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The fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 13 to 19 January 1974. The Games were opened by Sir Denis Blundell, Governor-General of New Zealand.
Host city | Dunedin, New Zealand |
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Nations | 13 plus three invited individual athletes |
Athletes | 229 (175 Male / 54 Female) |
Sport | 12 |
Events | 150 |
Opening | 13 January 1974 |
Closing | 19 January 1974 |
Opened by | Sir Denis Blundell (Governor-General) |
Main venue | Caledonian Ground |
The competing countries and competitors were:[1]
Three New Zealand based competitors competed by special invitation of the organising committee – T. Cullen, R. Porter and P. Read.
The following sports were included in the Games:[2]
The following were the venues used for the Games:[3]
Venue | Sport |
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Caledonian Sports Ground | Athletics, Pentathlon, Wheelchair Basketball |
Logan Park | Archery, Dartchery, Lawn Bowls, Pentathlon, Slalom |
University of Otago Physical Education School Gym | Table tennis, Wheelchair Basketball |
University of Otago Union Hall | Weightlifting, Wheelchair Fencing |
Moana Pool | Pentathlon, Swimming |
St Kilda Indoor Rifle Range | Shooting |
RSA Billiard Room | Snooker |
Otago Museum | Arts & Crafts Competition and Exhibition |
Australia's Gwen Milburn won gold in the women's 60 m track athletics event.[4] Australia also picked up medals in the bowls event.[5]
The Outstanding Performers in Dunedin
The most successful athlete in Dunedin amongst the men was P. Reid from Jamaica who won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in field events, pentathlon and swimming. Amongst the women the most successful athlete was Caz Bryant from England who won 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in fencing, field events, pentathlon, table tennis and track events.
Nations | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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Australia | 45 | 36 | 29 | 110 |
England | 44 | 33 | 24 | 101 |
New Zealand | 29 | 20 | 24 | 73 |
Jamaica | 18 | 13 | 10 | 41 |
Scotland | 10 | 21 | 22 | 53 |
Northern Ireland | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
Wales | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Hong Kong | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Invitational Athletes | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Kenya | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Malaysia | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Singapore | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
150 | 143 | 124 | 417 |
Commonwealth Games hosted in New Zealand
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