Wrestling at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was the ninth appearance of Wrestling at the Commonwealth Games.
The events took place in one of the three sports halls forming part of the Meadowbank Sports Centre, which was built specifically for the Games, at a cost of £2.8 million. The sport featured contests in ten weight classes.
India topped the wrestling medal by virtue of winning five of the ten gold medals on offer.
Medal table
Medallists Light flyweight 48kg Flyweight 52kg Bantamweight 57kg Featherweight 62kg Lightweight 68kg Welterweight 74kg Middleweight 82kg Light heavyweight 90kg Heavyweight 100kg Super heavyweight +100kg
Results
Light flyweight 48kg Winner Loser Score fall fall fall fall pts
Final positions: 1. Prakash 2. Shand 3. Sadiq, Urquhart
Flyweight 52kg Winner Loser Score fall pts pts fall pts fall fall
Final positions: 1. Kumar 2. Nzir 3. Stitt 4. Simpson 5. Sinclair
Bantamweight 57kg Winner Loser Score pts fall pts fall pts pts pts
Final positions: 1. Sardar 2. Singerman 3. Robinson 4. Bishambar 5. Grant
Featherweight 62kg Winner Loser Score pts pts fall fall pts draw fall pts fall
Final positions: 1. Saeed 2. Bolger 3. Ranhawa 4. Brown 5. Dawes, McCourtney
Lightweight 68kg Winner Loser Score pts R. J. Lauri fall draw pts pts R. J. Lauri fall fall pts fall pts pts
Final positions: 1. Chand 2. Yaqub 3. Sorensen 4. Idle 5. Cuirlino 6. Anderson, Lauri
Welterweight 74kg Winner Loser Score pts fall pts pts pts pts pts draw pts pts
Final positions: 1. Mukhtiar 2. Wurr 3. Mackay 4. O'Brien 5. Amey, Hussein. 7. Buchanan
Middleweight 82kg Winner Loser Score pts pts fall draw pts pts pts pts
Final positions: 1. Birajdar 2. Schori 3. Aspin, Grinstead 5. Bashir 6. Mitchell
Light heavyweight 90kg Winner Loser Score fall pts pts pts fall pts draw fall pts draw
Final positions: 1. Faiz 2. Singh 3. Pilon 4. Cantwell 5. Nihon 6. Barraclough, McNeill
Heavyweight 100kg Winner Loser Score pts fall fall fall disq
Final positions: 1. Millard 2. Bishwanath 3. Riaz 4. Hubber
Wallace Booth of Scotland, was forced to withdraw from the heavyweight category because he failed a fitness test shortly before his first match.
Super heavyweight +100kg Winner Loser Score pts pts pts ret pts fall both disq, 3 cautions
Final positions: 1. Ilahi 2. Mane 3. McNamara 4. Milat 5. Holden
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