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{{Short description|Multi-sport event in Edmonton, Canada}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2013}}
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{{Infobox games
| name         = XI Commonwealth Games
| logo         = Edmonton 1978.png
| size         = 200
| host_city    = [[Edmonton]], Canada
| caption      =
| nations      = 47
| athletes     = 1,475
| events       = 128 events in 11 sports
| opening      = 3 August 1978
| closing      = 12 August 1978
| opened_by    = [[Elizabeth II]]
| athlete_oath = [[Beverly Boys]]
| Queens_Baton = [[Diane Jones Konihowski]]
| stadium      = [[Commonwealth Stadium]]
| previous     = [[1974 British Commonwealth Games|X]]
| next         = [[1982 Commonwealth Games|XII]] 
}}

The '''1978 [[Commonwealth Games]]''' were held in [[Edmonton]], Alberta, Canada, from 3 to 12 August, two years after the [[1976 Summer Olympics]] was held in [[Montreal]], Quebec. They were boycotted by [[Nigeria]], in protest at New Zealand's sporting contacts with [[apartheid]]-era South Africa, as well as by [[Uganda]], in protest at alleged Canadian hostility towards the government of [[Idi Amin]].<ref name="MacintoshHawes1994">{{cite book|author1=Donald Macintosh|author2=Michael Hawes|author3=Donna Ruth Greenhorn|author4=David Ross Black|title=Sport and Canadian Diplomacy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G_TwFYjUfssC&pg=PA81|date=5 April 1994|publisher=McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP|isbn=978-0-7735-1161-3|page=81}}</ref> The Bid Election was held at the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in [[Munich]].

This was the first Commonwealth Games where a computerized system was used to handle ticket sales. This was the first Commonwealth Games to be named ''Commonwealth Games'', having dropped ''British''. The Games were opened by [[Queen Elizabeth II]] for the first time since becoming Queen in 1952.

==Host selection==
{| class="wikitable"
|+ 1978 Commonwealth Games bidding results
|-
! City
! Round 1
|-
||{{flagicon|CAN}} [[Edmonton]]
||'''36'''
|-
||{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Leeds]]
||10
|}

==Participating teams==
[[File:Commonwealth games 1978 countries map.PNG|thumb|right|Participating countries]]
46 teams were represented at the 1978 Games.<br />(Teams competing for the first time are shown in '''bold''').

{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Participating Commonwealth countries and territories
|-
|
{{div col|colwidth=20em}}
* [[image:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg|23px]] [[Associated State of Antigua|Antigua]]
* {{flag|Australia}}
* {{flag|Bahamas}}
* '''{{flag|Bangladesh}}'''
* {{flag|Barbados}}
* {{flag|Bermuda}}
* {{flag|British Honduras}}
* {{flag|Canada}} '''(host)'''
* '''{{flag|Cayman Islands|old}}'''
* {{flag|Cook Islands|1973}}
* '''{{flag|Cyprus|1960}}'''
* {{flag|England}}
* {{flagCGF|FIJ|1978|7}}
* {{flag|Ghana}}
* {{flag|Gibraltar}} 
* {{flag|Grenada}}
* {{flag|Guernsey|old}}
* {{flag|Guyana}}
* [[image:Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997).svg|23px]] [[British Hong Kong|Hong Kong]]
* {{flag|India}}
* {{flag|Isle of Man}} 
* {{flag|Jamaica}}
* {{flag|Jersey|old}}
* {{flag|Kenya}}
* {{flag|Lesotho|1966}}
* {{flag|Malawi}}
* {{flag|Malaysia}}
* [[image:Flag of Mauritius.svg|23px]] [[Mauritius (1968–1992)|Mauritius]]
* {{flaglink|New Zealand|at the 1978 Commonwealth Games}}
* {{flag|Northern Ireland}}
* {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}
* '''{{flag|Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla}}'''
* {{flag|Saint Lucia|1967}}
* {{flag|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines|colonial}}
* {{flag|Scotland}}
* {{flag|Sierra Leone}}
* {{flag|Singapore}}
* {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
* {{flag|Swaziland}}
* {{flag|Tanzania}}
* {{flag|The Gambia}}
* {{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}
* '''{{flag|Turks and Caicos Islands}}'''
* {{flag|Wales}}
* {{flag|Western Samoa}}
* {{flag|Zambia}}
{{div col end}}
|}

==Medals by country==
[[File:Royal motorcade (8075978363).jpg|thumb|right|[[Elizabeth II|Queen Elizabeth II]], [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|Prince Philip]], and their two younger sons, [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York|Andrew]] and [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh|Edward]], at the opening of the 1978 Commonwealth Games, in Edmonton, Alberta]]

{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = CAN
 | flag_template  = 
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_CAN = 45 | silver_CAN = 31 | bronze_CAN = 33 | host_CAN = yes 
 | gold_ENG = 27 | silver_ENG = 27 | bronze_ENG = 33
 | gold_AUS = 24 | silver_AUS = 33 | bronze_AUS = 27
 | gold_KEN = 7 | silver_KEN = 6 | bronze_KEN = 5
 | gold_NZL = 5 | silver_NZL = 6 | bronze_NZL = 9
 | gold_IND = 5 | silver_IND = 4 | bronze_IND = 6
 | gold_SCO = 3 | silver_SCO = 6 | bronze_SCO = 5
 | gold_JAM = 2 | silver_JAM = 2 | bronze_JAM = 3
 | gold_WAL = 2 | silver_WAL = 1 | bronze_WAL = 5
 | gold_NIR = 2 | silver_NIR = 1 | bronze_NIR = 2
 | gold_HKG = 2 | silver_HKG = 0 | bronze_HKG = 0 | name_HKG = {{flagteam|HKG|1959}}
 | gold_MAS = 1 | silver_MAS = 2 | bronze_MAS = 1
 | gold_GHA = 1 | silver_GHA = 1 | bronze_GHA = 1
 | gold_GUY = 1 | silver_GUY = 1 | bronze_GUY = 1
 | gold_TAN = 1 | silver_TAN = 1 | bronze_TAN = 0
 | gold_TTO = 0 | silver_TTO = 2 | bronze_TTO = 2
 | gold_ZAM = 0 | silver_ZAM = 2 | bronze_ZAM = 2
 | gold_BAH = 0 | silver_BAH = 1 | bronze_BAH = 0
 | gold_PNG = 0 | silver_PNG = 1 | bronze_PNG = 0
 | gold_WSM = 0 | silver_WSM = 0 | bronze_WSM = 3
 | gold_IOM = 0 | silver_IOM = 0 | bronze_IOM = 1
}}

== Medals by event ==

===Athletics===
{{main|Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games}}

===Badminton===
{{main|Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games}}
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Mixed Team||{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Anne Statt]]<br />[[Barbara Sutton]]<br />[[David Eddy (badminton)|David Eddy]]<br />[[Derek Talbot]]<br />[[Jane Webster]]<br />[[Karen Bridge]]<br />[[Kevin Jolly]]<br />[[Mike Tredgett]]<br />[[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]]<br />[[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Raymond Stevens]]||{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Claire Backhouse]]<br />[[Gregory Carter]]<br />[[Jamie McKee]]<br />[[Jane Youngberg]]<br />[[Johanne Falardeau]]<br />[[John Czich]]<br />[[Kenneth Priestman]]<br />[[Lucio Fabris]]<br />[[Sharon Crawford]]<br />[[Wendy Clarkson]]||{{flagathlete|Malaysia|MAS}}<br />[[Abu Bakar Sufian]]<br />[[Chee Geok Whee]]<br />[[Moo Foot Lian]]<br />[[James Selvaraj]]<br />[[Katherine Swee Phek Teh]]<br />[[Saw Swee Leong]]<br />[[Sylvia Ng]]<br />[[Ong Teong Boon]]
|-
|Men's Singles||{{flagathlete|[[Prakash Padukone]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Derek Talbot]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Ray Stevens]]|ENG}}
|-
|Men's Doubles||{{flagathlete|[[Ray Stevens (badminton)|Ray Stevens]]<br />[[Mike Tredgett]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Moo Foot Lian]]<br />[[Ong Beng Teong]]|MAS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Bryan Purser]]<br />[[Richard Purser]]|NZL}}
|-
|Women's Singles||{{flagathlete|[[Sylvia Ng]]|MAS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Katherine Swee Phek Teh]]|MAS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Wendy Clarkson]]|CAN}}
|-
|Women's Doubles||{{flagathlete|[[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]]<br />[[Anne Statt]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Claire Backhouse]]<br />[[Jane Youngberg]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ami Ghia]]<br />[[Kanwal Thakar Singh]]|IND}}
|-
|Mixed Doubles||{{flagathlete|[[Mike Tredgett]]<br />[[Nora Perry (badminton)|Nora Perry]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Billy Gilliland]]<br />[[Joanna Flockhart]]|SCO}}||{{flagathlete|[[Derek Talbot]]<br />[[Barbara Sutton]]|ENG}}
|}

===Bowls===
{{main|Lawn Bowls at the 1978 Commonwealth Games}}

===Boxing===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Light Flyweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Muchoki]]|KEN}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Francis Kabala]]|ZAM}}||{{flagathlete|[[Birender Thapa]]|IND}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Kid Jumalia]]|GHA}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Flyweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Michael Irungu]]|KEN}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Ian Clyde]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Peter Wighton]]|AUS}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Hugh Russell]]|NIR}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Bantamweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Barry McGuigan]]|NIR}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Tumat Sugolik]]|PNG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Douglas Maina]]|KEN}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[William Rannelli]]|CAN}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Featherweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Azumah Nelson]]|GHA}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[John Sichula]]|ZAM}}||{{flagathlete|[[Guy Boutin]]|CAN}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Moss O'Brien]]|ENG}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Lightweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Gerry Hamill]]|NIR}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Waweru]]|KEN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Teddy Makofi]]|ZAM}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[John McAllister (boxer)|John McAllister]]|SCO}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Light Welterweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Winfield Braithwaite]]|GUY}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[James Douglas (Scottish boxer)|James Douglas]]|SCO}}||{{flagathlete|[[John Raftery]]|CAN}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Michael Mawangi]]|KEN}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Welterweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Mike McCallum]]|JAM}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Ken Beattie]]|NIR}}||{{flagathlete|[[Derrick Hoyt]]|CAN}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Anthony Feal]]|WAL}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Light Middleweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Kelly Perlette]]|CAN}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Abdurahman Athuman]]|KEN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ropati Vipo Samu]]|SAM}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Enock Chama]]|ZAM}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Middleweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Philip McElwaine]]|AUS}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Delroy Parkes]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Roddy MacDonald (boxer)|Roddy MacDonald]]|CAN}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Richard Betham]]|SAM}}
|-
| rowspan=2 |Light Heavyweight|| rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Roger Fortin]]|CAN}}||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Vince Smith (boxer)|Vince Smith]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Fautala Su'a]]|SAM}}
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Edward Thande]]|KEN}}
|-
|Heavyweight||{{flagathlete|[[Julius Awome]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Adamah Mensah]]|GHA}}||{{flagathlete|[[George Stankovich]] |NZL}}
|}

===Cycling===
;Track
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Men's Time Trial||{{flagathlete|[[Jocelyn Lovell]]|CAN}}||1:06.00||{{flagathlete|[[Kenrick Tucker]]|AUS}}||00:01:07||{{flagathlete|[[Gordon Singleton]]|CAN}}||00:01:08
|-
|Men's Sprint||{{flagathlete|[[Kenrick Tucker]]|AUS}}||||{{flagathlete|[[Trevor Gadd]]|ENG}}||||{{flagathlete|[[David Weller]]|JAM}}||
|-
|Men's Individual Pursuit||{{flagathlete|[[Mike Richards (cyclist)|Mike Richards]]|NZL}}||00:04:50||{{flagathlete|[[Gary Campbell (cyclist)|Gary Campbell]]|AUS}}||00:04:56||{{flagathlete|[[Tony Doyle (cyclist)|Tony Doyle]]|ENG}}||00:04:56
|-
|Men's Team Pursuit||{{AUS}}<br />[[Colin Fitzgerald]]<br />[[Kevin Nichols]]<br />[[Gary Sutton]]<br />[[Shane Sutton]]||00:04:29||{{NZL}}<br />[[Kevin Blackwell (cyclist)|Kevin Blackwell]]<br />[[Anthony Cuff]]<br />[[Neil Lyster]]<br />[[Jack Swart]]||00:04:38||{{ENG}}<br />[[Tony Doyle (cyclist)|Tony Doyle]]<br />[[Paul Fennell]]<br />[[Tony James (cyclist)|Tony James]]<br />[[Glen Mitchell (British cyclist)|Glen Mitchell]]||00:04:51
|-
|Men's 10 Miles Scratch||{{flagathlete|[[Jocelyn Lovell]]|CAN}}||00:20:06||{{flagathlete|[[Shane Sutton]]|AUS}}||00:20:06||{{flagathlete|[[Gary Sutton]]|AUS}}||00:20:06
|-
|Men's Tandem||{{flagathlete|[[Jocelyn Lovell]]<br />[[Gordon Singleton]]|CAN}}||15.52||{{flagathlete|[[Trevor Gadd]]<br />[[Dave Le Grys|David Le Grys]]|ENG}}||||{{flagathlete|[[Ron Boyle]]<br />[[Stephen Goodall]]|AUS}}||
|}

;Road
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Men's Road Race||{{flagathlete|[[Phil Anderson (cyclist)|Phil Anderson]]|AUS}}||04:22:34||{{flagathlete|[[Pierre Harvey]]|CAN}}||04:22:35||{{flagathlete|[[Garry Bell]]|NZL}}||04:22:35
|}

===Diving===
{{main|Diving at the 1978 Commonwealth Games}}

===Gymnastics===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Men's All-Around||{{flagathlete|[[Philip Delesalle]]|CAN}}||56.4||{{flagathlete|[[Lindsay Nylund]]|AUS}}||54.95||{{flagathlete|[[Jean Choquette]]|CAN}}||54.25
|-
|Men's Team||{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Jean Choquette]]<br />[[Nigel Rothwell]]<br />[[Owen Walstrom]]<br />[[Philip Delesalle]]||165.55||{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Edward Arnold (gymnast)|Edward Arnold]]<br />[[Ian Neale]]<br />[[Jeff Davis (gymnast)|Jeff Davis]]<br />[[Thomas Wilson (gymnast)|Thomas Wilson]]||161.95||{{flagathlete|Australia|AUS}}<br />[[Lambert Ariens]]<br />[[Lindsay Nylund]]<br />[[Rudolf Starosta]]<br />[[Warwick Forbes]]||158.5
|-
| rowspan=2 |Women's All-Around||rowspan=2 |{{flagathlete|[[Elfi Schlegel]]|CAN}}||rowspan=2 |38.25||{{flagathlete|[[Monica Goermann]]|CAN}}||rowspan=2 |37.25||rowspan=2 | ||rowspan=2 | 
|-
|{{flagathlete|[[Sherry Hawco]]|CAN}}
|-
|Women's Team||{{flagathlete|Canada|CAN}}<br />[[Elfi Schlegel]]<br />[[Karen Kelsall]]<br />[[Monica Goermann]]<br />[[Sherry Hawco]]||113.25||{{flagathlete|England|ENG}}<br />[[Joanna Sime]]<br />[[Karen Robb]]<br />[[Lisa Jackman]]<br />[[Susan Cheesebrough]]||107.4||{{flagathlete|New Zealand|NZL}}<br />[[Deborah Hurst]]<br />[[Kirsty Durward]]<br />[[Lynette Brake]]<br />[[Rowena Davis]]||106.35
|}

===Shooting===
;Pistol
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Men's/Open 50m Free Pistol||{{flagathlete|[[Yvon Trempe]]|CAN}}||543||{{flagathlete|[[Edward Jans]]|CAN}}||540||{{flagathlete|[[Bertram Manhin]]|TRI}}||536
|-
|Men's/Open 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol||{{flagathlete|[[Jules Sobrian]]|CAN}}||587||{{flagathlete|[[John Cooke (sport shooter)|John Cooke]]|ENG}}||581||{{flagathlete|[[Jeff Farrell (sport shooter)|Jeff Farrell]]|AUS}}||581
|}

;Rifle
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Men's/Open 50m Rifle Prone||{{flagathlete|[[Alister Allan]]|SCO}}||1194||{{flagathlete|[[Bill Watkins (sport shooter)|Bill Watkins]]|WAL}}||1191||{{flagathlete|[[Stewart Watterson]]|IOM}}||1187
|-
|Men's/Open [[Fullbore target rifle|Fullbore Rifle]]||{{flagathlete|[[Desmond Vamplew]]|CAN}}||391||{{flagathlete|[[James Spaight (sport shooter)|James Spaight]]|ENG}}||388||{{flagathlete|[[Patrick Vamplew]]|CAN}}||387
|}

;Shotgun
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Men's/Open Trap||{{flagathlete|[[John Primrose (sport shooter)|John Primrose]]|CAN}}||186||{{flagathlete|[[George Leary (sport shooter)|George Leary]]|CAN}}||185||{{flagathlete|[[Terry Rumbel]]|AUS}}||183
|-
|Men's/Open Skeet||{{flagathlete|[[John Woolley (sport shooter)|John Woolley]]|NZL}}||193||{{flagathlete|[[Paul Bentley (sport shooter)|Paul Bentley]]|ENG}}||191||{{flagathlete|[[Joe Neville]]|ENG}}||190
|}

===Swimming===
;Men's events
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|- valign=top
|100 m freestyle
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Mark Morgan (swimmer)|Mark Morgan]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right|52.70
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Bill Sawchuk]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |52.81
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Gary MacDonald (swimmer)|Gary MacDonald]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |52.90
|- valign=top
|200 m freestyle
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Ron McKeon]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |1:52.06
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Graeme Brewer]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |1:52.86
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Mark Morgan (swimmer)|Mark Morgan]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |1:53.16
|- valign=top
|400 m freestyle
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Ron McKeon]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |3:54.43
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Simon Gray (swimmer)|Simon Gray]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |3:56.87
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Max Metzker]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |3:58.83
|- valign=top
|1500 m freestyle
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Max Metzker]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |15:31.92
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Simon Gray (swimmer)|Simon Gray]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |15:39.39
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Andrew Astbury]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |15:42.89
|- valign=top
|100 m backstroke
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Glenn Patching]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |57.90
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Gary Abraham]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |58.48
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Jay Tapp]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |59.05
|- valign=top
|200 m backstroke
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Gary Hurring]]|NZL|1978}}
|align=right |2:04.37
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Glenn Patching]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:05.76
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Paul Moorfoot]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:05.99
|- valign=top
|100 m breaststroke
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)|Graham Smith]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |1:03.81
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Duncan Goodhew]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |1:04.24
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Paul Naisby]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |1:06.36
|- valign=top
|200 m breaststroke
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)|Graham Smith]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:20.86
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Duncan Goodhew]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |2:21.92
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Lindsay Spencer (swimmer)|Lindsay Spencer]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:22.49
|- valign=top
|100 m butterfly
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Dan Thompson (swimmer)|Dan Thompson]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |55.04
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[John Mills (swimmer)|John Mills]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |56.22
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Bill Sawchuk]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |56.37
|- valign=top
|200 m butterfly
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[George Nagy]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:01.99
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Claus Bredschneider]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:02.49
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Phil Hubble]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |2:02.53
|- valign=top
|200 m individual medley
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)|Graham Smith]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:05.25
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Bill Sawchuk]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:05.61
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Peter Dawson (swimmer)|Peter Dawson]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:09.05
|- valign=top
|400 m individual medley
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)|Graham Smith]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |4:27.34
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Simon Gray (swimmer)|Simon Gray]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |4:27.70
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Bill Sawchuk]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |4:27.99
|- valign=top
|4 × 100 m freestyle relay
|{{CAN}}<br /><small>[[Bill Sawchuk]]<br />[[Gary MacDonald (swimmer)|Gary MacDonald]]<br />[[Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)|Graham Smith]]<br />[[Peter Szmidt]]</small>
|align=right |3:27.94
|{{AUS}}<br /><small>[[Glenn Patching]]<br />[[Graeme Brewer]]<br />[[Mark Morgan (swimmer)|Mark Morgan]]<br />[[Ron McKeon]]</small>
|align=right |3:28.62
|{{ENG}}<br /><small>[[David Dunne (swimmer)|David Dunne]]<br />[[Kevin Burns (swimmer)|Kevin Burns]]<br />[[Martin Smith (swimmer)|Martin Smith]]<br />[[Richard Burrell (swimmer)|Richard Burrell]]</small>
|align=right |3:30.10
|- valign=top
|4 × 200 m freestyle relay
|{{AUS}}<br /><small>[[Graeme Brewer]]<br />[[Mark Morgan (swimmer)|Mark Morgan]]<br />[[Max Metzker]]<br />[[Ron McKeon]]</small>
|align=right |7:34.83
|{{CAN}}<br /><small>[[Bill Sawchuk]]<br />[[Dennis Corcoran]]<br />[[Peter Szmidt]]<br />[[Robert Baylis (swimmer)|Robert Baylis]]</small>
|align=right |7:36.58
|{{ENG}}<br /><small>[[David Dunne (swimmer)|David Dunne]]<br />[[Martin Smith (swimmer)|Martin Smith]]<br />[[Philip Hubble]]<br />[[Simon Gray (swimmer)|Simon Gray]]</small>
|align=right |7:42.02
|- valign=top
|4 × 100 m medley relay
|{{CAN}}<br /><small>[[Bill Sawchuk]]<br />[[Dan Thompson (swimmer)|Dan Thompson]]<br />[[Graham Smith (Canadian swimmer)|Graham Smith]]<br />[[Jay Tapp]]</small>
|align=right |3:49.76
|{{ENG}}<br /><small>[[Gary Abraham]]<br />[[Duncan Goodhew]]<br />[[John Mills (swimmer)|John Mills]]<br />[[Martin Smith (swimmer)|Martin Smith]]</small>
|align=right |3:50.22
|{{AUS}}<br /><small>[[Glenn Patching]]<br />[[Graeme Brewer]]<br />[[Lindsay Spencer (swimmer)|Lindsay Spencer]]<br />[[Mark Morgan (swimmer)|Mark Morgan]]</small>
|align=right |3:53.16
|}

;Women's events
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|- valign=top
|100 m freestyle
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Carol Klimpel]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |57.78
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Rosemary Brown (swimmer)|Rosemary Brown]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |58.30
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Wendy Quirk]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |58.41
|- valign=top
|200 m freestyle
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Rebecca Perrott]]|NZL|1978}}
|align=right |2:00.63
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Tracey Wickham]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:01.50
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Michelle Ford]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:01.64
|- valign=top
|400 m freestyle
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Tracey Wickham]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |4:08.45
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Michelle Ford]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |4:10.25
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Rebecca Perrott]]|NZL|1978}}
|align=right |4:16.70
|- valign=top
|800 m freestyle
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Tracey Wickham]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |8:24.62
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Michelle Ford]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |8:25.78
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Rebecca Perrott]]|NZL|1978}}
|align=right |8:44.87
|- valign=top
|100 m backstroke
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Debra Forster]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |1:03.97
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Hélène Boivin]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |1:04.54
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Cheryl Gibson]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |1:04.68
|- valign=top
|200 m backstroke
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Cheryl Gibson]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:16.57
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Lisa Forrest]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:17.66
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Glenda Robertson]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:18.32
|- valign=top
|100 m breaststroke
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Robin Corsiglia]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |1:13.56
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Margaret Kelly (swimmer)|Maggie Kelly]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |1:13.69
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Marian Stuart]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |1:13.72
|- valign=top
|200 m breaststroke
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Lisa Borsholt]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:37.70
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Debbie Rudd]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |2:38.07
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Margaret Kelly (swimmer)|Maggie Kelly]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |2:38.63
|- valign=top
|100 m butterfly
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Wendy Quirk]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |1:01.92
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Penny McCarthy]]|NZL|1978}}
|align=right |1:02.27
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Linda Hanel]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |1:02.69
|- valign=top
|200 m butterfly
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Michelle Ford]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:11.29
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Wendy Quirk]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:13.65
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Linda Hanel]]|AUS|1978}}
|align=right |2:14.52
|- valign=top
|200 m individual medley
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Sharron Davies]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |2:18.37
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Rebecca Perrott]]|NZL|1978}}
|align=right |2:18.70
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Becky Wiber|Becky Smith]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |2:18.95
|- valign=top
|400 m individual medley
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Sharron Davies]]|ENG|1978}}
|align=right |4:52.44
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Becky Wiber|Becky Smith]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |4:57.83
|{{FlagCGFmedalist|[[Cheryl Gibson]]|CAN|1978}}
|align=right |4:59.39
|- valign=top
|4 × 100 m freestyle relay
|{{CAN}}<br /><small>[[Carol Klimpel]]<br />[[Gail Amundrud]]<br />[[Sue Sloan]]<br />[[Wendy Quirk]]</small>
|align=right |3:50.28
|{{ENG}}<br /><small>[[Cheryl Brazendale]]<br />[[Heidi Turk]]<br />[[Kaye Lovatt]]<br />[[Sharron Davies]]</small>
|align=right |3:53.27
|{{AUS}}<br /><small>[[Lisa Burnes]]<br />[[Michelle Ford]]<br />[[Rosemary Brown (swimmer)|Rosemary Brown]]<br />[[Tracey Wickham]]</small>
|align=right |3:54.11
|- valign=top
|4 × 100 m medley relay
|{{CAN}}<br /><small>[[Carol Klimpel]]<br />[[Hélène Boivin]]<br />[[Marian Stuart]]<br />[[Wendy Quirk]]</small>
|align=right |4:15.26
|{{AUS}}<br /><small>[[Debra Forster]]<br />[[Lisa Curry-Kenny]]<br />[[Rosemary Brown (swimmer)|Rosemary Brown]]<br />[[Tracey Wickham]]</small>
|align=right |4:16.75
|{{ENG}}<br /><small>[[Helen Gilyard]]<br />[[Margaret Kelly (swimmer)|Margaret Kelly]]<br />[[Sharron Davies]]<br />[[Sue Jenner]]</small>
|align=right |4:19.87
|}

===Weightlifting===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event|columns=2}}
|-
|Flyweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Ekambaram Karunakaran]]|IND}}||205||{{flagathlete|[[Charlie Revolta]]|SCO}}||197.5||{{flagathlete|[[Roger Crabtree]]|AUS}}||190
|-
|Bantamweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Precious McKenzie]]|NZL}}||220||{{flagathlete|[[M Tamil Selvan]]|IND}}||220||{{flagathlete|[[Jeffrey Brice]]|WAL}}||215
|-
|Featherweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Michael Mercier]]|CAN}}||237.5||{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Katz]]|AUS}}||235||{{flagathlete|[[Darrell Schultz]]|CAN}}||230
|-
|Lightweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Bill Stellios]]|AUS}}||272.5||{{flagathlete|[[Adrian Kebbe]]|AUS}}||267.5||{{flagathlete|[[Phillip Sue]]|NZL}}||262.5
|-
|Middleweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Sam Castiglione]]|AUS}}||300||{{flagathlete|[[Newton Burrowes]]|ENG}}||290||{{flagathlete|[[Steve Pinsent]]|ENG}}||290
|-
|Light Heavyweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Robert Kabbas]]|AUS}}||322.5||{{flagathlete|[[Charles Quagliata]]|AUS}}||287.5||{{flagathlete|[[Gary Shadbolt]]|ENG}}||277.5
|-
|Middle Heavyweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Gary Langford]]|ENG}}||335||{{flagathlete|[[Terry Hadlow]]|CAN}}||330||{{flagathlete|[[Brian Marsden (weightlifter)|Brian Marsden]]|NZL}}||312.5
|-
|Sub Heavyweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[John Burns (weightlifter)|John Burns]]|WAL}}||340||{{flagathlete|[[Steve Wyatt (weightlifter)|Steve Wyatt]]|AUS}}||325||{{flagathlete|[[Robert Santavy]]|CAN}}||315
|-
|Heavyweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Russ Prior]]|CAN}}||347.5||{{flagathlete|[[Wayne Smith (weightlifter)|Wayne Smith]]|CAN}}||337.5||{{flagathlete|[[Andy Drzewiecki]]|ENG}}||335
|-
|Super Heavyweight – Overall||{{flagathlete|[[Jean-Marc Cardinal]]|CAN}}||365||{{flagathlete|[[Bob Edmond]]|AUS}}||322.5||{{flagathlete|[[John Hynd (weightlifter)|John Hynd]]|SCO}}||305
|}

===Wrestling===
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
|Light Flyweight||{{flagathlete|[[Ashok Kumar (wrestler, born 1959)|Ashok Kumar]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[George Gunouski]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Mark Dunbar]]|ENG}}
|-
|Flyweight||{{flagathlete|[[Ray Takahashi]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Sudesh Kumar]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ken Hoyt]]|AUS}}
|-
|Bantamweight||{{flagathlete|[[Satbir Singh (wrestler)|Satbir Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Michael Barry (wrestler)|Michael Barry]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Amrik Singh Gill]]|ENG}}
|-
|Featherweight||{{flagathlete|[[Egon Beiler]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Jagminder Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Brian Aspen]]|ENG}}
|-
|Lightweight||{{flagathlete|[[Zsigmund Kelevitz]]|AUS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Joe Gilligan]]|ENG}}||{{flagathlete|[[Jagdish Kumar]]|IND}}
|-
|Welterweight||{{flagathlete|[[Rajinder Singh (wrestler)|Rajinder Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Victor Zilberman]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Keith Haward]]|ENG}}
|-
|Middleweight||{{flagathlete|[[Richard Deschatelets]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Wally Koenig]]|AUS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Weir]]|NIR}}
|-
|Light Heavyweight||{{flagathlete|[[Stephen Danier]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Mick Pikos]]|AUS}}||{{flagathlete|[[Kartar Singh]]|IND}}
|-
|Heavyweight||{{flagathlete|[[Wyatt Wishart]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Satpal Singh]]|IND}}||{{flagathlete|[[Murray Avery]]|NZL}}
|-
|Super Heavyweight||{{flagathlete|[[Robert Gibbons (wrestler)|Robert Gibbons]]|CAN}}||{{flagathlete|[[Albert Patrick (wrestler)|Albert Patrick]]|SCO}}||{{flagathlete|[[Ishwar Singh (wrestler)|Ishwar Singh]]|IND}}
|}

==Venues==
* [[Commonwealth Stadium]]: Athletics, Opening and Closing Ceremonies (built new for the games)
* [[Clare Drake Arena|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 Field House|Kinsmen Aquatic Centre]]: Swimming and Diving (built new for the games)
* [[Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium]]: Weightlifting
* [[University of Alberta|University of Alberta Gym]]: Wrestling

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.commonwealthsport.com/commonwealth-games/edmonton-1978 "Edmonton 1978"]. ''Commonwealthsport.com''. Commonwealth Sport.
* [https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080606011039/http://www.nfb.ca/collection/films/fiche/?id=12649&v=h ''Going the Distance,'' an NFB documentary]

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