Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games explained

Athletics at the 9th British Commonwealth Games
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Colour:	F5D0A9
Dates:	17–25 July 1970
Stadium:	Meadowbank Stadium
Nations Participating:	34
Athletes Participating:	534
Events:	36
Records Set:	1 WR, 2 GR
Level:	Senior
Previous:	1966 Kingston
Next:	1974 Christchurch
Games:	1970 British Commonwealth Games

At the 1970 British Commonwealth Games, the athletics events were held at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland. A total of 36 events were contested, of which 23 by male and 13 by female athletes. This was the first athletics competition at the British Commonwealth Games to feature events in metric units, rather than imperial units. One world record and two Games records were broken at the competition.

Medal summary

Men

Men's track and road events
Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Athlete	Time	Athlete	Time	Athlete	Time
		10.24w		10.32w		10.33w
		20.56		20.69		20.74
		45.01		45.61		45.82
		1:46.89		1:47.42		1:47.43
		3:36.68		3:38.19		3:40.63
		13:22.85		13:23.34		13:27.6
		28:11.72		28:13.45		28:15.35
		2:09:28		2:12:04		2:12:19
		13.66w		13.86w		14.02w
		50.03		50.15		50.19
		8:26.2		8:29.6		8:30.8
		39.46		39.82		40.05
		3:03.63		3:05.49		3:05.53
		2:33:33 GR		2:35:55		2:37:24

Men's field events
Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Athlete	Height / Distance	Athlete	Height / Distance	Athlete	Height / Distance
		2.14 m		2.12 m		2.10 m
		5.10 m		4.90 m		4.90 m
		8.06 m (w)		7.94 m (w)		7.94 m (w)
		16.72 m		16.41 m		15.90 m
		19.21 m		18.43 m		18.40 m
		59.02 m		57.84 m		56.68 m
		67.80 m		62.90 m		61.58 m
		79.50 m		76.74 m		73.20 m

Women

Women's track events
Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Athlete	Time	Athlete	Time	Athlete	Time
		11.26w		11.32w		11.36w
		22.75w		22.86w		23.16w
		51.02 WR		53.66		53.77
		2:06.24		2:06.27		2:06.33
		4:18.8		4:19.0		4:19.1
		13.27		13.73		13.82
		44.14		44.28		44.68

Women's field events
Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Athlete	Height / Distance	Athlete	Height / Distance	Athlete	Height / Distance
		1.78 m		1.70 m		1.70 m
		6.73 m		6.50 m		6.28 m
		15.93 m		15.87 m		15.32 m
		54.46 m		51.02 m		48.42 m
		52.00 m		50.82 m		49.54 m

Participating nations

References

Commonwealth Games Medallists - Men. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.
Commonwealth Games Medallists - Women. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-07-21.