# Australia at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Australia competed at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton Canada from 3 to 12 August 1978. It was Australia's eleventh appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in ten of the eleven sports that it entered.

## Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Rick Mitchell | Athletics | Men's 400 metres |
| Gold | Peter Farmer | Athletics | Men's hammer throw |
| Gold | Denise Boyd | Athletics | Women's 200 metres |
| Gold | Judy Peckham | Athletics | Women's 800 metres |
| Gold | Katrina Gibbs | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Gold | Gael Mulhall | Athletics | Women's shot put |
| Gold | Philip McElwaine | Boxing | Men's Middleweight |
| Gold | Kenrick Tucker | Cycling | Men's Sprint |
| Gold | Colin Fitzgerald Kevin Nichols Gary Sutton Shane Sutton | Cycling | Men's Team Pursuit |
| Gold | Phil Anderson | Cycling | Men's Road Race |
| Gold | Mark Morgan | Swimming | Men's 100 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Ron McKeon | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Ron McKeon | Swimming | Men's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Max Metzker | Swimming | Men's 1500 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Glenn Patching | Swimming | Men's 100 metres Backstroke |
| Gold | Graeme Brewer Mark Morgan Max Metzker Ron McKeon | Swimming | Men's 4 x 200 metres Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Women's 800 metres Freestyle |
| Gold | Debra Forster | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Backstroke |
| Gold | Michelle Ford | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Butterfly |
| Gold | Bill Stellios | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight |
| Gold | Sam Castiglione | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight |
| Gold | Robert Kabbas | Weightlifting | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Gold | Zsigmund Kelevitz | Wrestling | Men's Lightweight |
| Silver | Max Binnington | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Garry Brown | Athletics | Men's 400 metres hurdles |
| Silver | Willi Sawall | Athletics | Men's 30 km walk |
| Silver | Don Baird | Athletics | Men's pole vault |
| Silver | Chris Commons | Athletics | Men's long jump |
| Silver | Ian Campbell | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump |
| Silver | Peter Hadfield | Athletics | Men's decathlon |
| Silver | Raelene Boyle | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
| Silver | Erica Hooker | Athletics | Women's long jump |
| Silver | Gael Mulhall | Athletics | Women's discus throw |
| Silver | Bethanie Nail Denise Robertson Maxine Corcoran Judy Peckham | Athletics | Women's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Silver | John Snell | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles |
| Silver | Gary Campbell | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit |
| Silver | Kenrick Tucker | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Silver | Shane Sutton | Cycling | Men's 10 Miles Scratch |
| Silver | Valerie McFarlane | Diving | Women's 10 Metres Highboard |
| Silver | Lyndsay Nyland | Gymnastics | Men's All Around |
| Silver | Graeme Brewer | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Glenn Patching | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Backstroke |
| Silver | Glenn Patching Graeme Brewer Mark Morgan Ron McKeon | Swimming | Men's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay |
| Silver | Rosemary Brown | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Michelle Ford | Swimming | Women's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Michelle Ford | Swimming | Women's 800 metres Freestyle |
| Silver | Lisa Forrest | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Backstroke |
| Silver | Debra Forster Lisa Curry Rosemary Brown Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Women's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay |
| Silver | Ivan Katz | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight |
| Silver | Charles Quagliata | Weightlifting | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Silver | Adrian Kebbe | Weightlifting | Men's Lightweight |
| Silver | Steve Wyatt | Weightlifting | Men's Sub Heavyweight |
| Silver | Bob Edmond | Weightlifting | Men's Super Heavyweight |
| Silver | Wally Koenig | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight |
| Silver | Mick Pikos | Wrestling | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Warren Parr | Athletics | Men's 110 metres hurdles |
| Bronze | Tim Erickson | Athletics | Men's 30km walk |
| Bronze | John Higham Chum Darvall Garry Brown Rick Mitchell | Athletics | Men's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Bronze | Denise Boyd | Athletics | Women's 100 metres |
| Bronze | Collen Beazley | Athletics | Women's 200 metres |
| Bronze | Beathanie Nail | Athletics | Women's 400 metres |
| Bronze | Colleen Beazley Denise Robertson Lyn Jacenko Roxanne Gelle | Athletics | Women's 4 x 400 metres relay |
| Bronze | Peter Wighton | Boxing | Men's Flyweight |
| Bronze | Gary Sutton | Cycling | Men's 10 Miles Scratch |
| Bronze | Ron Boyle Stephen Goodall | Cycling | Men's Tandem |
| Bronze | Don Wagstaff | Diving | Men's 3 Metres Springboard |
| Bronze | Lambert Ariens Lindsay Nylund Rudolf Starosta Warwick Forbes | Gymnastics | Men's Team |
| Bronze | Jeff Farrell | Shooting | Men's Open Rapid-Fire Pistol |
| Bronze | Terry Rumbel | Shooting | Men's Open Trap |
| Bronze | Mark Morgan | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Bronze | Max Metzker | Swimming | Men's 400 metres Freestyle |
| Bronze | Paul Moorfoot | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Backstroke |
| Bronze | Lindsay Spencer | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Breaststroke |
| Bronze | Peter Dawson | Swimming | Men's 200 metres Individual Medley |
| Bronze | Glenn Patching Graeme Brewer Lindsay Spencer Mark Morgan | Swimming | Men's 4 x 100 metres Medley Relay |
| Bronze | Michelle Ford | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Freestyle |
| Bronze | Glenda Robertson | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Backstroke |
| Bronze | Linda Hanel | Swimming | Women's 100 metres Butterfly |
| Bronze | Linda Hanel | Swimming | Women's 200 metres Butterfly |
| Bronze | Lisa Burnes Michelle Ford Rosemary Brown Tracey Wickham | Swimming | Women's 4 x 100 metres Freestyle Relay |
| Bronze | Roger Crabtree | Weightlifting | Men's Flyweight |
| Bronze | Ken Hoyt | Wrestling | Men's Flyweight |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | |
| Swimming | 10 | 9 | 11 | 30 |
| Athletics | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| Cycling | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| Boxing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Diving | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Gymnastics | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Shooting | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Wrestling | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | 24 | 33 | 27 | 84 |

## Officials

* General Manager - Les Martyn
* Assistant Manager - James Barry
* Administrative Officer - John Bourke
* Transport Officer - Arthur Tunstall
* Office Assistant - Miriam Fay
* Medical: Medical Officer - Dr Anthony Millar, Physiotherapists - Thomas Dobson, Rcahel Kalman, Messeurs - George Saunders
* Advance Party - Bill Young, Leslie Dunn, Massue McQuiston, Peggy Tunstall
* Attache - Bill Sturgeon
* Section Officials - Athletics Manager - Geoffrey Martin, Assistant Manager - Frederick Napier, Manager Women - Gwen Chester, Athletic Coaches - Francis Day, Norman Osborne; Badminton Manager - Don Stockins, Basminton Training Co-ordinator - Ian Hutchinson; Lawn Bowls Manager - Leslie Fynmore; Boxing Manager - Sol Spitanic, Boxing Coach - Paul Thompson; Cycling Manager - Bernard Sweetman, Track Coach - Alexander Fulcher, Road Coach - Kenneth Trowell; Gymnastics Manager - Graham Bond, Men's Coach - Barry Cheales, Women's Coach - Ollie Maywald; Shooting Manager - Newton Thomas; Training Coordinator - Peter Anderson; Swimming Manager - Clive Rickards, Manager Women - Joyce Horne, Head Coach - Terry Buck, Coaches - Joe King, Bill Sweetenham, Diving Manager - John Sherry; Weightlifting Manager - Lyn Jones, Trainer - Paul Coffa; Wrestling Manager - Geoffrey Jameson; Coachj - Sam Parker