British Commonwealth Games: Edinburgh, Scotland 1970

The 1970 British Commonwealth Games (as the Commonwealth Games were known at the time) were held in Edinburgh, held between 16-25 July, 1970.

Trivia

• Edinburgh has hosted the Games twice (1970 and 1986)
• The IX Games at Edinburgh will be remembered for a number of firsts. It was the first time that metric distances and electronic photo-finish technology were employed at the Games and also the first time that HM Queen Elizabeth II attended in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth.
• Scots will also remember the Games for the two Scottish brothers who won gold, one on the first day and one on the last.
• Forty-two nations sent a total of nearly 1,750 athletes and officials to the first Edinburgh Games. New medal winning nations included Tanzania, Malawi and St Vincent.

Sports

Ten sports were featured in the Games – athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, fencing, lawn bowls, shooting, swimming and diving, weightlifting and wrestling

Medal Count

The following list includes the first four ranked teams. The ranking list for all years is available Top Countries on the Commonwealth Games Medal Tallyhere.