1978 Commonwealth Games

Updated on Jan 23, 2024

Edit

Comment

Nations participating 47 Opening ceremony 3 August 1978		Athletes participating 1,475 Closing ceremony 12 August 1978

Host city Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Events 128 events in 11 sports

The 1978 Commonwealth Games were held in Edmonton, Alberta, from 3 to 12 August 1978, two years after the 1976 Summer Olympics were held in Montreal, Quebec. They were boycotted by Nigeria, in protest of New Zealand's sporting contacts with apartheid-era South Africa, as well as by Uganda, in protest of alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of Idi Amin. The Bid Election was held at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerised system was used to handle ticket sales.

Participating teams

46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown in bold).

Cycling

Track

Road

Shooting

Pistol

Rifle

Shotgun

Swimming

Men's events

Women's events

Venues

Commonwealth Stadium: Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies (built new for the games)

University of Alberta Arena: Badminton

Commonwealth Bowls: Lawn Bowling (built new for the games)

Edmonton Gardens: Boxing

Argyll Velodrome: Cycling (built new for the games)

Northlands Coliseum: Gymnastics

Strathcona Shooting Range: Shooting (built new for the games)

Kinsmen Aquatic Centre: Swimming and Diving (built new for the games)

Jubilee Auditorium: Weightlifting

University of Alberta Gym: Wrestling

References

1978 Commonwealth Games Wikipedia

(Text) CC BY-SA