Commonwealth Games 1966


The Commonwealth Games, 1966 ranks among the important sports events in that year. The event was named as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games and was the 8th sports event among the commonwealth nations. A spectacular event, the Commonwealth games, 1966 was held with great fanfare and was participated by well known sportsmen and athletes from various countries.

The 1966 Commonwealth Games event was held in the city of Kingston in Jamaica. The event took place from 4th August to 13th August. The spectacular Independence Park Stadium was the main venue for the event. Around 110 events were held in the category of 10 sports.

The Commonwealth Games of 1966 was attended by 32 nations of the commonwealth. There are various events in sports like cycling, weightlifting, shooting, fencing, rowing, swimming, diving, wrestling, boxing, badminton and athletics and so on. The participating countries in the Commonwealth games, 1966 were:
  • Nigeria
  • Northern Ireland
  • Pakistan
  • Papua & New Guinea
  • Scotland
  • Sierra Leone
  • Singapore
  • South Arabia
  • St Vincent
  • Tanzania
  • Trinidad & Tobago
  • Uganda
  • Wales
  • Antigua
  • Australia
  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
  • Bermuda
  • British Honduras
  • Canada
  • Ceylon
  • England
  • Fiji
  • Ghana
  • Gibraltar
  • Guyana
  • India
  • Isle of Man
  • Jamaica
  • Jersey
  • Kenya
  • Malaysia
  • Mauritius
  • New Zealand
The 1966 Commonwealth Games event was attended by 1,316 participants including officials. The event brought out lots of star performers. England was placed in the first position with a total medal tally of 80, including 33 gold medals. Australia and Canada were second and third with a medal tally of 73 and 57 respectively.

India�s journey in the Commonwealth games, 1966 was also full of glory. India had a medal tally of 10 (including 3 gold medals). The star performers in the Indian team were
  • Dinesk Khanna (Badminton)
  • Mahon Ghosh (Featherweight)
  • Randhawa Singh (Featherweight)
  • Shamrao Sable(Flyweight)
  • Bishamber Singh (Bantamweight)
  • Mukhtiar Singh (Lightweight)
  • Bhim Singh (Heavyweight)
  • Hukum Singh (Welterweight)
  • Bishwanath Singh (Light heavyweight)
Last Updated on : 4 October 2010