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Weightlifting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games

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Weightlifting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
Weightlifting pictogram.svg
Venue Christchurch Town Hall
Location Christchurch, New Zealand
Dates24 January to 2 February 1974
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Weightlifting at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games was the seventh appearance of Weightlifting at the Commonwealth Games. [1]

Contents

The events took place at the newly constructed Christchurch Town Hall [2] in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 24 January to 2 February 1974 and featured contests in nine weight classes. [3]

England and Australia topped the weightlifting medal table with identical medal records. [4]

Christchurch Town Hall in 2019 Christchurch Town Hall - Christchurch, New Zealand 01.jpg
Christchurch Town Hall in 2019

Medal table

  *   Host nation (New Zealand)

Medals won by nation with totals, ranked by number of golds—sortable
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 3115
Flag of England.svg  England 3115
3Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand*2237
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1102
5Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales 0123
6Flag of India.svg  India 0112
7Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0101
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0101
9Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 0011
Totals (9 entries)99927

Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Flyweight 52kgFlag of England.svg  Precious McKenzie  (ENG)Flag of India.svg  Anil Mondal  (IND)Flag of Scotland.svg  John McNiven  (SCO)
Bantamweight 56kgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Adams  (AUS)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Yves Carignan  (CAN)Flag of India.svg  Shanmug Velliswamy  (IND)
Featherweight 60kgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  George Vassiliadis  (AUS)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Gerald Hay  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Brian Duffy  (NZL)
Lightweight 67.5kgFlag of England.svg  George Newton  (ENG)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Ieuan Owen  (WAL)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Bruce Cameron  (NZL)
Middleweight 75kgFlag of New Zealand.svg  Tony Ebert  (NZL)Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Stanley Bailey  (TRI)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Robert Wrench  (WAL)
Light Heavyweight 82.5kgFlag of England.svg  Tony Ford  (ENG)Flag of Samoa.svg  Paul Wallwork  (SAM)Flag of England.svg  Mike Pearman  (ENG)
Middle Heavyweight 90kgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Nick Ciancio  (AUS)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Brian Marsden  (NZL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Steve Wyatt  (AUS)
Heavyweight 110kgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Russ Prior  (CAN)Flag of New Zealand.svg  John Bolton  (NZL)Flag of New Zealand.svg  Rory Barrett  (NZL)
Super Heavyweight +110kgFlag of New Zealand.svg  Graham May  (NZL)Flag of England.svg  Andy Kerr  (ENG)Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Terry Perdue  (WAL)

Results

[5]

Flyweight 52kg

PosAthleteKg
1 Flag of England.svg Precious McKenzie 215
2 Flag of India.svg Anil Mondal 200
3 Flag of Scotland.svg John McNiven 192.5
4 Flag of Singapore.svg Bee Kia Ng 190
5 Flag of India.svg Dulal Chaudhury 187.5
6 Flag of Scotland.svg Charlie Revolta 180
7 Flag of Samoa.svg Bee Lung Wai 170
8 Flag of Mauritius.svg Lindsay Loiseau 145

Bantamweight 56kg

PosAthleteKg
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Adams 222.5
2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Yves Carignan 212.5
3 Flag of India.svg Shanmug Velliswamy 212.5
4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hingboo Sua 172.5
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ivan Eugene Katz No total

Featherweight 60kg

PosAthleteKg
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg George Vassiliadis 237.5
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gerald Hay 235
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Duffy 232.5
4 Flag of Singapore.svg Koon-Siong Chua 227.5
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Douglas Robertson 225
6 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Chung Kum Weng 225
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Meurin Williams 217.5
8 Flag of England.svg Alan Winterbourne 212.5
9 Flag of Mauritius.svg Young Yan Yeung Waiping 180

Lightweight 67.5kg

PosAthleteKg
1 Flag of England.svg George Newton 260
2 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Ieuan Owen 255
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Cameron 252.5
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg William Frew 252.5
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Phillip Sue 250
6 Ulster Banner.svg Paul Ross 247.5
7 Flag of Zambia.svg Pike Nyirongo 207.5
8 Flag of Samoa.svg Tino Amato 205

Middleweight 75kg

PosAthleteKg
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Tony Ebert 275
2 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Stanley Bailey 275
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Robert Wrench 270
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Bennett 270
5 Flag of England.svg Michael Foy 255
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marcel Perron 252.5
7 Flag of Zambia.svg Justice Chiwanga 227.5
8 Flag of Samoa.svg Sio Petelo 227.5
- Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Robert Waterworth No Total

Light Heavyweight 82.5kg

PosAthleteKg
1 Flag of England.svg Tony Ford 302.5
2 Flag of Samoa.svg Paul Wallwork 300
3 Flag of England.svg Mike Pearman 292.5
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Peter Brosnan 290
5 Ulster Banner.svg Joe Sheppard 230

Middle Heavyweight 90kg

PosAthleteKg
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Ciancio 330
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Brian Marsden 315
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Wyatt 310
4 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg John Burns 310
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Thomas Yule 290
6 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude April 277.5
7 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Nitsch 275
8 Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg John Shea 265
9 Flag of Samoa.svg Edward Gabriel 260
- Ulster Banner.svg Alex McAfee No Total
- Flag of Scotland.svg Kenneth Holland No Total

Heavyweight 110kg

PosAthleteWeight
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Russ Prior 352.5
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg John Bolton 340
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Rory Barrett 320
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nigel Martin 317.5
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Claude Hardy 310
6 Flag of Fiji.svg Filimoni Romanu 245
- Flag of England.svg Brian Strange No Total
- Ulster Banner.svg Tommy McAfee No Total

Super Heavyweight +110kg

Gold medal winner Graham May famously fell face first during one of his lifts, with the bar rolling off the stage. [6]

PosAthleteKg
1 Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham May 342.5
2 Flag of England.svg Andy Kerr 337.5
3 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Terry Perdue 330
4 Flag of England.svg David Hancock 312.5
5 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Michael James Brown 307.5
- Flag of Scotland.svg John Hynd No Total
- Flag of Scotland.svg Grant Anderson No Total

References

  1. ↑ "Medal Standings Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Christchurch 1974". New Zealand on Screen. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "The Post Office, too, is ready... (advert)". The Press . 24 January 1974. pp. S6.
  4. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Weightlifting". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "Don't Blame the Kenyans" . The People. 27 January 1974. p. 18. Retrieved 7 February 2026– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "1974 Commonwealth Games - Graham May's Face-plant". New Zealand on Screen. Retrieved 7 February 2026.

See also

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