 1 x silver |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Laszlo Antal | 50m free pistol | 1 x bronze |
| Brian Bailey | clay pigeon trap | 1 x silver |
| Frank Balcombe | 50m rifle prone | |
| Alec Bonnett | skeet | |
| Tony Clark | rapid fire pistol | |
| John Cooke | 50m free pistol, rapid fire pistol | |
| Malcolm Cooper | 50m rifle prone | |
| Joe Neville | clay pigeon trap, skeet | 1 x silver |
| Keith Pilcher | fullbore rifle pair | |
| James Spaight | fullbore rifle pair | 1 x bronze |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Lesley Allardice | 100/200 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Joanne Atkinson | 100 butterfly, 200 medley, relay | |
| Brian Brinkley | 200 butterfly, 200/400 medley, relays | 1 x gold, 3 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Colin Cunningham | 100/200 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, relays | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Neil Dexter | 200/400 freestyle, relay | 1 x silver |
| Susan Edmondson | 100/200/400 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Martin Edwards | 100/200 butterfly | |
| Christine Gaskell | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x gold |
| June Green | 200/400/800 freestyle | |
| Christine Jarvis | 100/200 breaststroke | |
| Jean Jeavons | 100/200 butterfly | |
| Alyson Jones | 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, relays | 1 x bronze |
| Margaret Kelly | 100/200 backstroke, relay | |
| David Leigh | 100/200 breaststroke, relay | 1 x gold, 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Paul Naisby | 100/200 breaststroke, 200 medley | 2 x bronze |
| Stephen Nash | 100/200 butterfly, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Susan Richardson | 200/400 medley | |
| Caroline Tamlyn | 100/200 breaststroke, 200 butterfly | |
| Raymond Terrell | 200/400 medley, relays | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Keith Walton | 100 freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Avis Willington | 200/400 medley, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Ford | 82.5kg light-heavyweight | 1 x gold |
| Michael Foy | 75kg middleweight | |
| Dave Hancock | +110kg super-heavyweight | |
| Andy Kerr | *110kg super-heavyweight | 1 x silver |
| Precious McKenzie | 52kg flyweight | 1 x gold |
| George Newton | 67.5kg lightweight | 1 x gold |
| Mike Pearman | 82.5kg light-heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Brian Strange | 110kg heavyweight | |
| Alan Winterbourne | 60kg featherweight |
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
|---|---|---|
| Joey Gilligan | 68kg lightweight | 1 x silver |
| Ronald Grinstead | 82kg middleweight | |
| Tony Shacklady | 74kg welterweight | 1 x silver |
| Amrik Singh Gill | 57kg bantamweight | 1 x silver |
| Paul Toole | 62kg featherweight |
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