1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games

IV Commonwealth Paraplegic Games File:1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games logo.jpg Dunedin, New Zealand 13 plus three invited individual athletes 229 (175 Male / 54 Female) 12 150 13 January 1974 19 January 1974 Sir Denis Blundell (Governor-General) Caledonian Ground III Edinburgh 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. Participating nations The competing countries and competitors were:Dr N.R. Jefferson – Papers relating to the New Zealand Paraplegic & Physically Disabled Federation Inc.', 1968–2002, MS-1479 Hocken / Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago Dunedin, New Zealand 20em AUS 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 53 ENG 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 53 FIJ 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 3 HKG 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 17 IND 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 1 JAM 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 15 KEN 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 12 MAS 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 3 NZL 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 32 NIR 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 7 SIN 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 2 SCO 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 22 WAL 1974 Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 12 Three New Zealand based competitors competed by special invitation of the organising committee – T. Cullen, R. Porter and P. Read. Sports The following sports were included in the Games:Official Sports Programme – Fourth British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games 1974 Dunedin 20em Archery Athletics Dartchery Lawn Bowls Pentathlon (Archery, Athletics and Swimming Events) Shooting Snooker Swimming Table tennis Weightlifting (Men Only) Wheelchair Basketball (Men Only) Wheelchair Fencing Venues thumb|Caledonian Ground, Dunedin The following were the venues used for the Games:https://paralympicanorak.wordpress.com/2013/02/13/fourth-commonwealth-paraplegic-games-dunedin-new-zealand-1974/ Fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games – Dunedin, New Zealand 1974 2013-02-13 paralympicanorak 2017-08-31 VenueSportCaledonian Sports GroundAthletics, Pentathlon, Wheelchair BasketballLogan ParkArchery, Dartchery, Lawn Bowls, Pentathlon, Slalom University of Otago Physical Education School GymTable tennis, Wheelchair BasketballUniversity of Otago Union HallWeightlifting, Wheelchair FencingMoana PoolPentathlon, SwimmingSt Kilda Indoor Rifle RangeShootingRSA Billiard RoomSnookerOtago MuseumArts & Crafts Competition and Exhibition The Games Australia's Gwen Milburn won gold in the women's 60 m track athletics event.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article110721257 5 archery gold medals 27 July 1974 Canberra Times 7 June 2017 37 Australia also picked up medals in the bowls event.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224503834 Mayoral Notes 29 January 1974 The Broadcaster 7 June 2017 Fairfield, New South Wales 2 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. Medal table NationsGoldSilverBronzeTotalAustralia453629110England443324101New Zealand29202473Jamaica18131041Scotland10212253Northern Ireland37313Wales1337British Hong Kong Hong Kong0459Invitational Athletes0213Kenya0213Malaysia0213Singapore0011Fiji0000India0000 150143124417 See also Commonwealth Games hosted in New Zealand 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland References 2 autocollapse Sports New Zealand Category:New Zealand and the Commonwealth of Nations Category:Commonwealth Paraplegic Games Category:1974 British Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Paraplegic Games Commonwealth Paraplegic Games Category:Sports competitions in Dunedin Category:1970s in Dunedin Category:January 1974 sports events in Oceania