1978 Commonwealth Games

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The **1978 Commonwealth Games** were held in Edmonton, Alberta, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin.
The Bid Election was held at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerised system was used to handle ticket sales.

## Participating teams

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46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in **bold**).

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* Australia
* Bahamas
* **File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh**
* File:Flag of Barbados.svg.png Barbados
* File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda
* Template:Country data British Honduras
* Canada
* **File:Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands**
* File:Flag of the Cook Islands 1973.svg Cook Islands
* **File:Flag of Cyprus (1960–2006).svg Cyprus**
* England
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* Ghana
* File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar
* File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada
* File:Flag of Guernsey (1936).svg Guernsey
* File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana
* File:Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg.png Hong Kong
* India
* File:Flag of the Isle of Man.svg Isle of Man
* File:Flag of Jamaica.svg.png Jamaica

* File:Flag of Jersey (pre 1981).svg Jersey
* File:Flag of Kenya.svg.png Kenya
* File:Flag of Lesotho (1966–1987).svg Lesotho
* Malawi
* File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
* File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius
* New Zealand
* Northern Ireland
* File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg.png Papua New Guinea
* **Template:Country data Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla**
* File:Flag of Saint Lucia 1967.svg Saint Lucia
* File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Scotland
* Sierra Leone
* File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
* File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka
* File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland
* File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania
* Template:Country data The Gambia
* File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago
* **File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands**
* Wales
* Template:Country data Western Samoa
* File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia

## Medals by event

### Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
### Badminton

Main article: Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

### Bowls

Main article: Lawn Bowls at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

### Cycling

Track

Road

### Shooting

Pistol

Rifle

Shotgun

### Swimming

Men's events

Women's events

## Venues

* **Commonwealth Stadium**: Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies (built new for the games)
* **University of Alberta Arena**: Badminton
* **Commonwealth Bowls**: Lawn Bowling (built new for the games)
* **Edmonton Gardens**: Boxing
* **Argyll Velodrome**: Cycling (built new for the games)
* **Northlands Coliseum**: Gymnastics
* **Strathcona Shooting Range**: Shooting (built new for the games)
* **Kinsmen Aquatic Centre**: Swimming and Diving (built new for the games)
* **Jubilee Auditorium**: Weightlifting
* **University of Alberta Gym**: Wrestling

## References

1. ↑ Donald Macintosh; Michael Hawes; Donna Ruth Greenhorn; David Ross Black (5 April 1994). *Sport and Canadian Diplomacy*. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-0-7735-1161-3.

## External links

* Commonwealth Games Official Site
* A Brief History from the Delhi 2010 site
* 1978 Commonwealth Games – Australian Commonwealth Games official website
* *Going the Distance,* an NFB documentary

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