British Commonwealth Games: Kingston, Jamacia 1966
The 1966 British Commonwealth Games (as the Commonwealth Games were known at the time) were held in Kingston, between 4-13 August 1966.
Trivia
- With the British Empire formally ended, the Kingston Games became the VIII British Commonwealth Games.
- There was a worry amongst the larger nations that Jamaica’s infrastructure would not enable a successful Games delivery – but this proved to be largely unfounded.
- Controversially, the event program was altered for the first time since 1950 with lawn bowls and rowing dropped and replaced with badminton and shooting instead.
- Thirty-four nations competed in the Kingston Games sending a total of 1,316 athletes and officials
Sports
The nine sports featured in the Kingston Games were athletics, badminton, boxing, cycling, fencing, shooting, swimming and diving, weightlifting and wrestling.
Medal Count
The following list includes the first four ranked teams. The ranking list for all years is available here.
| Year | Country | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | England Australia Canada New Zealand |
33 23 14 8 |
24 28 20 5 |
23 22 23 13 |
80 73 57 26 |
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