Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Diving at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games | |
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Venue | Royal Commonwealth Pool[1] |
Nations | Australia, Canada, England, Mauritius, New Zealand, Scotland, Wales |
The diving competition at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland counted a total number of four medal events: two events for both men and women. Diving took place at the purpose-built Royal Commonwealth Pool.
Canada performed the strongest at the event, winning 6 medals overall, including the gold and silver at both women's events. Canada missed out on a clean sweep of medals on the women's event by a small margin, with Australia's
Canada's overall performance at the event was praised by The Brandon Sun, who described the country as being a "dominant power in Commonwealth Games diving", following the second gold medal won by Beverley Boys.[4] The 1970 women's diving event was the start of a gold medal winning streak for the Canadian team that would last until the 1982 Commonwealth Games,[5] where Canadian women competitors had to settle for silver medals.
Don Wagstaff, who picked up gold in both of the men's events, became the first Australian man to win a gold medal in a springboard event at any previous Olympic or Commonwealth Games. Wagstaff was described as having given "the best exhibition of spring-board diving seen by an Australian", which was witnessed by his mum who had to save $1000 to travel to the games.[6]
In each of the four events, competitors from the host country Scotland finished last.[7][8][2]
Medal table
* Host nation (Scotland)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Canada | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | England | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men | ||||||
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Don Wagstaff Australia |
557.73 | 497.37 | 495.9 | ||
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Don Wagstaff Australia |
485.73 | Philip Drew England |
429.24 | Andy Gill England |
421.47 |
Women | ||||||
3 Metres Springboard Diving | Beverly Boys Canada |
432.87 | Elizabeth Carruthers Canada |
391.2 | Gaye Morley Australia |
389.04 |
10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Beverly Boys Canada |
352.95 | Nancy Robertson Canada |
350.49 | Shelagh Burrow England |
330.63 |
Results
Men
Rank | Name | Score |
---|---|---|
Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 557.73 | |
Ken Sully (CAN)
|
497.37 | |
Ronald Friesen (CAN)
|
495.90 | |
4 | Brian Wetheridge (ENG) | 465.54 |
5 | Joseph Thewlis (ENG) | 464.79 |
6 | Mark Gazley (NZL) | 436.44 |
7 | John Baker (ENG) | 435.21 |
8 | Maurice Campbell (SCO) | 402.81 |
Rank | Name | Score |
---|---|---|
Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 485.73 | |
Philip Drew (ENG) | 429.24 | |
Andy Gill (ENG) | 421.47 | |
4 | Ken Sully (CAN)
|
401.31 |
5 | Bob Eaton (CAN) | 399.99 |
6 | Ronald Friesen (CAN)
|
390.12 |
7 | Maurice Campbell (SCO) | 354.15 |
Women
Rank | Name | Score |
---|---|---|
Beverly Boys (CAN) | 432.87 | |
Elizabeth Carruthers (CAN) | 391.20 | |
Gaye Morley (AUS) | 389.04 | |
4 | Nancy Robertson (CAN) | 385.59 |
5 | Madeleine Bollinger (AUS)
|
385.47 |
6 | Alison Drake (ENG) | 369.48 |
7 | Una Ewart (MRI) | 337.74 |
8 | Ann McCarroll (SCO) | 292.05 |
Rank | Name | Score |
---|---|---|
Beverly Boys (CAN) | 361.95 | |
Nancy Robertson (CAN) | 350.49 | |
Shelagh Burrow (ENG) | 330.63 | |
4 | Kathleen Rollo (CAN) | 330.33 |
5 | Madeleine Bollinger (AUS)
|
321.72 |
6 | Jane Hamilton (WAL) | 308.70 |
7 | Gaye Morley (AUS) | 306.93 |
8 | Jennifer Emery (SCO) | 261.15 |
References
Citations
- ISBN 9780773506657.
- ^ a b Groom 2017, p. 222-224.
- ^ "Bev wows them at Edinburgh". The Gazette. 20 July 1970. p. 9.
- ^ "Bev's diving makes Canada a power". The Brandon Sun. 24 July 1970. p. 7.
- ^ "Divers aim to keep gold streak alive". The Montreal Gazette. 23 September 1982. p. 71.
- ^ "Gold medal, and it's all on film". The Age. 22 July 1970. p. 22.
- ^ a b Groom 2017, p. 215.
- ^ a b Groom 2017, p. 218.
- ^ Groom 2017, p. 222.
- ^ Groom 2017, p. 224.
Sources
- Groom, Graham (2017). The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games. ISBN 9780244940317.