Northern Ireland at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games

Northern Ireland competed at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston, Jamaica, from 4 to 13 August 1966.

Northern Ireland finished 14th in the medal table with one gold medal, three silver medals and three bronze medals.

An initial Northern Irish team of 22 athletes and three officials were named during June 1966.

Medalists Gold Jim McCourt (boxing)

Silver Mike Bull (Pole vault) Paddy Maguire (boxing) Mary Peters (Shot put)

Bronze Sammy Lockhart (boxing) Danny McAlinden (boxing) Frank Young (boxing)

Team Officials W. J. Goodman (team commandant) R. J. McColgan (general team manager) H. Enwright (boxing trainer)

Athletics

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Mike Bull pole vault Albert Foundry AC Derek Graham 1 mile, 3 miles 9th Old Boys Harriers, Belfast Johnny Kilpatrick 100y, 220y Ballymena AC Stan Vennard 6 miles, marathon Duncairn Nomads AC Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Lorna McGarvey 100y, 220y Ballymena AC Mary Peters Shot Put Ballymena AC

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedalsSammy Lockhart 60 kg lightweight Achilles BC, Belfast Danny McAlinden 91 kg heavyweight Edgewick Trades Hall ABC Jim McAuley 54 kg bantamweight Immaculata BC, Belfast Jim McCourt 63.5 kg light-welterweight Immaculata BC, Belfast Eamonn McCusker 71 kg light-middleweight Banbridge ABC Paddy Maguire 57 kg featherweight South Belfast ABC Frank Young 67 kg welterweight Dominic Savio ABC, Belfast

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals Steve Chivers Road race, 10 mile scratch Cyprus Cycling Club Morris Foster Road race, 10 mile scratch Cyprus Cycling Club Dave Kane Road race Northern Cycling Club, Belfast

Shooting

AthleteEventsClubMedals Marcus Dickson 50m rifle prone Co.Derry X.B. Rifle Club Ernie Neely centre fire pistol, Fullbore rifle Ulster Rifle Association Ken Stanford free pistol, centre fire pistol, rapid fire pistol Royal Ulster Constabulary

Swimming

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Liam Ball 110y, 220y breaststroke City of Derry SC Paddy Graham 110y butterfly, 110y freestyle New Northern ASC, Belfast

Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Ruth Graham 110y, 220y breaststroke New Northern ASC, Belfast

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals Sammy Dalzell 56 kg bantamweight Richmond WC Alex McAfee 75 kg middleweight St Gabriel's WC, Belfast Paul Ross 67.5 kg lightweight Baxter's PCS, Belfast

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