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At the 1978 Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. A total of 38 events were contested, 23 for men and 15 for women. A total of 38 events were contested, 23 for men and 15 for women.
The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics was held in Montreal, Quebec.They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest at alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin. [1]
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 6 and 7 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [1]The winning margin was 5.67 seconds which as of 2024 remains the only time since the introduction of automatic timing that the men's 3,000 metres steeplechase was won by more than 5 seconds at these championships.
Name Event/s Medal/s Julius Awome: 91kg heavyweight: 1 x gold Joe Dawson: 48kg light-flyweight: George Gilbody: 60kg lightweight: Paul Kelly: 67kg light-welterweight
in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Competitors: 148 in 11 sports: Flag bearers: Opening: - Remo Sansonetti and Salvatore Sansonetti [1] Closing:Tracey Wickham [2] Officials: 42: Medals Ranked 3rd: Gold 24 Silver 33 Bronze 27 Total 84: Commonwealth Games appearances
Edmonton: Pole vault: 5.75 m Shawnacy Barber: 7 July 2018 Ottawa: Long jump: 8.02 m Edrick Floréal: 6 August 1989 Ottawa: Triple jump: 16.56 m Edrick Floréal: 6 August 1989 Ottawa: Shot put: 22.21 m Dylan Armstrong: 25 June 2011 Calgary: Discus throw: 64.84 m Jason Tunks: 24 June 2001 Edmonton: Hammer throw: 82.60 m Ethan Katzberg: 26 June ...
The ceremonies also featured a thousand-strong voice choir, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Edmonton defeated bids from Paris, France (which hosted the next edition) and the San Francisco Bay Area in the United States to host the event. [1] Edmonton had previously hosted the 1978 Commonwealth Games and the 1983 Summer Universiade.
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