Australia competed at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh Scotlandfrom 16 to 25 July 1970. It was Australia's ninth appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having competed at every Games since their inception in 1930.
Australia won medals in eight of the ten sports that it entered.
Medallists
The following Australian competitors won medals at the games.
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Athletics Men's 3000m Steeplechase Athletics Men's 20 miles Walk Athletics Men's High Jump Athletics Men's Triple Jump Athletics Men's Decathlon Athletics Women's 100m Athletics Women's 200m Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Pam Kilborn Marion Hoffman Raelene Boyle Athletics Women's 4 × 100m Relay Athletics Women's Javelin Throw Cycling Men's Sprint Ron Jonker Cycling Men's Tandem Diving Men's 3m Springboard Diving Men's 10m Platform Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle Greg Rogers Michael Wenden Bill Devenish Swimming Men's Freestyle Relay Greg Rogers Michael Wenden Bill Devenish Swimming Men's Freestyle Relay Swimming Women's 200m Freestyle Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke Swimming Women's 100m Breaststroke Swimming Women's 200m Breaststroke Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley Denise Langford Jennifer Watts Lynne Watson Swimming Women's Freestyle Relay Beverley Whitfield Denise Langford Lynne Watson Swimming Women's Medley Relay Weightlifting Men's Flyweight Weightlifting Men's Middleweight Weightlifting Men's Light Heavyweight Weightlifting Men's Super Heavyweight Athletics Men's 400m Athletics Men's 10,000m Athletics Men's 110m Hurdles Athletics Men's 20 miles Walk Athletics Men's Long Jump Athletics Men's Triple Jump Athletics Women's 400m Athletics Women's 100m Hurdles Athletics Women's Discus Throw Cycling Men's Sprint Cycling Men's Individual Pursuit Cycling Men's Road Race Gregory Benko Bill Ronald Fencing Men's Foil Team Fencing Women's Foil Swimming Men's 100m Freestyle Swimming Men's 1500m Freestyle Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke Michael Wenden Neil Rogers Paul Jarvie Swimming Men's Medley Relay Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly Swimming Women's 400m Individual Medley Athletics Women's 100m Athletics Women's 800m Athletics Women's Shot Put Boxing Men's Light Flyweight Boxing Men's Middleweight Cycling Men's Road Race Diving Women's 3m Springboard Gregory Benko Laszlo Tornallyay Fencing Men's Sabre Team Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle Swimming Men's 400m Freestyle Swimming Men's 200m Backstroke Swimming Men's 100m Breaststroke Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly Swimming Men's 400m Individual Medley Swimming Women's 100m Freestyle Swimming Women's 400m Freestyle Swimming Women's 800m Freestyle Swimming Women's 200m Backstroke Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly Swimming Women's 200m Butterfly Swimming Women's 200m Individual Medley
| width="22%" align="left" valign="top" | Medals by sportSport Swimming18101442Athletics109327Weightlifting4004Cycling2316Diving2013Fencing 0213Boxing0022Total36242282
Officials Commandant & General Manager – Arthur Tunstall Assistant General manager – Eric Hayman Assistant Managers Women – Esna Hopewell, Masie McQuiston Administrative Officer – Ivan Lund Advance Party – David McKenzie, Bill Young Attache – Kenneth Breechin Medical Officer – Dr Robert Tinning; Masseur – George Saunders Section Officials – Athletics Manager – Graeme Briggs, Athletics Coaches – Stewart Embling, Jack Pross, William Edgecombe; Badminton Coach/Manager – Ronald Whittle; Lawns Bowls Coach/Manager – Harold Leedham; Boxing Manager/Coach – John Hare; Cycling Manager – Howard Bergstrom, Cycling Coach/Trainer – Harold Johnson; Fencing Manager/Coach – Laurence Smith; Swimming Manager – Archie Steinbeck, Swimming Coaches – Arthur Cusack, Don Talbot; Diving Coach – Thomas Donnet; Weightlifting Manager/Coach – Sam Coffa; Wrestling Manager/Coach -John Bourke
See also Australia at the 1968 Summer Olympics Australia at the 1972 Summer Olympics
References
External links Commonwealth Games Australia Results Database