Diving at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
The diving competition at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, New Zealand counted a total number of four medal events: two events for both men and women. New Zealand, as host nation, did not win any medals in the diving event.
| Diving at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games | |
|---|---|
| Nations | Australia, Canada, England, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Scotland |
← 1970 1978 → | |
New Zealand's close neighbor Australia won gold medals on each of the two men's diving events, the 3-metre and 10-metre respectively by Don Wagstaff, who had also won both gold medals at the 1970 Commonwealth Games diving event.[1] Australia collected 4 medals in total, while Canada took 6 in total, of which 2 were also gold.
Australia collected gold medals from each of the men's diving competitions,[2] but would have to wait another twelve years until the 1986 Commonwealth Games before winning a gold medal in diving again.[3]
Canada had a clean sweep of medals in the women's 3 metre platform event,[4][5] the first time that had happened since the event's inception dating back to the inaugural 1930 British Empire Games.[6] Canada also collected gold across both the 3 metre and 10 metre events from Cindy Shatto and Beverly Boys respectively.[7] The event would be the last for Cindy Shatto, who chose to retire from competitive diving on the eve of the 1978 Commonwealth Games.[8]
Medal table edit
* Host nation (New Zealand)
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | ||||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Don Wagstaff Australia | 531.54 | Scott Cranham Canada | 509.61 | Trevor Simpson England | 489.69 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Don Wagstaff Australia | 490.74 | Andrew Jackomos Australia | 472.47 | Scott Cranham Canada | 470.98 |
| Women | ||||||
| 3 Metres Springboard Diving | Cindy Shatto Canada | 430.88 | Beverly Boys Canada | 426.93 | Teri York Canada | 413.83 |
| 10 Metres Highboard [Platform] Diving | Beverly Boys Canada | 361.95 | Beverly Williams England | 352.14 | Madeleine Barnett Australia | 339.3 |
Results edit
Men edit
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 531.54 | |
| Scott Cranham (CAN) | 509.61 | |
| Trevor Simpson (ENG) | 489.69 | |
| 4 | Ron Friesen (CAN) | 487.89 |
| 5 | Andrew Jackomos (AUS) | 457.08 |
| 6 | Ken Armstrong (CAN) | 449.07 |
| 7 | Cyril Buscke (NZL) | 440.73 |
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Don Wagstaff (AUS) | 490.74 | |
| Andrew Jackomos (AUS) | 472.47 | |
| Scott Cranham (CAN) | 460.98 | |
| 4 | Ron Friesen (CAN) | 459.15 |
| 5 | Glen Grout (CAN) | 398.16 |
| 6 | Martyn Brown (ENG) | 375.63 |
Women edit
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Cindy Shatto (CAN) | 430.88 | |
| Beverly Boys (CAN) | 426.93 | |
| Teri York (CAN) | 413.83 | |
| 4 | Madeleine Barnett (AUS) | 403.56 |
| 5 | Alison Drake (ENG) | 395.49 |
| 6 | Beverley Donnet-Riley (AUS) | 381.39 |
| 7 | Gaye Morley (AUS) | 379.71 |
| 8 | Rebecca Ewart (NZL) | 379.29 |
| 9 | Karen Conway (NZL) | 376.83 |
| 10 | Margaret Lay (NZL) | 354.81 |
| 11 | Fiona Hotson (SCO) | 298.32 |
| 12 | Winnie Hsu (HKG) | 211.53 |
| Rank | Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Boys (CAN) | 361.95 | |
| Beverly Williams (ENG) | 352.14 | |
| Madeleine Barnett (AUS) | 339.30 | |
| 4 | Linda Cuthbert (CAN) | 334.71 |
| 5 | Teri York (CAN) | 324.78 |
| 6 | Beverley Donnet-Riley (AUS) | 300.54 |
| 7 | Fiona Hotson (SCO) | 279.96 |
| 8 | Gaye Morley (AUS) | 279.90 |
References edit
Citations
- ^ "Diving Don and running Rae tie". The Age. 6 March 1974. p. 1.
- ^ Groom 2017, p. 215,218.
- ^ "Panayi to retire after the dive of his life". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 July 1986. p. 42.
- ^ "Canada's record in thriller". The Province. 26 January 1974. p. 15.
- ^ "Cindy Shatto new diving queen". The Leader-Post. 26 January 1974. p. 26.
- ^ Edmonton '78: the official pictorial record of the Xi Commonwealth Games. Executive Sport Publications. 1978. p. 35.
- ^ a b Groom 2017, p. 222.
- ^ "Shatto quits diving board". The Montreal Gazette. 28 June 1978. p. 18.
- ^ Groom 2017, p. 215.
- ^ "Diving 3m Springboard - Men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Groom 2017, p. 218.
- ^ "Diving 10m Platform - Men Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Diving 3m Springboard - Women Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Groom 2017, p. 224.
- ^ "Diving 10m Platform - Women Christchurch 1974". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
Sources
- Groom, Graham (2017). The Complete Book of the Commonwealth Games.