# Australia at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

Australia competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch New Zealand from 24 January to 2 February 1974. It was Australia's tenth 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 | Greg Lewis Laurie D'Arcy Andrew Ratcliffe Graham Haskell | Athletics | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay |
| Gold | Don Baird | Athletics | Men's Pole Vault |
| Gold | Gordon Windeyer | Athletics | Men's High Jump |
| Gold | Raylene Boyle | Athletics | Women's 100m |
| Gold | Raylene Boyle | Athletics | Women's 200m |
| Gold | Charlene Rendina | Athletics | Women's 800m |
| Gold | Jenny Lamy Denise Robertson Raelene Boyle Robyn Boak | Athletics | Women's 4 × 100m Relay |
| Gold | Petra Rivers | Athletics | Women's javelin throw |
| Gold | Dick Paris | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Gold | John Nicholson | Cycling | Men's Sprint |
| Gold | Clyde Sefton | Cycling | Men's Road Race |
| Gold | Don Wagstaff | Diving | Men's 3m Springboard |
| Gold | Don Wagstaff | Diving | Men's 10m Platform |
| Gold | Yvonne Gowland | Shooting | Small Bore Rifle |
| Gold | Michael Wenden | Swimming | Men's 100m Freestyle |
| Gold | Steve Badger | Swimming | Men's 200m Freestyle |
| Gold | John Kulasalu | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
| Gold | Steve Holland | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle |
| Gold | Mark Tonelli | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke |
| Gold | Brad Cooper | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke |
| Gold | Neil Rogers | Swimming | Men's 100m Butterfly |
| Gold | John Kulasalu Michael Wenden Robert Nay Steve Badger | Swimming | Men's 4 × 200 m Freestyle Relay |
| Gold | Sonia Gray | Swimming | Women's 100m Freestyle |
| Gold | Sonia Gray | Swimming | Women's 200m Freestyle |
| Gold | Jenny Turrall | Swimming | Women's 400m Freestyle |
| Gold | Sandra Yost | Swimming | Women's 200m Butterfly |
| Gold | Michael Adams | Weightlifting | Men's Bantamweight |
| Gold | Nick Ciancio | Weightlifting | Men's Middle Heavyweight |
| Gold | George Vasiliades | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight |
| Silver | Bruce Field | Athletics | Men's 400m Hurdles |
| Silver | Lawrie Peckham | Athletics | Men's High Jump |
| Silver | Chris Commons | Athletics | Men's Long Jump |
| Silver | Denise Robertson | Athletics | Women's 200m |
| Silver | Gaye Dell | Athletics | Women's 100m Hurdles |
| Silver | Charlene Rendina Judy Canty Margaret Ramsay Terri Cater | Athletics | Women's 4 × 400m Relay |
| Silver | Jenny Symon | Athletics | Women's Javelin Throw |
| Silver | John Nicholson | Cycling | Men's Time Trial |
| Silver | Murray Hall Kevin Nichols Garry Reardon Gary Sutton | Cycling | Men's Team Pursuit |
| Silver | Murray Hall | Cycling | Men's 10 mile Scratch |
| Silver | John Rush Danny O'Neill | Cycling | Men's Tandem |
| Silver | Andrew Jackomos | Diving | Men's 10m Platform |
| Silver | Clive White | Lawn bowls | Men's Singles |
| Silver | Robert King Errol Bungey Errol Stewart Keith Poole | Lawn bowls | Men's Fours |
| Silver | Norman Harrison | Shooting | Free Pistol |
| Silver | Brad Cooper | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
| Silver | Mark Tonelli | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke |
| Silver | Ross Seymour | Swimming | Men's 200m Butterfly |
| Silver | Michael Wenden Neil Rogers Peter Coughlan Ross Patterson | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m Freestyle Relay |
| Silver | Mark Tonelli Michael Wenden Neil Rogers Nigel Cluer | Swimming | Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay |
| Silver | Jenny Turrall | Swimming | Women's 200m Freestyle |
| Silver | Jenny Turrall | Swimming | Women's 800m Freestyle |
| Silver | Sandra Yost | Swimming | Women's 200m Backstroke |
| Silver | Beverley Whitfield | Swimming | Women's 200m Breaststroke |
| Silver | Debra Cain Jenny Turrall Sonya Gray Suzy Anderson | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100m Freestyle Relay |
| Silver | Beverley Whitfield Debra Cain Linda Young Sonya Gray | Swimming | Women's 4 × 100m Medley Relay |
| Silver | Gerald Hay | Weightlifting | Men's Featherweight |
| Silver | Wally Koenig | Wrestling | Men's Light Flyweight |
| Bronze | Max Binnington | Athletics | Men's 110m Hurdles |
| Bronze | Peter Fullager | Athletics | Men's 20 miles Walk |
| Bronze | Peter Farmer | Athletics | Men's Hammer Throw |
| Bronze | Rob Lethbridge | Athletics | Men's Decathlon |
| Bronze | Denise Robertson | Athletics | Women's 100m |
| Bronze | Charlene Rendina | Athletics | Women's 400m |
| Bronze | Jean Roberts | Athletics | Women's Shot Put |
| Bronze | Gary Sutton | Cycling | Men's Individual Pursuit |
| Bronze | Remo Sansonetti | Cycling | Men's Road Race |
| Bronze | Madeleine Barnett | Diving | Women's 10m Platform |
| Bronze | Robin Bailey | Shooting | Skeet Rifle |
| Bronze | Michael Wenden | Swimming | Men's 200m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Steve Badger | Swimming | Men's 400m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Steve Badger | Swimming | Men's 1500m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Brad Cooper | Swimming | Men's 100m Backstroke |
| Bronze | Robert Williams | Swimming | Men's 200m Backstroke |
| Bronze | Rosemary Milgate | Swimming | Women's 800m Freestyle |
| Bronze | Linda Young | Swimming | Women's 100m Backstroke |
| Bronze | Alison Smith | Swimming | Women's 200m Breaststroke |
| Bronze | Sandra Yost | Swimming | Women's 100m Butterfly |
| Bronze | Gail Neall | Swimming | Women's 200m Butterfly |
| Bronze | Steve Wyatt | Weightlifting | Men's Middle Heavyweight |
| Bronze | John Navie | Wrestling | Men's Flyweight |
| Bronze | Kevin Burke | Wrestling | Men's Bantamweight |
| Bronze | Ray Brown | Wrestling | Men's Featherweight |
Medals by sport :
| Sport | | | | |
| Swimming | 12 | 11 | 10 | 33 |
| Athletics | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| Cycling | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| Weightlifting | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Diving | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Shooting | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Lawn bowls | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wrestling | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Total | 29 | 28 | 25 | 82 |

## Officials

General Manager - Bill Young
Assistant Manager & Advance Party - Les Martyn
Assistant Managers Women - Gwen Chester, Dorothy Nordahl
Asministraive Officer & Advanmce Party - Ivan Lund
Transport Officer - Arthur Tunstall
Team Secretary - Peggy Tunstall
Medical Officer - Dr Anthony 'Tony' Miller ; Physiotherapist - Thomas Dobson ; Masseurs - Percy Barnes, George Saunders
Section Officials - Athletics Manager - Ray Durie, Athletics Assistant Manager - Clive Lee, Athletics Coaches - Alan Barlow, John Daly, Henri Schubert ; Badminton Manager - Don Stockins, Badminton Coach - Ian Hutchinson ; Boxing Manager - Leslie Harold, Boxing Coach - Denis Dack ; Cycling Manager - Leslie Dunn, Cycling Coaches - Keith Reynolds, Max Leslie ; Shooting Manager - Tibor Gonzol, Shooting Training Co-ordinator - Dr Robery Godfrey ; Swimming Manager - Joe King, Swimming Coaches - Ursula Carlile, David Urry ; Diving Coach - Bruce Prance ; Weightlifting Manager - Max Ryan, Weightlifting Coach - Robert Taylor ' Wrestling Manager - William Howden, Wrestling Coach - Choudhry Ashraf