England at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

England at the
1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
England at the; 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
CG code	ENG
CGA	Commonwealth Games England
in Kingston, Jamaica
Medals; Ranked 1st	Gold 33 Silver 24 Bronze 23 Total 80
British Empire and Commonwealth Games appearances
	1930; 1934; 1938; 1950; 1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022; 2026; 2030;

England competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966.^[1]^[2]

England finished at the top of the medal table with 33 gold medals, 24 silver medals and 23 bronze medals.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Medal table (top three)

Results

^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]

Team

Athletics

Men^[16]^[17]

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Bill Adcocks	marathon	Coventry Godiva
John Adey	440y, relay	Finchley Harriers
Fred Alsop	triple jump & long jump	Hornchurch Harriers
John Boulter	880y & 1 mile	Achilles Club
Trevor Burton	pole vault	Chelmsford AC
Chris Carter	880y	Brighton & Hove AC
Mel Cheskin	220y, relay	Polytechnic Harriers
Derek Clarke	decathlon	Royal Air Force AC
Dave Dear	220y, relay	Southampton AAC
Neill Duggan	1 mile	Sparkhill Harriers
John FitzSimons	javelin	Polytechnic Harriers
Roy Fowler	6 miles	North Staffs and Stone AC
Bob Frith	100y	Polytechnic Harriers
Dave Gaskin	decathlon & long jump	Liverpool Pembroke AC
Tim Graham	440y, relay	Polytechnic Harriers
David Hemery	120y hurdles	Ruislip and Northwood AC
Maurice Herriott	3,000m steeplechase	Sparkhill Harriers
Ron Hill	6 miles	Bolton United
David Jones	220y, relay	Woodford Green AC
Barrie Kelly	100y, relay	Bury and Radcliffe AC
Brian Kilby	marathon	Coventry Godiva
Bob McStocker	100y	Ilford AC
Ray Middleton	20 mile walk	Belgrave Harriers
Mike Parker	120y hurdles	Achilles Club
Howard Payne	hammer	Birchfield Harriers
Ernie Pomfret	3,000m steeplechase	Houghton Harriers
Allan Rushmer	3 miles	Tipton Harriers
Peter Seddon	hammer	British Army AC
John Sherwood	440y hurdles	Loughborough Colleges
Alan Simpson	1 mile	Rotherham Harriers & AC
Gerald Stevens	3,000m steeplechase	Reading AC
Bill Tancred	discus & shot put	British Army AC
Laurie Taitt	120y hurdles	Herne Hill Harriers
Dick Taylor	3 miles	Coventry Godiva
Don Thompson	20 mile walk	Metropolitan WC, London
Dave Travis	javelin	Surrey AC
Bruce Tulloh	3 miles, 6 miles	Portsmouth AC
Michael Varah	880y	Loughborough Colleges
Ron Wallwork	20 mile walk	Lancashire Walking Club
Peter Warden	440y hurdles, relay	Airedale and Spen Valley	,
Walter Wilkinson	1 mile	Longwood Harriers
Bill Wilkinson	3 miles	Saltwell Harriers
Martin Winbolt-Lewis	440y, relay	Dorking AC
Robin Woodland	440y hurdles	Hercules AC

Women^[18]

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Brenda Bedford	shot put & discus	Hercules AC
Lillian Board	440y	London Olympiades
Pat Lowe	880y	Birchfield Harriers
Joy Grieveson	440y	Darlington Harriers
Jill Hall	100y, relay	Mitcham AC	,
Gwenda Matthews-Hurst	high jump & long jump	Ruislip and Northwood AC
Sheila Parkin	long jump	Lady Mabel College P.E.
Pam Piercy	440 & 880y	Hull Achilles
Sue Platt	javelin	London Olympiades
Pat Pryce	80m hurdles	Ruislip and Northwood AC
Mary Rand	80m hurdles, high jump & long jump	London Olympiades
Dorothy Shirley	high jump	Spartan LAC
Janet Simpson	100 & 220y, relay	London Olympiades
Daphne Slater	100 & 220y, relay	Birchfield Harriers
Anne Smith	880y	Mitcham AC
Maureen Tranter	100 & 220y, relay	Bilston AC
Deidre Watkinson	440 & 880y	Gosport AC
Ann Wilson	80m hurdles, long jump & high jump	Southend AC

Badminton

^[19]

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Colin Beacom	singles, doubles. mixed	Surrey
David Horton	singles, doubles, mixed	Essex
Tony Jordan	singles, doubles, mixed	Cheshire
Roger Mills	singles, doubles, mixed	Surrey	,

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Angela Bairstow	singles, doubles, mixed	Surrey	, ,
Jenny Horton	singles, doubles, mixed	Surrey	,
Iris Rogers	singles, doubles, mixed	Surrey
Ursula Smith	singles, doubles, mixed	Kent	,

Boxing

^[20]

Athlete	Events	Club
Bobby Arthur	67 kg welterweight	Coventry Irish ABC
Johnny Clark	51 kg flyweight	Robert Browning BC, London
Ken Cooper	57 kg featherweight	Kyrle Hall ABC, Birmingham
Billy Hiatt	63.5 kg light-welterweight	Battersea ABC, London
Mark Rowe	71 kg light-middleweight	Fitzroy Lodge ABC, London
Ron Thurston	60 kg lightweight	Raven BC, Warrington
Roger Tighe	81 kg light-heavyweight	Hull Boys' Club
John Turpin	75 kg middleweight	Rothwell Collliery ABC, Leeds

Cycling

^[21]

Athlete	Events	Club
Ian Alsop	scratch & 1 km time trial	Polytechnic CC
Reg Barnett	1,000m sprint	Old Kent CC
Fred Booker	1,000m sprint & 1 km time trial	Rover Racing CC, Birmingham
Trevor Bull	scratch	Sheldon Heath CC
John Clarey	road race	Woolwich CC
Harry Jackson	4,000m pursuit	Portsmouth North End CC
Brendan McKeown	4,000m pursuit	Welwyn Wheelers
Dave Nie	road race	Dragon Road Club, London
Hugh Porter	road race & 4,000m pursuit	Wolverhampton Wheelers
Mick Shea	road race	Hemel Hempstead CC
Dave Watkins	scratch & 1,000m sprint	Wyndham CC
Billy Whiteside	1 km time trial	Kirkby CC

Diving

^[22]

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
John Miles	springboard & platform	Highgate DC
Brian Phelps	springboard & platform	Highgate DC	,
Dennis Young	springboard	Nelson Baths

Women

Athlete	Events	Club
Frances Cramp	platform	Isleworth Penguins SC
Joy Newman	platform	slander Ladies DC
Kathy Rowlatt	springboard	Leyton

Fencing

^[23]

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
John Rayden	sabre, sabre team	London Fencing Club
Ralph Cooperman	sabre, sabre team	Salle Paul Fencing Club	,
Bill Hoskyns	épée, foil, foil & épée team	Yeovil Fencing Club	,,
Peter Jacobs	épée, épée team	Thames Fencing Club
Allan Jay	foil, foil team	Salle Paul Fencing Club	,
Richard Oldcorn	sabre, sabre team	Liverpool YMCA
Graham Paul	foil, foil team	Salle Paul Fencing Club	,
John Pelling	épée, épée team	Grosvenor Fencing Club	,

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Shirley Parker	foil, foil team	Polytechnic Fencing Club	,
Joyce Pearce	foil, foil team	London Fencing Club
Janet Wardell-Yerburgh	foil, foil team	Polytechnic Fencing Club	,

Shooting

Athlete	Events	Medals
Richard Cade	fullbore rifle Queens prize
Anthony Chivers	50m free pistol
Tony Clark	rapid fire pistol, centre fire pistol	,
Brian Girling	rapid fire pistol, centre fire pistol
Francis Little	fullbore rifle Queens prize
Peter Morgan	50m rifle prone
Frank Pacey	50m rifle prone
Charles Sexton	50m free pistol

Swimming

^[22]

Men

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Bob Apel	110 & 220y breaststroke	Kettering ASC
Keith Bewley	110 & 220y butterfly, relays	Bootle SC	, ,
Tony Davidson	110 & 220y backstroke	Newcastle-under-Lyme SC
John Gordon	220y breaststroke, 440y medley	Otter SC, London
Neil Jackson	110 & 220y backstroke, relay	Southport SC	,
Tony Jarvis	440 & 1650y freestyle, relays	Otter SC, London	,
Alan Kimber	400 & 1650y freestyle, 440y medley	Southampton SC
Bob Lord	110y freestyle, relay	City of Coventry SC
John Martin-Dye	110y freestyle, relay	Penguin SC
Jimmy Rogers	110 & 220y backstroke	St James SC, Stoke Newington
John Thurley	110 & 220y butterfly, 440y freestyle, relay	Sutton and Cheam SC
Malcolm Tucker	110 & 220y breaststroke, relay	Southall SC	,
Michael Turner	110y freestyle, relays	Stockport SC	, ,
Andy Wilson	1650y freestyle	St James SC, Stoke Newington

Women

Athlete	Events	Club	Medals
Ann Barner	110 & 220y butterfly	York City Baths Club	,
Jeanette Cave	110 & 440y freestyle, relay	Bristol Central SC
Susan Cope	relay	Bristol Soundwell SC
Mary-Anne Cotterill	110 & 220y butterfly	Watford SC
Janet Franklin	110 & 200y backstroke	Taunton SC
Judy Gegan	110y butterfly, relay	Beckenham Ladies SC	,
Diana Harris	110 & 220y breaststroke, relay	Beckenham Ladies SC	,
Darryl Jones	220y butterfly, 440y medley	Hampstead Ladies SC
Christine Kindon	110 & 220y backstroke	West Hartlepool SC
Liz Long	440y freestyle	Ilford SC
Linda Ludgrove	110 & 220y backstroke, relay	Beckenham Ladies SC	,,
Stella Mitchell	110 & 220y breaststroke	Heston SC
Pauline Sillett	110y freestyle, relays	Radcliffe SC	,
Jill Slattery	110 & 220y breaststroke	Sheffield City SC	,
Judith Turnbull	440y medley	West Hartlepool SC
Diana Wilkinson	110y freestyle, relay	Stockport SC
Susan Williams	440y freestyle, 440y medley	Exeter SC

Weightlifting

^[24]

Athlete	Events	Club
Sylvanus Blackman	82.5 kg light-heavyweight	London
Laurie Levine	75 kg middleweight	Kentish Town
George Manners	90 kg middle-heavyweight	Bethnal Green
Louis Martin	90 kg middle-heavyweight	Derby
Precious McKenzie	56 kg bantamweight	Northampton
George Newton	67.5 kg lightweight	Putney
Mike Pearman	82.5 kg light-heavyweight	Kentish Town

Wrestling

Athlete	Events	Medals
Bert Aspen	62 kg featherweight
Andy Bailey	57 kg bantamweight
Stan Gilligan	68 kg lightweight
Ronald Grinstead	82 kg middleweight
Geoff Hill	90 kg light-heavyweight
Denis McNamara	100 kg heavyweight
Bert Owen	74 kg welterweight
Alf Rhodes	52 kg flyweight

References

↑ "1966 Kingston". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
↑ "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England.
↑ "Medal Standings Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
↑ "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
↑ "Medal Count". Topend Sports. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
↑ "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 6 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Kingston Games Results". The People. 7 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 8 August 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Games results". Daily Mirror. 9 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Empire Games' Results List". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 10 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Commonwealth Games results". Evening News (London). 11 August 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Your Games Results". The Scotsman. 12 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 13 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 15 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Men's team for Empire Games". Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
↑ "Muareen Tranter chosen for Empire Games". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 5 July 1966. p. 37. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Jamaica Bound". Belfast Telegraph. 20 June 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Bobby Arthur picked for Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 May 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Midland cyclists in Games team". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 May 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
1 2 "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Jay for fifth Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
↑ "Louis Martin in Games team". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 30 June 1966. p. 25. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[1] "1966 Kingston". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 7 April 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[2] "Kingston, Jamaica 1966 Team". Team England.

[3] "Medal Standings Kingston 1966". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2025.

[4] "English athletes". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2019.

[5] "Medal Count". Topend Sports. Retrieved 14 April 2026.

[6] "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 6 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "Kingston Games Results". The People. 7 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 8 August 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[9] "Games results". Daily Mirror. 9 August 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[10] "Empire Games' Results List". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 9 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[11] "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 10 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[12] "Commonwealth Games results". Evening News (London). 11 August 1966. p. 13. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[13] "Your Games Results". The Scotsman. 12 August 1966. p. 16. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[14] "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 13 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[15] "Commonwealth Games results". The Scotsman. 15 August 1966. p. 20. Retrieved 7 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[16] "Men's team for Empire Games". Bristol Evening Post. 11 July 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[17] "Commonwealth Games Medallists". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 23 January 2026.

[18] "Muareen Tranter chosen for Empire Games". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 5 July 1966. p. 37. Retrieved 9 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[19] "Jamaica Bound". Belfast Telegraph. 20 June 1966. p. 18. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[20] "Bobby Arthur picked for Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 2 May 1966. p. 24. Retrieved 10 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[21] "Midland cyclists in Games team". Birmingham Daily Post. 19 May 1966. p. 28. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[WDP-22] 1 2 "West girls in Empire games swim team". Western Daily Press. 20 June 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 11 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[23] "Jay for fifth Empire Games". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 15 June 1966. p. 19. Retrieved 18 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[24] "Louis Martin in Games team". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 30 June 1966. p. 25. Retrieved 14 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	England	33	24	23	80
2	Australia	23	28	22	73
3	Canada	14	20	23	57
Totals (3 entries)		70	72	68	210