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| Host city | Kingston, Jamaica |
|---|---|
| Nations | 34 |
| Athletes | 1,316 (inc. officials) |
| Events | 110 events in 10 sports |
| Opening | 4 August 1966 |
| Closing | 13 August 1966 |
| Opened by | Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh |
| Main venue | Independence Park |
The1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held inKingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966. This was the first time that the Games had been held outside the so-calledWhite Dominions. The event was followed by the1966 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games for wheelchair athletes. Jamaica remains the only host nation of a Commonwealth Games that did not win at least one gold medal in its own games.
Kingston was elected host by the CGF inRome,Italy during the1960 Summer Olympics.
| City | Country | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston |  Jamaica | 17 |
| Edinburgh | .svg) Scotland | 12 |
| Salisbury | .svg) Rhodesia and Nyasaland | 5 |
34 teams were represented at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.
(Teams competing for the first time are shown inbold).
Participating Commonwealth countries and territories:
Antigua and Barbuda—first appearance
Australia
Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
British Honduras
Canada
Ceylon
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Fiji
Ghana
Gibraltar
Guyana
India
Isle of Man
Jamaica(host)
Jersey
Kenya
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Mauritius
New Zealand
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
Pakistan
Papua and New Guinea
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Scotland
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Arabia—first appearance
Tanzania—first appearance
Trinidad and Tobago
Uganda
Wales* Host nation (Jamaica)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  England (ENG) | 33 | 24 | 23 | 80 |
| 2 |  Australia (AUS) | 23 | 28 | 22 | 73 |
| 3 | Canada (CAN) | 14 | 20 | 23 | 57 |
| 4 |  New Zealand (NZL) | 8 | 5 | 13 | 26 |
| 5 | Ghana (GHA) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 7 | Pakistan (PAK) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Kenya (KEN) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 |  India (IND) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Nigeria (NGR) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 11 | Wales (WAL) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 12 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 13 | Scotland (SCO) | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Northern Ireland (NIR) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | Isle of Man (IOM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Jamaica (JAM)* | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Bahamas (BAH) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guyana (GUY) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Papua New Guinea (PNG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 | Barbados (BAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (22 entries) | 111 | 110 | 120 | 341 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Singles | Tan Aik Huang | Yew Cheng Hoe | Dinesh Khanna |
| Men's Doubles | Tan Aik Huang &Yew Cheng Hoe | Ng Boon Bee &Tan Yee Khan | David Horton &Roger Mills |
| Women's Singles | Angela Bairstow | Sharon Whittaker | Ursula Smith |
| Women's Doubles | Jenny Horton &Ursula Smith | Angela Bairstow &Iris Rogers | Rosalind Singha Ang &Teoh Siew Yong |
| Mixed Doubles | Roger Mills &Angela Bairstow | Tony Jordan &Jenny Horton | Bob McCoig &Muriel Ferguson |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight, Men | Sulley Shittu | Kenneth Campbell | Frank Scott John Rakowski |
| Bantamweight, Men | Edward Ndukwu | Darryl Norwood | Nderu Mwaura Brian Kendall |
| Featherweight, Men | Philip Waruinge | Paddy Maguire | Amos Ajoo Harold West |
| Lightweight, Men | Anthony Andeh | Ron Thurston | Stephen Baraza Sammy Lockhart |
| Light Welterweight, Men | Jim McCourt | Aaron Popoola | Alex Odhiambo Bryan Knoche |
| Welterweight, Men | Eddie Blay | Bobby Arthur | Frank Young Andy Peace |
| Light Middleweight, Men | Mark Rowe | Tom Imrie | Robert Okine Nojim Maiyegun |
| Middleweight, Men | Joe Darkey | Arthur Trout | John Turpin Matthias Ouma |
| Light Heavyweight, Men | Roger Tighe | Fatai Ayinla | Dennis Booth Sylvester Hines |
| Heavyweight, Men | Bill Kini | Adonis Ray | Danny McAlinden Benson Ocan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Time | Athlete | Time | Athlete | Time | |
| Time Trial, Men | Roger Gibbon | 00:01:09.6 | Phillip Watts Bristow-Stagg | 00:01:10.9 | Richard Hine | 00:01:11.0 |
| Sprint, Men | Roger Gibbon | Fred Booker | Daryl Perkins | |||
| Individual Pursuit, Men | Hugh Porter | 00:04:57 | John Bylsma | 00:04:59 | Richard Hine | 00:05:04 |
| 10 Miles Scratch, Men | Ian Alsop | 00:21:46 | Hilton Clarke | 00:21:46 | Trevor Bull | 00:21:47 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Time | Athlete | Time | Athlete | Time | |
| Road Race, Men | Peter Buckley | 05:07:52 | Des Thomson | 05:12:11 | Laurie Byers | 05:12:20 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foil, Men | Allan Jay | Bill Hoskyns | Graham Paul |
| Foil – Team, Men | England Allan Jay Graham Paul Bill Hoskyns | Australia Barry Wasley Brian McCowage John Humphreys Russell Hobby | Scotland George Sandor Joseph Rorke Robert Wilson |
| Épée, Men | Bill Hoskyns | John Pelling | Robert Reynolds |
| Épée – Team, Men | England Bill Hoskyns John Pelling Peter Jacobs | Canada John Andru Konrad Widmaier Peter Bakonyi | Australia Barry Wasley John Humphreys Peter Hardiman Russell Hobby |
| Sabre, Men | Ralph Cooperman | Sandy Leckie | Gabor Arato |
| Sabre- Team, Men | England Ralph Cooperman Richard Oldcorn John Rayden | Australia Brian McCowage Gabor Arato Laszlo Tornallyay | Canada John Andru Leslie Samek Robert Foxcroft |
| Foil, Women | Janet Wardell-Yerburgh | Shirley Parker | Gaye McDermit |
| Foil – Team, Women | England Janet Wardell-Yerburgh Joyce Pearce Shirley Parker | Australia Jeanette Beauchamp Melody Coleman Walburga Winter | New Zealand Joyce Fenton Gaye McDermit Pamela French |
| Event | For | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Score | Athlete | Score | Athlete | Score | ||
| 50m Free Pistol | Men/Open | Charles Sexton | 544 | Jules Sobrian | 538 | Garfield McMahon | 536 |
| 25m Centre-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | James Lee | 576 | Tony Clark | 575 | Julio Machado | 571 |
| 25m Rapid-Fire Pistol | Men/Open | Tony Clark | 585 | Michael Papps | 578 | Jules Sobrian | 572 |
| Event | For | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Score | Athlete | Score | Athlete | Score | ||
| 50m Rifle Prone | Men/Open | Gilmour Boa | 587 | Brian Lacey | 585 | John Murphy | 584 |
| Full Bore Rifle | Men/Open | Lord John Swansea | 394 | Robert Stewart | 381 | Tom Sutherland | 381 |
| Event | For | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athlete | Weight | Athlete | Weight | Athlete | Weight | ||
| Bantamweight – Overall | Men | Precious McKenzie | 319.5 | Martin Dias | 307 | Chun Hon Chan | 304.5 |
| Featherweight – Overall | Men | Chung Kum Weng | 337 | Mahon Ghosh | 334.5 | Allen Salter | 324.5 |
| Lightweight – Overall | Men | Hugo Gittens | 367 | George Newton | 354.5 | Ieuan Owen | 349.5 |
| Middleweight – Overall | Men | Pierre St.-Jean | 404.5 | Horace Johnson | 382 | Russell Perry | 372 |
| Light Heavyweight – Overall | Men | George Vakakis | 419.5 | Sylvanus Blackman | 414.5 | Mike Pearman | 409.5 |
| Middle Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Louis Martin | 462 | George Manners | 429.5 | Dudley Lawson | 422 |
| Heavyweight – Overall | Men | Don Oliver | 497 | Arthur Shannos | 464.5 | Brandon Bailey | 462 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight, Men | Muhammad Nazir | Shamrao Sable | Peter Michienzi |
| Bantamweight, Men | Bishamber Singh | Kevin McGrath | Muhammad Saeed |
| Featherweight, Men | Muhammad Akhtar | Randhawa Singh | Albert Aspen |
| Lightweight, Men | Mukhtiar Singh | Ray Lougheed | Tony Greig |
| Welterweight, Men | Muhammad Bashir | Richard Bryant | Hukum Singh |
| Middleweight, Men | Muhammad Faiz | Sébastien Donison | Michael Benarik |
| Light Heavyweight, Men | Robert Chamberot | Wallace Booth | Bishwanath Singh |
| Heavyweight, Men | Bhim Singh | Ikram Ilahi | Denis McNamara |
| Preceded by Perth | British Empire and Commonwealth Games Kingston VIII British Empire and Commonwealth Games | Succeeded by Edinburgh |
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