Samväldesspelen 1978

Samväldesspelen 1978
Grenar128 grenar i 11 sporter
ArrangörCommonwealth Games Federation
Deltagare
Nationer46
Aktiva1 474[1]
Värdskap
LandKanada
OrtEdmonton, Alberta
ArenaCommonwealth Stadium
Invigning3 augusti 1978
Spelen öppnades avElizabeth II
Läste deltagarnas edBeverly Boys
Avslutning12 augusti 1978

Samväldesspelen 1978 anordnades i Edmonton i Alberta mellan den 3 och 12 augusti 1978. Totalt 46 nationer och territorier tävlade i 128 grenar i elva sporter. Ett rekordantal på 1474 idrottare och 571 funktionärer deltog i spelen som öppnades av Elizabeth II av Storbritannien och stängdes av Prins Philip, hertig av Edinburgh.[1][2]

Sporter

Vid Samväldesspelen 1978 tävlades det i 128 grenar i elva sporter.[1]

Badminton Badminton
Bowls Bowls
Boxning Boxning
Brottning Brottning
Cykelsport Cykelsport
Friidrott Friidrott

Gymnastik Gymnastik
Simsport Simsport
Simhopp Simhopp
Simning Simning
Skytte Skytte
Tyngdlyftning Tyngdlyftning

Medaljfördelning

Totalt delades 395 medaljer ut (128 guld, 129 silver och 138 brons). Av 46 deltagande nationer och territorier tog 21 minst en medalj och 15 minst ett guld.[3] Kanada vann medaljligan med 45 guldmedaljer och 109 medaljer sammanlagt.[4]

  *   Värdnation

Pl.NationGuldSilverBronsTotalt
1Kanada Kanada*453133109
2England England27273387
3Australien Australien24332784
4Kenya Kenya76518
5Nya Zeeland Nya Zeeland56920
6Indien Indien55515
7Skottland Skottland36514
8Jamaica Jamaica2237
9Wales Wales2158
10Nordirland Nordirland2125
11Hongkong Hongkong2002
12Malaysia Malaysia1214
13Ghana Ghana1113
Guyana Guyana1113
15Tanzania Tanzania1102
16Trinidad och Tobago Trinidad och Tobago0224
Zambia Zambia0224
18Bahamas Bahamas0101
Papua Nya Guinea Papua Nya Guinea0101
20Samoa Samoa0033
21Isle of Man Isle of Man0011
Totalt128129138395

Källor

  1. ^ [a b c] Edmonton 1978. Commonwealth Sport. Läst 23 februari 2023.
  2. ^ 1978 - Edmonton. insidethegames.biz. Läst 23 februari 2023.
  3. ^ Medal Standings Edmonton 1978. Commonwealth Games Federation. Läst 23 februari 2023.
  4. ^ 1978 Commonwealth Games - Edmonton. Arkiverad 23 februari 2023 hämtat från the Wayback Machine. Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. 23 februari 2023.

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