Athletics at the 1994 Commonwealth Games explained

At the 1994 Commonwealth Games, the athletics event were held in Victoria, BC, Canada, at the Centennial Stadium on the grounds of the University of Victoria. A total of 44 events were contested, of which 22 by male 19 by female athletes. Furthermore, 2 men's disability events were held within the programme.

There were 126 medals decided in total with England topping the table with 36 medals in total. Australia were second with 22 and the host nation Canada came third with 15.

The competition saw both the rise and fall of Horace Dove-Edwin, a sprinter from Sierra Leone. He became his country's first Commonwealth medallist with an unexpected silver medal behind Linford Christie in the 100 metres. He had not attended the opening ceremony as his country did not have enough money for a uniform and his story attracted much public sympathy and attention from the press. His meteoric rise (improving from 10.34 seconds to 10.02 over two days) was swiftly punctured as he was banned for two years after his doping test came back positive for the steroid stanozolol.^[1]

Medal summary

Men

		9.91 GR		10.05		10.06
		19.97 GR		20.25		20.40
		45.00		45.11		45.45
		1:45.18		1:45.76		1:46.06
		3:36.70		3:36.78		3:37.22
		13:23.00		13:23.20		13:23.54
		28:38.22		28:47.72		28:51.72
		2:11:49		2:14:57		2:15:11
		13.08 GR		13.22		13.54
		48.67		49.43		49.50
		8:14.72 GR		8:15.25		8:23.28
	Donovan Bailey Glenroy Gilbert Carlton Chambers Bruny Surin	38.39 GR	Shane Naylor Tim Jackson Paul Henderson Damien Marsh Kyle Vander Kuyp	38.88	Jason John Toby Box Philip Goedluck Terry Williams Mark Smith	39.39
	David McKenzie Peter Crampton Adrian Patrick Du'aine Ladejo Alex Fugallo Mark Smith	3:02.14 GR	Orville Taylor Dennis Blake Linval Laird Garth Robinson Roxbert Martin	3:02.32	Patrick Delice Neil de Silva Hayden Stephen Ian Morris	3:02.78
		2:07:53		2:08:22		2:09:10
		2.32 m		2.32 m		2.31 m
		5.40 m GR		5.30 m		5.30 m
		8.05 m		8.00 m		7.93 m
		17.03 m		17.00 m		17.00 m
		19.49 m		19.38 m		19.26 m
		62.76 m		62.46 m		60.86 m
		73.48 m		70.18 m		69.80 m
		82.74 m		81.84 m		80.42 m
		8326 pts		8074 pts		7980 pts

Men's EAD

(Elite athletes with a disability)

800m wheelchair		1:44.94 GR		1:45.13		1:45.40
Marathon wheelchair		1:37:33 GR		1:41:55		1:42:19

Women

		11.06		11.22		11.23
		22.25 GR		22.35		22.68
		50.38 GR		50.53		50.69
		2:01.74		2:02.35		2:03.12
		4:08.86		4:09.65		4:10.16
		8:32.17 GR		8:45.59		8:47.98
		31:56.97		32:06.02		32:13.01
		2:30:41		2:31:07		2:32:24
		13.12		13.14		13.38
		54.51		55.11		55.25
	Faith Idehen Mary Tombiri Christy Opara-Thompson Mary Onyali	42.99	Monique Miers Cathy Freeman Melinda Gainsford Kathy Sambell	43.43	Stephi Douglas Geraldine McLeod Simmone Jacobs Paula Thomas	43.46
	Phylis Smith Tracy Goddard Linda Keough Sally Gunnell	3:27.06 GR	Revoli Campbell Deon Hemmings Inez Turner Sandie Richards	3:28.63	Alanna Yakiwchuck Stacey Bowen Donalda Duprey Charmaine Crooks	3:33.52
		44:25		44:37		44:54
		1.94 m		1.94 m		1.91 m
		6.82 m		6.73 m		6.72 m
		18.16 m		17.64 m		16.61 m
		63.72 m GR		57.12 m		55.74 m
		63.76 m		60.40 m		58.20 m
		6325 pts		6317 pts		6193 pts

See also

• Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics
• 1994 in athletics (track and field)
• 1995 World Championships in Athletics

References

General

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

Specific

Notes and References

1. Mackay, Duncan (1994-08-29). Commonwealth Games: Africa's hero tests positive for drugs: Runner-up to Christie in men's 100m final faces four-year ban from the sport after showing traces of steroids. The Independent. Retrieved on 2010-08-29.