| Wrestling at the 1978 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Venue | Main varsity gymnasium |
| Location | University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada |
| Dates | 3 to 12 August 1978 |
Wrestling at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was the 11th appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games. [1]
The events were held at the University of Alberta's main gymnasium on the modern day Van Vliet Complex. [2] Also known as the varsity gym, it opened on 17 May 1960. [3]
Canada topped the wrestling medal table by virtue of winning six gold medals. [4] [5]
* Host nation (Canada)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Totals (7 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight 48kg | Ashok Kumar | George Gunovski | Mark Dunbar |
| Flyweight 52kg | Ray Takahashi | Sudesh Kumar | Ken Hoyt |
| Bantamweight 57kg | Satbir Singh | Michael Barry | Amrik Singh Gill |
| Featherweight 62kg | Egon Beiler | Jagminder Singh | Brian Aspen |
| Lightweight 68kg | Zsigmund Kelevitz | Joe Gilligan | Jagdish Kumar |
| Welterweight 74kg | Rajinder Singh | Victor Zilberman | Keith Haward |
| Middleweight 82kg | Richard Deschatelets | Wally Koenig | Ivan Weir |
| Light Heavyweight 90kg | Stephen Danier | Mick Pikos | Kartar Singh |
| Heavyweight 100kg | Wyatt Wishart | Satpal Singh | Murray Avery |
| Super Heavyweight +100kg | Robert Gibbons | Albert Patrick | Ishwar Singh |
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
Final positions: 1. Kumar 2. Gunowski 3. Dunbar 4. Stephens
Only three competitors
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
Final positions: 1. Takahashi 2. Kumar 3. Hoyt
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | pts |
| | | disq |
| | | pts |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | fall |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
Final positions: 1. Satbir 2. Barry 3. Amrik 4. Oldridge 5. Dzeladini, McKay
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | disq |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | disq |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
Final positions: 1. Beiler 2. Jagminder 3. Aspen 4. Katting 5. Barry, Burke
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | fall |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | fall |
Final positions: 1. Kelevitz 2. Gilligan 3. Jagdish 4. LLewellyn, Walker 6. Reinsfield 7. Anderson
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | pts |
| | | fall |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | disq |
| | | pts |
| | | disq |
Final positions: 1. Rajinder 2. Zilberman 3. Haward 4. McLucas Robinson
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | pts |
| | | fall |
| | | disq |
| | | fall |
| | | fall |
| | | pts |
| | | injury |
| | | pts |
Final positions: 1. Deschatelets 2. Koenig 3. Weir 4. Shacklady 5. Yadav Hoffman
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | fall |
| | | disq |
| ? | | ? |
| ? | | ? |
| | | countback |
| | | pts |
Final positions: 1. Danier 2. Pikos 3. Kartar 4. Sargent, Murray
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | ? | |
| | ? | |
| | | pts |
| | | disq |
| | ? | |
| | | pts |
| | | disq |
Final positions: 1. Wishart 2. Satpal 3. Avery 4. Peache 5. Armstrong
Only three competitors
| Winner | Loser | Score |
|---|---|---|
| | | ? |
| | | fall |
| | | fall 0.33 |
Final positions: 1. Gibbons 2. Patrick 3. Ishwar