The fourth Commonwealth Paraplegic Games were held in Dunedin, New Zealand from 13 to 19 January 1974. The Games were opened by Sir Denis Blundell, Governor-General of New Zealand.
Participating nations
The competing countries and competitors were:
Three New Zealand based competitors competed by special invitation of the organising committee – T. Cullen, R. Porter and P. Read.
Sports
The following sports were included in the Games:
Archery Athletics Dartchery Lawn Bowls Pentathlon (Archery, Athletics and Swimming Events) Shooting Snooker Swimming Table tennis Weightlifting (Men Only) Wheelchair Basketball (Men Only) Wheelchair Fencing
Venues
The following were the venues used for the Games: VenueSportCaledonian Sports GroundAthletics, Pentathlon, Wheelchair BasketballLogan ParkArchery, Dartchery, Lawn Bowls, Pentathlon, Slalom University of Otago Physical Education School GymTable tennis, Wheelchair BasketballUniversity of Otago Union HallWeightlifting, Wheelchair FencingMoana PoolPentathlon, SwimmingSt Kilda Indoor Rifle RangeShootingRSA Billiard RoomSnookerOtago MuseumArts & Crafts Competition and Exhibition
The Games
Australia's Gwen Milburn won gold in the women's 60 m track athletics event. Australia also picked up medals in the bowls event.
The Outstanding Performers in Dunedin
The most successful athlete in Dunedin amongst the men was P. Reid from Jamaica who won 4 gold and 1 silver medal in field events, pentathlon and swimming. Amongst the women the most successful athlete was Caz Bryant from England who won 5 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal in fencing, field events, pentathlon, table tennis and track events.
Medal table
NationsGoldSilverBronzeTotal453629110443324101292024731813104110212253373131337 Hong Kong0459Invitational Athletes021302130213001100000000 150143124417
See also
Commonwealth Games hosted in New Zealand 1950 Commonwealth Games in Auckland 1974 Commonwealth Games in Christchurch 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland
References