England competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 - 13 August 1966.[1][2]
England finished at the top of the medal table.
Medal table (top three)
The athletes that competed are listed below.[3]
Athletics
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Bill Adcocks | marathon | 1 x silver |
| John Adey | 440y, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Fred Alsop | triple jump & long jump | 1 x bronze |
| Brenda Bedford | shot put & discus | |
| Lillian Board | 440y | |
| John Boulter | 880y & 1 mile | |
| Trevor Burton | pole vault | |
| Chris Carter | 880y | |
| Mel Cheskin | 220y, relay | |
| Derek Clarke | decathlon | |
| Pat Lowe-Cropper | 880y | |
| Dave Dear | 220y, relay | |
| Neill Duggan | 1 mile | |
| John FitzSimons | javelin | 1 x gold |
| Roy Fowler | 6 miles | |
| Bob Frith | 100y | |
| Dave Gaskin | decathlon & long jump | |
| Tim Graham | 440y, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Joy Grieveson | 440y | |
| Jill Hall | 100y, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| David Hemery | 120y hurdles | 1 x gold |
| Maurice Herriott | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Ron Hill | 6 miles | |
| David Jones | 220y, relay | |
| Barrie Kelly | 100y, relay | |
| Brian Kilby | marathon | |
| Gwenda Matthews | high jump & long jump | |
| Bob McStocker | 100y | |
| Ray Middleton | 20 mile walk | 1 x silver |
| Mike Parker | 120y hurdles | 1 x silver |
| Howard Payne | hammer | 1 x gold |
| Pam Piercy | 440 & 880y | |
| Sue Platt | javelin | |
| Ernie Pomfret | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Pat Pryce | 80m hurdles | |
| Mary Rand | 80m hurdles, high jump & long jump | 1 x gold |
| Allan Rushmer | 3 miles | 1 x bronze |
| Peter Seddon | hammer | |
| John Sherwood | 440y hurdles | |
| Sheila Parkin | long jump | 1 x silver |
| Dorothy Shirley | high jump | 1 x silver |
| Ann Simmonds | 80m hurdles, long jump & high jump | |
| Alan Simpson | 1 mile | 1 x silver |
| Janet Simpson | 100 & 220y, relay | 1 x silver |
| Daphne Slater | 100 & 220y, relay | 1 x silver |
| Anne Smith | 880y | 1 x bronze |
| Gerald Stevens | 3,000m steeplechase | |
| Bill Tancred | discus & shot put | |
| Laurie Taitt | 120y hurdles | |
| Dick Taylor | 3 miles | |
| Don Thompson | 20 mile walk | |
| Maureen Tranter | 100 & 220y, relay | 1 x silver |
| Dave Travis | javelin | |
| Bruce Tulloh | 3 miles, 6 miles | |
| Michael Varah | 880y | |
| Ron Wallwork | 20 mile walk | 1 x gold |
| Peter Warden | 440y hurdles, relay | 2 x bronze |
| Deidre Watkinson | 440 & 880y | 1 x silver |
| Walter Wilkinson | 1 mile | |
| Bill Wilkinson | 3 miles | |
| Martin Winbolt-Lewis | 440y, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Robin Woodland | 440y hurdles | |
Badminton
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Angela Bairstow | singles, doubles, mixed | 2 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Colin Beacom | singles, doubles. mixed | |
| David Horton | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x bronze |
| Jenny Horton | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Tony Jordan | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x silver |
| Roger Mills | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Iris Rogers | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x silver |
| Ursula Smith | singles, doubles, mixed | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
Boxing
Cycling
Diving
Fencing
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| John Rayden | sabre, sabre team | 1 x gold |
| Ralph Cooperman | sabre, sabre team | 1 x gold |
| Bill Hoskyns | épée, foil, foil & épée team | 3 gold, 1 x silver |
| Peter Jacobs | épée, épée team | 1 x gold |
| Allan Jay | foil, foil team | 2 x gold |
| Richard Oldcorn | sabre, sabre team | 1 x gold |
| Shirley Parker | foil, foil team | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Graham Paul | foil, foil team | 1 x gold, 1 x bronze |
| Joyce Pearce | foil, foil team | 1 x gold |
| John Pelling | épée, épée team | 1 x gold, 1 x silver |
| Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | foil, foil team | 2 x gold |
Shooting
Swimming
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Bob Apel | 110 & 220y breaststroke | |
| Ann Barner | 110 & 220y butterfly | 2 x bronze |
| Keith Bewley | 110 & 220y butterfly, relays | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Jeanette Cave | 110 & 440y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Susan Cope | relay | 1 x bronze |
| Mary-Anne Cotterill | 110 & 220y butterfly | |
| Anthony Davidson | 110 & 220y backstroke | |
| Janet Franklin | 110 & 200y backstroke | 1 x bronze |
| Judy Gegan | 110y butterfly, relay | 1 gold, 1 x silver |
| John Gordon | 220y breaststroke, 440y medley | |
| Diana Harris | 110 & 220y breaststroke, relay | 2 x gold |
| Neil Jackson | 110 & 220y backstroke, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Tony Jarvis | 440 & 1650y freestyle, relays | 2 x bronze |
| Darryl L. Jones | 220y butterfly, 440y medley | |
| Alan Kimber | 400 & 1650y freestyle, 440y medley | |
| Christine Kindon | 110 & 220y backstroke | |
| Liz Long | 440y freestyle | |
| Bob Lord | 110y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Linda Ludgrove | 110 & 220y backstroke, relay | 3 x gold |
| John Martin-Dye | 110y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Stella Mitchell | 110 & 220y breaststroke | 1 x silver |
| James Rogers | 110 & 220y backstroke | |
| Pauline Sillett | 110y freestyle, relays | 1 gold, 1 x bronze |
| Jill Slattery | 110 & 220y breaststroke | 1 gold, 1 x silver |
| John Thurley | 110 & 220y butterfly, 440y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Malcolm Tucker | 110 & 220y breaststroke, relay | 1 x silver, 1 x bronze |
| Judith Turnbull | 440y medley | |
| Michael Turner | 110y freestyle, relays | 1 x silver, 2 x bronze |
| Diana Wilkinson | 110y freestyle, relay | 1 x bronze |
| Susan Williams | 440y freestyle, 440y medley | |
| Andrew F. Wilson | 1650y freestyle | |
Weightlifting
Wrestling
| Name | Event/s | Medal/s |
| Bert Aspen | 62 kg featherweight | 1 x bronze |
| Andrew Bailey | 57 kg bantamweight | |
| Stan Gilligan | 68 kg lightweight | |
| Ronald Grinstead | 82 kg middleweight | |
| Geoffrey Hill | 90 kg light-heavyweight | |
| Denis McNamara | 100 kg heavyweight | 1 x bronze |
| Herbert Owen | 74 kg welterweight | |
| Alfred Rhodes | 52 kg flyweight | |
References
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England hosted the Games in 1934 and 2002, and will again in 2022. |
Lists of Commonwealth Games medallists |
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