# Australia at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games

Australia competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh Scotlandfrom 16 to 25 July 1970. It was Australia's ninth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in eight of the ten sports that it entered.

## Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Tony Manning | Athletics | Men's 3000m Steeplechase |
| Gold | Noel Freeman | Athletics | Men's 20 miles Walk |
| Gold | Lawrie Peckham | Athletics | Men's High Jump |
| Gold | Phil May | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump |
| Gold | Geoff Smith | Athletics | Men's Decathlon |
| Gold | Raylene Boyle | Athletics | Women's 100m |
| Gold | Raylene Boyle | Athletics | Women's 200m |
| Gold | Pam Kilborn | Athletics | Women's 100m Hurdles |
| Gold | Jennifer Lamy Pam Kilborn Marion Hoffman Raelene Boyle | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100m Relay |
| Gold | Petra Rivers | Athletics | Women's Javelin Throw |
| Gold | John Nicholson | Cycling | Men's Sprint |
| Gold | Gordon Johnson Ron Jonker | Cycling | Men's Tandem |
| Gold | Don Wagstaff | Diving | Men's 3m Springboard |
| Gold | Don Wagstaff | Diving | Men's 10m Platform |
| Gold | Michael Wenden | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
| Gold | Michael Wenden | Swimming | Men's 200m Freestyle |
| Gold | Graham White | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
| Gold | Graham Windeatt | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle |
| Gold | Graham White Greg Rogers Michael Wenden Bill Devenish | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Graham White Greg Rogers Michael Wenden Bill Devenish | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Karen Moras | Swimming | Women's 200m Freestyle |
| Gold | Karen Moras | Swimming | Women's 400m Freestyle |
| Gold | Karen Moras | Swimming | Women's 800m Freestyle |
| Gold | Lynne Watson | Swimming | Women's 100m Backstroke |
| Gold | Lynne Watson | Swimming | Women's 200m Backstroke |
| Gold | Beverley Whitfield | Swimming | Women's 100m Breaststroke |
| Gold | Beverley Whitfield | Swimming | Women's 200m Breaststroke |
| Gold | Maree Robinson | Swimming | Women's 100m Butterfly |
| Gold | Denise Langford | Swimming | Women's 200m Butterfly |
| Gold | Denise Langford | Swimming | Women's 400m Individual Medley |
| Gold | Debra Cain Denise Langford Jennifer Watts Lynne Watson | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Allyson Mabb Beverley Whitfield Denise Langford Lynne Watson | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
| Gold | George Vasil | Weightlifting | Men's Flyweight |
| Gold | Russell Perry | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight |
| Gold | Nicolo Ciancio | Weightlifting | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Gold | Ray Rigby | Weightlifting | Men's Super Heavyweight |
| Silver | Ross Wilson | Athletics | Men's 400m |
| Silver | Ron Clarke | Athletics | Men's 10,000m |
| Silver | Malcolm Baird | Athletics | Men's 110m Hurdles |
| Silver | Bob Gardiner | Athletics | Men's 20 miles Walk |
| Silver | Phil May | Athletics | Men's Long Jump |
| Silver | Mick McGrath | Athletics | Men's Triple Jump |
| Silver | Sandra Brown | Athletics | Women's 400m |
| Silver | Maureen Caird | Athletics | Women's 100m Hurdles |
| Silver | Jean Roberts | Athletics | Women's Discus Throw |
| Silver | Gordon Johnson | Cycling | Men's Sprint |
| Silver | Danny Clark | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit |
| Silver | Ray Bilney | Cycling | Men's Road Race |
| Silver | Ernest Simon Gregory Benko Bill Ronald | Fencing | Men's Foil Team |
| Silver | Marion Exelby | Fencing | Women's Foil |
| Silver | Greg Rogers | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
| Silver | Max Tavasci | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle |
| Silver | Paul Jarvie | Swimming | Men's 200m Breaststroke |
| Silver | James Findlay Michael Wenden Neil Rogers Paul Jarvie | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
| Silver | Lynne Watson | Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle |
| Silver | Denise Langford | Swimming | Women's 400m Freestyle |
| Silver | Helen Gray | Swimming | Women's 800m Freestyle |
| Silver | Debra Cain | Swimming | Women's 100m Backstroke |
| Silver | Jane Comerford | Swimming | Women's 200m Butterfly |
| Silver | Gail Neall | Swimming | Women's 400m Individual Medley |
| Bronze | Marion Hoffman | Athletics | Women's 100m |
| Bronze | Cheryl Peasley | Athletics | Women's 800m |
| Bronze | Jean Roberts | Athletics | Women's Shot Put |
| Bronze | Peter Butterfield | Boxing | Men's Light Flyweight |
| Bronze | Robert Murphy | Boxing | Men's Middleweight |
| Bronze | John Trevorrow | Cycling | Men's Road Race |
| Bronze | Gaye Morley | Diving | Women's 3m Springboard |
| Bronze | Gabor Arato Gregory Benko Laszlo Tornallyay | Fencing | Men's Sabre Team |
| Bronze | Bill Devenish | Swimming | Men's 200m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Greg Rogers | Swimming | Men's 200m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Greg Brough | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Neil Rogers | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke |
| Bronze | Paul Jarvie | Swimming | Men's 100m Breaststroke |
| Bronze | James Findlay | Swimming | Men's 200m Butterfly |
| Bronze | James Findlay | Swimming | Men's 400m Individual Medley |
| Bronze | Jenny Watts | Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Robyn Risson | Swimming | Women's 400m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Robyn Risson | Swimming | Women's 800m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Debra Cain | Swimming | Women's 200m Backstroke |
| Bronze | Allyson Mabb | Swimming | Women's 100m Butterfly |
| Bronze | Allyson Mabb | Swimming | Women's 200m Butterfly |
| Bronze | Dianne Rickard | Swimming | Women's 200m Individual Medley |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | |
| Swimming | 18 | 10 | 14 | 42 |
| Athletics | 10 | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Weightlifting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cycling | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Diving | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Fencing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Boxing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 36 | 24 | 22 | 82 |

## Officials

Commandant & General Manager – Arthur Tunstall
Assistant General manager – Eric Hayman
Assistant Managers Women – Esna Hopewell, Masie McQuiston
Administrative Officer – Ivan Lund
Advance Party – David McKenzie, Bill Young
Attache – Kenneth Breechin
Medical Officer – Dr Robert Tinning ; Masseur – George Saunders Section Officials – Athletics Manager – Graeme Briggs, Athletics Coaches – Stewart Embling, Jack Pross, William Edgecombe ; Badminton Coach/Manager – Ronald Whittle ; Lawns Bowls Coach/Manager – Harold Leedham ; Boxing Manager/Coach – John Hare ; Cycling Manager – Howard Bergstrom, Cycling Coach/Trainer – Harold Johnson ; Fencing Manager/Coach – Laurence Smith ; Swimming Manager – Archie Steinbeck, Swimming Coaches – Arthur Cusack, Don Talbot ; Diving Coach – Thomas Donnet ; Weightlifting Manager/Coach – Sam Coffa ; Wrestling Manager/Coach -John Bourke