Northern Ireland competed at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand, from 25 January to 2 February 1974.

Northern Ireland finished 9th in the medal table with three gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals.

The Northern Irish team was named in October 1973.

Medalists Gold Mike Bull (decathlon) Davy Larmour (boxing) Mary Peters (pentathlon)

Silver Mike Bull (pole vault)

Bronze Gordon Ferris (boxing) John Rodgers (boxing)

Team Officials Dick McColgan - General team amanager Derek Murray - Assistant team manager Sean Kyle - Athletics manager/coach Gerry Storey - Boxing trainer/coach Bob Thompson - Lawn bowls manager Billy Stewart - Cycling manager Tom Bodel - Swimming manager

Athletics

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Mike Bull pole vault, decathlon , Joe Chivers 200, 400m Charles James Kirkpatrick 110m hurdles William Alexander Kirkpatrick long jump Raymond A. Knox decathlon Paul Lawther 1500m John McLaughlin marathon Mike Teer marathon Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Avril McClelland 100, 200m Linda Joan McCurry 100, 200m Mary Peters 100m hurdles, high jump, pentathlon, shot put

Badminton

Men AthleteEventsClubMedals Colin Bell singles, doubles, mixed Malone Presbyterian Club David Doherty singles, doubles, mixed St. Jude's BC Women AthleteEventsClubMedals Barbara Beckett singles, doubles, mixed Alpha BC, Lisburn Dorothy Cunningham singles, doubles, mixed St. Jude's BC

Boxing

AthleteEventsClubMedals David Campbell 63.5kg light-welterweight Gordon Ferris 81kg middlweight Gerry Hamill 57kg featherweight Raymond Heaney 60kg lightweight Davy Larmour 51kg flyweight John Rodgers 67kg welterweight

Cycling

AthleteEventsClubMedals William Hudson scratch, pursuit, time trial Dave Kane road race, scratch, time trial, pursuit Joseph Smyth scratch, pursuit, time trial

Lawn bowls

AthleteEventsClubMedals Jim Craig fours/rinks Mossley BC Jimmy Dennison fours/rinks Banbridge BC Jimmy Donnelly fours/rinks Falls BC Roy Fulton singles Coleraine BC Billy Pimley pairs Falls BC Gerry Sloan fours/rinks Bangor BC Billy Tate pairs Shaftesbury BC

Shooting

AthleteEventsClubMedals Bertie Aitkin 50m rifle prone Ernie Neely Fullbore fifle Ken Stanford 50m pistol, rapid fire pistol William Ward 50m rifle prone, fullbore rifle

Swimming

AthleteEventsClubMedals Ivan Corry 100, 200m breaststroke, medley relay Rob Howard 100m backstroke, medley relay Andrew Hunter 100m freestyle, medley relay Martin McGrory 100, 200m breaststroke, medley relay

Weightlifting

AthleteEventsClubMedals Alex McAfee 90kg middle-heavyweight Tommy McAfee 110kg heavyweight Paul Ross 67.5kg lightweight Joe Sheppard 82.5kg light-heavyweight

References