# Australia at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Australia competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. It was Australia's eighth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in nine of the ten sports that it entered.

## Medallists

The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Noel Clough | Athletics | Men's 880 yards |
| Gold | Ken Roche | Athletics | Men's 440 yards hurdles |
| Gold | Lawrie Peckham | Athletics | Men's high jump |
| Gold | Trevor Bickle | Athletics | Men's pole vault |
| Gold | Dianne Burge | Athletics | Women's 100 yards |
| Gold | Dianne Burge | Athletics | Women's 220 yards |
| Gold | Judy Pollock | Athletics | Women's 440 yards |
| Gold | Pam Kilborn | Athletics | Women's 80 metres hurdles |
| Gold | Jenny Lamy Pam Kilborn Joyce Bennett Dianne Burge | Athletics | Women's 4 × 110 yards relay |
| Gold | Michele Brown | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Gold | Margaret Parker | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Gold | Michael Wenden | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Bob Windle | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Ron Jackson | Swimming | Men's 1650 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | Peter Reynolds | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Backstroke |
| Gold | Peter Reynolds | Swimming | Men's 220 yards Backstroke |
| Gold | Ian O'Brien | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Breaststroke |
| Gold | Ian O'Brien | Swimming | Men's 220 yards Breaststroke |
| Gold | Peter Reynolds | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Individual Medley |
| Gold | David Dickson John Ryan Mike Wenden Bob Windle | Swimming | Men's 4×110 yards Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | David Dickson Mike Wenden Peter Reynolds Bob Windle | Swimming | Men's 4×220 yards Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Kathy Wainright | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Gold | George Vakakis | Weightlifting | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Silver | Ron Clarke | Athletics | Men's 3 miles |
| Silver | Ron Clarke | Athletics | Men's 6 miles |
| Silver | Kerry O'Brien | Athletics | Men's 3000 metres steeplechase |
| Silver | Nick Birks | Athletics | Men's javelin throw |
| Silver | Jenny Lamy | Athletics | Women's 220 yards |
| Silver | Judy Pollock | Athletics | Women's 880 yards |
| Silver | Jean Roberts | Athletics | Women's discus throw |
| Silver | Anna Bocson | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Silver | Darryl Norwood | Boxing | Men's Bantamweight |
| Silver | Phillip Watts Bristow-Stagg | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Silver | John Bylsma | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit |
| Silver | Hilton Clarke | Cycling | Men's 10 miles Scatch |
| Silver | Don Wagstaff | Diving | Men's 3m Springboard |
| Silver | Don Wagstaff | Diving | Men's 10m Platform |
| Silver | Robyn Bradshaw | Diving | Women's 10m Platform |
| Silver | Barry Wasley Brian McCowage John Humphreys Russell Hobby | Fencing | Men's Foil Team |
| Silver | Brian McCowage Gabor Arato Laszlo Tornallyay | Fencing | Men's Sabre Team |
| Silver | Jeanette Beauchamp Melody Coleman Walburga Winter | Fencing | Women's Foil Team |
| Silver | Michael Papps | Shooting | Men's Rapid Fire Pistol |
| Silver | John Bennett | Swimming | Men's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | Graham Dunn | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Butterfly |
| Silver | Brett Hill | Swimming | Men's 220 yards Butterfly |
| Silver | Lynette Bell | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | Jenny Thorn | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Silver | Janet Steinbeck Jan Murphy Lynette Bell Marion Smith | Swimming | Women's 4×110 yards Freestyle Relay |
| Silver | Jan Murphy | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Individual Medley |
| Silver | Arthur Shannos | Weightlifting | Men's Heavyweight |
| Silver | Kevin McGrath | Wrestling | Men's Bantamweight |
| Bronze | Gary Eddy Allen Crawley Gary Holdsworth Peter Norman | Athletics | Men's 4 × 110 yards relay |
| Bronze | Robyn Woodhouse | Athletics | Women's high jump |
| Bronze | John Rakowski | Boxing | Men's Flyweight |
| Bronze | Bryan Knoche | Boxing | Men's Light Welterweight |
| Bronze | Dennis Booth | Boxing | Men's Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze | Richard Hine | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Bronze | Richard Hine | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit |
| Bronze | Daryl Perkins | Cycling | Men's Sprint |
| Bronze | Chris Robb | Diving | Men's 3m Springboard |
| Bronze | Chris Robb | Diving | Men's 10m Platform |
| Bronze | Susan Knight | Diving | Women's 3m Springboard |
| Bronze | Barry Wasley John Humphreys Peter Hardiman Russell Hobby | Fencing | Men's Épée Team |
| Bronze | Gabor Arato | Fencing | Men's Sabre |
| Bronze | John Murphy | Shooting | Men's Small Bore Rifle |
| Bronze | David Dickson | Swimming | Men's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Karl Byron | Swimming | Men's 220 yards Backstroke |
| Bronze | Jan Murphy | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Kim Herford | Swimming | Women's 440 yards Freestyle |
| Bronze | Heather Saville | Swimming | Women's 110 yards Breaststroke |
| Bronze | Allyson Mabb Heather Saville Jill Pauline Groeger Lynette Bell | Swimming | Women's 4×110 yards Medley Relay |
| Bronze | Russell Pery | Weightlifting | Men's Middleweight |
| Bronze | Michael Benarik | Wrestling | Men's Middleweight |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | |
| Swimming | 11 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
| Athletics | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Weightlifting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Cycling | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Diving | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Fencing | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Boxing | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Shooting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 23 | 28 | 22 | 73 |

## Officials

Commandant & General Manager: Bill Young
Assistant General Manager: Arthur Tunstall
Team Secretary: David McKenzie
Attache & Medical Officer: Dr Roger Parrish
Physiotherapists: Leslie Bridges, Thomas Dobson
Section Officials: Athletics Manager – Frederick Humphreys, Athletics Manageress – Mary Breen, Athletics Coaches – Kevin Dynan, Jack Pross ; Badminton Competitor/Manager – Kenneth Turner ; Boxing Manager/Coach – Harold Napper ; Cyycling Manager – Charles Manins, Cycling Coach/Trainer – Harry Browne ; Fencing Coach/Manager – Ivan Lund ; Shooting Competitor/Manager – James Kirkwood ; Swimming Manager – Ray McNamara, Swimming Manageresss – Leah Phillips, Swimming Men's Coach – Don Talbot, Swimming Women's Coach – Terry Gathercole ; Diving Coach – Jack Barnett ; Weightlifting Manager/Coach – Les Martyn ; Wrestling Manager/Coach – Hugh Williams